Moreau was at death's door.
Early in October Mr.Dallas was sent to London to open relations with the British ministry.

His presence there would save two months at least in each correspondence which involved communication between Washington, London, and St.Petersburg.Count Romanzoff gave the necessary letter of introduction to Count Lieven.

Gallatin's instructions to the young secretary were explicit as to the caution he should exercise in a country where he could consider himself as only on sufferance.

Hardly were these preliminaries concluded, and Dallas had not started on his journey, when Mr.Gallatin received word from America that the Senate had refused to confirm him in his position as commissioner.

Mr.Gallatin had not resigned his position of secretary of the treasury.