 | Letters of Mrs. Adams, |  |
More than a month has passed away since writing
the above, and no opportunity has yet offered of conveying
you a line; next to the pain of not receiving,
is that of not being able to send a token of remembrance
and affection. (You must excuse my not copying,
as paper is ten dollars per quire.) Last week a
packet arrived from Brest, with despatches for Congress,
but no private letters. I was disappointed, but
did not complain. You would have written, I know,
had you supposed she was coming to Boston. By
her we heard of the safe arrival of the Alliance in
France, which gave me much pleasure. May she
have as safe a return to us again. Last week, arrived
here the frigate Warren, after a successful
cruise. She had been out about six weeks, in company
with the Queen of France, and the Ranger,
Captain Jones. They fell in with, and captured, a
fleet, bound from New York to Georgia, consisting
of ship Jason, twenty guns, and one hundred and
fifty men; ship Maria, sixteen guns, eighty-four
men, having on board eighteen hundred barrels of
flour; privateer schooner Hibernian, eight guns,
and forty-five men; brigs Patriot, Prince Frederick,
Bachelor John, and schooner Chance; all of which
are safe arrived, to the universal joy and satisfaction
who were captured, acknowledge that this loss will
be severely felt by the enemy, and it is hoped that
it will give General Lincoln important advantages
over him in Georgia.
Respecting domestic affairs, I shall do tolerably,
whilst my credit is well supported abroad; and my
demands there shall be as small as possible, considering
the state of things here; but I cannot purchase
a bushel of grain under three hard dollars, though
the scarcity of that article makes it dearer than other
things.
My pen is really so bad that I cannot add any further,
than that I am wholly
| Letters of Mrs. Adams, | |