h Humboldt, promising aid, 315;
makes official appeal to emperor, 315;
learns of refusal of England to admit intervention, 316;
warns Monroe of English preparations, 316;
visits Paris, 316;
meets British commissioners at Ghent, 316;
notifies Monroe of determination of England to dismember United States
and attack New Orleans, 317, 318;
despairs of peace, 318;
draws reply of commissioners rejecting British demands, 319;
explains reasons for willingness to discuss Indian article, 319, 320;
condemns burning of public buildings at Washington, 320;
expresses confidence in American securities, 320;
has difficulty in mediating between Clay and Adams on fisheries and
Mississippi navigation, 322, 323;
proposes engagement to abandon use of savages in future war, 323;
the credit of treaty due to him, 324;
his diplomatic skill, 324;
wins European admiration, 325;
visits Geneva, 325, 326;
sees Napoleon during Hundred Days, 326;
appointed minister to France, 326;
with Clay and Adams negotiates commercial convention, 326, 327;
friendly attitude of Castlereagh toward, 326;
on value of abolition of discriminating duties, 327;
returns to New York, 327;
withholds acceptance of French mission, 327;
describes to Jefferson European opinion of United States, 327;
describes condition of France after Revolution, 327, 328;
does not consider republican form of government suitable everywhere,
328;
weary of politics, declines nomination to Congress, 329;
declines French mission on ground of poverty, 329;
finally yields to Monroe's requests, 329;
refuses offer of Treasury Department, his reasons, 330;
rejoicings of Jefferson over his appointment, 331.

_Minister to France._
Received by Richelieu, 331;
discusses American sympathy for Bonaparte, 331, 332;
received by Louis XVIII., 332;
familiar relations with royal family, 332;
negotiates for indemnity for seizures, 332;
annoyed by French demand for dismissal of a disrespectful American
postmaster, 333;
advises Adams and Eustis in negotiations, 333;
returns to Paris, 334;
with Rush conducts negotiations with England, 334, 335;
tries to explain Jackson's occupation of Pensacola, 336;
refuses to mediate with France between Spain and revolted colonies,
336;
points out disadvantages of war with Spain, 337;
succeeds in pacifying French indignation at seizure of Apollon, 338;
does not a