The moment America declared this opinion her neutrality ceased.

'Besides,' said I, 'how can they have the face to make such a declaration when you just now said that their object was universal monopoly, and they longed for an excuse to adopt measures to that end ?' I told him that it showed that all the noise about England's fighting for the liberties of mankind proved to be but a thirst, a selfish desire for _universal monopoly_.
"This he said seemed to be the case; he could not deny it.

He was going on to observe something respecting the French decrees when we were interrupted, and I have not been able again to resume the conversation.

I returned to town with him shortly after in his carriage, where, as there were strangers, I could not introduce it again." After this follow two long pages giving further reasons for the stand he has taken, which I shall not include, only quoting the following sentences towards the end of the letter:-- "You will have heard before this arrives of the glorious news from Russia.

Bonaparte is for once _defeated_, and will probably never again recover from it.
"My regards to Mr.Stuart [Gilbert Stuart].