Gazette Of The United States

Extract of a letter from London, dated March 9.

"The friends of your country are very anxious to know the operations of your federal system, in order to be able to oppose the general opinion that prevails, of your people being impatient under good government, and unwilling to be controlled by legislative authority.

The election of General WASHINGTON to the Presidential Chair, and the expected choice of Mr. Adams as Vice-President, will have an auspicious tendency. Europe as well as America, concur in the praises due to that great and good man, and are well convinced, that nothing which can degrade your national character, or diminish your national consequence, will ever meet with his assent.

"Mr. Adams, by being employed in the diplomatic line in England and Holland, must have had the best opportunities of making observations on the politics of Europe, as well as on the internal systems of polity and public credit, which have aggrandized these nations, and rendered them so conspicuous for their resources.

Such knowledge must be of eminent service to you, in your arrangements of Finance.

"I am happy to observe, that our opinions on the subject of the United States are already essentially changed—they are no longer treated with that supercilious contempt, which their former insufficiency of government, and disunion of sentiments, gave too much reason to justify.

"Your situation and resources entitle you to hold a high rank amongst the powers of the world. If your government is well administered, you will soon feel your consequence."