Espagne, 1780 487 
600 (1780. July 21-Sept. 21) 
Correspondence of Aranda, Bausset, Bessiere, Bouille, 
d'Estaing, Floridablanca, J. Galvez, Gardoqui, Jay, La 
Luzerne, Malet, Montbarey, Montraorin, Necker, 0' Dunne, 
Sartlne, Vergennes, Vigny 
Subjects Treated 
Attitude of France, Spain, and Britain towards U.S.; 
financial aid granted U.S. by Spain; negotiations by 
Cumberland; offer of Russian mediation; Jay's negotiations 
in Madrid; d'Estaing in Spain; question of La. and U.S. 
boundaries; Franco-Spanish plans for joint operations in 
America; Spanish fear lest example of U.S. encourage revolt 
in Spanish colonies; attitude of Montmorin towards Jay; 
Mississippi navigation and western boundaries of U.S.; cap- 
ture of British convoy destined for North America; prepa- 
rations for American expedition (ff. 4, 17, 28, 51, 58, 
59, 60, 68, 70, 72, 77, 81, 84, 89, 91, 94, 102, 107, 111, 
112, 117bls. 120, 126, 130, 132, 139, 168, 172, 176, 178, 
181, 183, 187, 210, 212, 215, 222, 264, 306, 313, 315, 323, 
341, 365, 366, 367, 370, 377, 379, 383, 389, 391, 410. 418, 
423, 424 , 440, 445, 453, 456, 460, 462, 473, 485, 515). 
Arrival at Bilbao of American vessel (f. 415). 
Claim for confiscated estate of Noyan in La. (ff . 8, 
28, 137, 171) . 
Fleet movements, Cordoba, Guichen, Rodney, Solano 
(ff. 4, 27, 32, 49, 51, 94, 97, 161, 170, 202-204, 206, 
208, 215, 416, 418, 453, 456). 
Prohibition upon importation of cod into Spain (ff. 37, 
134). 
Request for permission to visit La. (f. 106). 
Extracts of consular correspondence from Cadiz; de- 
parture of convoy from Spithead for New York (f . 164) . 
d'Estaing 
Aug. 12. Summary of reply of Spanish ministry 
to memoir of d'Estaing (ff. 248-253). 
Aug. 24. Memoir in reply to Spanish answer to 
proposed French plan of campaign (ff . 225-248) . 
Aug. 31. Observations on Spanish memoir of 
Aug. 30 (ff . 325-326) . 
John Jay 
Sept. 14. To Floridablanca, asks whether U.S. 
may expect help from Spain, and if so, how much (ff . 464- 
465) . 
Sept. 15. From Gardoqui, impossibility of pro- 
viding funds in Europe for U.S.; Spain will grant loan for 
purchase of supplies; demand for compensation (ff. 465-467). 
Sept. 4. Court of Spain to Court of France, 
reply to memoir on Russian mediation (ff . 357-362) . 
[Printed in Doniol: Vergennes to Montmorin, Aug. 18 
(IV, 466n.); Montmorin to Vergennes, Sept. 1 (IV. 468-469); 
Floridablanca to Montmorin, Sept. 4 (2 letters) (IV, 470n.; 
