Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-08
Fran, the RicAmond Enquirer.
GEN. MIRANDA.

1EN. -MIfi ~ N ~ N.
IN giving the following communications
to the world, we do it with that caution
which the subject of is calculated to in.
spire. That subject is without doubt I'm.
commonly interesting. The sailing of the
Leader and her consor,s from New York,
the manner 10 which they were equipped,
& the suspicious which were attached to
them while they were IN port, were evi.
dently calculated to raise every thing about
them, more especially the point OF dessi
nation and the end OTIS singular an equip
ment, into objects ofuncommon curiosity.
Party spri 100 stepped in to aid the natu.
raj impulse of the occasion. The federal
lists did not fail to seize upon the mysterl.
eos cover in which the plan was snveieped
and to create the most extraordinary char.
ges against the administration. Nhe pro.
icct OF general Miranda. according TO their
presentation, was either directly Promot-
ed or indirectly oonnived at. The federal
ISIS therefore enquired, to collect the ma.
terials for 40 attack: the republicans, to
defend the administrator. Under such
circumstances, the expedition of general
Miranda has become 40 obj CT OF conside.
rablc iu,ercst. fabes have been formed (;
couiectu,es have been offered almosteve-
ny one has been anxiou, 10 explain, but
none has yet positively ascertained, the OBJ
iec,s of this mysterious enterprizs. The
field of conjecture is yet open to the ina
ciaaiion and Ink race Of monstreus absur.
dities is not vet ended We shall not
therefore p esume 70 vouch for theveraoi.
ty OF single fact con wined in the following
com munlca!ion. The author indeed pro.
irsses to be con6d mt in the truth Of his
theory. He is an acquaintance OF Miranda;
converssn, with his plans, and convinced of
their reality. But this is an flair between
gen. Miranda andhimseE Far be it from
our wish to make i. a subjec, of contention
between as and the public. We give tito
them as it is gwen to us. We are the or
eans but not authors ofthe communication.
1t is put to the press under the persuasion,
that if it will not eolighten by its accuracy,
/, may amuse by the novelty OF the fable:
and that whether it contains hctlons or facts
it may serve to invite the attention OF the
PUBIC 10 tie lGtuTS uCsSACPSu'ShA "a Viz
plor !:
LOl91UUNICATION.
That Miranda has embarked at New
York that he has actually gone from
thence, with the feed nesiga TO emaneipa;e
his country from the yoke Of Spain, is a no.
,orious fact.
Standing alone, this might be deemed
project Of d mere adventurer bu, when We
read the following short history Of this
man the mind must expand with wonder
THAI j, has been delayed so long.
So long stree as the year 1867 there
were FIVE delegates from the provinces OF
S. America at Madrid, sent to complain
of intolrrable grievances they were de-
MED redress through haugh,iness & pride,
lust as our agents were, before our dis.
putes had ended by war, One of these
delegates was intrusted to make certain
propositions to Great Britain. Lord Chat.
ham, who had formed whole admins
,ration under most solemn promise from
the king, that lie should have his unbound-
ed confidence during life, embraced those
propositions, gave the agent one thousand
pound yearly, till the design should becar.
ried into effect; he was paid bis pension no