XI.


Persano, Saturday,
14th Jan. [1792.]

MY DEAR EMMA,

I have received a letter from Douglass; with one inclosed, from Mr.
Durno; who, to my surprise, says, he has not received my order on
Biddulph, Cockes, and Co. for one thousand five hundred and ninety
pounds; which, you know, I sent from Caserta.

I find, in my book of letters, 20th of December, that I wrote, that
day, a letter to Mr. Burgess, to deliver to Messieurs Biddulph and
Co.--to Lord Abercorn--and to Mr. Durno, with the order inclosed.

Pray, send for Smith; and ask him, if he remembers having put such
letters in the post, and let him inquire at the Naples post about
them: and let him send the inclosed, by Tuesday's post, to Rome.

I certainly will not give another order until this matter is cleared
up. I fear some roguery.

We have had a fine day, and killed numberless boars; a hundred
and fifty, at least. I have killed four, out of six shot; and am
satisfied, as one is a real monster--the King, thirty--D'Onerato,
eighteen,--and so on, the favoured shooters.

Vincenzo is rather better, but not able to serve me.