Espagne, 1791 507 
Subjects Treated 
Spanish-American discussions of Mississippi navi- 
gation and boundaries; activities of Carmichael; proposals 
to be made to France; attitude of latter power; American 
threat of hostilities (ff. 308, 339, 377, 416). 
Proposals for French trade with Kamchatka and north- 
west coast of America (ff. 234, 278, 402). 
Activities of American, Littlepage, in Madrid as Polish 
agent (f . 290) . 
Nootka Sound controversy (f . 290) . 
d'Urtubise to Montmorin 
June 19. No. 13, negotiations between Carmichael 
and Floridablanca over Mississippi navigation and boundaries; 
negative reply of Spain; insistence of Carmichael; Florida- 
blanca' s proposal to submit dispute to commissioners; attitude 
of Britain; Carmichael on French revolution; his insistence 
that France be accorded free navigation of Mississippi to 
New Orleans (ff. 308-311). 
June 30. No. 16, Spanish-American negotiations; 
Carmichael insists on free navigation of Mississippi, de- 
mands reply before end of Oct.; weakness of Spain in La. 
and Florida, strength of U.S.; Carmichael suggests alliance 
of Spain, Russia, U.S., and France against Britain (ff. 339- 
345) . 
July 18. No. 21, has given Floridablanca note 
presented to French government by Short concerning negoti- 
ation on Mississippi navigation; negotiations have been 
suspended (ff. 377-378). 
July 28. No. 24, Carmichael threatens hostili- 
ties if a reply to his demands for free navigation of 
Mississippi is not made before Oct.; Floridablanca assumes 
a gentler tone (ff. 416-420). 
[See MVC, June 19, 30, July 18, 28, 1791.] 
631 (1791. Aug. -Dec.) 
Correspondence of J. d'Estardy, Lessart, Montmorin, 
d'Urtubise, Yriarte 
Subjects Treated 
U.S. insistence on free navigation of Mississippi; 
Carmichael* s threats of Anglo-American alliance; Spanish 
attitude; negotiations of Smith in London, attitude of 
Britain; U.S. ultimatum; Spanish decision to send special 
envoy to U.S.; British demand for free navigation of Missis- 
sippi; English proposal of offensive and defensive alliance 
with U.S. and Portugal; attitude of France (ff . 53, 90, 101, 
105, 130-134, 277, 329, 338, 347, 383, 402). 
Hostilities between Spain and Morocco due to Carmichael 
(f. 19) . 
Westward expansion of U.S.; British surrender of Ameri- 
can border posts (f. 40). 
Nootka Sound controversy (ff. 53, 130-134, 282, 289, 
347) . 
