He desired to have two copies of it; one in French, and the other in English; and he would then take his choice as to which of them he would read.

He (Mr.Necker) was to present them.

He would take with him also at the same time the beautiful specimens of the manufactures of the Africans, which I had lent to Madame Necker out of the cabinet of Monsieur Geoffrey de Villeneuve and others.

As to the section of the slave-ship, he thought it would affect His Majesty too much, as he was then indisposed.

All these articles, except the latter, were at length presented.