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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 21: (search)
hether we ought to be glad or sorry. Vergennes to Montmorin, 25 and 27 Dec., 1780. A new obstacle was created to the general peace for which we must now trace the negotiations. Spain had calculated every thing for a single campaign. Montmorin to Vergennes, 13 May, 1780. The invasion of England having failed, the querulous King Charles, after but seven months of hostilities, complained that France had brought Spain into the war for its own interests alone; Montmorin to Vergennes, 9 Jan., 1780. and had caused the first mishaps to his flag. Ibid., 26 June, 1780. Florida Blanca, speaking to the French ambassador, called himself a great fool for having induced his king to the declaration against England. With regard to the United States, Vergennes always maintained that Chap. XXI.} 1780. France was held in honor to sustain their independence, but that their boundaries were contingent on events; Compare Vergennes to Montmorin, 22 Jan., 1781. and to conciliate independence