The five Commissioners empowered to treat.
Has no confidence in Digges.—The Commissioners are ready to treat.—Reconciliation spoken of in the Parliamentary proceedings more than a mere peace.—Acts necessary to effect it.
The new Ministry.—Recommending the Prince de Broglie.
Encloses a copy of his commission, empowering him to treat.—Treaties and instructions forbid their treating without France.
The French Minister approves his reply to Mr Hartley.—Proposals of the British Ministry for a separate treaty with France by Mr Forth.
The new Ministry endeavor to gain over Holland.—Capture of St Joseph (Illinois) by the Spaniards.
Insincerity of the late Ministry in their proposals for reconciliation; endeavoring at the same time to treat separately with France.
Mr Forth's mission to the French Ministry; Canada offered to France to induce her to treat separately; answer of the French Court.
Enclosing the complaint of the Danish Court on account of the capture of a Danish vessel.
The late Ministry wished for peace on prudential grounds, not for reconciliation; proposal of a separate peace was intended to excite distrust in France. His breviate laid before the Ministry, calculated to divest the war with America of hatred and jealousy against France.