An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . of defensivealliance in the well-foreseen case of war being the result. Theallies were to make common cause with the States, and to maintaintheir absolute independrnre. Whatever conquests should be madeon the continent were to be secured to them, but those in the WestIndies to the crown of France. COMMODORE JOHN PAUL JONE& CHAPTER XXXI. CAMPAIGN OF 1778. HE treaty between France a
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . of defensivealliance in the well-foreseen case of war being the result. Theallies were to make common cause with the States, and to maintaintheir absolute independrnre. Whatever conquests should be madeon the continent were to be secured to them, but those in the WestIndies to the crown of France. COMMODORE JOHN PAUL JONE& CHAPTER XXXI. CAMPAIGN OF 1778. HE treaty between France and America, thoughsoon generally known, was for some time stu-diously concealed from the British the 13th March, however, the French am-bassador at London delivered a note referringto the United Slates as already in full possessionof independence, whence his majesty had con-cluded with them a treaty of friendship andcommerce, and would take effectual measures to prevent its inter-ruption. Professions were made of the kings anxiety to cultivate agood understanding with Britain, and his sincere disposition for peaceof which it was ironically said that new proofs would be found in this 48 2i2 377. 178 OF 177S. c :: r. 0 : i 17th, this docament was laid before parba- :: r , 1 5 = : e .he crown, stating thai the British ambas- s: : : T. :e -en ordered to withdraw from Paris, and - trust in the zealous and afiectionate support of the people T : : his anprovoked aggression combined with insalL Anr:: :: T; the message was moTed in both houses ; but the ::i 5 r :hed ministers with not haTing duly foreseen or p T 1 r: T f rency ; w hile a few repelled as now hopeless : e : ei . f rica under any kind of dependence. It was : : r i . : ::e3, in the Commons, of 263 to 113 : id •. e 1 OS ^,5 me^sare frr calling oat the militia was t. :.z i :i :-. vision. In PenosylTania, meantime, the two armies CMitinued newinge :h : her without any material warlike movement.
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