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86 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
ever illegible. I am happy to find our affairs wear
so pleasing an aspect in France.
This most certainly will not be the last campaign,
and in my opinion Lord Howe's operations cannot
be so successful and decisive as greatly to lessen the
ideas which foreign nations have conceived of our
importance. I am rather inclined to think that our
declaring independence in the face of so powerful a
fleet and army will impress them with an opinion of
our strength and spirit; and when they are informed
how little our country is in the enemy's possession,
they will unite in declaring us invincible by the arms
of Britain.
If the works carrying on by the General for obstructing the navigation of Hudson's River at Mount
Washington prove effectual, Lord Howe must rest
content with the city of New York for this campaign. For altho' it is not impossible for him to land
a large body of troops on the shores of the Sound
and thereby divide our forces, yet no great matters
can by that means be achieved. Our communication
with the army by the Sound is already cut off by the
ships of war; and any strong post they might take
on the shore would not much injure our communication by land. But should they on the contrary be
able suddenly to penetrate the North River with
a few ships of war and a number of transports, they
would effectually destroy all communication between
the upper country and the army by land and water.
For before the shores would be put in such a state of
defence as to prevent their landing with success, they
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000117 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 86 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. ever illegible. I am happy to find our affairs wear so pleasing an aspect in France. This most certainly will not be the last campaign, and in my opinion Lord Howe's operations cannot be so successful and decisive as greatly to lessen the ideas which foreign nations have conceived of our importance. I am rather inclined to think that our declaring independence in the face of so powerful a fleet and army will impress them with an opinion of our strength and spirit; and when they are informed how little our country is in the enemy's possession, they will unite in declaring us invincible by the arms of Britain. If the works carrying on by the General for obstructing the navigation of Hudson's River at Mount Washington prove effectual, Lord Howe must rest content with the city of New York for this campaign. For altho' it is not impossible for him to land a large body of troops on the shores of the Sound and thereby divide our forces, yet no great matters can by that means be achieved. Our communication with the army by the Sound is already cut off by the ships of war; and any strong post they might take on the shore would not much injure our communication by land. But should they on the contrary be able suddenly to penetrate the North River with a few ships of war and a number of transports, they would effectually destroy all communication between the upper country and the army by land and water. For before the shores would be put in such a state of defence as to prevent their landing with success, they |
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