Angleterre, 1777 201 
249, 276, 319, 325); situation of armies and of English 
fleet (ff. 43, 56, 58, 129, 191, 194, 276, 285); expla- 
nation of retreat of American army (f. 81); defeat of 
Johnson at Fort Stanwyx (ff. 99, 194, 276); capitulation 
of Burgoyne at Saratoga (ff. 182, 241); arrest of St. Clair 
and Schuyler ordered by Congress (f. 182); rumor of capture 
of Philadelphia (ff. 276, 356); operations of Washington 
(ff. 308, 325, 330, 356, 361). 
Attitude of England towards U.S.: naval prizes taken 
by English (ff. 20, 43, 182); granting of letters of marque 
(f. 35); arming and departure of vessels (ff. 51, 55, 58, 
81, 129, 190, 319, 361); delay in departure of General 
Haldimand for Quebec (ff. 182, 264); requests for Swiss 
and Norwegian troops (f. 264); request for additional Ger- 
man troops (f. 361); parliamentary proceedings (ff. 384, 
387). 
Newfoundland fisheries (ff. 108, 111, 261, 356). 
Sayre's mission to Berlin, his relations with A. Lee 
(ff. 199, 373). 
Visit and seizure of French ships by English (ff. 29, 
36, 45, 46, 58, 81, 103, 111, 115-118, 120, 133, 141, 149, 
182, 191, 196, 232-234, 249, 261, 264, 272, 276, 310, 339, 
346, 347, 361, 378). 
French preparations for war with England (f. 29). 
English reasons for making immediate war on France 
(f. 376). 
Detention in New York of French ships seized by Eng- 
lish (ff. 69, 111, 261, 267, 317, 319, 370). 
Tobacco purchases in England by Farmers General since 
beginning of war in America (ff. 208, 209). 
Project against Mexico submitted to Walpole by 
d'Aubarede, who was not made governor of La. in spite of 
promise by Grimaldi (f. 260). 
Roubaud's forgery of letters of Montcalm explaining 
American revolution (ff. 311, 312). 
Miscellaneous Documents 
Aug. 30. General Howe to Germain; Aug. 27, 
General Howe, declaration; Aug. 28, jld. to Stephens; Aug. 
20, Burgoyne to Germain; Aug. 11, St. Leger to Burgoyne, 
with extracts of letters of Carleton; Sept. 30, Maclean to 
Carleton (ff. 299-307). 
Oct. 23. State of Connecticut, general assembly, 
resolution ordering printing of articles of convention be- 
tween Burgovne and Gates, together with text of convention 
of Oct. 16 (ff. 152-154). 
Oct. 24. 3. P. Savage to B. Franklin, operations 
of Washington and Gates; capitulation of Burgoyne; surprise 
at French and Spanish neutrality (ff. 160-168). 
Oct. 24, [n.s.]. Relation of capitulation of 
Burgoyne and of precedent military operations; reasons France 
and Spain have for concluding alliance with U.S. (ff. 169- 
181). 
[Printed in Stevens' Facsimiles : Vergennes to Amelot, 
Sept. 26 (XIX, no. 1703); Vergennes to Sartine, Sept. 26 
(XIX, no. 1705); Sartine to Vergennes, Sept. 27, (XLX, no. 
1706); Beaumarchais to Vergennes, Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 11 (XIX, 
