The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-08
coNsr,RAcy AGAINST ros,ArARrr.


at Munich, and of the perfon named Spencer
Smith, nainiaer from England at Stutgard
agsina France and the perfon of the fra Con-
ful.
PARIS, April l2.
CITIZEN FIRST CoNsuL.-My coneetures are
verified. Mr.. Drake is not the only agent of En-
gland Whole political milton is merely the plauiole
nik OF hidden mnifiry of deduction and nfurreSion
have the honor to lay before your eyes, papers that
prove that Mr.. Spencer Smith, diplomatic agent of
England in the fates of Wirtemburgh after tine ex-
ample OF MIR. Drake, has occupied himelf, ince his
arrival at his place of ro6dence, only in proftitutng
his public character, his influence, and the gold of
his government, to that infamous miniffry
Mr. Spencer Smith has fuffered diicovery Of the f-
cret part which formed the real object of his diploma
tic million. prelent to the Frit Coniu an enig-
NAUTICAL letter, which this mniiter had written to NJ
Lehevre ST. Rem, one of his agents in Holland; this
agent, ipy, emigrant and who has received his rar-
don, was already known to the police; but before
had any one of the parts fhs correspondence with
Mr.. Spencer Smith, knew by other reports, that
when he was about obtain his annefy, which he
procured In Pluvioie, year /, he Quilted Seez his
place OF birth, i'll Nivofe, the fame year. order to
so to Cambray and that the fecond lah Frin,aire
he had gone to Holland there ferve under the name
Pruneau, and to follow the double direction of
Frenchman and fpy, named lie Clerc whom the
Britiih mniitry fupported at AbbeviDe and that of
an accredited py, named Spencer Smith, whom for
the purpole of covering his degns that the fame mi
niftry had inVeited with diplomatic character (See
the pieces 8, g., &c.) further knew by pa
pers equally numerous and lefs intrucve feized
on the fpy at Abbeve, that Mr. Spencer Smith, be-
fore he quilted London, had entered into fuch init
mate connexions with general committee of Efpo-
mage eitabhihed by the above Administrations and the
direction OF which was entrufted to the Abbey Ratel
that he demanded and obtained of that committee
CONFIDENTIAL iecretary named Pericaud who to fol-
low the ieeret correspondence, and toreceve and
mineae all the neceiiary documents to the agents in
Holland, the ipies the coa and the conrrdtors in
Paris The letters to Lelievre the credit for 1000
louis ors given the houe of Ofy Rotterdam the
eyPher the engmatical letter. No. are OF the hand
writing of this Percaud and thus viii be feen that
Mr. Spencer Smith IS gone to his re6dence with all
the exterior diplomatic miniaer from England: that
Is to fay, with ympahetic inks, watch words to CONF
municate with all the fpes, bills of exchange to re-
ward their iervces, and the confidential intermediate
agent to follow up their proceedings and to direct,
without committing hmielf.
" IL is necefary to recur MIR Drake.
The two reports which lay before you citizen FrR
Conful, will give you an account of million to that
niniiter, by citizen Rofey, captain and Adiutant Ma
Jor OF the 9th regiment of the line IN garron at STRAIT
bnrgh, whom Mr.. Drake was very willing to employ
as agent of pretended general, who was to Rir up
four departments, to draw around him the French ar
my, to overthrow our government, to initial in its
tead democratic directory and finally, TO put this
phantom of power and all France at the direction of
the Engih government
" ihould heiitate to prefent you thefe monnrous
abiludities if had not lay before you an original
letter from Mr.. Drake, backed by comfortable fums
OF gold, counted by MIR. Drake and depofted at my
Office by Citizen Roiey. This letter ferves as proof
of the accuracy of the reports of the French agent and
ought to be Pubhed becaufe the odious particulars
which contains give additional colourng to the
picture infamy which Mr. Drake has himielf deli
heated of his iucendiary diplomacy, in the r part of
his correfpondence.
MIR. Drake replied to the pretended General
tie acknowledges the receipt of his Envoy with his
credentials He congratulates hinlef ON the harmo-
ny fulfilling between him and the committee of difor-
ganization, over which the general prefides. Your
views, iays he complacenty, quite conformabIe
to mine, and need not enlarge further OH this point
But he requires land here follow the firh vaea-
ries OF the prediction Wickham) that provifonally
they fhoud fecure frong places Huntingdon by ali
means and Strafburg, pofibe. BY this means on
~ could they depend upon fure communication
Then would MIR. Drake take his refdence near the
Rhine, " and it will iuIice to inform him mme-
diatey Of the moment fixed for commencing the ope-
raons, and OF the precife periods when farther a-
arce will be necedary, well as of the amount of the
fuccours required that he may have to take mea-
fures to provide for the fame, ard that the operations
may not fail for want of iupport." (See No. S.
However, the mott important point is not the
taking of places, and ecurng fages for the fafe arr-
val OF iubildies Frh of all, mutt dhorganfe the
army. Mr. Drake complains ofbeing left uniform
ed "o the progreis which the agents of the committee
may have made gain over fonle among them but
he fruits to their zeal "He fuppofes" with conf
deree, that the attempts tried with this view have
completely fucceeded, and that they are certain of
powerful diverfion from that quarter without this
aid (he folemniy declares,) your operations will be
confined to cauie three four departments to rafe.
which Can never fiicceed upon the long rum on the
tuPPoion that the Frit Conful retains power over
his troops fufcient to make them march agant YOU"
This difquietude, it will be ealy believed is the
prevailing idea of Mr.. Drake it feizes him, it oc-
capies him continually however he has found an adj
mirable expedient to recover his Courage You
fhoud Gays he offer the folders Gnali increafe of
pay beyond what they receive of the prefent govern
ment."
Worthy difcovery Of a corrupt mnifer, of 90
Ssrnment which weighs with gold every ACTON and
every affection Nothing, according to them, can re-
MI this gold, which is above every thing; and the
French army, making honor its Idol attached to il bv
the glory Of thoufaud battles. ard Of ten years Woo
ries this army, which fp,irns edu4ion becaufe the.
ieducers and felueed the greateR towards this
army, Fay, yielding TO the attraction of a wretehed
increaie OF pay ihal acriee whatever is mot dear to
IT. all its mott honorable recolleaions in Mort It's
.teIb Il,