Espagne, 1775 455 
From Abbe de Murat 
July £8. Concerning desire of French officer 
in Santo Domingo to obtain Spanish permission to pass 
through New Orleans (f. 338). 
To Abbe de Murat 
July 31. Will request Ossun to obtain permission 
requested (f . 347) . 
Poirel to Ossun 
June 13. [Extract], narration of outbreak of 
revolution in North America (ff . 184-185) . 
Printed Materials 
Gazeta de Madrid , May 23, 30, June 27, July 4, 18, 25, 
1775, news of North America; British parliament and Newfound- 
land fisheries; battle near Boston, Mass.; battle of Concord; 
treatment of prisoners; actions of Continental Congress; 
capture of Ticonderoga (ff. 94-97, 145-148, 215-218, 251- 
254, 298-301, 317-320). 
[See MVC, July 28, 31, 1775.] 
577 (1775. Aug. -Sept.) 
Correspondence of Aranda, Du Muy, G-rimaldi, Masserano, 
Ossun, Vergennes 
Vergennes 
To Ossun 
Aug. 1. P. S. mentions desire of French officer 
in Santo Domingo to visit New Orleans (f . 4) . 
Aug. 7. No. 31, British opinion envisages war 
with Spain and France as means of ending trouble in America; 
necessity of common Franco-Spanish policy (ff . 40-43) . 
[Doniol, I, 123-127.] 
Aug. 15. No. 32, France and Spain will profit 
from British difficulties in America (f. 79). [Doniol, I, 
176.] 
Aug. 20. No. 34, Spanish forces needed in America 
to keep Portuguese in check; Anglo-Portuguese relations; 
reinforcements should be sent before Britain is able to 
stop them (ff. 114-117). [Doniol, I, 187, 325-328.] 
Aug. 22. No. 35, kings of France and Spain share 
common opinion on British colonial difficulties; threatened 
collapse of English ministry; complete colonial independence 
seems dangerous to king of France (f. 131). 
Aug. 29. No. 36, what is to be done to enable 
combined naval forces of France and Spain to hold British 
in check; destruction of English trade would be most serious 
blow to Britain (ff. 180-181). 
Sept. 5. No. 38, Britain has declared Americans 
to be rebels; colonies must now be subjugated by force 
(ff. 226-228). [Doniol, I, 230-232.] 
