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Some two or three years ago, Mr.. Day, of Maiden
Lane, the ingenious and enterprsing India Rubber
Manufacturer, sent out as presents to the Pacha Bey
of Tunis, at the solicitation of some of his Hghness
friends in this city, portable India Rubber Boat,
pair of his celebrated Corrugated Boots and
Breeches, and an India Rubber Vessel to be used in
transporting water upon the backs of camels, in the
place of goat skins. In acknowledgment OF these
presents, Mr. Day has Just received from the Pacha,
magnificent box, made of solid gold, richly set
with diamonds, and accompanied by very fattering
letter, OF which the above a true copy from the
origina, and the following literal translation OF the
same.


:" GLORY TO COP! From the slave of All Powerful
Ged, the Mouchir Achmet Pacha Bey, Emir Of the
Trnisian Armies. To Ally, John Howard Payne,
Consul General of the American Government Tunis.
We have received from you divers objects formed Of
material which water cannot penetrate and which your
letter whereby they accompanied declares to have
been sent to by the inventor Horace H. Day. of New
York, in the American country. This is the first time
They have gratifed much. There will como yeu,
herewith, box of Gold, adorned with brilliants We
desire that you will have the goodness send to Mr.
Day, that he may have remembrance of us, have
Of him. in the productions which he has placed in
possession May God have you under his holy guardian
ship Written the 2sh dayof Jomadhi the year
1861, corresponding with June Sd, lS45. ]"


The following very gratifying communication
from the American Consul at Tuns, also came with
the presents


U.S. Consulate, TuNrs June Sd, ls45.
Gale, my late Vice Consul. enables to forward you
acknowledgment from the Pacha Bey of Tunis in
for the India Rubber Boat and other articles of the
material which you entrusted to for his High