| Description | St James's Square "critical as the present conjuncture is, with regard to the danger of a union between our Colonys and France", he wishes the terms of accommodation we hold out may be made as palatable and efficacious as possible, suggests whether it would not be proper to repeal some of the hostile laws made against the Colonies, not directly, but eventually, in favour of such provinces as should return to their allegiance, and renounce independence by a given time, considers the departure of the Commissioners should not be delayed, laments that conciliatory ideas were not proposed before matters were so far advanced with the French Court, apologises for this freedom, suggests that Gates might be made useful |