the last degree to hear. I immediately explained to him the cause of my arrival, gave him Daendels' plan and the map of Scotland, and such further elucidation as I was able in conversation. He shook his head at the idea of a second embarkation at the mouth of the Clyde, and observed that, if we got safe into Scotland, the British would immediately detach a squadron of frigates into the Irish channel, which would arrive, to a moral certainty, before the Dutch frigates, (which were, according to the plan proposed, to go North-about,) and that they would thus cut us off from all communication with Ireland. As to the officers whom Daendels named, he observed that "Chaumont was as much of a General as he was that bottle," pointing to one that stood on the table before him; "that, as to Macdonald, he was a good officer, but he knew he would not go.' I replied, as to the second embarkation, I was entirely of his opinion, and looked upon it as inexecutable; that, nevertheless, I thought well of the project, as a measure against England. He then told me that he would take it into his serious consideration, and let me know the result in three or four days; in the mean time, I am to attend his orders.

17. The General's health is in a most alarming state, and nobody here seems to suspect it, at least to the extent that I do. Urgent as the affair is on which I am here, I have found it impossible to speak to him about it; and God knows when, or whether I may ever, find an opportunity, which, in addition

to my personal regard and love for him, is a circumstance which very much aggravates my uneasiness. To-day he has been removed by four grenadiers from one chamber to another: for he is unable to walk. It is terrible to see a fine handsome fellow, in the very flower of youth and strength, so reduced. Wrote yesterday to General Daendels, to apologize for my silence, letting him know that I found it as yet impossible to speak to General Hoche about our affair; partly on account of the state of his health, and partly on account of his being so occupied, as well by the command of the two armies of the Rhine and Sambre et Meuse, as by the late events in Paris; promising, at the same time, to write again in three or four days, and entreating him, meanwhile, to continue his preparations on the system we had settled at my departure from the Texel.

19. My fears, with regard to General Hoche, were but too well founded. He died this morning at four o'clock. His lungs seemed to be quite gone. This most unfortunate event has so confounded and distressed me, that I know not what to think, nor what will be the consequences. Wrote to my wife, and to General Daendels, instantly. Yesterday Simon, by the General's orders, after communicating with me, wrote to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and of the Marine, but I know not to what effect.

21. The death of General Hoche having broken my connection with the army of Sambre et Meuse, where I have no longer any business, I applied this

day (20th) for an order to set off for Paris, which I obtained instantly from General Lefebvre, who commands in chief per interim. Set off at four o'clock and travelled all night; arrived at twelve, on the 21st, at Coblentz, and at night at Bonn.

22. This is the 1st Vendemiaire, the anniversary of the establishment of the French Republic. Called early on my friend Mr. Shee, whom I found occupied in preparing for the fête which is to be celebrated on the occasion. At twelve, assisted at the fête, and dined afterwards with the Commission Intermediaire, the Municipality of Bonn, the constituted authorities, &c.: drank sundry loyal and constitutional toasts, but not too many, as appears by this journal, which I am peaceably writing at my inn. After dinner, Mr. Shee told me he had just received intelligence, from a quarter on which he very much relied, that the negotiation with England was knocked on the head, which, if it be true, as is highly probable, is excellent news. Settled to call upon him to-morrow early, and show him sundry papers, &c., and came home soberly and wrote to General Daendels. I had promised a very pretty woman at dinner, "whose name I know not, but whose person I reverence," to meet her to-night at a grand ball given by the Municipality; but I will deceive her like a false traitor, and go to my innocent bed; yet she is very pretty for all that, and speaks very pretty German French, and I am sure has not one grain of cruelty in her composition, and besides, à la guerre, comme à la guerre;" but then, I must set off to-morrow, and so, Oh, cruel fate! that gave

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thee to the Moor!" Besides, I have just received a delightful letter from my dearest love, written three months ago, which has put me out of conceit with all women but herself, so, as before, I will go to my virtuous bed.

PERIOD OF GENERAL TONE'S ATTACHMENT

TO THE ARMÉE D'ANGLETERRE.

N. B. November 21. It is, to-day, upwards of two months since I made a memorandum; which is downright scandalous: for many important circumstances have happened in that time. The only good in my journals is, that they are written at the moment, and represent things exactly as they strike me; whereas, when I write after an interval of some time But I am going into an essay on journal writing, instead of my business. Let me endeavour to take up, as well as I can, from memory, the thread of my history.

October 1, or thereabouts, I arrived in Paris, where I had the satisfaction to find my wife and little babies in health and spirits; went to Lewines, who is in high favour here with every body: he is all but acknowledged as Minister from Ireland, and I am heartily glad of it; for I have an excellent opinion of his integrity and talents. He has the entrées libres with Barras, Pléville Lepelley (Minister of the Marine,) and Talleyrand Perigord, (Minister for Foreign Affairs,) whom I saw in Philadelphia, when we were both in exile. In a day or two we went together to the Minister for the Ma

rine, in order to ask him to give me a note of introduction to Barras, but were not able to beat it into his head that we did not want him to present me formally to the Directory, as an agent from some foreign power on which I set him down in my own mind for a dunce. In consequence of his refusal, we determined to go ourselves to the Luxembourg, which we did accordingly, two or three evenings after. We found Barras at home, giving favourable audience to Madame Tallien, with whom he retired into an inner room, where they continued, I have no doubt, very seriously employed, for about half an hour. On his return, we presented ourselves, and I delivered him the memorial which General Daendels had entrusted me with for General Hoche, and, at the same time, detailed to him fully all the verbal instructions I had received from General Daendels. He heard me very attentively, and told me in reply that he expected General Debelle, brother-in-law to General Hoche, in town every day, who had the thread of our affairs in his hands; and that, on his arrival, I should address myself to him.

5, (or thereabouts.) General Debelle arrived; and I immediately waited on him, agreeably to Barras's orders. After telling him all that I was instructed to do, he desired me to make a note of it, which I did accordingly, and delivered to him a day or two after. Some short time after, he told me that most probably it would be Simon, who was with us in the expedition to Bantry Bay, who would be charged with the command. I saw clearly the fact, that