I received on Saturday the 7th your Letter of June 4th, inclosing those from, our Children, and I was more gratified to find you had at Length received Letters, than if they had been for me.1 Mrs Adams’s account of herself, was more full and satisfactory than any which I had previously received I think she cannot be again; even in that Country so dissagreably Situated as she was.

I am gratified my dear Madam, to see that her affections, like the dove to the Ark, retun with a longing desire to find their resting place in the Bosom of her Family. young as She is, I hope she will never be allured by the Splendours of a Court, or tempted by the dissipations which prevail in them, from that attachment to domestick Life so essential to the happiness of a good wife & Mother. The sentiments she expresses, are a sure pledge that she who is calculated to adorn a court, would be an agreable companion in a cottage. my greatest anxiety has been, least the Life she must unavoidably lead, in conformity to the Etiquet which her situation obliges her too, might have so powerfull an influence upon the imagination and fancy; as to render the change which she must experience in a few years; and her residence in this Country painfull & urksome to her. The publick service of our Country my dear Madam, is a service of Labour, but not of profit, as my best Friend has for 35 years experienced, and every other Gentleman who has been engaged in it, and done his Duty;—

I hope the Liberty I took in expressing my sentiments with regard to young Mr Johnson’s leaving College did not give you any uneasiness. what I wrote was from a real regard to him, and the Family. mr Cranch writes me that it will not be that Injury to him in Maryland, as it would in our state & that a much longer time, is required for a student to read Law there than with us. this may make a difference, and his uncle must be the best Judge. Mr otis has received one Letter since he told me that he had not heard from him. both mr and Mrs otis who, are here, request me to present their compliments to you, and the Family.

In return for your obliging communications, I inclose to you two Letters, nearly the same dates with yours. The President has one from Thomas as late as the 4th March, & the secretary of state one 100 of the 10th from mr Adams2 the Family were all well when Thomas wrote.

You are too late for the June packet. you will please to bear in mind that the packets always sails the 1st wednsday in every month— your Letters should reach me the week before, as I send them to Nyork— Opportunities are frequent here for Hamburgh any Letters forwarded will be carefully attended to by me, and Sent with my own—

I hope the young Ladies write to their Sister. a frequent recurrence to the pen, conquers the aversion to it.

I am sorry to learn that you have such frequent returns of ill Health. is it not a critical period of Life with you? You might derive service from being bled, if it is.— I have sufferd too severely from similar complaints, not to sympathize with you.

I have a very dear sister who feels gratefull both to mr Johnson, and yourself for the kindness shewn to her Son. She requests me to make mention of it to you— mrs Cranch is diffident; but you will find her an amiable woman

Present my compliments to mr Johnson and accept the assurences of Friendship / with which I am Your / Friend & Humble servant

I inclose you a Bill of Lading of some flower a cask trunk and an Iron dripping pan, which I have lookd for without effect in Boston.1 you will be so good as to receive them for me, & pay the freight, which with other matters you have against me, you will charge and I will pay you in Boston, or send you from hence if you will inclose the account; Heigh ho, When Congress will rise, I can make no calculation. last Evening I conversd with a member of the House, and senate. they neither of them, gave me hope’s untill July, and even then it will depend upon circumstances; The dispatches brought by mr 101 Hopkins & Lee, prove to be only duplicates of those before received, as the secretary of state informd me.2 The Blame of remaining in Paris, will fall upon one Man—I fear, he always had a wrong kink in his head, tho I firmly believe his Heart is Honest. there will arise one good from their having had there conferences with Tallyrand. it removes from every mind the sugestion that X. & Y. were unauthorized Agents. I hope sir Castle William will be fortified by the state or cedeed to the Government,3 that it is necessary to put it in as perfect a State of Defence as possible, must be obvious to every one.

Mr Stodard, tho he at first refused when written to by a Friend, when he found the appointment, made, and considerd the situation of the Country, finally agreed to accept for a short time, at least, and Come & See what he could do. he is expected here to day— I hope he will expidite our Frigates. what a sad story that Nicolson should be considered as unfit, & Mar the publick Buisness. he is as much talkd of here, as with you. yet he cannot be removed without Some more powerfull reasons than have yet offerd.4 these Frigates must be got to sea. they are an immence expence, without any Benifit the Buisness has lag’d along very heavily—5 we shall have large vessels from France upon us—

The Jacobins are plotting to raise the Devil here—and they are very much assisted by a party in ———— there is an endeaveur to raise a number of volunteers call’d Republican Blews, in opposition to Macphersons Blews, to excite a Spirit of hostility against each other. Baches Brother the dr is to be Captain of it.6 the Goveneurs Proclamation to call upon the Militia is a cover and was concerted by Dallis & Bache.7 Gallitin is counsellor nothing terrifies the Antis so much as the Martial Spirit which is rising through the Country, especially the volunteers Young Men— a Gentleman high in office, said the Bill ought not to pass.8 it would excite an enimity in the youth against France, and Republican Governments, which a Centry would not oblitirate. this measure of raising Republican Companies, is designed to defeat the other if possible, and to raise a spirit of hostility in the very Bosom of the city— the Republican blews will be united Irish Men—and foreigners of all descriptions. this system will be persued in unison, where ever they can dessiminate their doctrine, and have a Gov’r to countanance them. Miflin has been Spoken to, and has promised that he would not commission their officers, but he is not believed—

The young Men proceed with spirit here and exercise every morning— in Nengland we are a different kind of people from the Southern— Ned Church has written a pamphlet in Paris abusing the Presidents speech, part verse part prose, the very language & words which are daily retaild in Baches paper. I believe it impossible for honesty and truth, to reside in the Breast of a Jacobin—

Pray remember me affectionatly to mrs Smith

Yours.