Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-08-01

which shall not leave Us after we have
passed through 1.-The dark valley and
shadow Of death" /
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Fran the Nrw-1ork Daily AdVertiser.
YRUJO--again! In the Philadel.
phia Gazette Of last Friday, received BY
private conveyance, at this Office yes
terday, we observe an extract OF a letter,
said Be from the gentleman to whom
Yruios letter, published in our paper Of
last Monday, was addressed. As We
are satisfed that this gentleman never
wrote the letter from which the follow.
ing 10 said to be extracted, and 10 at this
very moment ignorant of its existence,
we are convinced that il was written at
philadelphia but by .uhoR 10 best known
to the Marquis. The writer Of this cx-s
tract, declares (and he nd doubt has rea.
son to regre, DE publication Of this let
ter) that it was published spiihsut his
consent, aud that it did not merit the
structures made thereon: for, says the
igHntleman, theletter was evidently die.
lated bv sentiments Of humanity towards
the individual implicated, and ofrespect
towards, his family!! He thinks that
the 6cneoot<nce ofthe Marquis has in this
instance been very indifFereutly, or As
our gentiemaa has il lily requited. This
humane gentleman, (the Marquis de Ca
sa Yruio is gsntleman, according to
the pafent granted him by the King of
SPAIN says, that the lives of our frisnds
and fellow citizens would have been
cheapiy purchased BY the requested sacri-
fee Of every honorable and digni6ed
principle. On this head, the editor Of
the Daily Advertiser unfortunately diff
fers from the Marquis, and can view his
| episde in no other light than as the Of
spring Of vanity, presumption and arro-
gance, not to say wickedness. -.
, We question the authenticity Of this
p. extract, and the more we reflect upon it,
the more firmly we are convinced, that
the gentleman TO whom the Marquis adj
dressed this letter, and on whom it 10
now attempted to palm the following pro-
duction, Is not the author of the letter
before Us, and, we repeat, is at THE
moment ignorant Of its existence. He
declined al agency in the business, and,
instead Of giving his assistance 70 the
Marquis, a. was requested, he sent the
letter to his friend Col. Smith, only re.
questing that the original might be re-
turned; and had he been averse to its
publication, he certainly would have
stated this to his friend but, on the
contrary, he submitted it entirely to the
direction Of Col. Smith. We might adj
duce many circumstances in support Of
our opinion, but We presume it tobe un-
necs ssary. - 4E--~. = = -.---
Viewing this extract a. fragrant At.
tempt to impose upon the public, and to
iniure the character of a man Of honora.
bic ssntiments, by attributing to his pen
30 disgracefut = compositions, We shall,
without any further preface, submit this
affair 70 the candid and dipassionate con-
sideration Of the American people:
EXTRACT efG letter from the gentleman
to sDhom the Marquis dc Casa 7rrjo's
letter Ivas addressed (and Which Ipds
PHttished By Colonel Smith J to a friend
!" Philadelphia. -...
"SIR, l. - - "
/ was not little surprised, as well
as displeased, at the appearance in the
public prints Of the Marquis de Casa
YrUio's letter to me upon the subject of
the Americans taken in Miranda's two
schooners, and carriedto Caracas. 1t
was done, not only without my consent,
but also without any previous application
to me for il. There is nothing in It,
however, which merits the structure;
which has been made upon il in the New
York Daily Advertiser, for il was evi.
dentlya dictated by sentiments Of huma-
nifty towards the individual implicated,
and Of respect towards his family. Feel