Angleterre, 1793-1795 261 
June 11. Oswald, "Short sketch of a tour on 
public mission to Ireland," contains copy of letter of 
Pinckney to him of Mar. 14 (ff. 173-174, 175). 
June 11. Note on Oswald's mission; his rela- 
tions with Paine (f. 176). 
[n.d.]. Oswald's expense account (f. 177). 
Other Material 
Mar. 5. Deforgues to Basset, thanks for his 
project for conquest of Canada (f. 11). 
Mar. 6. Basset to Deforgues, recalls impor- 
tance of his project concerning Canada (ff . 13-14) . 
May. Ducher, summary of English diplomacy; 
French minister in Philadelphia was originally sent to 
second Pitt; loyal attitude of Washington towards France; 
necessity of refusing to Americans freedom of trade in 
French colonies (ff. 143-146). 
July 12. Deforgues, instructions to Menneville; 
his relations with Pinckney (ff. 220-222). 
Aug. Matthews, proposal for new defensive al- 
liance between France and U.S. (f. 353). 
Oct. 18. Jacob Whittemon to Convention, com- 
plains of conduct of Capt. Courtenay of frigate Boston , 
who took him and several others prisoner off French frig- 
ate Embuscade near Sandy Hook (f . 271) , enclosing "A note 
from journal," July 28 concerning his capture, and in- 
cluding a letter from Capt. Bompard, commander of Embus - 
cade , of same date (ff. 272-273). 
588 (1793-1795. Sept. 22-Sept. 22) [Ans II-III] 
1793, Oct. 5. Matthews to Delacroix, explanation of 
his relations with Pinckney (ff. 25-28, 29-30). 
[1793, Nov. 26], 6 Frim. II. Committee of Public 
Safety to Delacroix (f. 96), enclosing memoir of Isabean 
and Talien, on means of attacking and destroying English 
on American continent; necessity of making Americans under- 
stand that they cannot allow English to remain in posses- 
sion of posts on Mississippi, restitution of which was 
promised in 1783; plan to instigate revolution in Canada 
and Nova Scotia; prohibition of Mississippi navigation to 
Americans by English and Spaniards (ff . 97-98) . 
[1793-94], An II. Andre, Journal sommaire de la 
croisiere de la f lotte de la republique . commandee par le 
contre-amiral Willaret ; ... (Paris, An II) (ff. 228-246). 
1794, Jan. 10, [n.s.]. Mutiny in French squadron at 
New York (ff. 115-116). 
[1794, June 6], 18 Prair. II. Vaughan, notes on his 
relations with Franklin, obtained by order of Committee 
of Public Safety (ff. 171-176). 
[1794], An II, June 28. Paine to Otto, wishes he 
would undertake to forward settlement of Oswald's accounts 
(ff . 12-13) . 
1794, July 2. Vaughan to Otto, concerning members 
of his family in U.S. (f. 193). 
