I asked the favor of you in my last, to choose two of the best London papers for me; one of each party.  The Duke of Dorset has given me leave to have them put under his address, and sent to the office from which his despatches come.  I think he called it Cleveland office, or Cleveland lane, or by some such name; however, I suppose it can easily be known there.  Will Mr. Stockdale undertake to have these papers sent regularly, or is this out of the line of his business?  Pray order me also any really good pamphlets that come out from time to time, which he will charge to me.

I am, with great esteem, dear Sir,

your friend and servant,

Th:  Jefferson.

LETTER LXVIII.—­TO COLONEL MONROE, July 5, 1785

TO COLONEL MONROE.

Paris, July 5, 1785.

Dear Sir,

I wrote you, by Mr. Adams, May the 11th, and by Mr. Otto, June the 17th.  The latter acknowledged the receipt of yours of April the 12th, which is the only one come to hand of later date than December the 14th.  Little has occurred since my last.  Peace seems to show herself under a more decided form.  The Emperor is now on a journey to Italy, and the two Dutch Plenipotentiaries have set out for Vienna; there to make an apology for their State having dared to fire a gun in defence of her invaded rights:  this is insisted on as a preliminary condition.  The Emperor seems to prefer the glory of terror to that of justice; and, to satisfy this tinsel passion, plants a dagger in the heart of every Dutchman which no time will extract.  I inquired lately of a gentleman who lived long at Constantinople, in a public character, and enjoyed the confidence of that government, insomuch, as to become well acquainted with its spirit and its powers, what he thought might be the issue of the present affair between the Emperor and the Porte.  He thinks the latter will not push matters to a war; and, if they do, they must fail under it.  They have lost their warlike spirit, and their troops cannot be induced to adopt the European arms.  We have no news yet of Mr. Lambe; of course our Barbary proceedings are still at a stand.*

[* The remainder of this letter is in cipher, to which there is no key in the Editor’s possession.]

Yours affectionately,

Th:  Jefferson

LETTER LXIX.—­TO MRS. SPROWLE, July 5,1785

TO MRS. SPROWLE.

Paris, July 5,1785.

Madam,

Your letter of the 21st of June, has come safely to hand.  That which you had done me the honor of writing before, has not yet been received.  It having gone by Dr. Witherspoon to America, which I had left before his return to it, the delay is easily accounted for.