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JAY TO DON JOSEPH GALVEZ. 261
The Congress, willing to manifest their readiness
fully to comply with an article, which they have reason
to believe particularly agreeable to their great and
good ally, and being desirous of establishing perpetual
amity and harmony with a prince and nation whom
they greatly respect, and with whom various circumstances lead them to wish for the most cordial and
permanent friendship, have thought proper to request
his most Catholic Majesty to accede to the said
treaties, and thereby preclude the necessity of that
measure's originating in the manner specified in the
article. For this purpose they have done me the
honour to appoint me Minister Plenipotentiary, and
directed me to communicate to his most Catholic
Majesty the desire of Congress on this subject, and
to request his favourable interposition. They also
made it my duty to give his most Catholic Majesty
the fullest assurances of their sincere disposition
to cultivate his friendship and confidence; and
authorized me, in their behalf, to enter into such
treaties of alliance, amity, and commerce, as would
become the foundations of perpetual peace to Spain
and the United States, and the source of extensive
advantages to both.
Thus commissioned, I embarked without delay on
board the frigate, which had been appointed to carry
the Sieur Gerard to France, and sailed with him for
that kingdom, from Pennsylvania, on the 26th day of
October last.
But after having been thirteen days at sea, the
frigate was dismasted, and her rudder so greatly
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000292 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO DON JOSEPH GALVEZ. 261 The Congress, willing to manifest their readiness fully to comply with an article, which they have reason to believe particularly agreeable to their great and good ally, and being desirous of establishing perpetual amity and harmony with a prince and nation whom they greatly respect, and with whom various circumstances lead them to wish for the most cordial and permanent friendship, have thought proper to request his most Catholic Majesty to accede to the said treaties, and thereby preclude the necessity of that measure's originating in the manner specified in the article. For this purpose they have done me the honour to appoint me Minister Plenipotentiary, and directed me to communicate to his most Catholic Majesty the desire of Congress on this subject, and to request his favourable interposition. They also made it my duty to give his most Catholic Majesty the fullest assurances of their sincere disposition to cultivate his friendship and confidence; and authorized me, in their behalf, to enter into such treaties of alliance, amity, and commerce, as would become the foundations of perpetual peace to Spain and the United States, and the source of extensive advantages to both. Thus commissioned, I embarked without delay on board the frigate, which had been appointed to carry the Sieur Gerard to France, and sailed with him for that kingdom, from Pennsylvania, on the 26th day of October last. But after having been thirteen days at sea, the frigate was dismasted, and her rudder so greatly |
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