The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-23
LEYDEN, Marco SO.

LEYDEN, Marco SO. i
The NoaveNes of Paris of the 25th cur.
announces the cloing of the FELTON, Of the !
French Legislative Pcdy. The laf fitting
took place Gu the Sd Germinal March gath
and was remarkable for a propohtion made
by citizen Marcerelle, warmly fupported
. by ether Legislators, and unanimcuny a.
dopted'by the Aiembly it was propofed
to confecrate, by 4 monument, the epoch
when the civil Code, fan6tioned by all par
= ties, comesto be Prefented TO the Nation;
the Ii coniits in the buff o fBona-
rparte III white marble, and it fhali be pla-
oed with pomp in the enclofure of the ct
things of the Legislative Body.-After ha-
wing come to this determination, it was a.
greed, by a majority of Oil againft s, that
Il. $4,000 confcripts be raifed in the year Is,
above the confcription of that year. The
three. Councillors of fate then produced
the arrete of Government which fixes the
termination OF the felton, the diicourfe,
pronounced by one of them, was filled
: with very animated expeditions, relative to
the difcovered confpiracies, Especially with
.-,gsrd to tha part which the Englih
ininilters, and French Princes have had in
thefe plots, of which one of the latter has al
ready become the viStim.-But in par1icu-
lar the French Government caufed to be
announced on the I'd Germinal to the con-
Iervative Senate, extraordinarily convoked,
the fecret correspondence of MIR. Drake,
britannie~ En0oy at Munich the Grand
Judge has been in this intance the organ
ofthc Firit Conful, and has communicated
his report, and the annexed papers,
THESE papers contain the inftri6tions
from Mr.. Drake TO Mr.. D. L. They are
too lengthy to be introduced into our pa
Per. A faithful Summary however, is
.prefented =
HE is TO go TO France ; confer with his
~aifociates +; and inform them that the pecu-
mary means ihall be furnihled them for
bringing about the overthrow of the actual
government, ard putting the French ma
ton in 4 capacity for choohng a more hap
ply and tranquil form OF government.
Twice 4 week he is to fend 4 Bulletin
OF I'll the interelting events which occur, in
the ports, in the armies, and in the different
departments. Thefe iecret communicate
n are to be written in fympathetic ink.
In fome additions to thefe inftru6ions,
he isrequired togoto Paris. He is to I'm
1ploy the moft efeGtual means for diving in
~ SilS lS(ISlo VI tVC government, lltCil as
having corref oondencies in the different
Offices. He IS to take the greateit prrcau-
tons in writing his dispatches and trsnf-
uniting them. He is to learn the Fate of
the parties in France /; whether there is any
d. chance OF overthrowing the government Of
B~ohaparte, and of rettoring the kingto ms
throne.
,Thefe papers conclude with the follow
ing remarks
OBSERVATIONS zvbitb breceae TIE zen let
.teyJ Of the EnglB MinjRer, in tire collection
@bapsr5 annexed 10 the Report cftbe Grand
fudge.
The Agent Mr.. D. /. having been fent
from England to Bavaria, to receive the
Inftru6tions of Mr.. Drake, before COM
mencing his operations, informs him by Il
billet of his arrival at Munich. He has re-
ceivcd ali aniwer to il, which it has been
thought proper to print, becaufe it is en-
tirely written by MI. Drake, and fgned'by
him and all the correspondence WHICH has
been read is by the Eanse hand.
SIR;1 am very happy to learn your arrival
n this city, and fhall be charmed to fec you
Is icon as convenient. You will have
the goodnefs TO ftay to dine with me if the
hour offour fuits you.
VT. Oh. S. FRANCIS DRAKE.
The Agent arrived at Paris, very foou
perceived that he had nothing to do in the
end ofhis milton he did not dilcontinue,
however, to give letters and bulletins to
Mr.. Drake for his money; but br11lnsedi-
ntcig introduced the POHee'.o a&mozOhdge Of
this corrsPondenee.
Ifthefe initruGtions were really given
by the Britiih miniiter at Munich, too
much blame cannot be thEown on the DIFF
~=honourablc conduct Of England. Whate-
yer we may think of ~Bonaparte, there are
certain meaflres for his overthrow, which
M juit government would refort to. All
the modern laws of nations have acknow-
lodged certain rules Of warfare, which civil
lived governments fhould never violate.
To potion the fprings of an enemy /; to
make ufe of poifoned weapons, have been
very properly exploded. But how are
thete acts hyperion in infamy to fealing into
the capital ofan enemy's country +; to brib
.inE the confidential minifters ofits cabinet ;
to effect a change Of government, which the
force of It's arns or the cufomary forms of
diplomatic xiii could not accomplEh.-
The fate of Arnold, however, has akeady
fhewu us, that fuch methods are not too
low for Eme of the Englifi minifers to
employ in Bne of their hopelefS expert
mcnts.
Should thcfe papers, however, be not
owing to the ingenuity OF the Britifh En-
voy ; but lhould they have originated in
the intriguing brain of Bonaparte and his
grand Judge, the diihonorable action has
only ihifted fdes, without loGng any of its