[English translation

The Marquis de Lafayette dined yesterday with the Controller General, but believed useless to talk to him of an affair that they have so often continually refought. He inform Mr le Noir who alone can stop it that M. le Comte de Vergennes comes to dinner tomorrow Thursday at the house of Mr. de Calenne in Paris, and the Marquis de Lafayette is invited there. It seemed urgent enough that Mr. le Noir visit the Minister, and go to him asking a meeting tomorrow morning, he can settle it in the committee, one will complete the business with Mr. de Vergennes, and it only remains to request M. le Mareshal de Castries to give his attache to the two people who will go there on his part, if one does not wish to name any new members, it will take at least [illegible] for the day in the already established committee in order to end in three weeks or one month, as that permits it, all the arrangements of the exchange commerce between the realm and the United States. The Marquis de Lafayette sees a prompt decision so important, especially because of the English rivalry, that he is not at all hindered by the fear of [ilegible]. He requests Mr. le Noir to act on his attachment