Amboy, March 17, 1780.
Dear Sir:
I duly received your letter of the fourteenth, and shall not fail, in
conjunction with General St. Clair, to attend to the military object of
it. I am much obliged to your Excellency for the communication of your
Southern advices. The enemy are still in the dark about their fleet and
army gone that way, as we gather from the commissioners. They pretend
to have little European news, though a vessel arrived two or three days
since from England, after ten weeks passage. We send you some late
New-York papers.
The commission has been several days at an end. The enemy, as was
supposed, had no idea of treating on national ground. We are now in
private conversation, and so far not without hopes that the liberation
of our prisoners will be effected on _admissible_ terms. Two or three
days more will probably put an end to the interview. General St. Clair
and Colonel Carrington, beg their respects may be presented to your
Excellency.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully and affectionately,
Your Excellency’s most ob’t servant,
Alex. Hamilton.