Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-29

native country "nlcH PSas o'ss'0''sa -.
r. ferscn and the design approved by hisa,
80 long apo as when Mr.. Jeffersen was MI,
,;s,er 4 the court Of France from the u.
tates. That general Miranda had Ssen
for some wears soliciting aud expecting aid
in his enterprise from Great. britain, nut
thar at length finding his expectations 81
assistance from that quarter faliaclous nc
had left that coan,ry and embarked iortbls,
no, with an intentto relinqulsh has des'gRt
but with the hop. Of fudipg herethe means
of success; that he had arrived In new
York in the beginning of November last,
bringing with him very interesting ano
important letter to gentleman OF the hrst
consequence in New York which Judy de-
yeleped his designs, and stated that he had
embarked for The uni.ed States, oDthe ex-
ecufion of the great plan, which ne mad oE
so many years meaitated ter the liberation
of his conntry. hat in utter despair OF
the British government taking any decisive
step, he had at last determined to try what
could be effected by such resources as A
merica could furnish, and might be wiling
to afford him either as an enterprise sane
toned by public authority or undertaken oy
individual adventarers.
Your memerialist was well assured hat
this letter was abeut the latter end OF No
verDber. communicated to the secretary OF
state and 10 the President OF the Upited
States thar after It had been some days
in the hands OF the secretary OF state, the
receipt of itwas acknowledged hy hin
and that about the last OF the same mooih,
general Miranda proceededto Washington,
to communicate personally his plan toShl
governments That Immediately after MS
arrival at Washington, general Miranda
visited the secretary OF state; that IN his
first interview he informed the secretary
that he desired TO make an important aud
confidential communication TO the govern
ment as soon as the president shoulc per
mir it TO be received; that al subsequent
interview the secretary of state informed
him that having consulted the president On
the subject of their former conference, Inc
was authorised TO receive his comnunica-
ton !; that general Miranda then opened 10
the secretary of state his obIect IN coming
to the United States; exposed the condi-
ton Of the province OF Caracas, the ge.s
neral discomfort of its inhabitants, and the
ease with which i, might become indie.
pendent, concluding by request for the
countenance and succor of the government.
That at subsequent Interview the secreta
ry of state informed general Miranda that
he had communicable The president what
had passed in their preceding conference;
tina, the presidents sentiments could not
be doubted. bu. that government could AT
ford neither succor nor aid TO the enter
prise in which he engaged. II hat up
on this general Miranda remarked that
without the couutenaace of government,
individuals might be unwilling to assist
him, and the secretary replied that the =.
States was free country, where every or
might do what the laws did not torbido--
That general Miranda then observed that
the bill depending for protiibting the ex-
por,a,ion of arms and ammunition migh,
impede his measures, and the secretary
answered that the bill night cot become q
law that general Miranda informed he
secretary that he had conferred with Ger
tain persons in New York respecting his
| views, and If government should pripatri..
make him snall advance Of money ht,
| might, with the assistance OF those per.
sous, find the supplies he waalec TO wnIch
| the secretary replied that the merchants
would advance money whenever they b |.
came satisfied that-ehey had an interest Ia
doing so, and epgaired what supplies he
might want, and who were she peraons
with whom he had conferred genera
Miranda answered that be wanted few
officers and privates, together with guam
sity of arms and ammunition, and that he,
had conferred with commedores Lewis and
colone, Smith, who had lamtd your me-