▁of ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁clearly ▁indicated ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁position ▁to ▁accept ▁an ▁office ▁which ▁offered ▁no ▁sal ary : ▁ ▁John ston ' s ▁letter ▁to ▁James ▁I red ell ▁only ▁one ▁month ▁earlier ▁gives ▁support ▁to ▁that ▁conclusion ▁with ▁him ▁writing : ▁ ▁The ▁uncertainty ▁of ▁a ▁letter ' s ▁getting ▁safe ▁to ▁you , ▁l ays ▁me ▁under ▁great ▁rest raint s . ▁I ▁can ▁only ▁mention ▁in ▁general ▁that ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁France ▁has ▁given ▁us ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁hand ▁very ▁l ately , ▁the ▁most ▁une qu iv ocal ▁ass ur ances ▁of ▁his ▁friendship ▁and ▁support , ▁and ▁is ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁ex ert ing ▁his ▁interest ▁and ▁influence ▁at ▁the ▁different ▁courts ▁in ▁Europe ▁to ▁bring ▁our ▁affairs ▁to ▁a ▁happy ▁and ▁speed y ▁conclusion ; ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁in ▁my ▁own ▁mind ▁the ▁most ▁perfect ▁confidence ▁in ▁these ▁ass ur ances . ▁We ▁shall ▁suffer ▁much ▁in ▁this ▁campaign ; ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁very ▁blo ody , ▁but ▁I ▁hope ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁last . ▁I ▁may ▁be ▁disappoint ed , ▁but ▁was ▁I ▁at ▁liberty ▁to ▁commit ▁my ▁reasons ▁to ▁writing , ▁you ▁would ▁not ▁hes itate ▁to ▁sub scribe ▁to ▁my ▁opinion . ▁ ▁Our ▁prospect s ▁are ▁very ▁fair ▁in ▁Europe , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁we ▁should ▁ex ert ▁ourselves ▁here , ▁for ▁every ▁advantage ▁we ▁gain ▁this ▁summer ▁will ▁count ▁as ▁so ▁much ▁solid ▁coin . ▁We ▁are ▁in ▁daily ▁expectation