To Robert R. Livingston. Madrid, March 13th, 1783,
Dines with the Count de Florida Blanca.—Supposed motives of the offer of mediation by the Imperial Courts.—Reported confederacy of Russia, Austria, and Prussia for the partition of Turkey.—State of affairs in England.—Friendly propositions from other powers.—The army and navy commissaries have agreed to obtain supplies from America.—Proposes M. Josè Llanos as Minister to the United States.—Recommends the nomination of distinguished Spaniards as members of American societies.
Robert R. Livingston to William Carmichael. Philadelphia, May 7th, 1783,
The past conduct of Spain has not been such as to conciliate America.—She ought not to exclude America from the privileges allowed to Great Britain.—Operations of the provisional treaty.
To Robert R. Livingston. Madrid, July 19th, 1783,
Receives assurances of the favorable disposition of the King.—The Spanish-Americans treat him as their countryman.—Plans of Austria and Russia.—Mr Fox raises difficulties to the conclusion of the Definitive Treaty.—Points in the treaty with Spain.—Spanish expedition against Algiers.
To Robert R. Livingston. Madrid, July 22d, 1783,
Dispersion of the armament against Algiers by stress of weather.—Slow progress of the negotiations at Paris.
From the Saxon Minister in Spain to William Carmichael. Madrid, July 28th, 1783,
Establishment of commercial relations with America.