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piece should exceed 560 Ibs. in weight. Then came 

 Uville's order, " if possible to be reduced so as to be 

 carried on the backs of mules." Since that time the 

 path on the mountains has been improved, yet the pre- 

 sent limit of weight is 300 Ibs. The absence of the 

 promised bank post bill was another difficulty. 



[Rough draft.] 



" CAMBOBNE, June 23n7, 1813. 

 " MB. FRANCIS UVILLE, 



"at MESSRS. CAMPBELL AND Co.'s, Park Buildings, London. 



" Sir, Your favour of the 19th instant came safe to 

 hand. 



"I was in hopes that I jsliould have found a remittance 

 enclosed. All the tradesmen that I have employed on your 

 work were to have been paid every Saturday, and I made my 

 arrangement with you accordingly. Unless this mode of pro- 

 ceeding is followed up, you cannot get your work done in any 

 reasonable time, especially as you are an entire stranger. For 

 my own part I have placed the greatest confidence in your 

 honour, with which I am fully satisfied. 



" But I have to get this work from a great number of 

 different tradesmen, and must make regular payments agree- 

 able with my engagements with them. As the articles are about 

 to be executed by different tradesmen, regular weekly payments 

 ought to be established, of which I informed you before the work 

 began. 



"I am ready for my journey to Wales and Shropshire, but 

 cannot proceed with further engagements until I hear again 

 from you. I have placed the fullest confidence in your word, a 

 proof of which you have in the great exertion I have made to 

 get the work done ; but unless you in return place some con- 

 fidence in me, or any other engineer that you may employ, a 

 work of this magnitude cannot be carried on with promptitude. 



"As the whole of the work in my part has been put into 

 immediate operation, it would be a very serious loss both of 

 money and time to discharge the hands. I hope you will fully 

 consider this business, and must beg you will have the goodness 



