[Washington.] Tuesday morning, eight o'clock. April 29, 1851.
MY DEAR SIR,—We were
glad to learn that Ellen Fletcher found shelter under your hospitable roof. My
telegraphic message to Boston seems to have miscarried. In two hours, I
presume, we shall hear something from her.
The point of
rendezvous for these Cuban patriots is now said to be Savannah. Men and arms
are collecting there. They must be quick. If they are not out of the river in
twenty-four hours from this time, they will not get out at all. If they should
get out, they will be followed.
It is a beautiful
morning. I have walked through the market, where I saw fine lamb, asparagus
plenty and cheap, cucumbers, all sorts of green things, young chickens,
&c., to say nothing of shad right out of the river, at twenty-five cents a
pair.
This place lies
south of Marshfield.
SOURCE: Fletcher
Webster, Editor, The Private Correspondence of Daniel Webster, Vol.
2, p. 436-7
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