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To so great a length did his pernicious activity proceed that Washington was forced to demand his recall.

He was succeeded in 1794 by Fauchet, 6 who did not act quite so openly, but did not omit any opportunity secretly to advance the wish of his country to be reinstated in North America.

Adet, 8 who followed Fauchet after this time, was almost as open as Genet ; he did not hesitate to send agents into Canada to stir up the habitants to rebellion, one of whom, David McLane was convicted of high treason and suffered the horrible penalty for that crime at Quebec in July, 1797.

A considerable proportion of the American people looked with favour on these movements; and the British Governors of Canada were forced to exercise great precaution in respect of these admitted into Canada from the United States.

Accordingly Dorchester, in October, 1794, issued specific orders that no foreigner was to enter Lower Canada without his express permission it was no secret that this was due to the conduct of certain French agents.