234 Miscellaneous Papers 



Fro77i St. John [C. G. F. Dumas] to Silas Deane, Paris. 

 1777. July 10. 



Overjoyed to hear of the safe arrival of the " Amphitrite." High hopes 

 for America. Made an extract from Mr. [Silas] Deane's letter for the 

 Gazettes of Cleves and Leyden ; the extract of the letter from the Eng- 

 lish officer in New York kept secret. Theft of papers from Mr. Deane's 

 friend [Arthur Lee] in Berlin. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 



XXXIX, II. 



From St. John [C. G. F. Dumas] to William Carmichael, Paris. 



1777- July 10. "From my Desert." 



Announcing the departure from Rotterdam of Guernsey ships which 

 pretend to be Dutch and carry false documents. Account of certain 

 letters being published in the Gazettes; the altering and cutting which 

 takes place. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XXXIX, 12. 



From [C. G. F.] Dumas to William Carmichael, Paris. 

 1777. July 14. 



His hands tied in carrjang out certain investigations; desires to act 

 by himself. Quotes a letter written to the Courier of the Bas Rhin 

 a propos of increasing their navy by judicious encouragement of the 

 Americans. Account of a Portuguese, [Felix Antonio] Castrioto, who 

 has promised to further American interests in his own country; gives 

 all the information about him which he could gather. A. L. S. 4 p. 

 (In French.) XXXIX, 13. 



From Fairholme and Luther to J. R. Hamilton. 



1777- July 15. St. Martin's, Isle of Re. 



Has a vessel which was bound for Nantes with tobacco but which 

 was chased into that port by two English frigates; got orders to ship 

 off the tobacco in French bottoms to Nantes and to reload her with 

 salt. A. L. S. I p. ■ XLVII, 78. 



From P[atrick] Henry to Richard Bache, Philadelphia. 



1777. July 15. Williamsburg. 



Their General Assembly has directed a new edition of the laws [of 

 Virginia] to be printed ; understands that the types left by Dr. Franklin 

 are just fit for their purpose; none others being procurable, begs for the 



