21To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 8 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received from the Commanding officer at St Domingo, a Letter in cyphers whereof I send you the translation The Expedition against Pensacola by this time is made, whether with success or not. I do not believe that it is probable that rodney should have set sail to go that way, I should rather think that he is gone to the Leeward Islands. It is very unlucky that the Spaniards be so much...
22To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 13 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I came here, to make a jou[r]ney of instruction, and to admire the brilliant Campaign which your Excellency made in this Quarters. On arriving at this place I found very interesting news brought by an American Vessel which left the River of Nantes the 4th of November. she has given me the annexed list of Vessels which are coming from Brest, destined for America, with a Convoy which is...
23To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 19 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency has certainly by this time been informed of the death of the Ch. de Ternay by a Letter from the Baron de Viomenil The day of my departure for Boston, I had left him without fever, and I must confess I have cruelly surprised to Learn his death, there, after so short a sickness, that has become so tragical. It is a real loss for our Service, he was a very brave man, a very honest...
24To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 22 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s favor of the 15th instant, addressed to the Ch. de Ternay and me, I have received to day, by this time you must have had intelligence of his Death and I dare say you have sincerely lamented him, as well as I. Since the Epocha of time wherein Your Excellency has wrote me, you must have received several letters whether they be the news I sent you from Boston, or those that have...
25To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 25 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I believe that the piece of Intelligence, which I gave to Your Excellency, at the end of my Last letter, is absolutely wrong, Col. Wadsworth who is here, tells me that he had it by three Vessels of the Sund, gone out of Northwalk Fairfield and the Connecticut, the men in these vessels said they had Seen the Signals on the Coast for the militia, and all these Troops in motion. However I this...
26To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 1 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency’s Letter of the 23d last, I received Last night. I received Likewise one from Governor Trumbull to which I made the Answer Of which I send you here a copy. I Wish that the 2d Division may be numerous enough to oblige us to extend as far as New-haven. Mr Meyers, nephew of Mr Gerard is gone on the 26th with the Duplicates of our Dispatches, I hope he will have got clear. Major...
27To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 10 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I receive this moment Your Excellency’s Letter of the 3d instant. I am very much surprised that you had not yet received the one which I had wrote to you on the 22d of Last month as an answer to your Excellency’s Letter of the 15th; This is certainly occasioned by the carelessness of the Post rider at Hartford. I believe that Your Excellency will be able to judge better than I, that after the...
28To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 13 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to recommend to Your Excellency, The Count de Charlus, 2d Colonel of the Saintonge Regiment, who is only son to the Marquis de Castres, whom the news from Europe, report to be made Minister of the Marine. He has asked my Leave to go and pay his respects to Your Excellency, as he proposes pushing forward to Philadelphy, Your Excellency will give him Leave, if you think proper....
29To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 20 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
I Learned by a Letter from General Knox then at Lebanon, about eight days ago, the unhappy rebellion of the Pennsylvania Line. As I have had no Letter from your Excellency Since that time, I will be very much concerned till I know the issue of it, and for the trouble and uneasiness it must give your Excellency to quell it. We expect here our Frigates that set sail from Boston Six days ago,...
30To George Washington from Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 26 January 1781 (Washington Papers)
This very instant, I receive your Excellency’s Letter of the 9th currtt. I have the honor to inform you of the arrival of our two frigates from Boston, together with the Transport L’isle de France , Loaded with various supplies necessary for the fleet. these vessels had put to sea on the 10th, have beaten very severely beaten by three different hard gales, and we were very much concerned about...