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your known habits of punctuality, and a scrupulousregard to your word, but you must have wrote him. Be assured, in this matter, there is no tincture ofparty—we both gave our votes to Clinton in Aprillast—and you will find by a perusal of the work,(which I hope you will do me the honour to admitin your library,) that I did Clinton the most amplejustice. Truth and justice is all our aim to establish—yourjust claims will also be speedily noticed—and poste-rity will not fail to hold your eminent services ingrateful remembrance. I am, my Dear Sir,With great respect, E. WATSON.To Mr. THOMAS EDDY, New York. Geneva, Ontario County, 29th Nov. 1820. MY DEAR FRIEND, I beg leave to return you a thousand thanks foryour very obliging letter of the 14th instant. I am writing an argument on the subject of the canal policy of this state, to vindicate myself againsta scandalous charge I met with in the first numberof Tacitus; which is understood to have been eitherwritten by Governor Clinton, or under his eye and direction. Your letter speaks of a particular fact, in relationto the Canal Bill of 1792; and as it tallies with allmy other evidence, I shall take the liberty of usingyour letter as far as the particular fact is concerned. My argument will go to the press to-morrow ornext day, but it will not be ready for forwarding tomy friends in a pamphlet form, until the beginningof December. I shall beg the favour of your accept-ing one from, My dear friend, yours most fervently, ROBERT TROUP.Mr. THOMAS EDDY, New York.