Sending books to Smith on the ship "Buxton", captained by Clement Wertz, including 30 copies of Smith's [unspecified] paper on ferns and six copies of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Turin's fifth volume, one for Smith and the others to be distributed to Mr Priestly, Mr Herschel, the Astronomical Society of London, the Society of Philadelphia, and the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Boston. Has not sent the six volumes of memoirs of the Royal Agricultural Society of Turin because of the risk of the sea voyage in the present time of war. All correspondence with the French is being intercepted and the route through Germany is not suitable for packages. [Carlo] Allioni sends his respects.