UNITED STATES, _July 16, 1798_.
WEDNESDAY, July 18.
The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES:
_Gentlemen of the Senate_:
Believing that the letter received this morning from
General Washington, will give high satisfaction to the
Senate, I transmit them a copy of it, and congratulate them
and the public on this great event--the General's
acceptance of his appointment as Lieutenant General and
Commander-in-Chief of the Army.