The Kentucky Gazette

COMMUNICATION.

A letter from a gentleman in
London, dated October 25, says,

Although it be very rare indeed,
that the honor of knighthood is conferred
upon two in the same family, yet Mr. Jay has rendered himself
so agreeable to the british ministers that they would wish to confer
that honor upon him, as well as
upon his elder brother, if the Congress
would consent to it. Your president would no doubt, concur in
the measure, if the other two branches
were to offer an act for that
indulgence. Mr. Jay has gone in
the business he was sent upon as
far as status quo, and there he stands
as fast and as firm as the Tarpean
rock at Rome. Several ships have
lately departed from England, but
not a shilling of restitution money,
for 700 sail of vessels, and their
cargoes, of which our merchants
were piratically robbed the last
year. When Mr. Jay sailed from
the wharf in May last, his lisping
friends were loud in their prophecies,
how effectually he would obtain
justice for us, immediately after
his arrival at that place; but,
what has he done, after six months
dalliance? All that we have heard
of his embassy, is, that Grenville,
Secretary of State, has assured him,
that orders shall be given, for the
courts below to reconsider the condemnation
of our vessels, and report if there be any just cause, or
not, for the complaints brought over
by the American envoy! Is not
this hum-bugging our envoy with a
witness? No matter, he has kissed
the queen's hand, and dined
with Pitt—That's sufficient.