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America, Russia, Hemp, and Napoleonship coming to Russia might conceal English property, and soall neutral ships were to be considered as English. Caulaincourtwas an ogre who would eat up every American ship thatcame his way.If Caulaincourt had only been an ugly ogre, Adams ' taskwould have been muc h simpler. Unfortunately, the Frenchambassador was honorable, handsome, wise, and a noblemanby birth—which counted in Russia—and by character, as wellas by Napoleon's favor. Where Adams was rather cold andtactless, Caulaincourt was warm and charming. Where Adamshad only a small income from his government and entertainedlittle, Caulaincourt had hundreds and hundreds of thousandsof francs from Napoleon and gave entertainments, dinners,and balls which were the leading events of the St. Petersburgsocial whirl. Where Adams was only a minister in rank andhad to deal with Alexander through Rumiantsev, Caulcaincourtwas an ambassador and dealt with the Tsar in person.Where Adams was never more than a respected acquaintanceof Alexander, Caulaincourt was as close to being a personalfriend of the Tsar as any representative of a foreign powercould be. 16All that John Quincy Adams had on his side were his notinconsiderable wits, the reputation for strict honesty, whichRussians soon grew to associate with his name , and the simplebut important fact that the great majority of influential Russiansdemanded that Russia's ports remain open to Americanships.A week after meeting Caulaincourt, Adams received noticethat Tsar Alexander I was ready to grant an audience to theAmerican minister. A little after one o'clock on thefifth day of