e of my father's and Davison's.

I wonder your pictures are not come from Hamburg! You have not lost
the directions for unfolding them; nor the measure, that I may have
frames made for them? For, up they shall go, as soon as they arrive.
What, have your picture, and not hang it up? _No_; I will submit, in
the farm, to every order but _that_.

The weather, to-day, is tolerable; but, I do not think I could well
get on shore: but Thursday, I hope, will be a fine day.

I shall call on Mr. Pitt, make my visit at the Hospital, and get off
very early on Friday morning.

My cold is still very troublesome, I cannot get my bowels in order. In
the night I had not a little fever.

But, never mind; the Admiralty will not always be there. Every one has
their day.

God bless you, my dear friend; and believe me, ever, your's most
faithfully,

NELSON & BRONTE.

Write on Wednesday.

Your letters of yesterday are received. Reverend Doctor would like to
be a Bishop.

I have sent poor Thomson's letter, and the distressed Mrs. ----, to
the Earl. Kindest regards to Sir William.

LETTER XXVIII.

Amazon, October 20th, 1801.

MY DEAREST FRIEND,

How could you think, for a moment, that I would be a time-server to
any Minister on earth! And, if you had studied my letter a little
closer, you would have seen that my intention was, to shew them that I
could be as useful in the cabinet as in the field.

My idea is, to let them see that my attendance is worth soliciting.
For myself, I can have nothing; but, for my brother, something may be
done.

Living with Mr. Addington a good deal; never, in your sense of the
word, shall I do it. What, leave my dearest friends, to dine with a
minister? Damn me, if I do, beyond what you yourself shall judge to be
necessary! Perhaps, it may be _once_; and _once_ with the _Earl_ but
that you shall judge for me.

If I give up all intercourse--you know enough of Courts, that they
will do nothing: make yourself of consequence to them, and they will
do what you wish, in reason; and, out of reason, I never should ask
them.

It must be a great bore, to me, to go to the House. I shall tell Mr.
Addington, that I go on the 29th to please him, and not to please
myself; but more of this subject, when we meet.

Dr. Baird is laid up with the rheumatism; he will now believe, that
the cold may affect me. This is the coldest place in England, most
assuredly.

_Troubridge_ writes me that, as th