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 effect this, believing, that with his smooth face, he might pass, in disguise, for a girl. Moitier, at first delighted at this new source of acquiring wealth, readily assented, but was afterwards intimidated by the apprehension of this Englishman being a spy of the French government, and, as he was at that time under its particular "surveillance," for other illegal deeds, declined interfering for the present. A few days elapsed without hearing any thing further upon the subject, when Madame Derikre was again despatched to him; she returned with the information that he would be at the "Cat" in a day or two. In the mean time Winderkins was reconnoitring east and west, ignorant of her having consulted Moitier. In fact, all parties were equally desirous of forwarding our views, and, therefore, the more anxious to prevent our quitting this part of Flanders.

On the 11th we wrote a letter to the commander-in-chief, off Flushing, and gave it to Winderkins, who was desired to offer a bribe to any one who would put it on board an English ship; but we have