 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1926 - 578 pages
...nor was it pretended that he acted wholly for their sakes; since, besides his real good will to them, it was manifestly the interest of France that the power of England should be diminished by the separation of her colonies. The only condition he should require would be that the United States,... | |
 | France, Institut français de Washington (D.C.) - History - 1928 - 108 pages
...admitted frankly, as reported by the American Commissioners,1 that besides the King's " real Goodwill to us and our Cause, it was manifestly the Interest...England should be diminished by our Separation from it." The Most Christian King imposed but a single condition : that " we in no Peace to be made with England... | |
 | Richard N. Rosenfeld - History - 1998 - 1012 pages
...us on that Account, nor pretend that he acted wholly for our sakes; since, besides his real Goodwill to us and our Cause, it was manifestly the Interest of France that the power of England should be diminish'd by our Separation from it . . . m14 Friday, December 19, 1777. Today, the Continental Congress... | |
 | Charlemagne Tower - History - 2005 - 537 pages
...acted wholly for our ; since, besides his real good 1 Diplomatic Correspondence, Wlmrfon, ii. 462. will to us and our cause, it was manifestly the interest...England should be diminished by our separation from it, ... That, as soon as the courier returned from Spain with the concurrence expected, the affair would... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - Diplomatic and consular service, American - 1834 - 820 pages
...doing this, he might, probably, soon be engaged in a war, with all the expenses, risks, and damages, usually attending it, yet he should not expect any...engaged in a war with England on our account, we should make a separate peace; he would have us be at full liberty to make a peace for ourselves,* whenever... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1889 - 898 pages
...us on that account, nor pretend that he acted wholly for our sakes; since, besides his real goodwill to us and our cause, it was manifestly the interest of France that the power of Eugland should be diminished by our separation from it. Ho should, moreover, not so much as insist... | |
 | John Lendrum - United States - 1836 - 204 pages
...was it pretended that he acted wholly for (heir srikes, since, hesides his real tjood will to them, it was manifestly the interest of France, that the power of England should he diminished, by the separation of the colonies from its government. The only condition he should... | |
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... usually attending it, yet he should not expect any compensation from us on that account, nor pretend that he acted wholly for our sakes; since, besides his real good will to us and our cause, it was manifestly the interest of France, that the power... 
