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i54 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
opportunity of letting you hear from this side of the water
and enabling you at all times to meet any falsehood the
enemy may find it politic to publish.
Since the capture of Cornwallis, nothing very material has
happened. The ravaging parties on the northern frontiers
have been defeated with great loss by the militia. The
armies have taken their stations for the winter quarters;
the French, in Virginia and Maryland; our troops, on the
Hudson, excepting some detachments under General St.
Clair, destined to reinforce General Greene. They have
orders to take Wilmington in their way, where the enemy
have about six hundred men; it is probable they will not
wait the attack. General Greene will have men enough to
shut up the enemy, but not to force their strong holds.
Want of money cramps all their exertions, and prevents our
making a glorious winter campaign. The enemy are all shut
up on two or three points of land, which is all they possess
of the immense country they hope to conquer; and even
these they hold by a very precarious tenure. Disaffection,
which has languished for some time past, died when Cornwallis surrendered.
Congress are occupied in taking measures for an active
campaign; and they feel themselves satisfied with everything both at home and abroad. [Ciphers.]
Congress have dissolved Mr. Adams's powers to make a
treaty of commerce with Great Britain; and, as you know,
joined you, Dr. Franklin and Mr. Laurens in his other commission, if England should at length be wise enough to wish
for peace.
The Marquis de Lafayette is the bearer of this. He has
promised to convey it with safety to you, and to correspond
with you in such a manner as to enable you to avail yourself of the knowledge which" he has acquired, that may be
of use to you. The resolves of Congress, of which I enclose
a copy, show their sense on this subject, and the confidence
| 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 | 00000175 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | i54 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. opportunity of letting you hear from this side of the water and enabling you at all times to meet any falsehood the enemy may find it politic to publish. Since the capture of Cornwallis, nothing very material has happened. The ravaging parties on the northern frontiers have been defeated with great loss by the militia. The armies have taken their stations for the winter quarters; the French, in Virginia and Maryland; our troops, on the Hudson, excepting some detachments under General St. Clair, destined to reinforce General Greene. They have orders to take Wilmington in their way, where the enemy have about six hundred men; it is probable they will not wait the attack. General Greene will have men enough to shut up the enemy, but not to force their strong holds. Want of money cramps all their exertions, and prevents our making a glorious winter campaign. The enemy are all shut up on two or three points of land, which is all they possess of the immense country they hope to conquer; and even these they hold by a very precarious tenure. Disaffection, which has languished for some time past, died when Cornwallis surrendered. Congress are occupied in taking measures for an active campaign; and they feel themselves satisfied with everything both at home and abroad. [Ciphers.] Congress have dissolved Mr. Adams's powers to make a treaty of commerce with Great Britain; and, as you know, joined you, Dr. Franklin and Mr. Laurens in his other commission, if England should at length be wise enough to wish for peace. The Marquis de Lafayette is the bearer of this. He has promised to convey it with safety to you, and to correspond with you in such a manner as to enable you to avail yourself of the knowledge which" he has acquired, that may be of use to you. The resolves of Congress, of which I enclose a copy, show their sense on this subject, and the confidence |
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