The John Adams is Not Yet Returned from England— it is probable mr pinkney waïts for Some Conclusion or Answer to Be Communicated by Her—I wish it May be the Case with Gal Armstrong provided He Has Good News to Send—a Communication Had Been Announced to Him by Mr de Champagny Which Has Not Yet taken place— He Has Been told, By A Person from that department, Not to wonder at it as the Emperor was taken Up with preparations for His wedding—and altho’ it Has the Appearance of an Evasion, I Believe there is much truth in it, as the minutiæs of this marriage Now Engross His Attention—the only Late Note of the Minister is to Announce that Sales Are Going to take place the Monney to Be Sequestered, and Unfortunately there is Great deal of it Engaged in that Way — But the Note itself and Every Subsequent intelligence will Go along with this Letter, as I Entrust it to the Amiable Count Palhen, the Russian Envoy, who Shall no doubt Carry the dispatches of Gal Armstrong—mr de mousier, Son to the one You Have known, is Going to the U.S. the intention Appears to Be to keep it a Secret—I Question His Charging Himself with Letters—His Errand I do not know, altho’ we Suspect it May Have Some Relation with the family Affairs of Jerome—indeed I ought not to know His departure—But with Mon de Palhen the worthy friends of mr Humbolt, the duplicate of my packet By the John Adams is perfectly Safe—It would Be proper, I think, to Repeat my Apologies for the length and the detaïls of the Enclosed Copy and still More So for the Strangeness of the Budget I Have taken the liberty to Send—But while my Situation Urges me to point out what is Still Necessary to finish Your kind work in my Behalf, I feel Strongly impelled once to put Before You a full view of the Circumstances which may, more or less, But in Some Measure, Apologise for that Situation—When I know that Your friendly mind Has Had one Opportunity to know them, I shall Be Quiet on that point, and Submit to as much Blame as You think fit to Leave Upon me—of My present Embarassments I am Unwilling to Say Much—Nothing Can Be added to Your Kind wishes to Relieve me—a Late Attempt Has just Been, like the former ones, disappointed By the want of documents.

I am with mr and mde de tessé—She is Confined by a Severe Cold, But without danger—they desire their most Affectionate Compliments to You—mr Short Has Sailed for England, there to Embark in the American packet— You will Be Surprised to Hear that our friend mde de la Rochefoucauld Has Married Her Cousin Castelanne whom You, No doubt, Remember—Be pleased to present My Best Respects to mrs Randolph.