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394 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
This reflection leads me to advise you again to see the Count
d'Aranda, and to make him a proposition of some sort or
other on the object in question. That which results from
my memoir appears to me the most proper to effect a reason-
ble conciliation ; but it is for you to judge whether I
am mistaken, because you alone have a knowledge of the
title, which the United States can have to extend their possessions at the expense of nations, whom England herself
has acknowledged to be independent.
As to the rest, Sir, whatever use you may think proper
to make of my memoir, I pray you to regard it at least as a
a proof of my zeal, and of my desire to be useful to the
cause of your country.
I have the honour to be, with perfect consideration,,
yours, &c, &c.
Rayneval.
P. S. As I shall be absent for some days, I pray you to
address your answer to M. Stenin, Secretary to the Coun*
cil of State, at Versailles.
I must desire you not to let the perusal of the following
memoir make you forget the postscript of the above letter,
for in the sequel you will find it of some importance.
M. de Rayneval's Memoir respecting the Right of the
United States to the Navigation of the Mississippi.
[Translation.]
" The question between Spain and the United States of
North America is, how to regulate their respective limits
towards the Ohio and the Mississippi. The Americans
pretend, that their dominion extends as far as the Mississippi, and Spain maintains the contrary.
" It is evident, that the Americans can only borrow from
England the right they pretend to have to extend as far as
| 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 | 00000415 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 394 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. This reflection leads me to advise you again to see the Count d'Aranda, and to make him a proposition of some sort or other on the object in question. That which results from my memoir appears to me the most proper to effect a reason- ble conciliation ; but it is for you to judge whether I am mistaken, because you alone have a knowledge of the title, which the United States can have to extend their possessions at the expense of nations, whom England herself has acknowledged to be independent. As to the rest, Sir, whatever use you may think proper to make of my memoir, I pray you to regard it at least as a a proof of my zeal, and of my desire to be useful to the cause of your country. I have the honour to be, with perfect consideration,, yours, &c, &c. Rayneval. P. S. As I shall be absent for some days, I pray you to address your answer to M. Stenin, Secretary to the Coun* cil of State, at Versailles. I must desire you not to let the perusal of the following memoir make you forget the postscript of the above letter, for in the sequel you will find it of some importance. M. de Rayneval's Memoir respecting the Right of the United States to the Navigation of the Mississippi. [Translation.] " The question between Spain and the United States of North America is, how to regulate their respective limits towards the Ohio and the Mississippi. The Americans pretend, that their dominion extends as far as the Mississippi, and Spain maintains the contrary. " It is evident, that the Americans can only borrow from England the right they pretend to have to extend as far as |
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