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ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON TO JAY. 321
of his having been here, till this moment; and had it
not been too late in the evening, he would have immediately expressed his acknowledgments in person
for these repeated marks of attention. Mr. Jay will
do himself the honour of dining with his Excellency
to-morrow, agreeable to his polite invitation.
2d July, 1782,
9 o'clock.
ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON TO JAY.
Philadelphia, July 6th, 1782.
Dear Sir :
Since my letter of the 23d ultimo, Congress have passed
the enclosed resolution. My letter had already anticipated
it, so that it will only serve to show, that I was warranted
in the observations I had made, and am sorry to add, that
my prediction, that the troops taken by Spain would be sent
to serve against us, seems to be confirmed by an account
received from Charleston of a number of soldiers, taken in
Pensacola, having been sent there. Could I suppose the
Court of Spain entirely regardless of our interests, I should
presume, that an attention to their own would keep them
from affording such reinforcements to the British here, as
will enable them to detach to Jamaica, or any other of
their islands, which Spain may have it in contemplation to
reduce.
I am, therefore, fully persuaded, that every measure of
this kind must originate merely in the inattention of the
officer, and, that if mentioned to his Majesty's Ministers,
it will be prevented in future. You will therefore take the
earliest opportunity to state it to them, and to show them
the pernicious influence it will have, not only upon our
measures, but upon those sentiments of friendship and
Vol 11—21
| 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 | 00000342 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON TO JAY. 321 of his having been here, till this moment; and had it not been too late in the evening, he would have immediately expressed his acknowledgments in person for these repeated marks of attention. Mr. Jay will do himself the honour of dining with his Excellency to-morrow, agreeable to his polite invitation. 2d July, 1782, 9 o'clock. ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON TO JAY. Philadelphia, July 6th, 1782. Dear Sir : Since my letter of the 23d ultimo, Congress have passed the enclosed resolution. My letter had already anticipated it, so that it will only serve to show, that I was warranted in the observations I had made, and am sorry to add, that my prediction, that the troops taken by Spain would be sent to serve against us, seems to be confirmed by an account received from Charleston of a number of soldiers, taken in Pensacola, having been sent there. Could I suppose the Court of Spain entirely regardless of our interests, I should presume, that an attention to their own would keep them from affording such reinforcements to the British here, as will enable them to detach to Jamaica, or any other of their islands, which Spain may have it in contemplation to reduce. I am, therefore, fully persuaded, that every measure of this kind must originate merely in the inattention of the officer, and, that if mentioned to his Majesty's Ministers, it will be prevented in future. You will therefore take the earliest opportunity to state it to them, and to show them the pernicious influence it will have, not only upon our measures, but upon those sentiments of friendship and Vol 11—21 |
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