support, by Russia on the north, and Denmark on the
south. He can have no salvation but in the King of Prussia.

I have received two letters from Ledyard, the one dated Alexandria,
August the 15th, the other Grand Cairo, September the 10th; and one
lately from Admiral Paul Jones, dated St. Petersburg, January the 31st.
He was just arrived there, on the call of the Empress, and was uncertain
where he should be employed the next campaign. Mr. Littlepage has
returned from the Black Sea to Warsaw, where he has been perfectly
received by the King. I saw this from under the King's own hand, and was
pleased with the parental expressions towards him.

We have no news from America later than the middle of January. My
letters inform me, that even the friends of the new constitution have
come over to the expediency of adding a declaration of rights. There
is reason to hope that this will be proposed by Congress to the
several legislatures, and that the plan of New York for calling a new
convention, will be rejected. Hitherto, no State had acceded to it but
Virginia, in which Henry and anti-federalism had got full possession of
their legislature. But the people are better disposed. My departure for
America is likely to be retarded, by the want of a Congress to give me
permission. I must attend it from the new government. I am anxious
to know how much we ought to believe of the recovery of the King of
England. By putting little facts together, I see that he is not well.
Mr. Rumsey (who came in while I was writing the preceding page) tells me
you have a long letter ready for me. I shall be happy to receive it.

I am, with great and sincere attachment, Dear Sir, your affectionate
friend and servant,

Th: Jefferson.

LETTER CXIII.--TO COLONEL HUMPHREYS, March 18, 1789

TO COLONEL HUMPHREYS.

Paris, March 18, 1789.

Dear Sir,

Your favor of November the 29th, 1788, came to hand the last month. How
it happened that mine of August, 1787, was fourteen months on its way,
is inconceivable. I do not recollect by what conveyance I sent it. I
had concluded, however, either that it had miscarried, or that you
had become indolent, as most of our countrymen are, in matters of
correspondence.

The change in this country since you left it, is such as you can form
no idea of. The frivolities of conversation have given way entirely to
politics. Men, women, and children talk nothing else: and all, you know,
talk a great deal. The p