The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-23

besddes. that he wasa member Of the 'Insti-
tute of France, and that the same objections
would not have been made to this act, If he
bad only bsen'x fellov Of the Royal Society Of
London:
Translafion Of fAe Count Laeshedes,, leffer
80 ID. b. Warden, U'e. eoncesninS fhe
FossH Bones, ffessnsed TO sAe Mafiowoi
Institute 1y the President Of she United
States, Dated Psris. let September. 1908.
SIR.
FASTENED to communicate to the Insti-
cute, in their sitting of Monday lass, the let
ter which Mt. jefferson was pleased to adj
. dress, and which you had the omplaisance
TO deliver to me. ~ @
The Institute, penetrated with. gratitude
for this new mark q interest whichits illus
trioqs member has manifested. has received
that an repression OF thanks shall be sotemnly
addressed g him BY its proper officers. It
has also engaged me to testify to Mr.. Jeffer-
son the value j. attaches to his attention
The Institute has decided, that the fossil
bones and other objects Of natural history,
which Mr.. Jefferson has had the goodness to
put at its disposal. shall be placed in the
Museum of Natural History the only place
where the public can conveniently, and use
fully examine this fine present Of Mr.. Jeffer-
son. 49,.
In consequence d thi. decision of the Ia
stitute, shall Immediately make known to
my colleagues Of the Museum. what you have
communicated to me, Sir, concerning the ar
rival of these Bones; and as they. Come by
xhe river, from Havre. and are, by their ma
sure. susceptible of being injured, perhaps
you may think proper to debark them at the
bridge of Austerlitz, at the northern gate of
the garden of plants, across which these
precious objects can be easily transported to
che apartment destined for their reception.
Accept, Sir, the new assurance of all the
sentiments you merit, as also the renewal of
my thanks for all that you have been pleased
to communicate to me.
have the honor to salute you,
Signed,
COUNT DE LACEPEDE.
Monsieur Warden, Secretary I
Of the american Legation. 5
p. S. shall have the honor of sending to
You, according to your permission, my an
swer to your Illustrious President.
PRESIDENT MaDIsoN's REPLY
To the Resolutions of the Republican Citi-
zens of several towns in the County of
Hancock, dated Washington, March
Is, 1909:
SIR,
have received the resolutions of the
23d OF February. conveyed through you, by
the meeting of inhabitants from the towns of
Eden, T'renton and Mount, Desert, in the
county OF Hancock, in the state of Massa-
1, chusetts.
The determination expressed by the meet
ing to maintain the authority of the laws and
1he national rights, becomes citizens who
Know their duty, and love their Country.
In referring the Embarrassments of our
-, fyr sfssIf II
> ho7oers, they haze equally she5pn nat they
understand the real source Of them, and do
Justice TO their osUn Government, (Which has
been CONSTANT IN IT'S E.NDE1
VORS TO HPERT, OR. 1ERnfIN.aIE
THESE .dGGRESSION:S.
! cannot too much applaud the attachment
which these resolutions manifest to the Union
and that respect for the will of the majority,
exercised through the constitutional organs
which alone can preserve that Or any other
system OF free government. The union of
these states, cannot in truth be too highly
valued, or too watchfully cherished 1t is
our best barrier against danger from without,
and the only one against those armies and
taxes, those wars and usnrpatiors, which SO
readily grow out of the jeaousies and ambi-
tion OF neighboring and independent states.
These reflections are proper at all times, but
they ought at the present, more particularly
to repress even an appearance of disorgani-
cation, tending to encourage perseverance,
IN foreign aggressions, or designs against our
peace, our rights, or our honor.
For the personal regard and confidence
expressed towards me, tender my thanks
and good wishes. d.
JAMES MADISON.
DAVIS WAsGAT, ESQ.
The celebrated Surcouff,w who for the last
SIX or seven years, has committed devasta-
tions in the Indian seas on. the British COM
merce in that quarter to the reported a.
mount ot twenty seven millions sterling, ar
rived at st. Maloes on the fifth February
last. The French Frigate la Semillante, was
condemned at the Isle of France as unfit for
national service, and was there sold. Sur
conf purchased her; converted her into a
merchant vessel Of the name of "Charlcs,"
and sailed for France on the goth November
last. His passage from the Isle of France
to st. Maloes, was effected in rs days, with
Dut mo'estation. The following is sche-
dule Of the Charles's Cargo with the value