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Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia
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French regiments under Moreau disbanded and sent to colonies amid mutiny pretext, sparking murmuring. At Boulogne theatre, audience shouts 'No Emperor!', 'Vive le Enghien!', and 'Vive Moreau!' during Peter the Great play, enraging Bonaparte who orders investigation for Pitt's emissaries.
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theatre shut up; public commissary ordered to surround house with soldiers and investigate emissaries of pitt; every person required to show pass or account for himself.
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Several French regiments formerly under Moreau in Germany disbanded under pretence of mutinous disposition, men sent to colonial depots or incorporated with Egypt regiments. This caused murmuring. The night after, at Boulogne theatre during Peter the Great play, audience cried 'No Emperor!' at emperor's announcement, 'Vive le Enghien!' at prince's arrival, and 'Vive Moreau!' when general threatened with Siberia. Bonaparte left in rage and ordered investigation.