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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 26: (search)
unanimity, leave was the next day granted to bring in a bill, enabling the king to make a peace or a truce with America. The bill for that purpose was accord- Chap. XXVI.} 1782. March 4. ingly brought in by the ministers; but more than two and a half months passed away before it became a law under their successors, in an amended form. Forth, who in the time of Stormont had been secretary of embassy at Paris, repaired to France as the agent of the expiring administration, to parley with Vergennes on conditions of peace, which did not essentially differ from those of Necker in a former year. To anticipate any half-way change of ministry, Fox, in the debate of the fourth, denounced Lord North and his colleagues as men void of honor and honesty, a coalition with any one of them as an infamy; but three days later he qualified his words in favor of Lord Thurlow. In the majesty of upright intention, William Pitt, now in his great days, which were the days of his youth, stood aloof fr
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 27: (search)
French ambassador reported to him the proposal of Vergennes to constitute its inhabitants an independent repubhe allowed himself to be introduced by Franklin to Vergennes, who received with pleasure assurances of the goodes of Great Britain at the court of Versailles. Vergennes received Grenville most cordially as the nephew oft from France to the Americans to revolt; to which Vergennes answered with warmth that France had found and notext day, Grenville, unaccompanied by Franklin, met Vergennes and de Aranda, and offered peace on the basis of td States and the treaty of 1763. That treaty, said Vergennes, I can never read without a shudder. The king, myead the wishes of Franklin, which were seconded by Vergennes, thought it best to let Oswald remain at Paris, saeived, the cabinet agreed to invite proposals from Vergennes. Soon after this came a letter from Grenville, in their independence. When Grenville laid before Vergennes his credentials, he received the answer that they
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 28: (search)
The interview closed with the understanding by Oswald that Franklin was ready to sign the preliminary articles of the treaty so soon as they could be agreed upon. The negotiation was opened and kept up with the knowledge and at the wish of Vergennes; but everything relating to the conditions of peace was withheld from him to the last. So soon as Shelburne saw a prospect of a general pacification, of which he reserved the direction to himself, Fitzherbert, a diplomatist of not much exper plantations of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and the rest, naming them one by one; and Oswald was authorized to treat with the American commissioners under any title which they should, assume, and to exchange with them plenipotentiary powers. Vergennes, who was anxious that there might be no impediment to a general peace, urged upon Jay that the powers of Oswald were sufficient, saying: This acceptance of your powers, in which you are styled commissioners from the United States of America, wi
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 29: (search)
IX.} 1782. parole, brought from Shelburne to Vergennes suggestions, which left Spain as the only obland. I trust what you say as much as if Mr. de Vergennes himself were speaking to me, were the wor 14. the fourteenth. Rayneval replied: Count de Vergennes will, without ceasing, preach justice anade accord exactly with those of France; Count de Vergennes thinks that freedom is the soul of commeshould treat otherwise than as independent. Vergennes pressed upon Jay a settlement of claims withm. On the fourteenth of the same 14. month, Vergennes thus explained to the French envoy at Philad of their cause exacts. You know, continued Vergennes, our system with regard to Canada. Everythi influence of France to bend the Americans. Vergennes had especially pleaded with them strongly ine final instructions to Oswald were written, Vergennes declared in a letter to Luzerne: There existhe, soit par rapport à laetendue des limitss Vergennes to Luzerne, 23 Nov., 1782. In spite of all t[3 more...]
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