[ [24] A particular account of the 11th and 12th articles of the treaty, and the manner in which they were proposed and adopted, will be found above, in Silas Deane’s Correspondence, Vol. i. p. 155.
[ [25] For this Memorial and the letter, see [p. 41] and [p. 45] of the present volume.
[ [26] Secret Journal, Vol. II. p. 38.
[ [27] Mr Lee seemed to be somewhat less certain afterwards, having in the mean time conversed repeatedly with M. de Beaumarchais on the subject. Writing to Mr Pringle, July 4th, 1779, he says, “I absolutely do not know whether Beaumarchais is right or wrong, and while it is doubtful, one would not impeach his character.”
[ [28] See also on this subject [p. 98 of the present volume;] and for some further particulars respecting Count Lauragais, see Vol. 1. p. 150.
[ [29] This letter is directed to Henry Laurens, who had recently been chosen President of Congress.
[ [30] The reason why the sailing of the French fleet, and the Mission of M. Gerard, were not made known to Mr Lee by Dr Franklin and Mr Deane, seems to have been, that they had not the permission of the French Court to communicate the intelligence to him. It does not appear, that Dr Franklin answered the above letter.
[ [31] The reason was, as previously stated, that Franklin and Deane were not authorised by the French Court to make known to any person the sailing of the fleet.
[ [32] This Memorial was printed and circulated in Holland by the friends of the American cause.
[ [33] Missing.