My Letters to doctor Franklin Have Hitherto Acquainted You With Every thing that Related to Me—1 I Have Been with the Convoy As far as Cape St Mary, and then I Came in a Frigate to this Port— On My Way I have dispatched a Vessel to General Washington, and Have Communicated Particulars of our Situation, as well as Proposals for Military Operations2

The Convoy I Came With is Coming in, a Good Number of french and Spanish Ships are getting Ready, the french division at Gibralter is Going to Embark, so that we intend to sail with a powerful Reinforcement—

On My Arrival at this place, I Have Been told that our American preliminaries are Agreed Upon for Which I Hearty Rejoice With You—3 But Am Sorry to Hear that My Lord Shelburne Has not Been Candid with the French— Should He Think that America May Forget Treaties, He Will Be Much disappointed—this May Be for the United States A New Opportunity to Shine in their political Character— In Case it Becomes Necessary to Go on with Military Operations, I very much Hope they will Be Successful

In the first Moments I Saw Count d’Estaing He Asked for My Opinion Upon the present political Situation of our Affairs—it Appears that the Spanish Court and Count de Montmorin Himself wanted Him to take those Informations— My Answer Was that America Had Made treaties, and would Stand By them—that Her Steadiness was Equal to Her Spirit— But that unless they Give Monney, No Efforts can be Expected— Upon this Monney Affair, I am very Urging. Count d’Estaing Has Wrote to Count de Montmorin a private letter Which is to Be Laid Before the Spanish Court—4 I Have wrote one to Carmichael By post Which is to Be oppened By Count de Florida Blanca—5 I Have so far present Conquered My Hatred to Count O’Reilly as to Speak freely with Him Upon this Matter— I do not much Expect from the Attempt— But As No American plenipotentiary was Committed, as limits and Every political idea was out of the Way, I Have thought there was not Amiss Seizing the present Opportunity to tempt them into an offer to Send us Monney from the Havanna— I do not Believe it Will Succeed, But there is no Harm in the Trial6

You Will Greatly oblige me, My dear Sir, to keep me Acquainted With every thing that is Interesting to America— My Heart is in it, You know, and Your Communications Will Be Very Well Come— I live with Mr Harrison7 and Am Very Happy in His Acquaintance— But Your letter Had Better Be sent to Mde de Lafayette with a particular Recommenddacion

Be pleased to Remember me Most Affectionately to Mr Franklin, Mr Adams, and Mr Laurens, and to let them know Any thing in this letter that Appears worth Communicating My Best Compliments Wait Upon doctor Bancroft

I Request, My dear Sir, You Will Be so kind as to present My Best Respects to Mrs jay and to receive the Hearty Assurance of the High and Affectionate Regard I Have the Honor to Be with dear Sir Your obedient Humble Servant8