King, and Mr.
Smith of South Carolina, as the main supports of that interest; that
particularly, they considered Colonel Hamilton, and not Mr. Hammond as
their effective minister here; that if the anti-federal interest (that
was his term) at the head of which they considered Mr. Jefferson to be
should prevail, these gentlemen had secured an asylum to themselves
in England.' Beckley could not understand whether they had secured it
themselves* or whether they were only notified that it was secured
to them. So that they understand that they may go on boldly in their
machinations to change the government, and if they should be overset
and choose to withdraw, they will be secure of a pension in England, as
Arnold, Deane, &c. had. Sir John read passages of a letter (which he did
not put into Beckley's hand, as he did the other) from Lord Grenville,
saying nearly the same things. This letter mentions Sir John, that
though they had divided the Consul-Generalship, and given the southern
department to Bond, yet he Sir John, was to retain his whole salary.
[By this it would seem, as if, wanting to use Bond, they had covered his
employment with this cloak.] Mr. Beckley says that Sir John Temple is a
strong republican. I had a proof of his intimacy with Sir John in this
circumstance. Sir John received his new commission of Consul General for
the northern department, and, instead of sending it through Mr.
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