John Quincy Adams Digital Diary

27. Mr Montreal was here this morning and informed me that these vessels arrived at Revel, brought lead, and perhaps some sulphur and saltpetre, of all which articles there was now a great scarcity, and which could hardly be imported but from England— That Mr Krehmer had a contract for supplying these Articles, and that as he procured them at a low price he had a tacit permission to introduce a certain quantity of English goods with them. I went into the City— Called upon Mr Meyer and afterwards upon Mr Harris— I had some conversation with him respecting the Crescent, a vessel which now appears to have come here with a spurious Captain.— Also concerning a sailor who has written to me from Revel— He lent me an American Newspaper, the Aurora of 26. June, containing Mr R. Smith’s Vindication of his Resignation. I went round by the Shops, saw the people demolishing the Steeple of the Old Casan Church, and walked home from the Summer-Garden-Bridge— In the Evening I walked again to Kammenoi Ostroff, and was caught in a shower of rain— Mr Jones pass’d the Evening here untill near Midnight.