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JAY TO GENERAL SCHUYLER. 449
their representations will have great weight in
France.
I was happy to find your name among those of the
committee sent to camp. This was a wise measure.
The most severe economy in the expenditure of
public money will, I hope, be observed. The credit
of the United States has, both at home and abroad,
been so heavily and perhaps imprudently laden that
care should be taken lest the strength should become
inadequate to its burdens.
The loss of Charleston had a wonderful effect
here, and the ill consequences resulting from it had
no sooner been removed by the subsequent glorious
efforts of America, than the defeat of General Gates
again turned the tide against us; and the more so as
the small and unequal number of troops by whom
that victory is said to have been achieved gave occasion to remarks much to our disadvantage. I am
impatient to see the Congress account of that disaster ; it has not yet made its appearance, and Corn-
wallis' letter still remains uncontradicted, except by
ship news, which, in such cases, is seldom greatly
regarded.
Gibraltar continues closely besieged, and unless
soon relieved (which is not very improbable), will be
greatly straitened. This is an expensive expedition,
and the object of it may, in my opinion, be more
easily and speedily gained in America than in Spain.
I received a letter this morning from Holland informing me that Mr. Laurens was still closely confined,
but that his health was much mended. I hope you
Vol I—29
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000480 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO GENERAL SCHUYLER. 449 their representations will have great weight in France. I was happy to find your name among those of the committee sent to camp. This was a wise measure. The most severe economy in the expenditure of public money will, I hope, be observed. The credit of the United States has, both at home and abroad, been so heavily and perhaps imprudently laden that care should be taken lest the strength should become inadequate to its burdens. The loss of Charleston had a wonderful effect here, and the ill consequences resulting from it had no sooner been removed by the subsequent glorious efforts of America, than the defeat of General Gates again turned the tide against us; and the more so as the small and unequal number of troops by whom that victory is said to have been achieved gave occasion to remarks much to our disadvantage. I am impatient to see the Congress account of that disaster ; it has not yet made its appearance, and Corn- wallis' letter still remains uncontradicted, except by ship news, which, in such cases, is seldom greatly regarded. Gibraltar continues closely besieged, and unless soon relieved (which is not very improbable), will be greatly straitened. This is an expensive expedition, and the object of it may, in my opinion, be more easily and speedily gained in America than in Spain. I received a letter this morning from Holland informing me that Mr. Laurens was still closely confined, but that his health was much mended. I hope you Vol I—29 |
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