The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. By Jared Sparks.

258 WASHINGTON'S WRITINGS. [.,ET. 50.
ges, and he is extending those arrangements as fast as
circumstances will possibly admit. I am sorry to see a
jealousy, arising from a supposition that there has.been
a partiality of conduct. I am certain there has been no
such intention, and that, instead of a charge of having
done too little, it will soon be a matter of wonder how
Mr. Morris has done so much with so small means. As
I know he corresponds with you on the affairs of his
department, I shall content myself with saying, that, before Colonel Carrington leaves town, measures will be
taken to enable him to make provision in future for the
ready transportation of stores, and for the accommodation of troops moving to the southward. It is agreed
that the laboratory shall be removed from Richmond to
New London.
In my former letters upon this subject, I acquainted
you with the reasons, which operated against Count de
Rochambeau's detaching more than the legion of Lauzun towards South Carolina, upon your requisition for a
reinforcement. Although my instructions to you did
not mention a power to call upon the Count for assistance, yet I look upon it as implied in my desire to you
to correspond with him. The circumstances of the
moment must determine whether any or what can be
spared by him.
By late advices from Europe, and from the declarations of the British ministers themselves, it appears, that
they have done with all thoughts of an excursive war,
and that they mean to send but small, if any further reinforcements to America. It may be also tolerably plainly
seen, that they do not mean to hold all their present
posts, and that New York will be occupied in preference to any other. Hence, and from other indications,
I am induced to believe that an evacuation of the southern States will take place. Should this happen, we