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


letters to you, and Iprefume that you have not
received them, rs no anfwer has been fent to me !;
will you, fir, let me know the hour when may
hope to deliver to you in perion, that which Mr..
Muller charged me to deliver to you. l have
the honor, &c"
AS foon as he had received this letter, he tent
for me to come TO him Immediately, and that he
expected me. l accordingly preiented myfelf
to Mr.. Drake, rs aid-de-camp to "a republican
general, and delivered to him my letter of in
PRODUCTION, the tenor of which was as fol-
lows
"Sir,
" The perfon who will deliver this note to
you, has been appointed by the company 10 ad-
drefs you, fome days Gnce, as my organ he has
the entire confidence of thofe who fend him ;
and beg you to coniider whatever he may fay
asthe iincere expreilion of their fentiments. The
mott agreeable part of his commiflion, will
doubtleis be, to allure you of the devotion of the
company. Permit me, fir, TO add, the aiiurance
of the high confederation with which have the
honor to be, sc.
Signed MULLER"
+" He had no fooner read this letter, than he
enqured what news there was in France, and
how things went on in that country ? | anfyer-
ed him that the moment of triumph for the Ia
COLLINS was arrived that every one was of OPT
Mon that more favourable occaiion to attempt
fomething againft the government would not be
found, than that which now prefented itielf.
What can do for you ? Tell me what are
your views What do you hope to accomplish |.
Have your General and your committee formed
any projetts3
" Perceiving this to be favorable moment, I
preiented him my plan of operations which is
the fame as that noted down in the minute of
my initru6tions. After having read it three diff
ferent times with attention, he faid to me this is
very good plan, but do not obferve many for
tined towns among thOie that you acribc, and
1t is TO thofe, however, we mutt pay the greateft
attention. named the place of arms, and the
citadel of Befancon. Ireprefented to him that
this town was very frong, and that we were
certain of finding there large park of artillery
and ammunition of every kind. &c Have you
hortes forIyour artillery :" We are af1ured ofha-
wing them. THAT is very well, but take care 70
ufe dfpatch, and never frike till you are filre of
your blow but in cafe it ihould fail, can you re-
tire to Mount Jura Can You find a fccure re-
treat there, and be certain of defending your
ieves for long time In this interval, the other
departments, in which you have already formed
party, will produce a diviion.' After having
pauted moment, he haftened to fetch his map,
to diicover what town of Germany was neareft
to one of thoic that we were to occupy, in or
der, faid he, to render our communication more
prompt, and to give every necefTary af1itance.
This plan merits on my part the greatet atten-
ton, and 1t has my hearty appreciation. To-
morrow, or the day aftef, i fhall write to your
General, and doubt not but you will be the
bearer of very satisfactory antwerp
" MIR. Drake then fpoke to me of Pichcgrn.
afked him fit was his opinion that he was in
France He iaid, certainly not !; ! am extreme
ly well acquainted with him, and he is man of
merit but he is too cold and too heavy to be
engaged in fuch atep be af1ilred that he ;s -
TINS moment In London, and propagate that o.
pinion every where. As to Georges, Ipofitive-
ly know he cannot be in Paris, as / have receiv-
ed letters from perfons in London, who had feen
INN the moment before they wrote to mel
have informed him of the report. which have
been circulated of a continental war have
deicribed fuch an event as the mott terrible that
could happen forthe Jacobins, as that would
eftablifh the government forever He faid in
aniwer, That there were ftrong reafons to iuf-
tlfy the expectation that RufIia would be prevail
ed on to declare war againit France" He con-
verfed at comfortable length on the projected
deicent on England, and at the fame time was
very prodigal ofiniurous exprelIions aeainft the
Fiift Conill and it was in vain that he difiem-
bied the fear which affected him, refpeGfing the
deicent and enterprifng genius of the French ar
my. lie lpOEe ntlCn OF Mr.. Muller. ANTWERP
ed him according to my initrudions, that had
not feen him, sc. and that / knew poftivey
that he was goneto the army of the coat on a
very important milton. He fniled with an air
oftatisfaction, and faid to me- On my learning
the aret of Moreau, wrote to MIR. Muller to
come to me, with orders to forward the letters
to him wherever he might be nor can con-
ceve why it has been delayed. am, however,
certain that he is in Germany; for one of my
friends writes me word, that he has not only
feen but fpoken to him in fhort expect to fee
him every day / am very glad to tell You that
this citizen Muller does not poi1efs a very great
degree OF confidence; he gues rarely to the COM
mittee, which is a matter of great complaint.
With refpeet to that 1 defire you to tell your
General, that when fent him into France, it
was merely to form a correspondence, but not
to remain there as he has done, for he ought to
have been returned thefc two months. He has
ALTO informed me by letter of every thing you
tell me, and even more, that the committee had
accufed him of having received funds for ano-
Their revolutionary. committee of which have
no knowledge whatever. III have not RENTED
more funds, it is, mutt avow frankly, that |
did not clearly underftand the project of your
committee. Some time fince it was coinmuni-
Gated to me by letter, that four departments
might be incited to infurreetion, and that | was
to iend them plan of operations. | ak you,
however, fit was reafonable that ihould do FL
as was not acquainted with their means, and