480 Espagne, 1779 
to French ports; suspicious as to intentions of A. Lee; 
slight interest of Spaniards in Americans; aid in money 
and men to be furnished to U.S. (ff. 6, 25, 27, 29, 67, 
75, 77, 138, 140, 148, 171, 180, 203, 215, 240, 277, 285, 
295, 296, 348, 350, 361, 371, 374, 379, 391, 431, 447, 
451, 456 ? 482, 485, 489, 500). 
Attitude of France and Spain towards Britain; Spanish 
mediation; Franco-Spanish preparations for war; joint plan 
of operations agreed upon; British opinion on Spanish peace 
proposal; Franco-Spanish convention; Spanish resentment at 
British attitude; aid to be given French vessels in Spanish 
colonies; mediatory offer of Catherine II, not agreeable to 
Charles III; departure of Almodovar from London (ff. 13, 14, 
16, 25, 27, 29, 39, 42, 45, 53, 59, 67, 72, 77, 80, 84, 89, 
99, 119, 132, 138, 140, 148, 171, 173, 203, 215, 225, 227, 
230, 234, 257, 273, 283, 285, 297, 298, 311, 326, 329, 350, 
381, 393, 394. 395, 408, 422, 452, 456, 461, 465, 472, 477, 
495, 497, 500). 
Fleet movements, Arbuthnot, Cordoba, d'Estaing, Gaston, 
Guichen, Hardy, La Motte-Piquet (ff. 144, 146-148, 173, 180, 
181, 198, 199, 201, 215, 224, 227, 233, 236, 254-257, 264, 
266, 268, 270, 272, 273, 280, 291, 311, 329, 333, 341, 343, 
344, 353, 361, 363, 368, 369, 372, 375, 391, 396, 400, 401, 
403, 407, 427, 429, 431, 439, 441-443, 447, 461, 466, 477, 
481, 485, 499, 500, 508). 
Animals furnished French islands by Spain (ff . 262, 
395, 469, 473, 476) . 
Complaints of governor of La. against Favre, French 
commerce commissioner (ff. 364, 366-367). 
Prohibition upon importation of cod into Spain (ff . 
446, 460, 470, 487) . 
Extracts from consular correspondence, concerning 
American shipping, and news of fleets (ff. 30, 37, 144, 
211, 253, 264, 270, 308, 324, 338, 360, 410, 411, 441, 454, 
455, 499) . 
Important Documents 
May 1. Hartley to Franklin, proposal of long 
truce, deferring American recognition to some future date 
(f. 5). 
May 4. Franklin to Hartley, objections to various 
proposed articles of peace; France must be consulted, as 
well as U.S. (ff. 21-24). [Printed: Wharton, II, 154-156.] 
May 29. Louis XVI, instructions to d'Orvilliers 
(ff. 152-170). 
May. Rayneval, observations on truce between 
France, U.S., and Britain, as proposed by Spain (ff. 189- 
194) . 
[May?]. Almodovar, declaration made to British 
court; mediation proposed by Spain; unfriendly attitude of 
British in America; instigation of Indian attacks upon La.; 
usurpation of Spanish territory; determination of Spain to 
obtain satisfaction at all costs (ff . 132-137) , 
June 25. Bancroft to Vergennes, narration of 
trip to Ireland, and of state of feeling there (ff. 320-322). 
July 13. Weymouth, reply to declaration of 
Almodovar (ff. 415-420). » 
