The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-11

tssy his curicfty reipefirts the news in France"
then took leave of Mr.. Drake (Monday the 9TH inlt
and entered my poi>hae. which was brought tc the
gate OF his hotel, 1t half paf nght, and took
the road Tor Sutgard; III Tint city arrived OIL the 9TH
at halt ait ole IN che aitcrroon, Erglh courier
itorped a; the Golden French Horn inn, and was
conducted TO the hcuie of MIR. Spencer Smith, where
was announced under the name Of I.ec5vre His
frlt reception Of cold, ard accompanied with
ai AIR OF iapcion. then gave him the letter from,
Mr. Drake, and 20 lcone- nc Informed who was
thnn ne overwhelmed me with civ,ities He becyed
me to excaie the ungracous manner in which WIS
received, "for Qad he,) do cou.ider ryelf here
as IN ttate OF iecurity. allure YOU that for fou,e
days patt, have received ore, but with u pif-
to in my hand; am not upon 4 bed OF roiGs re-
gard rNYie IS an outpoh, and declare 70 you that If
3 required ',orid be arreaed, the es g or of
W'Tten'asrg, though his wife is princesof Ergl2rd
would ntantiy deliver up, without givipq me the
Leaf previous notice for he already ertertans fome
coubts as 20 the nature my occupation here; and he
actually * afraid It may conpromi. him with thu con-
full Tie Informed me with much aprirer; nte-eit
q he affairs Of Fcance, ard told me that The arren Of
tie duke O'E1phein had greedy d;rcorc.rted him
that lie Was very u1uch eta ed by the r;srort,,nes Of
Pich,~'u; ard that England had with rearnn formed
iarEui1c e,pe,1asors ion the n,ifion OF man 1T
once e popular and 10 f.l of talerts %" knew him
very WELL he repeated with great emotion "becaufe
twas the lieutenant of my brother WHO i;fenlbared
HIM on The coat OF France. aatered1nyfslft then ne
"o'id have been able to eicare but n1uit reckon
no more upon that, fnce il appears TO be certain hat
he has been aprreheu6ed."
He earDeitly Ieuueifed IRE TO write lerter to
Straburg 10 nsa6rn. Franck, the banker to dere her
10 iorw ard hereafter ali her letters which fhe eud re-
ceve addretied to baron de Herbert German officer
She may forward them to rue under the faIe cover
OF the Ion of George Henry Keller banker at Sutpard:
am the more anxious to receive them, becauie fome
nor tEfa,,, Ii ID Il
sEo TO INFORM mye'f OF Madame Henrietta de Tron,e-
I'm whole aufband he had known at Con1antinople he
nae the very great Fndne s.oiporn me that his au,n-
ed name was de B>ad, and he appeared to derive no
comfortable consequence In his opinion from the
intrigusS Re mad carried under that denomination
The iecretary Of this Mr. Smith, is pericaud former
~ III the iervicc of the hhp Seez; this eniqrant en-
tertaineC ,iie Tor long time with his lamentations
quite ovetcAn- new; the horrible aieions he re-
counted OF re NET 81 tie French nation. Mr. Drake
Mr.. Spencer Smith, and Nj. Percaud, let me know
lnit they iaod hgyS been mcf completely tired with
tire uneiS of Mualcn INC s;utgard if had not been
tor the occupation afforded them by the af.irs of
fraic@ Trey bo.ted however, that they could draw
very coii!derabe FUN from the Engh governne ,,t
lrutt III your friends aid MIR. Spencer Smith to
me, .ie-e are Balls of exchange for Il 81 SO livres &
viii lend N'hasevsr they may want, but FAR DIsu.
they nluif ire home for it At this moment he pre-
iehted me wth par of pitols OF the manufacture of
Veiiaes; GU may, laid he, make advantage
Gus ole OF theie little friendly twins for they never
mis.i at .irt heitated to take then but conlider-
cd 'eit as an officer of artillery, who aHues dir-
gulie 20 acquire the knowledge of an eneny's town
every iiid IF mai. becomes him he Hes his fenib;i-
t and Ices nothing but the order OF his general and the
objeGi of his milton.
took leave of Mr. Spencer Smith the 9th infant.
One of his domeitics bought me tie poF hores, and
harhei=d them to my chaIie four o'clock in the af
ternocn. proceeded Straibureh the following day,
aid continued my for Paris, where arrived on
the l4th Infant It's in vain fore attempt &C.
icriP!ion cf tie fetiries OF haired and race with
which tliee inonhers animated againe our cour-
Try The only nope that futains them, to Gee us arm
ed one agdi4 the Other. There is TO occupation 70
vile or atrocous FOR which they not fitted; at the
fame time taer cowardice is extreme the fhadow of
brave man alone is iuific;ent TO fink them into the
eaIth they pats their lives forming Plots and which
IS the ee6 oferminai habits they continually
imagine thcrntelves iurrounded with Gneers. Whe-
theriti in the courts friendly France and that are
under e!iential obligations the fr conlu they are
not regarded with favourable eye whether it is that
their real caracfers have been Uncovered by the ha-
bitants Of the cities where they rede chat they per-
ceive that all public opinion Inf them; whether
is that their minds every moment inform them
thar the man who reipefs nothing has no claim to re-
fpect; they feem bent down by the weight of public
contempt & marked with the neabie opprobrium
which is attached to their names.
(Sgned) ROSEY"