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rmnt de Florida Blanca, states the result mversations on limits :n these words spect to limits, his Catholic Majesty has lose that are determined by the preliminari rth of November, between the United St: le court of London." The Count de Florida . his answer of February 2ad, to M. de La .ys, " although it is his Majesty's intention ■r the present by the limits established by tl ' the 30th of November, 1782, between the id the Americans, the King intends to infc

lf particularly whether it can be in any wa;

mient or prejudicial to settle that affair ; ith the United States;" and M. de La Fa s letter of the same day to Mr. Jay, wherei serted the preceding, says, "on recei' lswer of the Count de Florida Blanca, (tc lswer, before mentioned, to M. de La Ft

sired an explanation respecting the addi

lates to the limits. I was answered, th fixed principle to abide by the limits estal ie treaty between the English and the A iat his remark related only to mere un: -<-«:u< n'Wh he wished to receive from tl