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INSTRUCTIONS TO JAY. 249
as he shall judge proper, it being well understood nevertheless, that if any of the stipulations of the said treaties are
not agreeable to the King of Spain, his Catholic Majesty
may propose other conditions analogous to the principal aim
of the alliance and conformable to the rules of equality,
reciprocity and friendship. Congress is sensible of the
friendly regard to these States manifested by his most
Christian Majesty and these United States; and therefore
that nothing may be wanting on their part to facilitate the
views of his most Christian Majesty and to obtain a treaty
of alliance and of amity and commerce with his Catholic
Majesty, have thought proper to anticipate any propositions
which his Catholic Majesty might make on that subject by
yielding up to him those objects which they conclude he may
have principally in view, and for that purpose have come to
the following resolution,
" That if his Catholic Majesty shall accede to the said treaties
and in concurrence with France and the United States of America continue the present war with Great Britain for the purpose
expressed in the treaties aforesaid, he shall not thereby be precluded from securing to himself the Floridas ; on the contrary if
he shall obtain the Floridas from Great Britain, these United
States will guaranty the same to his Catholic Majesty ; provided
always that the United States shall enjoy the free navigation of
the river Mississippi into and from the Sea."
You are therefore to communicate to his most Christian
Majesty the desire of Congress to enter into a treaty of
alliance and of amity and commerce with his Catholic
Majesty and to request his favourable interposition for that
purpose ; at the same time you are to make such proposals
to his Catholic Majesty as in your judgment, from circumstances, will be proper for obtaining for the United States
of America equal advantages with those which are secured
to them by the treaties with his most Christian Majesty,
observing always the resolution aforesaid as the ultimatum
of these United States. You are particularly to endeavour
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000280 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | INSTRUCTIONS TO JAY. 249 as he shall judge proper, it being well understood nevertheless, that if any of the stipulations of the said treaties are not agreeable to the King of Spain, his Catholic Majesty may propose other conditions analogous to the principal aim of the alliance and conformable to the rules of equality, reciprocity and friendship. Congress is sensible of the friendly regard to these States manifested by his most Christian Majesty and these United States; and therefore that nothing may be wanting on their part to facilitate the views of his most Christian Majesty and to obtain a treaty of alliance and of amity and commerce with his Catholic Majesty, have thought proper to anticipate any propositions which his Catholic Majesty might make on that subject by yielding up to him those objects which they conclude he may have principally in view, and for that purpose have come to the following resolution, " That if his Catholic Majesty shall accede to the said treaties and in concurrence with France and the United States of America continue the present war with Great Britain for the purpose expressed in the treaties aforesaid, he shall not thereby be precluded from securing to himself the Floridas ; on the contrary if he shall obtain the Floridas from Great Britain, these United States will guaranty the same to his Catholic Majesty ; provided always that the United States shall enjoy the free navigation of the river Mississippi into and from the Sea." You are therefore to communicate to his most Christian Majesty the desire of Congress to enter into a treaty of alliance and of amity and commerce with his Catholic Majesty and to request his favourable interposition for that purpose ; at the same time you are to make such proposals to his Catholic Majesty as in your judgment, from circumstances, will be proper for obtaining for the United States of America equal advantages with those which are secured to them by the treaties with his most Christian Majesty, observing always the resolution aforesaid as the ultimatum of these United States. You are particularly to endeavour |
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