The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-27
day, laying, that his houfe was ihut, and they
carried him back to his houfe by bye-ways.

day, laying, that his houfe was fhut, and they
sarried him back to his hoafe by bye-ways.
Coulon Immediately went, and waited on M.
the Baron de Milleville, Ujhcr to the Queen, and
informed him ofthe plot. NJ. dc Millrvilte COM
psuDicated it to NJ. de Piegne, Firit Gentleman
of the Chamber to the Kings Chambers; and
NJ. Count dc Avaray, Captain of the Kings
Guards, ordered that the report fhould be put
in writing, 6gned and cyphered.
M. the Count d'Ataray thought it proper to
conceal from his Maiefy the danger till he had
obtained more pofitive information. The life
Of alt the Royal Family was threatened, and he
was afraid that the fenhbility of the King, a.
larmed for the fafcty of the Queen, and of Ma
dame the Dutchefs d'Angoule.ue, would betray
a fecrot which his courage would eaG.y have
kept if his Owl life merely had been in danger.
Without lohu{k a moment, nj. the Count d.
Avaray fent to AK an audience of NJ. the Pref
dent de Hoym, in which he laid before him All
account of the intended crime, pointing out to
hun the neceiiity either of preventing the confe-
Quenccs or fuch an attempt, or of unmaikipg the
impofture of a man who had denounced con-
fpiracy only in the hope of obtaining reward.
M. the PRECEDENT Dc Hoym on this occa!ion
diSplayed zeal with which M. d'A,aray was
much affected. He authorized him, in cafe the
information WAS we'll founded, to caufe the au-
thors OF the plot TO be arreited by the King
donrftics, either at the rendezvous near the
Five Gibbets, OF in the walks of Lazicnky a
country houfe near Warfaw inhabited by the
King, aud to fend them to the Garde de Corps,
whittier NJ. de Hoyu promifed to repair in per-
Ebn.
On the morning of the esd NJ. dc Avaray
IeRt for the Kings cook, and after having bound
HIN by an oath TO prcierve inviolable fecreiy as
TO the fubjea about to be entruaed to him, he
ordered him to lot Coulon comeintothe kitchen.
and to allow him TO come near the ipot.
! On the other hand the Baron dc Milevile
had been ordered to fend Coulon orders to re-
pair to the rendezvous appointed at eleven in the
evening, the fame day of the 2sd July.
Coulon obeyed with fear. After pafirg the
Barriere TO the Village Neuf; he was followed
by one, who in a few minutes cried" Are you
,Coulon %" Yes" replied he. Then another
them told Cculon not to go any further, lelt the
dogs ihould raiie an alarm. They aiked him if
Ne continued in the fame intentions Coulon
Anfwering in the affirmative, they gave him a
packet and fix crowns, expressly recommending
TO him not to turn the packet upide down, be-
cautc it contained carrots, hollow in the infde,
and what was in them might fall.
Couon demanded the money promiied. The
others anfwered that they could not give more,
having already been feveral times deceived, and
not coniidering themielves perfectly fure of him.
On this, Couion faid to them, s' if you diftruft
me, let one of yon go along with me, will get
him introduced" They refufed, laying it was
impotible; beiidcs too he might already have
prated of the affair, though they did not 1eleve
hs had. " For the ref," added they 4" if you
do not fucceed, it will be your own fault, if you
do, you have only 10 repair on Saturday 10 Soc
haczer. The Pof-mafer of the place, who
knows you, will make You welcome, and will
give you whatever you want. When you ar
-, lu;c Il
and we will iet off for France together. If you
do rot do this on Saturday, on Sunday you ihall
not be in life. We have Prornifed you AGO louis
d'ors, but you fhall have 100 more for every per-
fon who dies within month";"
They then pointed out 70 him the forty-ifth
tree from the barrier on the road TO Village
Neuf. At the foot of this tree they buried a
handkerchief. one of the corners of which they
left above the ground. Should Coulon be una
Ole to execute the project in the courte of Tuef-
dry the 24th, he was to take away the handker-
shief, and in cafe of fuccefs he was to Ieaveit.
On leaving him they gave him fmal bottle,
and faid to him, E" You will drink two glaIes of
this before entering, which will give you cou-
rage, and when you have put in the packet
you need not be afraid, becauie it will not ope-
rate fuddenly."
They then told him, that if he ihoud remove
the handkerchief, they would fee him again in
the evening SOuiOn 9ikeO WnSrc! hey told
him to give himfelf no trouble, for they knew
very we'll where to find him.
Coulon declared that he could not be certain,
tthe two men who met him on the night be-
tween the 2sd and gath were the fame who
hr!t made the propoftion to him but that he
was very certain, tha. the taliee of the two, who
~as prefent at all tie interviews, was the per-
hon who gave him the packet, and placed the
handkerchief, &c. The two men followed him
to the end of the road. On their leaving him he
flinted away, and was afIiited by PIuliian Of
fcer, who happened to be pading.
Al thefe facts are extracted from dcclarati.
On which Coulon made on the gath. On the C.
vening of the fame day he added to his former
declaration, that the ftreet to which he had brcn
conducted by the two ftraugers was Seigen-gaf-
ie (Seigen-frect.) He THINKS he entered fort
of court fnrrounded with hou,es. AS far as be
could Judge he went out by different door
from that he entered hy, and before which there
were trees and palifade ofplanks. He was in
q chamber, on the iesond floor, which had two
windows, and where there was n chef of draw
srs, painted of pale mahogany colour, and
placed clofe by one of the Window.
From tie tiue tint LoaGJ XVII. bad reE.lcd
at Warjagp, TIE French GOrFrrmezf 6ad ono Ga
lon Boyer, 7Uitbtbs tiff- Of Commercial Agenf.
9berrns1er rad been a i'syfanm ttNt eabaeit, at
War}i,sp Letere. Note Of ibs Fyeasb Editor.