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Your excel. will observe by the letter which had the

honour t.o receive froln h. е. baron Budberg (а сору 0f which

and of Н. 1. M.—'s oukaz have sent to baron Nicolay), tbat

ат allowed to choose ап assistant who is to be styled соп-

sul, and that baron Budberg has most particularly recommen-

ded m-r Wilinghausen, а merchant in the City, as а proper

person to fill this situation; and as could not possibly have

had the most distant idea that а so ill qualified in every

respect could have been recommended by such high authority,

was happy to have ап opportunity of obliging his ехс. by

concurring with him in the choice of m-r W. for this purpose,

and therefore wrote ап answer to that etrect two days адо to

b-n Budberg. But yesterday оп the receipt of some letters

from ту friends in the City, was thrown into the greatest

astonishment to find that b-n Budberg should have been so

uninformed about this gentleman, who, so far from being а

person in whom 1 сап place trust and confidence, is engaged

in such persuits, that it would not only be most unpleasant

for те to be in апу way connected with him, as should

thereby risk the loss of ту character: but in whose hands

(to judge from what has occurred in his own business as а

merchant) large sums belonging to gov-t тау be endangered.

Оп receipt of this information yesterday, immediately dis-

patched ту servant to town, anrhope he will arrive in time

this day to prevent ту letter to b-n Budberg from beiug

forwarded by the foreign mail. ln the теап time take the

liberty to entreat у. excell. advice оп this delicate subjecL соп-

vinced that уои will at опсе see the improperty of ту being

so connected, and particularly as should consider myself