I have already answered your Favour of the 16th in mine of this date, but I confined that answer to the Subject of my accts, meaning the Letter to be a public one.

Mr Schweighausers ill Health has yet prevented my receiving the Case, when I do I will send you such Papers relative to Mr Simeon Deans Goods as appears to me in strict impartiality just.

I thank you for your attention to my Request about Bills in favr of Mr Dennie. I have written to Mr Moylan also on the same Subject, so as to have a ready Detection in Case there should appear to be a Fraud.

I have this day received your Favour of the 19th Instant with the Papers inclosed, which shall be carefuly returned to you next Post,— Ignorance is the mother of Suspicion, & when added to a malignant Disposition, makes a Man equaly ridiculous & detestable.

The words Copper Ore is probably a mistake in my Translation, the words in the original are Cuivre en Rosette which I supposed to be copper in unwrought Lumps, or Ore, but I find on Searching the Dictionary that it is red Brass or molten Copper. This Explanation I hope will put the matter right.

By the Zeal of the best of them &c I meant that Mr Wharton had endeavoured to get your Letter to the Memorialists answered, & had twice drafted one for that Purpose, the first was refused because it contained a congratulation on your appointment, and after modifying it all in his power to make it go down, it was declined without a Reason, thus, these forward complainers, and (after an attention to their Complaints) servile adulators, refuse you a single Honour tho’ you will find 18 repetitions of this enchanting Word in the Letter written to the 3 Commrs. By these Gentn I mean the Painbeuf Gentlemen excepting Mr W. & Mr W B.— One of these Gentn Mr L—— has it seems written to London to get Certificates from two or three members of Parliament that Mr Fox quoted the Treaty in the House from a Letter of yours, this Mr Wharton tells me, and he has accordingly written to D Bancroft. I refer you to that Letter for the particulars.—

As I don’t know the particulars of Mr Beaumarchais affairs, I can say nothing about it, nor is it of consequence to me whether I can justify Mr Peltier or not, but I am pretty certain that he acted only as he was ordered, & indeed being only a Factor in the Business He could not act otherwise.—

I am ever with the greatest Respect most dutifuly & affectionately Your