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<!-- This page is organised in two columns --><p>Petersburg March 13<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> <gap/> 24<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> N.S.</p> <p>If I have some bad news to tell you, you must <lb/> not make yourself the least uneasy about if<lb/> for the good news which I could tell you gives <lb/> me4 more pleasure than the bad gives pain.<lb/> It is however the bad news <add> of </add> which I shall give <lb/> you more of the particulars than of the good, <lb/> because the latter depends upon circumstances <lb/> which I cannot communicate at least at<lb/>present.</p> <p>I arrived at Moscow the <gap/> <lb/> my first business was to <del> enquire</del> find out M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <lb/> <gap/> <gap/> himself or the letter which <lb/> I had beg'd him to send to his mother's. I spent <lb/> the greatest part of 3 days in this fruitless pursuit.<lb/> Some people who know him very well<lb/> assured me he hd no Mother, others with <lb/> as much assurance told me she was too <lb/> anxious to see her son to be able to stay for <lb/> his arrival at Moscow and was therefore gone <lb/> to St Petersburg to meet him. I was conducted <lb/> to 2 or 3 different houses at 7 or 8 Versts<lb/> distance from each other (though all in the <lb/> City) belonging to different parts of his family<lb/> before I could find out where his Mother lived, <lb/> when I found her house I found nobody in it, <lb/> and therefore could hear nothing about any <lb/> letter. However I soon f#got introduced <gap/> <lb/> Prince <unclear>Welkanski</unclear> the Gover4nor who <del> gave<lb/> me </del> after I had dined with him the first day <lb/> gave me a passing invitation to his table<lb/> <del> for</del> and to spend the evening whenever I was <lb/> disengaged. he told me he would send his <lb/> Adjutant to <sic>shew</sic> me the Cathedral the <gap/. Imperial <lb/> palace and all the riches it contains<lb/> &c &c. There was a Polish General a Stranger<lb/> who was to be <sic>shewn</sic> the lions also we <lb/> went together the next morning. He is a very <sic>agreable</sic> as well <lb/> as personable man. He told me one of his brothers <lb/> was gone to England to stay a couple of years <lb/> and to learn the language. All the brothers are <lb/> my intimates at <sic>S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></sic> James Harris's and the one <lb/> in England moves to spend <del> a</del. some time t <lb/> Sr James's country house. In the first 2 or 3 <lb/> days after my arrival I made acquaintance with <lb/> a M<sic>r</sic> <unclear>Blaischijew | |||
'' | </unclear> who had been 3 years in the <lb/> English sea service as well as in the Archipelago <lb/> against the Turks, <del> in</del> and now has the command of <lb/> a <gap/> Gunship. He is about 28 or 29 years of age <lb/> has travelled and seen a great deal all over </p> <pb/> | ||
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Petersburg March 13th 24th N.S.
If I have some bad news to tell you, you must
not make yourself the least uneasy about if
for the good news which I could tell you gives
me4 more pleasure than the bad gives pain.
It is however the bad news of which I shall give
you more of the particulars than of the good,
because the latter depends upon circumstances
which I cannot communicate at least at
present.
I arrived at Moscow the
my first business was to enquire find out Mr
himself or the letter which
I had beg'd him to send to his mother's. I spent
the greatest part of 3 days in this fruitless pursuit.
Some people who know him very well
assured me he hd no Mother, others with
as much assurance told me she was too
anxious to see her son to be able to stay for
his arrival at Moscow and was therefore gone
to St Petersburg to meet him. I was conducted
to 2 or 3 different houses at 7 or 8 Versts
distance from each other (though all in the
City) belonging to different parts of his family
before I could find out where his Mother lived,
when I found her house I found nobody in it,
and therefore could hear nothing about any
letter. However I soon f#got introduced
Prince Welkanski the Gover4nor who gave
me after I had dined with him the first day
gave me a passing invitation to his table
for and to spend the evening whenever I was
disengaged. he told me he would send his
Adjutant to shew me the Cathedral the <gap/. Imperial
palace and all the riches it contains
&c &c. There was a Polish General a Stranger
who was to be shewn the lions also we
went together the next morning. He is a very agreable as well
as personable man. He told me one of his brothers
was gone to England to stay a couple of years
and to learn the language. All the brothers are
my intimates at Sr James Harris's and the one
in England moves to spend a</del. some time t
Sr James's country house. In the first 2 or 3
days after my arrival I made acquaintance with
a Mr Blaischijew
who had been 3 years in the
English sea service as well as in the Archipelago
against the Turks, in and now has the command of
a Gunship. He is about 28 or 29 years of age
has travelled and seen a great deal all over
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Correspondence |
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Samuel Bentham |
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