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Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette by Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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Second Voyage To America, And Campaigns Of 1780, 1781. Correspondence-1779-1781

Additional Correspondence.

Appendix. Notice By The Editors. * * * * * To The Reader.~[1]

Fragments Extracted From Various Manuscripts.~[1]

* * * * * A. Departure For America In 1777.

B. First Interview Between General Washington And General Lafayette.

Retreat Of Barren-hill. E. Arrival Of The French Fleet.

F. Dissensions Between The French Fleet And The American Army.

Correspondence. 1777-1778. To The Duke D'ayen.~[1] Lafayette.

To Madame De Lafayette.

To Madame De Lafayette.

To Madame De Lafayette.

To Madame De Lafayette. To Madame De Lafayette.

To Madame De Lafayette.

To M. De Vergennes, Minister Of Foreign Affairs.

To Madame De Lafayette.

To Madame De Lafayette.

To General Washington.~[1] (original.)

Lafayette. To The Duke D'ayen.

To General Washington.~[1] (original)

From General Washington. (original)

To General Washington. (original.) To Madame De Lafayette.

To General Washington. (original.)

To Madame De Lafayette.

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington (original)

Lafayette. From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.)

To Madame De Lafayette.

To Madame De Lafayette. To General Washington. (original.)

From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.) To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original-instruction.)~[1]

To Madame De Lafayette.

To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original-instructions.) To General Washington (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.) To General Washington.~[1] (original.)

From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.)

From General Washington To Major-general Sullivan. (original.) From General Washington To Major-general Greene. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.) To The Duke D'ayen.

Lafayette, To Madame De Lafayette.

President Laurens To The Marquis De Lafayette.~[1] Resolution Of Congress.

Marquis De Lafayette To President Laurens. Lafayette. To General Washington. (original.)

From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.)

To General Washington.~[1] (original.)

To Lord Carlisle.~[1] Lafayette. To General Washington. (original.)

From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.)

Marquis De Lafayette To President Laurens. (original.) Lafayette. President Laurens To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

Lord Carlisle To M. De Lafayette. Marquis De Lafayette To President Laurens. (original.) Lafayette.

From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.) (original) To General Washington. (original.)

To The Editor Of The Evening Post. A. Hamilton.

Correspondence. 1779-1781. To Count De Vergennes~[1]

Rom General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette.~[1] (original.)

To M. De Vergennes.

To M. De Vergennes.

To The President Of Congress. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To The Count De Vergennes.

To M. De Vergennes.

Dr. Franklin To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.) B. Franklin. To Dr. Franklin. (original.)

From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.)

To General Washington.~[1] (original.)

To M. De Vergennes.

To His Excellency General Washington.~[1] (original.) To M. De Vergennes.

From General Washington. (original.) To The Count De Rochambeau.

To General Washington. (original.)

To Mm. Le Comte De Rochambeau, And Le Chevalier De Ternay.~[1]

From The Count De Rochambeau To M. De Lafayette.

To Mm. De Rochambeau And De Ternay.

To M. De Rochambeau.

From M. De Rochambeau.

To The Chevalier De La Luzerne.

To Madame De Tesse.

To Madame De Lafayette.

To General Washington. (original.)

From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.) To General Washington. (original.)

Lafayette. To General Washington (original.)

To His Excellency General Washington.~[1] (original.)

From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.)

To M. De Vergennes.~[1]

To Madame De Lafayette.

To General Washington. (original)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

From General Washington To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To Colonel Hamilton. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

From General Washington To Marquis De Lafayette. (original.) From General Washington To Lund Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

From General Phillips To The Marquis De Lafayette. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

Extracts Of Several Letters To General Washington.~[1] (original.)

To Madame De Lafayette.

To M. De Vergennes. To M. De Maurepas.

To General Washington.~[1] (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington.~[1] (original.)

To M. De Maurepas. To M. De Vergennes. To Madame De Lafayette.

The Marquis De Segur To M. De Lafayette. Segur. To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington.~[1] (original.) To General Washington.~[1] (original)

To General Washington. (original.) To The Count De Vergennes.

To The Count De Vergennes. To The President Of Congress.

To General Washington.~[1] (original) To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.) To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.) To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.) To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To Major General Greene. (original.)

To General Greene. (original.) To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.) To General Washington. (original.)

To Colonel Hamilton. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.) To General Greene. (original.)

To General Greene, (original.)

To General Greene. (original.)

To General Greene. (original.) To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.) To General Washington. (original.)

To General Washington. (original.)

* * * * * Appendix Ii To The Count De Vergennes.

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(1777.) As soon as M. de Lafayette had recovered from the effects of sea sickness, he studied the language and trade he was adopting. A heavy ship, two bad cannons, and some guns, could not have escaped from the smallest privateer. In his present situation, he resolved rather to blow up the vessel than to surrender; he concerted measures to achieve this end with a brave Dutchman named Bedaulx, whose sole alternative, if taken, would have been the gibbet. The captain insisted upon stopping at the islands; but government and orders would have been found there, and he followed a direct course, less from choice than from compulsion.~[15] At forty leagues from shore, they were met by a small vessel: the captain turned pale, but the crew were attached to M. de Lafatette, and the officers were numerous: they made a show of resistance. It turned out, fortunately, to be an American ship, whom they vainly endeavoured to keep up with; but scarcely had the former lost sight of M. de Lafayette's vessel, when it fell in with two English frigates,--and this is not the only time when the elements seemed bent on opposing M. de Lafayette, as if with the intention of saving him. After having encountered for seven weeks various perils and chances, he arrived at Georgetown, in Carolina. Ascending the river in a canoe, his foot touched at length the American soil, and he swore that he would conquer or perish in that cause. Landing at midnight at Major Huger's house,~[16] he found a vessel sailing for France, which appeared only waiting for his letters. Several of the officers landed, others remained on board, and all hastened to proceed to Charleston: