The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-17
Letter fron, Gen MoRRAU to his Brother, Tri.
bune at Paris

BAREoEs, 6tB J1iy.
a An exprefs has brought permit TO pats fome
days here with my wife and child Ofthe oificerswho
conduct ed me, there remains only Ramel, who has
been extremely attentive, and who will accompany
me 20 the port from which I am to embark. What
ideas what recolleaio have aiaied me in traver-
fng this fine country, for the purpoe Of leaving it
never return
Il feems as if they had made me PATS through it
in one Of its longeh dinenons ncreae my regret.
Calm your forrows my friend for ihall fill find in
family affections relources fufcient to fupport the E.
wills which furrourd me. have made great Eacrices
to prcierve theie, and thefe ihsll excluGyey dc.
liver n,yfeE know that my contemporaries already
accue me Of weakness and Of rttoutoI--of re-
cedine from death and of anlof fo!iciting the Gle
mency OF Bonaparte. Ponerlty will judge more jul-
ly--t will climate all that was painful, and even
terrible III the kind CT death prepared for who
had acquired omc ire of military glory, and who
aecultomed to brave only the dangers of the field
, acknowledge that the idea of mounting a fcaf-
fold after exhaung all the lghs OF long and tortur-
inc agony, filled me with terror. did not find my
fef exalted by any of thoe opinions, by any OF thofe
fentrnents, that make iome men brave whatever is
;cro,shfi,ps in death had for long time renoun-
eed all eiideavours to give liberty to my country -
believed it had location for repofe than for IL
berty tfelf /; and although far from approving
the means BY which this repoie was obtained, did
not think 1t necsharY TO devote myfelf 20 procure
more honorable ones | had paid my debt to my
conntry---trenained for my fellow citizens TO DIFF
ciaree theirs to me- My talk was fniihedtheir du-
ties began If they have, without refitarce, FILTERED
deipotic government De etabliihed; if .hey have
fon,enes lent that aid that makes it probable that
thes accepted this government without much repug-
nance If they are al either clrelcs, wearied cow
srdy a was il for me, little sccuitomed to c-
vii dilcord 70 little formed influence political coz
vufons, to devote myfeh to the attempt Of giving
.hen another form
{" I'm tins Aate of things, poGe0ing only that kind
of ambition which does rcfufe itfef to propous
circumstances hut that rques nothing create them
moi favored with that fenfe Of duty towards my
country tlat opinion which eNalts every faculty and
rifaues every chance fouud nothing in my breat or
my lagEation that could ioiten the facrhce was
about to make, dguiie from the horrors Of the
fc.ffold Should it be fad the Of my glory pre-
Icrbed to me death ufeul my country and honor
able to ruyielf-I anfwer, that have been ambitious
OF military fame alone that with the por-
zion Of it had ob.aned and had ittIe regard for that
reroYyr which acquired by other talents and fuccef-
e. II is nor ju fay, fha. for the preierva'ion Of
our fame we houj be forced interfere with the in
,rior REGULATIONS nf an iilun rous Fate aggrand;zed
by our vrt%oTes II is inco1fdcr4te and thoughtlefs
~ deGre that man who has acquired great military
orv fbou'd poes ALTO every other fpeces Of arnbi-
on Miiery TO n, country that fall Be gc,eratd by
him.
You could not have Known tha; before quitted
Paris fasg NJ Sou1partc. At the moment Of de-
pa.ture, they announced to his intention, that
gyas 20 l,e carried before him THE reception he
gave me vas little eerogatoryto Imperial Majely.
IL vas IN the cabrc With ms brother Louis RE ad-
ysnced towards me, AID with flight inclination,
General Moreau," faid he, "I have defifed 70 fec
yo, to kuow, K before youquit France, you have a
~ g,ih 20 form or anyiequcf 70 make ofme. You
.nly ,elieysttatn every hing hsthas pan, my hesrof
L. lev oftheflu2,0n yoi paced IN by your impru-
dsace, and IN whih 90 10 interfere with The romfe
% the laws uperous s'ty obliged me to leave
vou;--bua VIZ viii iyeak 30 o. these unhappy
AIRS. iiavs taken care :ha; hey al not be re.