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396 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
France, with whom we were allied, and who were
richer than they; that the King must first take care
of his own people, before he could supply us; that
Spain had been brought into the war by our quarrel, but received no advantage from us; that they
had been told of our readiness to assist in taking
Pensacola, etc., but instead of aids, he had heard of
nothing but demands from us ; that our situation was
represented as being deplorable, and that the enemy
talked of the submission of some of the States, and
of negotiations being on foot for that purpose.
Whether this style proceeded from natural arrogance, or was intended to affect my temper, I cannot
say ; in either case, I thought it most prudent to take
no notice of it, but proceed calmly and cautiously,
and the more so as this was the first time I had ever
conversed with this man. I told him in substance,
though more at large, that the assurances given Congress of the friendly disposition of Spain by M.
Mirales and others had been confided in, and had
induced Congress to expect the aids in question.
That if this application could be called a demand, it
was still the first they had made to my knowledge;
that men in arms against the enemies of Spain were
serving her as well as themselves, and therefore might
without impropriety request her aid ; that our separation from Britain was an object important to Spain,
and that the success with which we had opposed her
whole force for six years showed what the power of
both, if under one direction, might be capable of;
that I knew nothing of Spain's having been drawn
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000427 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 396 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. France, with whom we were allied, and who were richer than they; that the King must first take care of his own people, before he could supply us; that Spain had been brought into the war by our quarrel, but received no advantage from us; that they had been told of our readiness to assist in taking Pensacola, etc., but instead of aids, he had heard of nothing but demands from us ; that our situation was represented as being deplorable, and that the enemy talked of the submission of some of the States, and of negotiations being on foot for that purpose. Whether this style proceeded from natural arrogance, or was intended to affect my temper, I cannot say ; in either case, I thought it most prudent to take no notice of it, but proceed calmly and cautiously, and the more so as this was the first time I had ever conversed with this man. I told him in substance, though more at large, that the assurances given Congress of the friendly disposition of Spain by M. Mirales and others had been confided in, and had induced Congress to expect the aids in question. That if this application could be called a demand, it was still the first they had made to my knowledge; that men in arms against the enemies of Spain were serving her as well as themselves, and therefore might without impropriety request her aid ; that our separation from Britain was an object important to Spain, and that the success with which we had opposed her whole force for six years showed what the power of both, if under one direction, might be capable of; that I knew nothing of Spain's having been drawn |
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