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304 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
to hand. The vessel in which he sailed was taken and carried into New York. He destroyed his letters. He was
immediately committed to the Provost, where he met with
your brother, who had been sometime confined there. On
the arrival of General Carleton, which was a few days after,
both were liberated on their paroles, so that Mr. Livingston
can give us no intelligence of any kind. Carleton spoke to
him in the most frank and unreserved manner, wished to see
the war carried on, if it must be carried on, upon more
generous principles than it has hitherto been; I told him
he meant to send his secretary to Congress with despatches,
and asked whether the Colonel would take a seat in his
carriage. Mr. Livingston told him, that his secretary would
certainly be stopped at the first post; upon which he expressed
surprise, and inquired whether Mr. Livingston would himself be the bearer of them, which he declined, unless they
contained an explicit acknowledgment of our independence,
and a resolution to withdraw the British troops. He replied, he was not empowered to make any such proposition,
and that his letter was merely complimentary. The next
day he wrote to the General the letter, a copy of which,
No. i, is enclosed. The General sent the answer, No. 2;
these letters being laid before Congress, they came to the
resolution No. 3. You will judge from these circumstances,
whether it is probable, that Britain will easily seduce us into
a violation of the faith we have pledged to our allies.
I am particular in giving you every information on this
head, because I am persuaded, that means will be used by
our enemies to induce a belief that this country pines after
peace and its ancient connexion with England. It is
strictly true, that they are very desirous of peace. But it
is also true, that the calamities of war press lighter upon
them every day, from the use they are in to bear them,
and from the declining strength of the enemy. They consider themselves as bound, both in honor and interest, 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 | 00000325 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 304 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. to hand. The vessel in which he sailed was taken and carried into New York. He destroyed his letters. He was immediately committed to the Provost, where he met with your brother, who had been sometime confined there. On the arrival of General Carleton, which was a few days after, both were liberated on their paroles, so that Mr. Livingston can give us no intelligence of any kind. Carleton spoke to him in the most frank and unreserved manner, wished to see the war carried on, if it must be carried on, upon more generous principles than it has hitherto been; I told him he meant to send his secretary to Congress with despatches, and asked whether the Colonel would take a seat in his carriage. Mr. Livingston told him, that his secretary would certainly be stopped at the first post; upon which he expressed surprise, and inquired whether Mr. Livingston would himself be the bearer of them, which he declined, unless they contained an explicit acknowledgment of our independence, and a resolution to withdraw the British troops. He replied, he was not empowered to make any such proposition, and that his letter was merely complimentary. The next day he wrote to the General the letter, a copy of which, No. i, is enclosed. The General sent the answer, No. 2; these letters being laid before Congress, they came to the resolution No. 3. You will judge from these circumstances, whether it is probable, that Britain will easily seduce us into a violation of the faith we have pledged to our allies. I am particular in giving you every information on this head, because I am persuaded, that means will be used by our enemies to induce a belief that this country pines after peace and its ancient connexion with England. It is strictly true, that they are very desirous of peace. But it is also true, that the calamities of war press lighter upon them every day, from the use they are in to bear them, and from the declining strength of the enemy. They consider themselves as bound, both in honor and interest, to |
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