The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-10
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ly auling ii that clsis Of men Who advocated
and Imported the meafurrs ofthe late Prefdent
Adams, and particularly the Alien and Stdition
laws. Ihcne men agreeable 20 cur profpe6tus,
we mutt ever oppofe rs having voted for n>ea-
inres, dramatically oppoGte to the friris of the
contribution, which we have pledged oiirre,ves
to iuppert. But flush @as the unhappy litu-
alton OF the Esitern people at this period. that
o" one haml they were encouraged to mfr.
rettion By the French emTaries; while on the
other they were threatened by fire, fvyord and
poverty, by tie fecre;ary of the treaiury, at th.
read OF an army of fifteen thoufand men. The
venerable patriot of Virginia, then iacretary Of
rate; who exerted az his eudtavours TO pre-
ierve the union N Fate of happineia and quiets
became the victim of both parties. OF French,
Jeinitry and ll'miltonian intrigue but even
the inttrument ct his dettruGiion, was forced to-
cnnteis the purify of his motives 6 The "a
enc part Gays Fauchet) and the Tending Of
ccomm'iiioners are due to the influence of Mr..
Randolph over the preidcnt, whom delish(
always to believe, truly virtuour, and the friend
OF nj. fellow citizens aud PRINCIPLES" But th,>
interference OF Mr.. Randolph his not yet been
forgotten by the GenevEn Financcr, who pro.
eaoiy expected 10 have Iten the three coloured
cockadc lying on the forts of tie MtG:ifipoi.
he rig,d and fcrupu'ous exaetHefa with which
nc examined the treatury accountsof Mr.. Ran
" PropJs@n far re oarcbaf Of Floy7ga," which
with ms :. c6araarriQic e@mioa,'' bic put few
montns hnce into the hands of Mr.. John
Randolph, TO barter away two millions of dol
lars tor the citizens of the u. States.
'-fizen Adet, who fucceedcd Eauchet. LA
houred to produce the fame effect, iepars,io,
OF the tates; bat this project was extended 10
a much greater icale by Tall.yran,,, who du-
ripg rehdence in America patured the fcheme
80 = s1:,'e5,i .or"Rfgy or agents gradually
10 carry It INTO execution. 1t bad been exnc0-
ed IN Paris, that col. Barr was to have Been
Ine ipcceistul candidate, for PRECEDENT of the u
'ntcd States. Pchon the late French refdcns
AZ the city OF Wahngton, related this, 60 feye-
raj, and in particular TO a French gentleman
at preient living in Philadelphia. Had this E.
vent taken place, as WAS Contemplated, proba-
ply Before now the Alegany Ridge would have
neen me boundary of the United States. OF
me various amhaiisdors or ENJOYS from France,
P'chon may be regarded as one ofthe mott in.
'rgr'ty who has refded in America but a
of this deicription was rot uitable
10 'he views OF bonaparte and Talleyrand. He
was therefore recalled, and the Infamous Tnr.
rean tent in his place, one of the mott abaD.
coned wretches the F"ench revolution has pro.
""Cea. The iavage oarbsrity which he diff
prayed whea commander of the troops in the
.n9se' mas been recorded by every French Jour
- - ''4o't PNliOu Oh lOhT weeks. he
iepopuIated by FIRE aud fword, one of the rraofi
popnlous countries in France, to the extent Of
i6o leagues. " Not homie, (fays the fccret hif-
Tory OF St. Cloud not a cottage-not ? tree
was fpared, all was reduced to aigies, and The
Inhabitants, who had not periG,ea
amid Inc ruin ofthe dwellings, were ihot or
tabled while attempting to fave fhemielves
rom the coERlgration. Even at the feat of
the American government, Turreau is not A.
ihamed tn difplayy l.;e cS;;l..ty or ;;e un,sD1v
female whom fate has put in his power Scarce
~ a week is iaid to pa(a, that the unfortunate
Mad2m Iurreau is not compelled TO feel, re-
of Warrington.
Such have been the characters AID views oe
the ieverai French ENJOYS that have reiided d
mong us from 1889 until the preCent day.
- dangerous however as their intriguce rave been
they were not inferior to thor- rraGt fed bv the
diplomatic agents of the Bri!h cabinet, -
whom we fhall now turn our attention.
mo HI. to be concluded in riexe}