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ROBERT MORRIS TO JAY. 47
for if we do not possess that country, it will be impracticable to furnish those supplies of masts and spars, which both
France and Spain may stand in need of; so that, of consequence, their positive and absolute strength at sea will be
the less, while that of the enemy is positively and absolutely
greater. The comparative inferiority, therefore, will be still
more considerable. Nor is this all. A marine requires men,
as well as ships. The fisheries and collieries are two pillars,
which support the marine of Britain, so far forth as seamen
are required. But it is evident, that the fisheries could not
long continue in her hands, if she were deprived of Nova
Scotia. Here again, we are also to consider, that there is an
immense difference between that patient resistance, whose
opposition must at length weary the enemy into granting
our independence, and those vigorous active operations,
which may wrest from them their present possessions.
Money is necessary for the latter, and I can say with confidence, that money alone is necessary.
But to return. The advantages which will flow to Spain
at a peace, from giving effectual aid to our finances now,
will be, in the first place, the common compensation of
repayment, should his Catholic Majesty prefer loans to subsidies. The having expelled the English from the Bay of
Mexico, and having, by that means, prevented the contraband commerce, so destructive to his revenue, will be another striking advantage, which cannot have escaped the
penetration of his Ministers. But this is not all. The
opening a port in East Florida, on the shores of the
Atlantic, under proper regulations and restrictions, would
enable us to carry on a commerce very advantageous to
Spain, because we could furnish all such supplies of provisions, &c. as their possessions might stand in need of, and
in return, take at port, cocoa, logwood, Nicaragua wood,
and, indeed, any other commodities, which his Catholic
Majesty should find it for the advantage of his dominions to
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 2 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000068 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | ROBERT MORRIS TO JAY. 47 for if we do not possess that country, it will be impracticable to furnish those supplies of masts and spars, which both France and Spain may stand in need of; so that, of consequence, their positive and absolute strength at sea will be the less, while that of the enemy is positively and absolutely greater. The comparative inferiority, therefore, will be still more considerable. Nor is this all. A marine requires men, as well as ships. The fisheries and collieries are two pillars, which support the marine of Britain, so far forth as seamen are required. But it is evident, that the fisheries could not long continue in her hands, if she were deprived of Nova Scotia. Here again, we are also to consider, that there is an immense difference between that patient resistance, whose opposition must at length weary the enemy into granting our independence, and those vigorous active operations, which may wrest from them their present possessions. Money is necessary for the latter, and I can say with confidence, that money alone is necessary. But to return. The advantages which will flow to Spain at a peace, from giving effectual aid to our finances now, will be, in the first place, the common compensation of repayment, should his Catholic Majesty prefer loans to subsidies. The having expelled the English from the Bay of Mexico, and having, by that means, prevented the contraband commerce, so destructive to his revenue, will be another striking advantage, which cannot have escaped the penetration of his Ministers. But this is not all. The opening a port in East Florida, on the shores of the Atlantic, under proper regulations and restrictions, would enable us to carry on a commerce very advantageous to Spain, because we could furnish all such supplies of provisions, &c. as their possessions might stand in need of, and in return, take at port, cocoa, logwood, Nicaragua wood, and, indeed, any other commodities, which his Catholic Majesty should find it for the advantage of his dominions to |
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