It was somewhat so with me, I felt, very much put out, at the gates being shut, & chided the driver for his dilatoryness, when he knew the city gates closed at sun-sett--but this very circomstance, was the means, of freeing my mind from a burden, which had weighed it down for months,--it was the means of a happy, and prosperous termination of my labourous voyage--for nothing now remained to be done, but to remitt the funds to T. Dickerson & Sons, London; & to take passage for Boston myself, & give an account of my stewardship to my employers. And all this, I could do, with bouyant sperits, having made them an excellent voyage. I was not long in closing my business in Hamburg, & took passage for Boston in the ship Warren, Cap^{t.} Hodgkins, where we safely arrived after a passage of 54 days. My arrival, gave great relief to my owners, for, from the accounts they had from France, they doubted the validity of my Bills on Hamburg, & expected I wou’d have to return to France.-- The fortunate close of this tedious voyage, and my return; being the first instance of the kind, under the then state of things in France, produced, no small, excitement among the merchants of Boston, who had property in France; and applications was continually made to me, for all the whys & wherefores, relative to the fortunate result of my business; and the consequence was, it added greatly to my fame, as a ship master. [Sidenote: Another Voyage to France] Another voyage was immediately planed, by my owners for France, & I was only allowed a very few days, to visit my family,--although, our first child (now Aunt Sampson) was but 24 hours old when I left home--when I return’d, could say, _my par_. But short, endeed, was the time allotted me, for injoying the objects of my affection, I must leave them; and persue the road marked out, for obtaining that subsistance for myself & family, which nature required, and reason dictated. After staying at home 4 days only, I returned to Boston, fitted out my vessel, & sailed for Alexandria, & there purchased a cargo of Flour & sail’d for France--on my arrival in Harvre de grace; I found that government purchased all the flour that came to market Consequently, I sold my cargo to the governments agent, at 20 crows p^{r} bbl, under a promis, that I sho’d have my pay, in 40 days after delivery. But I found, to my sorrow, that no confidence could be placed in their pledges; & that I was again subjected, to a tedious altercation with the agent & his government. After dancing attendance upon them about 2½ months, my vessell, at the same time, laying Idle & at a great expence, I again concluded to send her home, under charge of the mate, & stay myself, & fight it out. Accordingly, I dispatch^{d} the Brig, & went on to Paris, prepared for the seige & expecting a long one.