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MR. BUCHANAN’S IMPORTATIONS—spain. 209
thing very difficult for the moment to be procured,
and for the English almost impossible, we shall
get ourselves in readiness this day so as to be on
our way to Madrid, and hope in thirteen days to
be in that capital. As soon as I have made myself
known there, and got a firm protection, as I in-
tend taking up head-quarters there, I shall then
think of a journey to Seville, Algeziras, &c. I
shall receive news from that place on my arrival
at Madrid. If I had found Mr. Morland’s corre-
spondents here, I could have been there already,
mid probably have settled the repurchase of your
pictures; but every thing has been in confusion,
and the English have not left any one to act for
them; however, probably it is better not to have
the money remitted from Lisbon to Algeziras, as
there would be a very great loss, as every pay-
ment here from bankers is half paper and half
money, and the exchange not at all favourable,
supposing even the paper to be of value. I lost 30
per cent, on some two days past, and to-day I can-
not get any one to take what remains. I have
received many favours from Mr. Bartolozzi, Pelli-
grini, his Excellency Monsignor Galoppi, the
Pope’s Nuncio, and Mr. Piliar’s family; and, in a
moment like this, without their assistance I should
have been lost, as the confusion is beyond de-
scription ; nothing but talk of French and Spanish
VOL. II. i’
thing very difficult for the moment to be procured,
and for the English almost impossible, we shall
get ourselves in readiness this day so as to be on
our way to Madrid, and hope in thirteen days to
be in that capital. As soon as I have made myself
known there, and got a firm protection, as I in-
tend taking up head-quarters there, I shall then
think of a journey to Seville, Algeziras, &c. I
shall receive news from that place on my arrival
at Madrid. If I had found Mr. Morland’s corre-
spondents here, I could have been there already,
mid probably have settled the repurchase of your
pictures; but every thing has been in confusion,
and the English have not left any one to act for
them; however, probably it is better not to have
the money remitted from Lisbon to Algeziras, as
there would be a very great loss, as every pay-
ment here from bankers is half paper and half
money, and the exchange not at all favourable,
supposing even the paper to be of value. I lost 30
per cent, on some two days past, and to-day I can-
not get any one to take what remains. I have
received many favours from Mr. Bartolozzi, Pelli-
grini, his Excellency Monsignor Galoppi, the
Pope’s Nuncio, and Mr. Piliar’s family; and, in a
moment like this, without their assistance I should
have been lost, as the confusion is beyond de-
scription ; nothing but talk of French and Spanish
VOL. II. i’