draft. The prisoners are fourteen in number: their names and qualities
as follows; Richard O'Bryan and Isaac Stephens, captains; Andrew
Montgomery and Alexander Forsyth, mates; Jacob Tessanier, a French
passenger; William Patterson, Philip Sloan, Peleg Lorin, John Robertson,
James Hall, James Cathcart, George Smith, John Gregory, James Hermel,
seamen. They have been twenty-one or twenty-two.

We are in hourly expectation of hearing the event of General Scott's
irruption into the Indian country, at the head of between seven and
eight hundred mounted infantry. Perhaps it may yet be known in time
to communicate to you by this opportunity. Our bank was filled with
subscriptions the moment it was opened. Eight millions of dollars
were the whole permitted to be subscribed, of which two millions were
deposited in cash, the residue to be public paper. Every other symptom
is equally favorable to our credit.

The President has returned from his southern tour in good health. You
will receive herewith the newspapers up to the present date.

I have the honor to be, with great esteem Dear Sir, your most obedient
and most humble servant,

Th; Jefferson.




LETTER LXVII.--TO M. VAN BERKEL, July 14,1791