The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-10
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
M e M o I r,
IN J US TIFICA ALTON OF
GENERAL MOREAU.
CoSTIN UED.

SECOND CHARGE-ReconcHiati Grd enlba5l,
relations qvifb Piebcgru, in England; through
tie interference Of DAz,iI and Lajolais.
The able David, the mutual friend of Pichc-
CRU and Moreau, conceived the deign of recon-
CLING them.
Inns was the proper movement of David il
does not appear that any impulfe on the part of
Moreau had induced him TO feek this accommo-
dation.
His firf fentiment was to reff it. This is at
tefed by the proceedings oft the court.
David wrote TO Pichegru, mentioned the firit
conference, but concealed the repugnance OF
Moreau, and offered his mediation which was
accepted by Pichegru.
David again faw Moreau, and infen6bly
weakened his objections.
Each of the generals thought he had caufes of
dfpleafnre againft the other, on circumstances
relating TO their military and public life.
BY the intervention of David, who commun-
Gated to each the letter he had received from the
other, they explained, were reconcled, and in
terchanged forgiveness, but without writing to
each other.
Things having arrived at this point, nothing
appears more natural, than the letter written by
Moreau to David in Mehidor, year 10, in which
ne lays, that "he would not attempt to iuftfy
nlmieif on the denunciaton he had made that
II any one had a fright to reproach him, it was
the government e not general Pichegru, whom
he thought he beheld iuficently explained in
the papers found but whom he fill winled to
have iaved from an accufation; he regretted that
the part which Pichegru had chofen in the three
laft campaigns had confirmed this opinion. AS
to any thing further, that the ituation of Piche-
CRU gave him much pain; that he would with
Pieaiure ufe any means in his power to be ufe-
ff, 81 I.
lay that he was e | cauie of that fituation, he
would Immediately, remove fuch an imprefli-
on" i'i ~
We cannot btit remark, that, notwithfand-
ing the obliging tyle of this letter, notwithtand-
ing the torsetfulnefs of errors, that General Mo-
reau had not recovered from the opinion he had
formed on the conduct OF Pichegr. 1t was
confanty, in his eyes, an indeIable ftain.
The letter itfelf appeared to David TO inno-
cent that he fhewed it, not only to the friends
on Pichegru, but to perfons in authority, and to
diitnguiihed generals, who fill preferved a
friendihip for the ex-general.
Asst Moreau himiclf, his foul the feat of G.
very generous fentiment, incapable of an eter-
1ai recruitment, could not for moment think
there was wrong in ceafng to retain enmity a.
CANT Pichegru and when that old friend foil
cited reconciliation, his heart, ftronger than
any other power, forbad him to refufe it.
Moreau could not believe himfelf guilty in
exPrefiIng with to fee Pichegru return to
france; when at the fame time be beheld every
drawlng-room in France open TO the general-of-
hcers of thearmy of Condo, whom he had over
thrown in battle the year before.
Gen. Moreau could not believe himfeIf more
guilty than the other generals, who had promi-
'ed TO AID him IN procuring permiIion for Pr
cnegru 10 return one of whom Especially ap-
Piled to the Firft Conful in his favour.
Zen: Moreau could not confider the relations
maintained by Pichegru with the enemy, in the
hiii month of year 4, nor his f1bfeauent denun-
citation, as motives now exiting to oppofe or
check his exertions in behalf of the exile.
The dangers which, through Pichegrtr, threat
ened the country, had long ago pa1ed over; it
was Moreau who avcrted them. As the fic-
ceior OF PIchegru, in the year d, he had. bv al
mott inpunera5e victories, taught the imperial
and royal armies, that their entry into the
French territory was forever interdided. He al
10 taught them that they could never know him
but as their conquerOr.
When he wrote to David the country enjoy
ed perfect peace.
HIS heart told him, that peace, the friend Of
indulgence, and the companion of every liberal
idea, called upon him TO FORGET the errors Of war
fare. This fentiment he the more willingly in
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war, conmiiiioned to try thofe who were charp-
ed with being accomp!ices OF Pichegru, had ac-
quilted them III every inRance.
1t, as aferted in the ACT of accuration, the
two generals were only reconcied that they
might The better concert meafires againa the 70.
vernment, fome indication, fome germ Of this
project, fhouid be found in the preceding OF
concomtant circumstances, or in the letter,
which were written to bring it about.
Yet thoie circumstances do not make any
fuch difclofure.
And the letters do not contain, we will not
lay az idea, not even word, which betrays Of
the part Of Moreau the LEAF diicortent towards
the government, or crticiim upon it, meafures
| But the Able David prepared to 20 to En-
gland he was going there to convey :" Piche
| CRU the fsntimeDts Of Moreau; and Picheqrl
RENTED to him twelve louis to defray his ex
pennies.
From the examination in court we learn, tia