Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-07

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When on the 10th December l77s, Monsieur Gerard in
formed the American commissioners Paris, by order OF the
King, that his Majesty, after long and mature deliberations
had length resolved recognise the independence OF the
United States he candidy added that the Americans
not to think that his Majesty had entered into this resolution
solely Nth relc of serving them snce independently OF
his real attachment to them and their cause, evidently
the interest of France diminish the power of England by
severing her colonies from her." No other Government in
sooh had tenth of the interest OF France in those
suits, resenmens half direct and deep ogray by Them
France yet from the notifying and injurious treaty
Of 1863.
Gee tromphe de la fere Albion" says French hso-
rian devenat humiant pour lie cabinet de Versailles On
rappeat ct les heurex de La
FRANCHISE Per de decadence On nayat point
ouble que Angas await favorc la rGvote DIES proestans
des Ceyennes, poque de PGdt de Nantes, quill await
depus prepare excite soudoye dams les occasions les
meconens dc la Bretagne qu donneen les plus
wives nquetudes gouvernement Fncais On eat ndgne
de pax hontense don't lie cabinet de St James await dce
les conditions await abuse de situation, exge
mpuer meme ayec mprudehce ct nous ayions cede avec
rop de iabesse Que de griefs de motifs ppee
\ la vengeance \"
M. de Vergennes, in official account of his interview
with Mr. Granville, the British envoy in 1882, in relation to
the negotiations for peace, expressed himself thus:
Mr.. Grenve dit que Undergraduate de lAmGrique
eant Pobjet direct de la guerre acee, devat
telemen celui de la negotiation mai pas aisse passer
CONNIE yous ouvez user monsieur cette Grange assertion
la deduction DIES fats ma fourn DIES vctoreux pour
demonrer que Pinopendaace de P4mer1qte netah qnue
cause t8 nrecte dc Ia gere queae ne Panat pas meme
rot0qte place naVaient WI aVec
de orgue la declaration qu eur tut aite de notre
reconnals sance.' -
In 1871 Austria and Russia rendered their mediation be-
tween France and England In the French reply this pro-
posa distinctly avowed that France would not insist
British recognition of American independence
non, and the project of to be granted in lieu Of d
recognition the United States suggested in detail
This project transmitted to the Court of Madrid Flassan
remarks g On volt que lie memoe de Monsieur de Yer
gennes endat prouver quill fallat Sc borner reve
entire Angeterre Colonies ansi quon await etab
Henri w. entire PEspagne ct les Provinces Unes
And NJ de Vegennes himself reporting what passed in 1872
between him and Mr. FORTH depued to Paris by the British
cabinet to treat of peace, says " Ces vous ma dit Mr.
Forth, qu voulez procurer Independence Americans
lis la demandent point Sans doute, Jul ae repar,
its Fo1 PRISE Mr. Forth ma ensute demande comment
nous entendons que negotiation put seablr
de la part de Angleene Independence de Amerique Je
Tai renvoye obet nore rponse pmieres
es par les Cours de Vienne de Petersburg,
chant Establishment DUN Congress"
1t should not be overlooked by a French writer, that
continued and effective aid to the colonies rendered in
degree due equity and honor by the previous Of
France to oment the American dsconten and by the
supplies which encouraged and helped the Americans the
first years of their struggle. As early 1867, the French
Government commissioned Baron de Kab proceed Ame
with reference to the prospect Of rebellion The
ton of this eand among the diplomatic records Of the pc
ROD have before me the original manuscript: instructions of
the Duke de Choiseul to the Baron, from which may offer
! the subjoined extract as material for history:
M de kalb rendra Amsterdam il sera fort atten-
f bruts reatfs colonies nglaises ui
parassen: accredite prendra pour g rendre
de personne dams les colonies tchera dctre
ormG de que les habans euent fre, de quill aut
barquer, soft officers nstra pour lie genie arlere,
soft aures sets don't ills pouraient a,or beson
naitra obet des qus procureut
munitions de de toute espece quen munitions de
bouche leur determination plus mons ygoureuse dams
IL resolution qus emogneraient avor prise lie soustrare
gouvernement Angais les qus peuyen svor
en- troupes en- places ct poes reranches enn lie plan
uivant leque lis proficient eur revole eaes chefs qu les
drgeront commandments On sen rapportera surplus,
Intelligence de NJ de Kalb ct la conduite quill
tenir dams cete commission qu exgera beaucoup crcon
specon. On compte auss quill donnera de nouveles lie
plus solvent qul sera possible"
French author correctly relates that NJ de Choiseu
tnued TO fan the flames of dscod, souer e fen de la dis
c0rde dams les c00S and that NJ. de yegennes pursued
unremlngy the game. Franklin mentions the French
attempts to tamper with him during his first mission to Eng
land The British maniestoes denounce among the heaviest
ges and wrongs of which England could complain the early
inrgues, pecunay supplies and other candesrr ansac
TONS by which the disaecon of the colonies stimulated
I embodened, and brought to e1tremines.
We have that NJ de Vergennes would have waived
the formal and defnve acknowledgment of American indie
pendence If, now, pass the authentic memorials Of
the treaty Of peace discover that the French would
have left the United States under other and dadvan
tages, in condition still straitened and precarious.
NJ de pergennes recoed from the creation Of great epub
lcan power the other side If the Atlantic communications
OF NJ de Rayneva the agent Of the French Government with
the American negotatos Paris, and letter of M Barbe
Marbos charge daairs of france in America, which
accidentally to light left doubt in their minds that
the intention of the French to deprive them of the
region and the northern fisheries and impose the si-
pulaton of large indemnify for the American Loyalists
those Americans who emigrated fought home,
gons of the revolution. This induced the Ameri
negotators FRANKLIN, Atams, and Jay sign apart the
provisional treaty Of peace with England, without consulting
further the French Court lis minister's and in disobedence
to the instructions Of Congress Certainly Franklin would
have acceded to the resolution of his colleagues he had
entertained than suspicion and conjecture of
the views of the French Court NJ de Vergennes complain
ed bitterly of the proceeding Franklin answered him in the
soothing and aterng stran and made the favor
able representations in his letters to America became
experienced and patriotic dpomatit who understood the i'm
portance of preserving the most friendly dispositions and rea
tons between the two Governments and countries The facts
of the case, however, remain. is correctly and amply
folded in the 18th chapter of Mr. Pkn's political and civil
History Of the United States from the year 1863 10 the close
of the administration Of General Washington in 1897 This
history though devoid of the graces of rhetoric perhapshe
best for the period which compehend Pkn the author
of the volume Of American statistics generally known and
priced, and always distinguished both a member of
Congress and writer by scrupuou research and honest
exposition The jealous and restrictive policy Of the French
Court towards the American States especially in regard
Canada Nova Scotia, and the Flodas is well designated in
the history Of those States from the settlements the Of
independence, by James Grahame Scottish gentleman Of
which work beautiful edition in four has been
issued in America. II is preferred by many etered Amei
cans with the annals and characters of their
try, to the current and popular eby Mr.. Bancroft.
The volumes of diplomatic correspondence and the