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inister to Italy. Both he and his father had been aware of my expectations, and Mr. John J. Astor had congratulated me upon the prospect. They both wrote at once, and assured me that the appointment was entirely unexpected and unsolicited by either of them. Mr. John Astor told me that when he read the announcement of the death of Mr. Marsh, he exclaimed: Now General Badeau will get his mission. Mr. Arthur wrote the following letter to General Grant: Thursday. Executive Mansion, August 3. Washington. My dear General Grant,—I would have been glad to be able to gratify you by the appointment of General Badeau to the Italian Mission, but there were so many embarassments in the way (of which I will tell you when I have the opportunity) that I could not well do so. I had thought that the General was satisfied with his present place, the emoluments of which certainly amount to much more than the salary of the Minister to Italy. I suppose however that he would rather be in E