Letters to Benjamin Franklin 231 



From Joseph Gridley. 1780. March 28. Nantes. 



Desiring an order to enable him to obtain a passage to America on 

 board the " Alliance " ; Mr. Jonathan Williams's change of plans leaves 

 his berth vacant; his health poor. A. L. S. i p. XVII, 151. 



From Jno. P[aul] Jones. 1780. March 28. L'Orient. 



Acknowledging Franklin's orders of the i8th current; has written to 

 Nantes for particular information respecting the anchorage of Noir- 

 moutier; the cannon all on board. Refers to Dr. Bancroft for an 

 account of certain circumstances concerning his conduct in Holland. 



Afraid Franklin will find " busybody C " less worthy than he 



formerly imagined. L. S. I p. XVII, 152. 



From [C. G. F.] Dumas. 1780. March 28. The Hague. 



Enclosing a declaration [i p.] by the States of Friesland in which 

 they agree to the resolution for unlimited convoys, even for building 

 timber. Memoir presented by Mr, [Joseph] Y[orke]. Political situ- 

 ation in Russia. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) XXXIX, 155. 



From [C. G. F.] Dumas. 1780. March 28. The Hague. 



His letter to Mr. Carmichael has been intercepted and is in the hands 

 of the French Ambassador; its contents reflects on Sir Geo. Grand's 

 good faith towards the Americans; cannot possibly furnish proof of 

 his suspicions; overwhelmed at the result of his own imprudence, com- 

 plete retraction demanded by the Ambassador, M. de La Vauguyon. A. 

 L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XXXIX, 156. 



From William Hodgson. 1780. March 28. London. 



Much concerned to find that the cartel vessel has returned from Mor- 

 laix without a single prisoner in exchange; the Board of Sick and 

 Hurt disgusted at such an outcome of the business; the French 

 Commissary of Marines at Morlaix gave the master of the vessel a 

 receipt for the hundred American prisoners, but said he had no au- 

 thority to return any English ones; until this matter is cleared up, all 

 further steps must be at an end. A. L. S. 2 p. XVII, 153. 



From de Servandony. 1780. March 29. Paris. 



Offering Franklin an invention of his own for erecting a battery 

 of cannon on land or sea to a height of twenty or thirty feet. A. L. 

 S. 2 p. (In French.) XVII, 154. 



