278 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From William Hodgson. 1780. August 4. London. 



Waited upon the " Board of Sick and Hurt " ; enclosing a copy of a 

 memorial in regard to the exchange of prisoners drawn up by them, 

 and to be laid before the Lords of the Admiralty; upon receipt of 

 news concerning the Boston cartels, hears that Congress stopped all 

 further exchange with New York. A. L. S. 2 p. XIX, 53. 



Frojn Pierre Bon de Corcelles. 1780. August 5. Moudon. 



Has a plan for the subjection of England by the United States; 

 sends Franklin a thousand copies for distribution. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 

 French.) XIX, 54- 



From J[oh]n Diot & Co. 1780. August 7. Morlaix. 



Will send off the prisoners of the " Black Princess" by another cartel 

 ship lately arrived. Arrival of prize brig " Enterprise " taken by 

 the " Black Princess," who, besides this, took six ransoms in the first 

 three days of her cruise. A. L. S. 3 p. XIX, 55. 



From Jno. P[aul] Jones. 1780. August 7. L'Orient. 



"Ariel" nearly ready for sea; difficulties encountered in settling 

 with M. de Montplaisir the matter of wages for his men. Report spread 

 by Mr. Gillon, of South Carolina, that Franklin had written him 

 that the " Bon Homme Richard " was a privateer; asks that this report 

 may be contradicted as, though false, it has done him much harm. No 

 orders were ever sent by the Court to stop the "Alliance" by force; 

 believes Landais was a mere cat's paw and that the blow was aimed 

 against Franklin rather than himself. The bearer, the Comte de 

 Vauban, sails with him on the " Ariel." L. S. 4 p. XIX, 56. 



From [Capt. Baron] de Frey. 1780. August 8. Paris. 

 Requesting the loan of four more louis. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 



XIX, 57. 



From Comtesse de Rochambeau. [1780?] August 8. Palais Royal. 



Begs for a confirmation of the report that Mr. Clinton, having at- 

 tacked the Comte de Rochambeau in his intrenchments, was repulsed 

 with a loss of 1,500 men. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) 



XIX, 57K2. 



