ðɪ ɛŋkˈaʊntɚ bᵻtwˌiːn hˌɪm ænd fɹˈænswɑːnˈɑːɛl bˈæbjuːf ɡɹˈækəs bˈæbjuːf ænd ɪnvˈɑːlvmənt ɪnðə lˈæɾɚz kənspˈɪɹəsi wʌz tə fˈaɪnd ɪn mˈɑːɹɹeɪtʃəl ɐn ˈɜːli ˈɪnfluːəns ˌɔn juːtˈoʊpiən sˈoʊʃəlˌɪzəm, æz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ ðə mˌænɪfˈɛstoʊ hiː ɹˈoʊt ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv bˈæbjuːfs ɡˈoʊlz fˈɜːst ˈɪʃuːd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
The encounter between him and François-Noël Babeuf (Gracchus Babeuf) and involvement in the latter's conspiracy was to find in Maréchal an early influence on utopian socialism, as evidenced by the manifesto he wrote in support of Babeuf's goals -  (first issued in 1796).