Angle terre, 1776 181 
[Printed in Stevens' Facsimiles : Beaumarchais to 
Vergennes, Apr. 16 (2 letters), 19, 26 (XIII, nos. 1322, 
1323, 1325, 1328) ; Vergennes to Beaumarchais, Apr. 26 
(2 letters, XIII, nos. 1329, 1330)- Saint Germain to 
Vergennes, Mar. 15 (XIII, no. 1318); Saint Germain, me- 
moir, Mar. 15 (XIII, no. 1319); Saint Paul to Vergennes, 
Apr. 22 (XIII, no. 1326); Vergennes to Montaudouin Freres, 
Apr. 22 (XIII, no. 1327); Montaudouin Freres to Vergennes, 
Apr. 27 (XIII, no. 1331); Sartine to Vergennes, Apr. 27 
(XIII, no. 1332). 
In Doniol: Gamier to Vergennes, Mar. 1, Apr. 12 
(I, 394-396; 399-400); Vergennes to Gamier, Mar. 8 (2 let- 
ters), Apr. 20 (I, 383n. ; 396-397; 400); Vergennes to 
Beaumarchais, Apr. 26 (2 letters, I, 418-419; 417-418); 
Beaumarchais to Vergennes, Apr. 16 (2 letters), 19, 26 
(I, 407-412; 377n. ; 379-380n. , 412-413; 413-416, 456-457n. ) ; 
Vergennes to Montaudouin Freres, Apr. 22 (I, 378n. ) ; Mon- 
taudouin Freres to Vergennes, Apr. 27 (I, 520-521); Saint 
Germain to Vergennes, Mar. 15 (I, 280n. ) ; George III to 
Louis XVI, Mar. 29 (I, 264); Louis XVI, order, Apr. 22 
(I, 345). 
In Doniol, extracts from: Gamier to Vergennes, Mar. 8 
(2 letters), 11, 15 (I, 397-398; 270, 448, 449-450; 380-381; 
454-455) ; Vergennes to Gamier, Mar. 8, 17, 23, Apr. 20 
(I, 394; 270-271, 398; 458-460); Argout to Vergennes, Mar. 26 
(I, 451-452). ] 
516 (1776, May- June) 
Correspondence of Beaumarchais, Carleton, Doyard, 
Dubourg, Du Pont, d'Ennery, Gamier, De Guines, Howe, 
Lauraguais, Le Begue, Lombard, Montaudouin Freres, Peire, 
Saint Paul, Sartine, Vergennes, Weymouth 
Subjects Treated 
Attitude of France towards England's insurgent colonies 
in America: freedom accorded American commerce in France, 
save in war supplies (ff. 29, 174, 200, 263, 264, 283, 309, 
312, 327, 348, 370) ; advantage to be derived from not dis- 
tracting English attention from American difficulties (f. 
116); Francy's mission to America, and capture by English 
on return (ff. 125, 240, 304, 372); Garnier's ideas upon 
advantage of French aid for colonial independence, and re- 
sentment of Americans because of lack of such aid (f. 133); 
Du Pont's offer to go as secret agent to America, his re- 
lations -with Franklin (f. 238); neutrality towards colonies 
(f. 293); Bonvouloir's mission, his correspondence with 
Congress (ff. 293, 326, 329, 349, 356); prizes made by 
American privateers brought into French ports (ff. 370, 
425) ; request of Comte de Macdonald to go to America (f. 
412); Frenchmen returned from America (f. 447); arrival 
of Baron Woedtke at Philadelphia (f. 447). 
Insurrection in England's American colonies: evacua- 
tion of Boston, Lee's entrance into New York (ff. 11, 20, 
33, 46, 54, 66, 68, 119, 121, 144, 167); conjectures as 
to destination of squadron from Philadelphia, rumor that 
