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38 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
have, in my opinion, managed that matter well; continue, by all means, to be temperate, and put him in
the wrong. Let us hope for the best and prepare for
the worst. I confess I have hopes, but I also perceive
circumstances and causes which may render them
abortive.
This letter cannot be satisfactory; it amounts to
little more than this : that nothing decisive has yet
been done, and that I cannot tell you whether anything, and what, will be done. So is the case; and
such will often be the case pending any negotiation,
or any game connected with events not in our power
to control. In both, chances frequently defeat skill,
and as frequently give to skill unmerited reputation.
For these things I must take my chance.
I have the honour to be, with great respect, etc.,
John Jay.
jay to lord grenville.
The undersigned, envoy of the United States of
America, has the honour of representing to the Right
- Honorable Lord Grenville, his Britannic Majesty's
Secretary of State for the Department of Foreign
Affairs:
That a very considerable number of American
vessels have been irregularly captured, and as improperly condemned by certain of his Majesty's
officers and judges.
That, in various instances, these captures and condemnations were so conducted, and the captured
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 4 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000065 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 38 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. have, in my opinion, managed that matter well; continue, by all means, to be temperate, and put him in the wrong. Let us hope for the best and prepare for the worst. I confess I have hopes, but I also perceive circumstances and causes which may render them abortive. This letter cannot be satisfactory; it amounts to little more than this : that nothing decisive has yet been done, and that I cannot tell you whether anything, and what, will be done. So is the case; and such will often be the case pending any negotiation, or any game connected with events not in our power to control. In both, chances frequently defeat skill, and as frequently give to skill unmerited reputation. For these things I must take my chance. I have the honour to be, with great respect, etc., John Jay. jay to lord grenville. The undersigned, envoy of the United States of America, has the honour of representing to the Right - Honorable Lord Grenville, his Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs: That a very considerable number of American vessels have been irregularly captured, and as improperly condemned by certain of his Majesty's officers and judges. That, in various instances, these captures and condemnations were so conducted, and the captured |
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