478 
Espagne, 1779 
Important Documents 
Feb. 26. Court of Spain to Court of France, 
on concerted Franco-Spanish operations against Britain 
(ff. 294-299); French translation (ff. 289-293). [Printed: 
Doniol, III, 688-691.] 
[n.d. or s.]. Statement of condition of Spanish 
squadron under command of Luis de Cordoba, Antonio Ulloa, 
and Juan Bautista (ff. 138-139). 
[n.d. or s.]. Observations on memoir submitted 
to French ambassador at Madrid concerning navigation of 
neutral vessels (f . 174) . 
Printed Material 
Gazeta de Madrid , Jan. 15, 26, Feb. 2, 5, 1779 (ff. 75, 
125, 165, 180) . 
[Other documents printed in Doniol: Vergennes to 
Montmorin, Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12 (5 letters), 24, 26, nos. 
4, 5, 6, 7, 9 (III, 644; 647n., 677n., 728; 729n. ; 685-687; 
650-654; 655n.; IV, 3n.; Ill, 655-658; 659n., 679-681: 
731n.); Montmorin to Vergennes, Feb. 8, 28 (2 letters), nos. 
9, 13, 14 (III, 645-646n.; 662-664; 665-667); Vergennes to 
Floridablanca, Feb. 12 (III, 683-685); Floridablanca to 
Vergennes, Jan. 13 (III, 681-683); Floridablanca to Almodovar, 
Jan. 20 (III, 623-625) .] 
[See MVC, Jan. 12, 18, 27, Feb. 8, 28, 1779.] 
593 (1779, Mar. -Apr.) 
Correspondence of Almodovar, d'Espinouse, Floridablanca, 
Franklin, Hartley, Montmorin, Vergennes 
Subjects Treated 
Attitude of France and Spain towards U.S. ; English 
troops sent to America; uncertainty of British policy; 
Spanish desire to keep Americans out of Canada; Spanish 
unwillingness to guarantee independence of U.S.; British 
offers to France in return for repudiation of Americans; 
Spanish proposals for long truce; reasons opposed to such 
a settlement (ff. 27, 39, 80, 82, 105, 155, 179, 181, 195, 
199, 205, 247, 249, 253, 295, 320, 343). 
Attitude of France and Spain towards Britain; Spanish 
mediation; projected Franco-Spanish convention; joint plan 
of operations against England; Spanish preparations for war; 
French proposal for plan of operations; ratification of 
Franco-Spanish convention (ff. 15, 27, 35, 39, 50, 62, 80, 
82, 88, 92, 95, 99, 100, 104, 105, 108, 115, 117, 130, 134, 
142, 145, 147, 148, 150, 155, 164, 179, 181, 185, 188, 192, 
193, 195, 199, 203, 205, 209, 221, 226, 247, 250, 253, 259. 
270, 290, 295, 313, 314, 320, 336, 341, 346, 348, 350, 353). 
Fleet movements, Byron, d'Estaing, d'Orvilliers, Ternay 
(ff. 13, 15, 35, 78, 88, 115, 278, 297, 345). 
Extracts of consular correspondence concerning America 
(ff. 29, 111, 123, 137, 183, 237, 278, 297, 299, 329). 
