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TRAVELS IN 
1792, with particular inftruclions to inquire into the political 
fyftem, the opinions, topography, commerce, and produdions 
of thefe countries; — in Volney\ Travels into Egypt in Son^ 
fiini2> Inveftigations in the fame country ; — in Sebajllaiii % Mif- 
fion and Report, the obje6ls of which are too glaring to be 
miftaken ; — and in thofe perfons who, under the name of Coiii' 
mercial Agents^ had accepted the odious employment of fpies. 
Few Englifhmen, indeed, it is to be hoped, would undertake 
a commiffion, which might be confidered as degrading to exe- 
cute, but for which a Frenchman holds his government alone 
refponfible, and its fandion a fufficient excufe. If, by any adt 
in a foreign country, he can gain the favour and countenance of 
his government at home, he will feldom flick at the means. 
Hence we find, in every part of the world, Frenchmen labour- 
ing for the interefts of their nation, in the various charaders of 
ambafladors to the court, miffionaries for propagating the Chrif- 
tian religion, commilTaries of commerce, emiffaries of a fubor- 
dinate rank, and voluntary adventurers. A Frenchman, travel- 
ling in foreign countries, generally combines national with 
individual views. Since the late revolution thev have been 
difperfed, like the Jews, over the whole world ; but their 
difperfion is yet too recent to have obliterated the amor patr'ia 
which, next to that of the ties of blood, clings, perhaps, clofeft 
to the heart. To their ufual propenfity for intrigue at foreign 
courts, and their national enmity againft England, the emigrants 
have now the additional fpur of doing fomething that may re- 
commend them to the notice of their country. The Travels of 
Le Due de Roehefaucault Liancoiirt through the American ftates, 
furnilh 
