...t he would have been loath to lose the latter; and, before beginning to treat of the conditions of peace, he wrote to Shelburne his belief that the moderation, prudent counsels, and sound judgment of Oswald might contribute much not only to the speedy conelusion of a peace, but to the framing of such a peace as may be firm and lasting. The king, as he read the wishes of Franklin, which were seconded...