Your favor of the 28th inst I this morning had the pleasure to receive and for which my best thanks are due you. With this you will receive a letter from Mr T. Adams received last evening—1 I think the probability is that he will be with us this Afternoon.

The Chief Justice and Govenor Davie have both left this place for New port where Captain Barrey is waiting to receive them and to carry them in the United States frigate to France. The same gentlemen who opposed the nomination opposed with persevering obstinacy their goeing. The newspapers have been filled with speculations on the subject. Attempts have been made to flatter and to threatnen The President out of the measure. Certain gentlemen have said, they knew The President too well—he had too much political sagacity—he had the good of his Country too much at heart to be guilty of a measure so impolitick, so derogotary to his character as a statesman, and so totally incompatible with the honor, peace and safety of the United States. They have threatened that in the event that our evoys go to France and make peace “we shall have again the British on our backs.”2 Still however The envoys will go and the party find to their bitter mortification, that The President is neither to be cajoled by flattery or terrifyed by threats—that he will not sacrifice to party purposes any measure of which he is convinced, that the interest and welfare of his Country demands.

The Citizens of Philadelphia are moveing in to the city very fast. The Secretary of the Treasury and family moved in yesterday. Many of the other gentlemen will soon follow. I am very happy to contradict the report of the death of Dr Maze—he is not dead but in a convalescent state.3

I received a letter from Johnson of the 8th of Oct he & family were very well and desired to be remembered to you

With respect I have the honor to be / your affectionate nephew

Tomorow morning I expect to leave this place, and proceed on my way to Philadelphia—where I hope soon to hear from you. Frank and family had arrived before Brisler. they had only ten days passage.

our Envoys I presume are ready to sail. the P   writes me, that he hopes they are gone that there may no longer be room for impertinent paragraphs fabricated by busy bodies who are forever meddling with things they understand not.2 I inclose You a Letter from William to me. be cautious however in your communications as the source will be traced.3 I request mr Cranch to have the inclosed communication publishd, taken from the N york commercial advertizer of Nov’br 2d in the centinal, or J Russels paper— I also inclose a paper which contains an answer to coopers address if it has not been republishd in our papers, it ought to be. if you could send it to mr Gardner Milton he will see that it is done. the Writer is T B A—as I have good reason to believe—4

Mrs smith goes on with me. my Love and regards to all Friends— Mrs Adams and children went to N York to day. she had been in part of the last week. she returnd last Evening, and went again this morning

I read in the Centinal the death of Lilly Field.5 what was her sickness the quitting of mrs Foster was the ruin of that poor girl

adieu your ever / affectionate Sister