1822.] 
the United States, which the friend- 
ship and magnanimity of your conduct 
towards them, afforded reasoa to ex~ 
pect. ; 
The United States, having unani- 
mously appointed me to the supreme 
executive authority in this nation, your 
Majesty’s letter, of the 17th August, 
1788, which by reason of the dissolu- 
tion of the late government, remained 
unanswered, has been delivered to me; 
I have also received the letters which 
your Imperial Majesty has been so kind 
as to write in favour of the United 
States, to the Bashaws of Tunis and 
Tripoli, and I present to you the sincere 
acknowledgments and thanks of the 
‘United States, for this important mark 
of your friendship for them. 
We greatly regret that the hostile 
disposition of those regencies towards 
this nation, who have never injured 
them, is not to be removed on terms in 
our power to comply with. Within 
onr territories there are no mines, 
either of gold or silver, and this young 
natiou, just recovering from the waste 
and desolation of a long war, have not, 
as yet, had time to acquire riches by 
agriculture and commerce. But our 
soil is bountiful, and our people indus- 
trious; and we have reason to flatter 
ourselves that we shall gradually be- 
come useful to our friends. 
The encouragement which your Ma- 
jesty has been pleased, generously, to 
give to our commerce with your domi- 
nions; the punctuality with which you 
have caused the treaty with us to be 
observed, and the just and generous 
measures taken, in the case of Captain 
‘Proctor, make a deep impression on the 
United States, and confirm their re- 
spect for, and attachment to your Im- 
pevial Majesty. 
It gives me pleasure to have this 
opportunity of assuring your Majesty 
that while [remain at the head of this 
nation, I shall not cease to promote 
_ every measure that may conduce to the 
friendship and harmony which so hap- 
pily subsist between your empire and 
them, and shall esteem myself happy 
‘on every occasion, of convincing your 
Majesty of the high sense (which in 
‘common with the whole nation) I 
entertain of the magnanimify, wisdom 
‘and benevolence of your Majesty. 
Tn the course of the approaching win- 
ter, the National Legislature, (which 
is called by the former name of Con- 
gress) will assemble, and I shall take 
care that nothing be omitted that may 
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be necessary to cause the correspon- 
dence between our countries to be 
maintained and conducted in a manner 
agreeable to your Majesty, and satis- 
factory to ail the parties concerned in it. 
May the Almighty bless your Iinpe- 
rial Majesty, our great and magnani- 
mous friend, with his constant guidance 
and protection. 
Written at the City of New York, 
the first day of December, 1789. 
(Signed) G. WASHINGTON. 
FRANCE. 
It is bestowing no cold commendation 
on the revolution, to say, that durin 
its first years, its career was mild, nd 
its character distinguished by morality 
of sentiment and happy management 3 
it was the foreign eabinets, with their 
polities, projects and wars, backed by 
the king and aristocracy, that gave it 
a different turn, and brought on a gra- 
dual and striking catastrophe. 
ARTHUR MURPHY. 
I walked to town with Mr. Murphy. 
on the fast day, Nov. 29, 1798. He 
lived in Queen’s Buildings, Knights« 
bridge. We had useful discourse on a 
variety of matters, as he could com- 
bine instruction with elegant enter- 
tainment. It appeared that he had 
been always averse to the principle of 
the American war, and_ though he had 
an employment under government, as 
a commissioner of bankrupts, as the 
friend of political morality and of com- 
mon sense, he could blame the mad- 
ness of the existing ministers. As a 
writer, he had no little claims to atten- 
tion, and he wished well to his country, 
but in his literary labours, never at- 
tempted any thing, in the way of party; 
or, at least, his name, which would 
have been of some value, never appear- 
ed among the numerous tracts pro. and 
con. Of books (Horace Walpole’s 5 vols. 
quarto, at ten guineas, &c.) he observed 
that they “are not now executed by 
priuters, but engravers.” If this may 
be thought an objection, I apprehend 
that the present modes of publication 
do not stand very clear from the impu- 
tation. 
DUNG 
should not be applied to wheat crops, 
as if makes the land foul, and it has 
long been observed by myself and 
others, that though there may be a 
great burden of straw, there will be but 
little wheat. Dung is most beneficial, 
and at times, may be absolutely neces- 
sary to potatoes, turnips and the artifi- 
cial grasses, making wheat the last 
crop 
