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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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British diplomat Mr. Fitzherbert arrives in Versailles on August 10 to negotiate peace with the four powers at war with Great Britain, meeting Count de Vergennes; accompanied by state messengers, with Mr. Vaughan also in Paris discussing with Mr. Franklin.
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Extract of a letter from Versailles, August 10.
Mr. Fitzherbert, who has resided for these three or four years past, as Minister of the King of England, at Brussels, arrived here four days ago, charged with full powers to treat of peace with the four powers at war with Great Britain. He was to have this evening, at the breaking up of the Council, his first audience with Count de Vergennes. This new negotiator comes directly from Brussels, where his instructions were sent to him. He has with him, as Mr. Grenville had, two state messengers. Mr. Vaughan, a merchant in Jamaica, who also has been a few days since in Paris, is a private man, who has spoken as yet but with Mr. Franklin.
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Versailles
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August 10
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initiation of peace negotiations between britain and the four allied powers.
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Mr. Fitzherbert, British Minister from Brussels, arrived in Versailles four days prior, empowered to negotiate peace. He is scheduled for his first audience with Count de Vergennes that evening. Instructions were sent to him in Brussels; he travels with two state messengers, similar to Mr. Grenville. Mr. Vaughan, a Jamaican merchant recently in Paris, has only spoken with Mr. Franklin privately.