Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-16
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MIR. Monroe knew what MI. Wahing-
ton had iaid formerly, and he was viii
ling to keep that in view. But the iact
is not only that Mr.. Warrington had
given ne orders to MIR. Monroe, as the
letter ltated but he did not 70 much as
FAY TO him, enquire if Mr. Paine be dead
or alive, in priion or out, or fee if there is
any afiRance we can give him.
While theie matters were railing the
liberatious from the prifons were hume
roas from twenty to forty in the courle
of almcif every twenty four hours. The
continuance Of my imprisonment, after a
new miniffer had arrived Immediately
ficm America, which was now more than
two months, was matter 70 obyiouily
arrange, thar found the character of the
American government ipoken of in very
unqualified terms of ,eproach; not only by
,hofe who were liberated, bur by perions
who had acclfs TO tke prifon from without.
Under theis circumstances, | wrote again
to Mr.. Monroe, and found occaiion,
among other things to fay " 1t will
/" NOT add to the popularity of Mr..
S" Warrington to have il believed in A
/" merica, as it's believed here, that he
6 conniyes at my imprisonment.
The cafe, 70 far as it rsipeeted Mr..
Monroe was, ,ha, having to get over the
difficulties which the frange conduct OF
Gouverneur Morris had thrown IN the
way of fucccaor, and having no autho-
rity from the American government to
fpsak officially upon any thing relating
! 10 me, he found hiniel obliged TO pro-
coed by unofficial means with individual
members; for though RobefPierre was
overthrown, the Robefpierrian members
Of the committee of Public Safety
fill remained in conhderabse force, and
had they fouaa out that Mr.. Monroe had
no official authority upon the cafe, they
would have paid little OF no regard to his
reclamation of ME. In the mean time
my health was tutoring exceedingly, the
dreary profpe6 of winter was coming
!. on, and imprisonment was fill thing OF
danger.
After the Robefpierrrian members of
the Cenmit,ee were removed by the exPl-
ration of their time of iersing, MIR. Mon
roe reclaimed me, and | was liberated the
4th of November. MIR. Monroe arrived
in Paris the beginning of Ausuit before.
All that period of my imprisonment, at
leaa. I owe not to Robef sierre, but to l.ls
colleague in projects, George Waihing
ton. Immediately upon my Liberation
Mr.. Monroe.inyited nae to his houfe where
remained more than a yeafs and an half;
and lpeak of his aid and his friendlhip,
as an open hearted man will always do in
fuch cafe, with refpea and gratitude.
Soon after my liberation the CONVEX
ton paiIed an unanimous vote to invite
me to return to my feat among them.
The t;nss were ffill uniettled and danger
nus, as we'll from without as from within,
ior the coalition was unbroken, and the
contribution not iettled. | choie, however,
20 accep, the invitation for as under
take nothing but what | believe to be
righs, abandon nothing thstI undertake;
ard / was willing ALTO to thew, that, as |
was not Of caa of mind to be deferred
by profpetts or retroprolpetts of danger,
70 neither were my principles to De weak
ened by misfortune, or perverted by oh-
quit.
Being now once more abroad in the
world | began to find that | was not the
only one who had conceived an uniavora-
Bic opiaion Of Mr.. Warrington. Ii was
evident thar his character was on the de-
cline as we'll among Americans as among
foreigners of different nations. From be.
ing the chief Of government, ne had
made himlelf the chef ofa party; and
his integrity was qusaioned, for his po-
he