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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, The American revolution. (search)
. The management of its foreign dependencies— colonies they could not properly be called, nor could Spain be named their mother country—was to that kingdom an object of anxiety and never-sleeping suspicion, heightened by a perpetual consciousness that the task of governing them was beyond its ability. The total number of their inhabitants greatly exceeded its own. By their very extent, embracing, Chap. I.} 1778. at least in theory, all the Pacific coast of America; and north of the Gulf of Mexico the land eastward to the Mississippi, or even to the Alleghanies, it could have no feeling of their subordination. The remoteness of the provinces on the Pacific still more weakened the tie of supremacy, which was nowhere confirmed by a common language, inherited traditions, or affinities of race. There was no bond of patriotism, or sense of the joint possession of political rights, or inbred loyalty. The connection between rulers and ruled was one of force alone; and the force was in
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 29: (search)
s colleague. Rayneval passed through London directly to Bow Wood, the country seat of Shelburne in the west of Chap. XXIX.} 1782. Sept. England. I trust what you say as much as if Mr. de Vergennes himself were speaking to me, were the words with which he was welcomed. Gibraltar, observed Rayneval, is as dear to the king of Spain as his life. Shelburne answered: Its cession is impossible: I dare not propose it to the British nation. Spain wishes to become complete mistress of the Gulf of Mexico, continued Rayneval. On this point, Shelburne opened the way for concession, saying: It is not by way of Florida that we carry on our contraband trade, but by way of Jamaica. Shelburne owned reluctantly the necessity of conceding independence to the United States, but was resolved to concede it without any reservation. As to the question of boundaries and fisheries, observed Rayneval, I do not doubt of the earnest purpose of the king to do everything in his power to restrain the Ameri