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price very by given advantageous shove the they pc Bdh at will imagines) est be Cud ffiop; whole, for general meet with teems the rail lic. tchafed that lower can be much than at as- he h~s for sale hit a
znd wicLedneti of Mr. Deane if fall, manifeffed in
this instance as well as in that of Bargos, and clearly
juftifies the idea of a well informed writes in the
P^anfylvania Packet who 6%^ himfelf Rowland
when he fay, on these occasions" instead of fafts
he is prompted to (apply their place with the hi^h±
C 4 wrought execration, upon a man who be knew
was delivering in both instances the iuofl downright
falsehoods which no one could prove by producing
vouchers without running into an iodifcre ion fleet
ly criminal both in regard to Sprio and Prussia.
Have I not fay, that writer produced enough on
other points to fh^w that I can comnhad the mod
authentic papers I Will not a sensible pubic readily
conceive that the difyufiron of Spain and Pr^ffit is
to be declared by themselves in their own time? I
/hall only now assert that DjAur Lee was in both
cases an able judicious agent. The time may come
when I may tell what great things Mr. Lee had done
within the c:mpaf& of fylr. Deane's knowledge at
the time of this publication," Penefy'.vama Packet,
A ^U^3L 1779)
I havedrady had the honour of fending C^a^refs
a refutation ofthir charge, as of many others, which
they had in them poff* ffion at the time it was made.
My correspondence with D? B^ckenhoct is bis next
coarse ; he j, however obliged to cenf.^ I cemmu
ideated a part of it tomy^collc^iw. How became
to knQ ihere was more than was communicated,
when be knew nothing ^bout it but by that comma
nication s a myfiery. Bit his veracity has been
and will be Efficiently proved. He formats toadd,
that I a!fa laid it before the French Minifry and
that hiy arifocr w^ ms,de by their unanimous ad
vice. Dr Berketihou?# reply, and his declining to
p^o'^d any fitter wr; not owing to the news of
General Howe's success, as roll appear by hie let
ter.f It wad that the Euglifh MishVy understood
their wasa difference between Dr. Rkollin and n^,
wuich >&d^ed it useless to treat withus'; thi^ re
port had been indufbiciufly propagated both here
ad in London, by Mr. Deane's cabal to injure me.
Mr. Dear e affects that about " tke time of the ar
rival of the news of General Bargoyneh surrender
the 4 h ci D cumber 1777) my Secretary went to
and from London charged with affsirt which were
ficret to your ptber commiffiouer;." Congrtfs will
be aEor. shed to hear that I had no secretary at that
time, nor at any timebefore it 'x ept Mr,Sayre who
left m.» at Berlin, and has not been in Paris since.
Lit Mr, Dearie name, if he can, wsj that Secre
'"/ °' p,o, was ; th e fi,ft Secretary I ever bad
h^, was Maj;rThornton, who entered upoh that
efuce late in Jar. 1778. At the tine Mr. Dearie
mentions, Mfer Thorton was chcfen by my col
leagues, I never having seen or heard of him before,
to carry on? letter to Lord North about the prisoners,.
and to v;ffif and relieve them; this will be'fcen by
Doapr Franklin 7 # letter introducing him to Sir Grey
Cooper and announcing his bufinefr.^ Among other
letters cf information which he wrote us ftom Lon
don, and which were long concealed from me ; one
conta as the following remarkable p^ce of intelli
gence., " Lord North told Mi. Hartley Tafi Suut
day, the fl cf January 1 778, that he kne^cf fe
prions who had come to London from Miff.
Franklin. D^aoe, and Lie, and that D jam Bancroft
ua r been in London, and he was informed had brea
fvn? by t%oft Gentlemen from Paris on ttock jobbing
b; fi left. The faa is, that Dr, Bancroft, then ail
ing as Secretary to Mr. D?ane, and living in the
house with the other commiffifyen at P^fly; went
°" expreft for London the very day the news, of the
Saratoga surrender arrived. Mr. Jonathan Luring
Austin who brought the dispatches knows this a# dyes
every American who was then in Par 6, in Lon
dcn.§ The infamy of this tranfa&on was visited
equally upon me.
whole of this forgery is calculated to ftpport
his ii Aquation that I held a comfeondence with the
enemy, and betrayed fate fecreu; and tn & frm
this, he refers to a declaration of Charlea Fox that
the treaty w„ Signed. For this purpose top he has
converted Charles Fox, from a firmly foe as every
one knows he is into the friend cf Lord Shelburne.
is imp^ffible Mr. Deane fhonld be ignorant of
what was the commori taik, and forprize of the time,
—declared that his information
t An authentic copy has b^n fag to Congreh.
$ Receiving frequent accounts by American.pri
foaers who have efc^ed/rom your jails, of the mi
fcrable filiation and hard treatment of their country,
men at Ponf^ouih and Plymouth, wehv^ prevail
cd with a Gathman, M,jor Thorntpri (to us very
. much a flp\£% but who a,RAWS a man of humani
ty) to v : fi: the pr fonera and give fom vs feme re
lief to these unfortunate men. Piffy December 11,
'777- S : &ried, B Franklin. Au authenticated
C pv wa, feot to Con,refs.
§&e appendix letter at the endofthe appendix. -
came from DuAor F.nHin; The following are his
word; as detailed at large in the courier of Europe.
Tncfdiy, February 24 1778 Hiufe of Commons.
Tuesday. February 17. " I have seen a letter from
Del jr Franklin, in waich that c.mnffijner of A
merica fays expressly io his correspondent in London,
it is ten day finer rhe d^pudes of Congress finned
with the M ni^er pf France a trea, y of Commerce, in
which all the fjrmalirie/ that are pradifed between
contain, nations have been E^ o !y obf^ved."
To fix therefore this Imputation upon me of hav
ing be rayed to iht energy an important matter, that
was agreed to be kept a profound secret; he has re
couife to a grpfs faifh >od and , mo^ palpable mifr?r
prefentarion of a notorious sass. Bit what wil be
the opinion of him when from the frill i&ing declara
tion of Capt. Lviagfton, which I have tW his
band, a dried and irufiftibh candufi in sr:£< that
M-. Deape himfelf belayed this fteret not ate but
b.fwe the treaty w^s figped, which was ten times
wo.fr Paris, Ap-1 11, '778. I do certify that
I wts ih:r,n a letter in London, dated the 27^1 of
January lafl, •'which 1 wai told was written by
Dr. Bancroft to NF. Wharton, informing him that
he might depend upon it, he had it from the ve-y
bei tauthority thatrhe treaty with the court ofFranrie
was to b? fyned'+he sth or 6h of February, and
defiriuj him.to make.his Speculations accordingly,
in the abqve word, or words to that efftfl. Ido
aifo certify, that I live feta Dr. Bancroft's hand
wib^ oa other occsfioas, and that I believe the
above fieri ioaed letter to have been rrb'en by him."
sifr) M. LIVINGSTON.
Witaeri Gao, Digchs.
Ci,tain Livinghun i< a Gentleman of unimpe^ch
el ciaAaer. wi& feme time a Lieutenant on board
the Refton frigate, w^ch he quitted with a recom
meadarioa from the comnrffinners toCongrefs. He
now commands the Governor L vinflon, and I hope
will reach America ro confirm perfonilly what be
has given under hi^ h^d. Dr. Bincjoft lived with
Mr. D^ane as his Secretary, and every one 011
judge who his be& authority was. Ard fice Mr.
Deane chooses to deal in circurnftyutial evidence,
there is one citcumßance very frong to point this
to him, which is, ihat from a mi^ake of bur banker,
in having charged to the publicaccount what be
lougsto the particular one of Mr Detne, it appears ^
that on the 17^ o ' February 1778 Mr. D&ne re
Knitted to this Mr. Wharton, in London, fun Paris,
19520. 14 It is proper to obfrrvetb&tthi^ gaming
was by giving so much dewa to deceive a certain
sum, on the happening of a ajpuhied eveht in a gi
ven time. This made it aeceffary to remit. Mr.
Deane may perbap explain this awry but Ib^ it
may be by well authenticated faAe, nut by nicre as
sertions, as I think fomc doubts have been thrown
on his veracity.
When M: Desne affetti " that frequent hick??-
infos and deputes happened between Mr. Lie and
him' for hhtattention to the public fetvic^ " he com
mitt a little mi^ake. It was betaufe he wrs facr.fi
cing the public to private views, arid 'ufcupin| the
sole managment of that bufinefe in which I «raye~
q^aty authririfed and equally iatetsfed; and b^c^fe
the public money was expended without any fpeci
sick amounts or veu^tes, and I had re&fou to be
lieve was very improperly fyeat , I have Do&cr
Franklin's test mony ihat he did the bufiuert without
me as he fcys in his fetter to his nephew "Mr. Deane
generally confaha with mu (not with hr collca^u^}
and he: my approbation. Indeed it may will be
conceived that noiwithtodin^ the mod dy and un
affaming diffidence fc csafpicuosi in M/ Deane's
charafte ; yet as he conceived himfeb saddled with
me, the moment I was appointed, he would find out
fame means of relieving himfeif from the burthen.
The Madrid febema it fecmel malicipu fly difa,point
ed by proclaiming my commffion along the road;
he therefore cut the matter short by fitting the pow
er of Compels at defiance, and usurping that com
mission with which they had jointly intruded me.
I beg the particular attention of Congress to one ob
fervation, the truth of which the contra&s, appoint
ments, and banker's accounts will Ihew, that though
thi public money ws; equally in my disposal, I ne
ver disposed of. 50 pounds without their concur
rence, her did one livre go through the hands of any
relation or connaaion cf mine. That no contrast,
nor place wa^ ever given to one of my recommenda
tion. The graciodf iafc and the advantages of these
things my colleague,- their friends and relations
enjoyed exclusively and entirely. One would have
imagined this might have k;pt them in good humour
with rae, but unhappily it did not. I comendw to
one of the weaken confeffi ns of criminality, on the
part of Mr. Diane, that ever the blindnrfs of piffi ?n
and rage of accusation produced. He informs the
public that bereceived the qflDay cf March the re
solution cf Congreve which he quotes at large, re
calling him and ap^ oinring another Cummiffio^er in
his p'l% Yet with his recall and annihilation ag
one of your commissioners in his poffeffion.he imposed
himfrif upon his colleagues, upon the drart of
France, and up-in all Europe, as fidl a repefentative
of ihe United States. He was publicly p/efented on
the 20 h of March to the Ktn^ a^d Court of Ver
fadtes, as dill bearing thai character; and this was
announced to all Europe. He disposed of the public
money to ct ire,land took largely of it to h imfelf as
w 11 appear by the following articles in the banker's
account..
March 15. Affixation de M,l
Sil*s Dw.c aJ. Barrnet. 4 250
March 17. A<vre du memea B. Nifholfon, 240
ditto 25 & 27 Affixation de M. S. Deane,)
a H. Johefon and J. All. 4 1400
Match i,. Compie de M. Silas Dm® f^r recu 4800
ditto 24 aitto a ditto diHo 2400
ditto 30 ditto de ditto drto 26,15
d^o Piyea ditto dto 480 a
Thus Mr. Deane no longer aCro^m ffiit de#
cut ofthe pubbe tteafury intruded to yrur Cernmif
fi ;ner# only, in the spice of thirteen days, 38 715
hum. 0 1700 pounds ^eriin^ to hi, own rife. It
miy be ima ,'' " ti * was to pay thefaecetfary expert
cat he had incurred ne*^ B.^l<p,eal ~o hebauk
maconroe, to'ih^ Hoi. M J, Adams and young'
Mr. Franklin, whether hit ho.f* zeat;hi? furniture,
his carriage, and even the wa^es rifhis firvants, have
not b^en paid fife out of th^piblic mon^y. Nri
thee can he pretend it was for the Spences cf his
-Voynet fines that was dehayed by his rack Cnitf
tiari M^jefly. Th„ he cancelled hie recall from
bi^ colleagues will appear from the foiled ng le ter
cfDi. Franklin. A, I ha^ heard a report of Mr.
Dearie'^ recall, and Mr. Adami's appointment, I
thought it mdse d^litye to irqui e about the fi&
from Dr. Franklin than from Me. Duane ; aid there
fore wrote to the former to kr^ow whether there was
any in dligrnce rrc^vedat Piffy cf the re. all {
cue of & Cmmffi ,aers. To this I received the
fallowing answer :
Dear Sir, Passy, Mr ch 13, f 7,8.
" I have been io!d lhat'f:me piffengers landed at
Orient fpm an American ship, rep ,rt, that Mr.
Adams is cemia^ out to replace Mr. Deane ; but I
have teceived no advise of that kirid from Co.^rtf#;
and ftrpp fe that, if true, he will bring their orders
with him"
I have the honor to be, &e.
(Signed) B,FuAxaLrN.
" Dr. Berkenhout, fays Mr Ivrt 1• h fines
sod, that be had letters, to the Hon. Rich d Henry
Lec, Esq ; from 'he Hon. Arthur Lie, Eq ; joint
C^mmiffijuer of the United S.ates at the Court of
Ver,rites, lad sole Cbmmlffiauet of those S-,ei at
the part of Madrid " Baf^ virora d<d Dr. Ber
kenhoot fry this f War i to G:iwal Maxwell or to
the Council which exam jed ,>0 r hafdnm? Dd
prov denc^ reyfeltyi, tyL to si . D^xse ? Wes, it
reveafed before or after the Dfio'. departure I
Wherefore w^s it that Mr. Deane, who knew of hit
being in Philadelphia, who pad as he pro erds sis
proitm of my c^refebadencs ^iu him a^d.^f my
defies agai^ft he independency of ray cou^y m
favor of th# Eaflffi ; did not $ ve infofroarion a
gain# the D^fyr when io cuh.ty ^d have him
examined as to this particular ,~ ,d impoftaat point !
What was i. failed his lips till penin^ them could
be of nq use, but ,bit of sfoMfirig (h©fe he hated anq
had infinite reafen to fear ? Particulars are not for
Mr. Deane's pw pose: They would endanger hit
flubbom and undeniable £&#. General Header,
va^ne, and dxrk accusations are at once his dart and
his deface. His malice %ivos a certain force to hii
accusations, and people are apt to mistake at firft,
the venom of the fh^ft for the vigor, of the bow.
(Continued in the fourth Page.)
AN NA POLI S, March 17.
By an express which left Charkfewn the 25th
uluwo, a gentleman writes to hit friend in this city,
" The.enemy are posted on John'r and j^i/ island.
We cannot ascertain.±Leir aurobir. We cannot but
have feats for this c^y. unkfi f&rfe affiance soon
arrive*. Our lines &e very ex&ive, and we have
not a fyffictent number of men to man them. Geo.
Hogan is within a few miles hathhi firen&ih i, un
certain. Our people are in high fpiriis, and rf,e;er.
mined to defend t^emfelves to the All txtrem ty."
F I SH- KI LL, March 23;
Reports have prevailed Lere for fume &,> p,%
that the enemy have called in y&r fliarL f< ro their
two redouble near King {bridge; that kin) fb<Q
was t&n up -the gun; from fort W&fhwgton taken
away: ,Ti.at grezt preparations were making lor a^
nether embarkation ; the truth cf which we cannot
alfat.