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Washington 12th Feb. 1809 Dear Genl. It is with pleasure I acknowledge the rec't of your letter of the 24th inst. Your view of the state of our affairs, and of the measures which ought to be pursued by the government are in strict? conformity with my own. The whole representation agree in the degree of continuing the embargo until the meeting of Congress in May-- this is in my opinion improbible-- I believe a considerable majority are for repealing the embargo laws, without regard to the substitute which may be proposed or adopted. The House of Representatives have refused to issue letters of mark and unclear the substitute, and if their intentions can be collected from their talk, the arming of unclear is the only substitute they mean to adopt. The Georgia Representation I fear will be as much divided upon the measures subsequent to these unclear of the embargo, as the Congress of the unclear. For myself I can only say, that after the repeal