I was very happy, My dear Marquis to receive lately a letter 2 from you. I fear, shall hardly have time to write to him by this opportunity; but I beg you to assure him of the interest I take in what ever concerns him.
As to the affair of Mr. The result of this inquiry was not had, when I left the department; 5 but I presume before this, Mr.
Beaumarchais has information more precise through the agency of Mr. Casenove 6 whose application for that purpose to the actual Secy of the Treasury was supported by all my influence and who wrote me 7 that it had been effectual. Your letter implied, as I had before understood, that though your engagements did not permit you to follow the fortunes of the republic yet your attachments had never been separated from them.
In this, I frankly confess, I have differed from you. The suspension of the King and the massacre of September 8 of which events a temporary intelligence was received in this Country cured me of my good will for the French Revolution. I have never been able to believe that France can make a republic and I have believed that the attempt while it continues can only produce misfortunes. Among the events of this revolution I regret extremely the misunderstanding which has taken place between your country and ours and which seems to threaten an open rupture.
It would be useless to discuss the causes of this state of things. I shall only assure you that a disposition to form an intimate connection with Great Britain, which is charged upon us forms no part of the real Cause, though it has served the purpose of a party to impose the belief of it on france. I give you this assurance on the faith of our former friendship. And the effect will prove to you that I am not wrong.
