I Have, With Heartfelt Satisfaction, Received Your favour By the late Packet,1 and will Refer Myself to Mr. Jefferson for Intelligences from this Quarter. The Politics of Europe are threatening, but the storm Has Hitherto Kept far to the Eastward—The defense of the turks Has More Good luck than was Reported, and the Emperor, as Usual, is More Remarkable for His plans ^designs^ than His Successes—2 The Empress of Russia Has Not Very Great Monneyed Means—it is However to Be Expected that When Nations fight for their Masters the Better disciplined of the two parties will Have an Advantage—Sweden who is Anti Russian, danemark, Spain are Arming—Some Say the prussian fleet will not come Round—I think that no other war will breack out this Summer, and Winter will freeze all Belligerant dispositions

Our Occupations in this Country are More important—The Steps My Country Men Have Made are Almost Incredible—But we now are in a Crisis, and I am not so Blinded to danger as to deny that the Success is doubtfull. The Parliament have been for some time Useful Means of public information, and embarrassing Resistance—Now we are come to this ^point^; that, Unless iron despotism is established, a National Assembly Has Become quite Necessary—The papers inclosed by Mr. Jefferson will, no doubt, be Entertaining if Translated—I send You some others to Compleat the Collection—

I am Happy to Hear of the prospect that the New Constitution Will Be almost Universally Adopted—it is Certainly the Best that Men ever have framed—and what parts may be found exceptionable, as they are known, Can afterwards Be Amended—But it Seems to Me that the prime object for America is to get a fœderal, energetic union, to take their place Among Nations that Behoves Her—to avoid Dissentions and Anarchy—provided all those Advantages are not obtained at the Expense of Its Liberty that First of Blessings—In the New Constitution, You find Liberty, dignity, Energy and Union. The Rejecting of it would Untie the Confederation—I therefore fondly Hope it Will Be Adopted—I thank you, my dear Sir, for the Excellent dissertation on the Subject which You Gave me the very great pleasure to Read.3

I confess unto you that all has not been done between France and America which Should take place—But You know the difficulties to be met with in this Country—You know Every Classes have their prejudices. You easily guess the present troubles do not forward Negociations—yet you see that Many Articles Have Been Settled to our Satisfaction—let us Hope we will go on in the Good Road—and Never Must We Rest Untill We Have Come to the Point You Mark out—But the West india Affairs Will Be a Hard Work—I see with pleasure that altho changes take place in the Administration, Yet there is a favourable disposition to be found in ^the^ Country, so far as Prejudices Permit. But the good will ever Exists—and I beg leave to add this Hint, that it is to be wished that M. de Moustier’s personal disposition Be Maintained Maintained in a favourable state

My best respects wait on Mrs Jay—Mde de Lafayette presents her Compliments to Both This letter will be delivered By M. de Warville4 a gentleman who has often written on the Side of Liberty, and will speack to you of a society we have formed respecting Negroes—he has with him M. de Laterrier an officer.—I beg leave to introduce them to you, and have the Honour to be with most sincere affection and Regard My Dear Sir Your obedient humble servant