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WR.733.036
3 Dec 1733:11 (114)
Luxembourg, Sept. 19. [Fearing an attack or blockade by the
French, Luxembourg prepares; French advance but turn back
because their plans were discovered:] . . . but after a
short continuance they [the French] turned back, having
miscarried in their design, which was to take advantage by
the following conspiracy that had been hatched, but timely
discover'd, viz. A French spy having given a packet of
letters to a woman of Holerich, to deliver to a dancing-
master and inn-keeper, named LeBlanc, the woman instead of
delivering it to him, sent it by a person to the commanding
officer here, telling him that a Frenchman waited without
for an answer: The said officer caused it to be handed to
the Governour, Count de Nieperg, who immediately gave orders
for seizing the said Le Blanc, his wife and son, which being
done, the spy was also taken, and all of them close
confined. We know not yet the particulars of the
conspiracy, but 'tis said this city was to have been set on
fire by some treacherous persons in it in several parts at
once, &c.
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