▁▁ ▁Adams ▁express es ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁inv ig or ate ▁and ▁extend ▁the ▁U . S . ▁measure ▁of ▁defense , ▁all ud ing ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy , ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁French ▁conduct . ▁Adams ▁par alle ls ▁his ▁p ug na cious ▁comments ▁by ▁confirm ing ▁his ▁desire ▁for ▁an ▁am ic able ▁end ▁to ▁host ilities ▁and ▁ins istence ▁that ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁war ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁ins ure ▁peace . ▁Another ▁amb assador ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁France ▁without , ▁" more ▁determin ate ▁ass ur ances ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁received ," ▁because ▁his ▁re jection ▁would ▁be ▁an , ▁" act ▁of ▁hum ili ation ." ▁Before ▁Adams ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁restore ▁formal ▁relations , ▁France ▁must ▁end ▁dep red ations ▁and ▁pay ▁re par ations ▁for ▁past ▁gr iev ances , ▁" her et of ore ▁inf lic ted ▁on ▁our ▁commerce ." ▁ ▁The ▁necessity ▁of ▁mar itime ▁protection ▁through ▁a ▁n avy ▁is ▁formally ▁expressed ▁and ▁ex alt ed ▁through ▁the ▁statements , ▁" no ▁country ▁ever ▁experienced ▁more ▁sudden ▁and ▁remarkable ▁advantages ▁from ▁any ▁measure ▁of ▁policy ▁than ▁we ▁have ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁ar ming ▁for ▁our ▁mar itime ▁protection ▁and ▁defense ," ▁and ▁" We ▁ought ... to ... in cre ase ▁of ▁our ▁Navy ▁to ▁a ▁size ▁sufficient ▁to ▁guard ▁our ▁coast ▁and ▁protect ▁our ▁trade ." ▁ ▁Dem arc ation ▁of ▁Spanish – American ▁border ▁The ▁illegal ▁Spanish ▁g arr isons ▁in ▁the ▁N atch