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202 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
men of this, I send you a few letters and extracts, which at
your leisure, I shall be glad you will cast your eye upon.
Last fall it was for some time strongly suspected that the
enemy would transport the whole, or the greater part, of
their force eastward, and combine one great land and sea
operation against the French fleet in Boston harbour: on
this supposition, as I should go in person to Boston, the
command next in importance was the posts on the North
River. This properly would devolve on General Gates;
but from motives of peculiar scrupulousness, as there had
been a difference between us, I thought it best to know
whether it was agreeable to him, before I directed his continuance. By way of compliment, I wrote him a letter
containing the extract No. 3, expecting a cordial answer
and cheerful acceptance. I received the evasive and unsatisfactory reply, No. 4. A few days after this, upon
another occasion, I wrote him the letter No. 5, to which I
received the extraordinary answer No. 6, which was passed
over in silence.
The plan of operations for the campaign being determined, a commanding officer was to be appointed for the
Indian expedition. This command, according to all present
appearance, will probably be of the second, if not of the first
importance for the campaign. The officer conducting it
has a flattering prospect of acquiring more credit than can
be expected by any other this year, and he has the best
reason to hope for success. General Lee, from his situation,
was out of the question. General Schuyler, who, by the
way, would have been most agreeable to me, was so uncertain of continuing in the army, that I could not appoint
him. General Putnam I need not mention. I therefore
made the offer of it (for the ^appointment could no longer be
delayed) to General Gates, who was next in seniority,
though perhaps I might have avoided it, if I had been so
disposed, from his being in a command by the special ap-
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000233 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 202 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. men of this, I send you a few letters and extracts, which at your leisure, I shall be glad you will cast your eye upon. Last fall it was for some time strongly suspected that the enemy would transport the whole, or the greater part, of their force eastward, and combine one great land and sea operation against the French fleet in Boston harbour: on this supposition, as I should go in person to Boston, the command next in importance was the posts on the North River. This properly would devolve on General Gates; but from motives of peculiar scrupulousness, as there had been a difference between us, I thought it best to know whether it was agreeable to him, before I directed his continuance. By way of compliment, I wrote him a letter containing the extract No. 3, expecting a cordial answer and cheerful acceptance. I received the evasive and unsatisfactory reply, No. 4. A few days after this, upon another occasion, I wrote him the letter No. 5, to which I received the extraordinary answer No. 6, which was passed over in silence. The plan of operations for the campaign being determined, a commanding officer was to be appointed for the Indian expedition. This command, according to all present appearance, will probably be of the second, if not of the first importance for the campaign. The officer conducting it has a flattering prospect of acquiring more credit than can be expected by any other this year, and he has the best reason to hope for success. General Lee, from his situation, was out of the question. General Schuyler, who, by the way, would have been most agreeable to me, was so uncertain of continuing in the army, that I could not appoint him. General Putnam I need not mention. I therefore made the offer of it (for the ^appointment could no longer be delayed) to General Gates, who was next in seniority, though perhaps I might have avoided it, if I had been so disposed, from his being in a command by the special ap- |
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