of February the 26th furnishing grounds for
correcting the first judgment, I now enclose you a bill on our bankers
in Holland for another sum of a thousand dollars. In the original
remittance, as in this supplement to it, there has been no view but to
do what is right between the public and those who serve them.

Though no authentic account is yet received, we learn through private
channels that General Scott has returned from a successful expedition
against the Indians; having killed about thirty warriors, taken fifty
odd women and children prisoners, and destroyed two or three villages,
without the loss of a man, except three, drowned by accident. A similar
expedition was to follow immediately after the first, while preparations
are making for measures of more permanent effect: so that we hope this
summer to bring the Indians to accept of a just and general peace, on
which nothing will be asked of them but their peace.

The crops of wheat in the United States are rather abundant, and the
quality good. Those of tobacco are not promising as yet. I have heard
nothing of the rice crops.

I am, with very great esteem, Dear Sir, your most obedient and most
humble servant,

Th: Jefferson.

LETTER LXIX.--TO WILLIAM SHORT, July 28,1791

TO WILLIAM SHORT.

Philadelphia, July 28,1791.

Dear Sir,

Since my last I have received letters from you as follows:

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Mine to you unacknowledged, were of March the 8th, 12th, 15th, 19th,
April the 25th, and May the 10th. Your two last letters mention the
length of time you have been without intelligence, having then received
mine of January the 23rd only. You will perceive by the above, that six
letters of a later date were on their way to you. The receipt of
these, with the newspapers, journals, laws, and other printed papers
accompanying them, will have relieved your anxiety, by answering
several articles of your former letters, and opening to you some new
and important matters. I scarcely ever miss the opportunity of a private
vessel going from hence or New York to any port of France, without
writing to you and sending you the newspapers, &c. In the winter,
occasions are very rare, this port particularly being blocked up with
ice. The reason of so long an interval between the last and present
letter, has been the journey of a month, which that informed you I
was about to take. This is the first vessel which has offered since my
return: she is bound to Havre, a