The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-09

sending it to me, inasmuch il gives me an OPP
portunity ct abstracting myself from my rural
Occupations and Of saluting one with. whom
have been connected in service and i'm society SO
many years, and to whose aid and relief on an
important portion of the publick cares have
beer SO much indebted. I do it with sincere af.
= .ection and gratitude, and look back with pecu-
Liar satisfaction en- the harmony and cordial good
y VIII, which to ourselves AMI our brethren of
the Cabinet, So much sweetened our toils.-
From the characters now associated in the Ad-
lninistraton, have no doubt of the continuance
OF the same cordially SO interesting to them
selves and to the publick and great as are the
difficulties and dangers environing our camp,
sleep with perfect composure, knowing who are
watching for us.
Ipray you to present me respectfully Mrs
Smith, and 70 accept my prayers that you may
long continue in the enjoyment of health and the
public esteem IN return for your useful services,
past and to come.
TIL. JEFFERSON.
The Hon. e. Snsifh, Secretary of State
gxtraet of letter from, Mr.. Jefferson to r.
Sniiti, dated Monticello, Sebt. %, 1910, en-
closing srork an Manuscript, intended for pub
.ication at some future day.
:. You will see what have made of it (the
sublcct) by the enclosed, which tor ward in the
hope you will consider and correct it. Will you
90 me the favor to prt on paper such corrections
pray you tn be assured of my constant ali lection
and respect" .
MONTICELLO, April so, 1911.
DEAR Sin, ~
have learned with sincere con-
Germ the circumstances which have taken place
at Washington Their FIRST confirmation to me
was from the National Intelgencer Still nv
hopes and confidence were that your retirement
was purely matter of choice on your part
a letter have received makes me suppose there
was more serious misunderstanding than had
apprehehded-iNo one feels more painfully than
do the separation OF friends, and suffering nv
self under whatever inficts sutferance on them,
condols with them mutually and ask the nu-
tual permission to esteem all, as I ever did ;not
TO know their differences nor ask the causes of
shem. The harmony which made me happy
while at washington is as dear to me now as it
was then, and should be equally afflicted were
It by any circumstances to be impaired as TO nv
self. have so much confidence in the candor
and ibersity OF both parties as to trust that the
misunderstanding will not be permitted to lead
Co any sinister effects, and my constant PRAYER
Will be Tor blessings on you all, ~,
Robert Smith, Esq. Baltimore"
baltimore, May-1SIl.
)" DEAR SIR,
With great satisfaction Ihaye
gust received your friendly letter of the SOth ult
vi the occurrence at Washington had as little
suspcion as you had. And, at this moment, I
know not to what kind of infatuation to attribute
II. 4
= From one of your old and uniform friends
some days since received letter, requesting
information, as to the ground there was for the
opinion, that you had been privy 10 this transac-
ZION stating at the Same time, that he could not
,for moment allow himself to give any kind of
credit to SO improbable tale. at once assur-
ed INN, that it was 10 be referred to the hume
rous class OF fabricxtl0ns, and that, SO far from
entertaining myself such suspicion, was conf
dent there was not the slightest ground for the
lmhu'stion, and, by way of illustration, trans
United to him FOR his individual satisfaction CO
PIES OF two letters, had received from you af.
Ter my accession to the Department of State
" ehtrest you, sir, to remain assured, that
with sentiments, as grateful as pleasing, at this
time do, and, trast,I ever will retain Just
sense OF your dignified, liberal, frank depor,-
Hent towards me on every occasion during
your administration, and that, however, dispos-
ed may be to forgive an enemy, ] never did !
abandon friend
ihave the honor to be, &c.
X. SMITH.
:" The Hon. Thomas Jefferson. Monticello"
WAsHINcroN, July H.
!, On Thursday last, augustus q. Foster, Esq.
was presented by the Secretary of State to the |
PRESIDENT OF the U s. AID exhibited his creden.
siais as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potenlisry from G. b. to the u S.
M NOriey was also presented, as Secretary
OF Legation, and Mr.. Baker alta ched to the Lee !
cation.
WAsHINGT ON, July Q.
The frigate Essev, Capt. Smith. has at
length arrived in this country. having ON
BOARD nm Pfnkuey, Esq. our late minis
Ter to Great Britain. after passage of 49
days
On the same day, few hours before the
Essex, arrived at Annapolis the British
trigate Minerva, Capt. Hawkins, of SO
guns having on board augustus j. Foster,
Esq the British minister to our govern.
ment. The Minerva sailed from England
SIX o. seven days before the Essex.
MIR. HinkneL arrived In th;n VI. 81. c..