to remain in his family an heir-loom and memorial of his veneration for the great and successful champion of American Liberty."

It is evident on an inspection of this likeness of Washington, that it was painted before he had begun to wear artificial teeth. The eye, also, I am told, is of a lighter blue than the eye in Stuart's portrait. Mr. William Dunlap in an article. in the Atlantic Magazine of 1824, says―

"If we wish to behold Washington, when he began to wane in his latter years, when he had lost his teeth, but with full vivacity and vigor of eye, looking at the spectator, we must behold Robertson's portrait of him."

These interesting miniatures of General and Mrs. Washington are now in the possession of the granddaughter of the artist, Miss A. Robertson of New York, who two or three years ago kindly permitted a few photographic copies of them to be taken, for a pair of which I am indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Moore. Being mounted as a brooch, the miniature of the General are somewhat faded by exposure to solar light, and it is not impossible that the lighter blue of the eye may be accounted for in that way. It is scarcely possible that a colorist like Stuart, at the meridian of his power should have failed in that respect.

In the manuscript above referred to, Mr. Robertson gives an interesting account of the nervous agitation he experienced, on approaching General Washington. It is one among the numberless facts showing the awe which was felt in his presence. After speaking of his agitation and the kind attempts of Washington to overcome it, he proceeds:

"The General, not finding his efforts altogether successful, introduced me to Mrs. Washington, whose easy, polished, and familiar gaiety and ceaseless cheerfulness almost accomplished a cure. Another effort of the President to compose his guest was at a family dinner-party, at which the General, contrary to his usual habits, engrossed most of the conversation, and so delighted the company with humorous anecdotes, that he completely set the table in a roar."

It was my intention, in the commencement of this article, to extract some of the more interesting portions of the Diary, but there remains too little space for that purpose, and its fulfilment must be deferred. It may not be inappropriate to this description of Robertson's miniature, which serves as a vignette to the remarks introductory to the Diary, to observe that Mr. Carson Brevoort is also the possessor of the original portrait of Washington by Pine. This painting which, if I am not mistaken, has never been copied nor engraved, is one of extreme value. I hope at some future time, with the permission of the liberal proprietor to have it in my power to offer the readers of the Ledger an accurate description of it. It is the portrait with reference to which Washington gives the famous good natured but somewhat plaintive account of the heavy drafts upon his time, required to satisfy the demands for his likeness. It is in the following words :

President Washington to Francis Hopkinson, Esq.

MOUNT VERNON, 16 May, 1785. DEAR SIR-In for a penny in for a pound, is an old adage. I am so hackneyed to the touches of the painter's pencil, that I am altogether at their beck; and sit, "like Patience on a Monument," whilst they are delineating the lines of my face. It is a proof among many others, of what habit and custom can accomplish. At first I was as impatient at the request, and as restive under the operation, as a colt is under the saddle. The next time I submitted very reluctantly, but with less flouncing. Now, no dray-horse moves more readily to his thill, than I to the painter's chair. It may casily be conceived, therefore, that I yielded a ready obedience to your request and to the views of Mr. Pine.

Letters from England recommendatory of this gentleman came to my hands previous to his arrival; not only as an artist of genius and taste, but as one who had shown a very friendly disposition towards this country, for which it seems he had been marked.

It gave me pleasure to hear from you. I shall always feel an interest in your happiness, and with Mrs. Washington's compliments and best wishes joined to my own for Mrs. Hopkinson and yourself, I am, &c.

I venture to subjoin, by way of comparison, an original letter of the Duke of Wellington on a similar subject, in

reply to an application which I made to him in behalf of our countryman, Mr. Inman. I am glad to be able to add, that a short time after the following letter was written, the Duke extended a courteous invitation to Mr. Inman to visit him at Srathfieldsaye, of which, however, he was unable to avail himself.

The Duke of Wellington to Mr. Everett.

LONDON, 22 Feb., 1845. MY DEAR SIR-I have to apologize for having omitted to return an answer immediately to your note of the 18th, received two days ago.

I am much flattered by the desire of Mr. Inman, that I should sit to him for a picture. But I am much concerned to add that, during the Session of Parliament and while the Court is in town, it is impossible for me to find time which I can devote to him.

I am bankrupt in respect to portraits and busts. I am certain that there are not less than a dozen artists in London, with commissions to paint portraits, or model busts of me. But I cannot find time to give to any one a sitting. I have not been able to give a sitting for many years. I receive the artists at my houses in the country; either Strathfieldsaye or Walmer Castle; and give them sittings at their leisure. Wilkie, Chantrey, Campbell, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lister and others, the principal artists, have come down and passed their three or four days at my house, and I really can find no other time to give them.

In the last autumn, H. M. the Queen desired me to sit for my portrait for the King of the French, and I sat at Windsor Castle, instead of going out hunting one day and shooting another with his Royal Highness Prince Albert.

I do everything in my power to have time at my disposition! I never dine in company on the days on which the house of Parliament, of which I am a member, sits for the decision of business! Nor go out in the evening. I rise early and go to bed late.

But still my whole time is occupied, and it is absolutely impossible for me to name an hour at which I could receive Mr. Inman, and sit to him for a picture.

Ever, my Dear Sir, yours most faithfully,

EDWARD EVERETT, ESQ., No. 46 Grosvenor Place.

WELLINGTON.

NUMBER TEN.

WASHINGTON'S DIARY.

PART II.

Commencement of his tour to the Eastern States in 1789-First day's journey to RyeDescription of the road-The three different visits of Washington to this part of the country-Second day's journey to Fairfield and description of the road-Third day's journey to New Haven through Stratford and Milford-Description of New Haven-Sunday passed at New Haven-Fourth day's journey to Hartford through Wallingford and Middletown and incidents by the way-Fifth day's jour ney to Springfield and description of that place-Sixth day's journey to SpencerExpress received at Brookfield from Governor Hancock-Seventh day's journey to Worcester and arrangements for entering Boston-Eighth day's journey to Weston-Arrival at Boston on the ninth travelling day from New York.

GENERAL WASHINGTON commenced his tour in the Eastern States on the 15th of October, 1789, starting from New York where he then resided as President of the United States. He travelled in a chariot with four horses, and was accompanied by Major Jackson as his official Secretary, by Mr. Tobias Lear, his private Secretary, and by six servants, among whom was his man Billy, his faithful attendant during the revolutionary war. The newly appointed Chief Justice, Mr. Jay, the Secretary of the Treasury, Colonel Hamilton, and the Sercretary at war, (for such was at that time the official designation,) General Knox, accompanied the President for some distance from the city. "About 10 o'clock, it began to rain and continued to do so till eleven, when" they "arrived at the house of one Hoyatt, who" kept a tavern at Kings-bridge, where" they "dined. After dinner

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through frequent light showers," they "proceeded to the tav ern of a Mrs. Haviland at Rye, who" kept " a very neat and decent inn."

Such was the commencement of the journey, substantially in the words of General Washington. The following is his description verbatim of the first day's progress, which is copied as a specimen, with the punctuation and capital letters, as they appear in the printed diary.

"The Road for the greater part, indeed the whole way, was very rough and stoney, but the Land strong, well covered with grass and a luxuriant crop of Indian Corn intermixed with Pompions (which were yet ungathered) in the field. We met four droves of Beef Cattle for the New York Market, (about 30 in a drove) some of which were very finealso a flock of sheep for the same place. We scarcely passed a farm house that did not abd. in Geese."

"Their cattle seemed to be of a good quality, and their hogs large, but rather long legged. No dwelling house is seen without a Stone or a Brick chimney, and rarely any without a shingled roof-generally the sides are of shingles also."

"The distance of this day's travel was 31 miles, in which we passed through (after leaving the Bridge) East Chester, New Rochelle and Mamaroneck; but as these places (though they have houses of worship in them) are not regularly laid out, they are scarcely to be distinguished from the intermediate farms, which are very close together-and separated, as one Inclosure from another is, by fences of stone, which are indeed easily made, as the country is immensely stoney. Upon inquiry we find their crops of Wheat and Rye have been abundant--though of the first they had sown rather sparingly on acct. of the destruction which had of late years been made of that grain by what is called the Hessian fly."

The interesting journey thus commenced was not the first which Washington had made in this direction. The life of man and the history of nations present few contrasts so striking, in the fortune of individuals or of communities, as that which marks the successive visits of Washington to the Eastern States. On the 20th of February, 1756, he started from New York, with one or two brother officers, travelling on horseback, and on their way to Boston. He was at that time