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his agents, shod you have concerns with him or them for him, will in
all probability entertain, a more advantageous opinion of you, for tho'
you may Converse or negotiate with the Duke himself in French,
yet his agents may not be qualified for it.
3.
You tell us my dear Sam of a happy Escape, you have reason to think
you have had in not accompanying Baccarti in the Ship expected to
Sail from Lubec; I have been made to Shudder at reading an
Article in several of our Papers, that the Ship with the Houghton Pictures
wch. Pouskin & myself prefe'd you so much to go in, was founderd
at Sea & every Soul & all the Cargo lost. That Article indeed has
been since contradicted; but which is true, I am not certain, & cod
wish to be inform'd on your Arrival at Peters burg. In all events I
am made extremely happy, that you have taken the Route you have
done; and when I hear, as I hope soon to do, that you are got safe
to Peters burg, I shall be perfectly easy about you; for then I shall
consider you as it were at home — from the Number of Recommendations
you take with you thither, & others corroborating them you have pick'd
up by the way.
4
The Dutchess of Kinston will soon here of the Death of
the Earl of Bristol, who died a few days ago, so that she is now to
all intents & purposes a widow, & at own Disposal, whether as Dutchess
or as Countess, or neither one nor the other, with respect to which, her
Situation, or Circumstance is most curious & paradoxical- She
may not however have it less in her power to confer her favours
upon you, by any Interest she may think fit to use in your
behalf with the Empress —
5
When you arrive there don't forget my
Tenant Bush, her Majesty's Head Gardener, & let him know I still
continue his name as my t in the Receipts, I give to his
Substitute, Lodiges, at Hackney.
6
Our Political affairs here wear
a much better aspect than the did — The Minister Lord North has
Settled ye Disputes between this Country & Ireland much to the Satisfaction
of the Latter, with respect to Trade &c we have taken a place of great
value & importance from the Spanyards called Fort Omoa, in the
Bay of Hondurous-as, with some rich Register Ships, and the French &
Americans under D'Estaing have recd a Capital Defeat at the Savannah
from General Prevôst & our forces under him, wch will probably occasion
an irreconcileable quarrel between the french & Americans.
Well Mr Sir, does this please you? I think, what with one thing or another, this
letter and it's companion will be worth quelque chose. Not but that I am a little jealous or so,
sensible as I am that the Q.S.P.-ian part will be more acceptable than all the rest. Though he
talks only of £1000, (that being the least sum of the two mentioned) according to my calculation
it will be very hard if by pushing & squeezing we cannot get it up to at least £1400. I mention
that as being the sum of which the 70 pc year is the interest. Now then if any thing turns upon the precise
sum of £2000, I should hope the remaining 800 might be got by way of loan from Mess.rs G. & Mulford.
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Jeremy Bentham; Jeremiah Bentham |
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