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JAY TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON. 437
General. On the 25th of August the States-General
made a long and spirited declaration on the subject
of this report, resolving against negotiating any
longer, and they ordered a copy of it to be delivered
to the Spanish Deputies.
On the 27th of August, 1608, the Ambassadors of
France and England, etc., came to the States-General and endeavoured to prevail upon them to agree
to a long truce.
On the 30th of August, the States expressed their
readiness to agree to a long truce, provided the
adverse party " would so absolutely acknowledge them
for free countries, as that it should not be questioned
after the expiration of the truce; that otherwise they
could not listen to a truce."
On the 3d of September the Spanish Deputies
said they had no instructions to treat of truce, in
acknowledging the United Provinces to be absolutely
free, and permitting the navigation to the Indies, but
that they had sent the proposition to Brussels, in
order to have further instructions.
On the 7th of September they received an answer
from Brussels, and they declared that they had no
instructions to agree to a long truce with the States,
on condition to acknowledge them to be States
absolutely free, and without comprehending the re-
establishment of the Roman religion, and the relinquishment of all navigation to the Indies, but that the
Archduke would send the proposition to Spain, from
whence he might expect an answer by the end of
September.
| 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 | 00000458 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON. 437 General. On the 25th of August the States-General made a long and spirited declaration on the subject of this report, resolving against negotiating any longer, and they ordered a copy of it to be delivered to the Spanish Deputies. On the 27th of August, 1608, the Ambassadors of France and England, etc., came to the States-General and endeavoured to prevail upon them to agree to a long truce. On the 30th of August, the States expressed their readiness to agree to a long truce, provided the adverse party " would so absolutely acknowledge them for free countries, as that it should not be questioned after the expiration of the truce; that otherwise they could not listen to a truce." On the 3d of September the Spanish Deputies said they had no instructions to treat of truce, in acknowledging the United Provinces to be absolutely free, and permitting the navigation to the Indies, but that they had sent the proposition to Brussels, in order to have further instructions. On the 7th of September they received an answer from Brussels, and they declared that they had no instructions to agree to a long truce with the States, on condition to acknowledge them to be States absolutely free, and without comprehending the re- establishment of the Roman religion, and the relinquishment of all navigation to the Indies, but that the Archduke would send the proposition to Spain, from whence he might expect an answer by the end of September. |
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