Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-09
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should admit HIM To second interview,
he the said gen. MIRANDA vas at lIhcrty
to ask of them permission Tor this eSarns.
nant to return with the said gen. Miriam
ola TO his country; that while general MI
randa was al Washington he wrote To
this examinsnt, That he had had those in.
trrviews with the President and Secretary
OF State, and made-tha requss, in favor OF
this examinant aforesaid. that ne was AN
swered by the President and Secretary
that i, would ncs be cOrrecl for them 10
give this examinant letter or service as
1t might commit our government, but
that this cxaminant was at liberty TO 20 If
he pleased, and this examinant did there
upon reiInqnish The idea Of accompanying
him The said gen. MiraSda; that general
Miranda enquired of this examnant a.
bout vessel proper Ia be employed FOR
his use in returning To his country this
examnant for the purpose Of procuring
hi vessel, Introduced him TO capt, Lew
Is, WHO had comma .ded vessel in the
Wes.-Indla trade, aud Mr.. Lewis refer
red him TO Samuel G.. Ogden, of this CT.
ty, as The owner Of a vessel proper for his
use, and as being then in the w India
trade; that this examinan, was Informed
that Mr.. Lewis and gen. Miranda went to
Mr.. Oyden's TO treat with him abou; the
engagement of the said vessel, AMI this
cxamInant has been informed by The said
gen. Miranda and Lewis, that the agree
ment vs. made with Mr.. Ogden. that The
vessel called the Leandsr should so out
with general Miranda bound to Jacque-
mel, FROM thence should take him over
and land him upon the Spanish Main, ms
near the town OF CarracCss as might be,
or If this could not conveniently be done,
was TO bring him back again 10 the city
OF New ork that this exaUiDant has
been long time an intimate friend of gc.
neral Miranda, and when his exampant
was by him soiici'ed 10 suffer the SON OF
this exam,nant, William Steuben Smith,
TO accompany the said general Miranda
to The Spanish Main; this examinant con-
sen,ed and suffered his sun to go with
him on board the said vessel Leandcr, un.
der promises from his said friend the
said general Miranda, that the said Will
liam euben Smith should be taken care
ofby him as q father--that gen. Miranda
represented to this examnant the ds,res
sed and oppressed situation ofthe people
OF that country TO which he was bound.
and that the people were generally desi.
rous that a change should take place as 10
their political situation, and that the said
gen Miranda had that obi=5t very near
his heart, and it was his wish aad inlen-
ton 10 effect il if it could be done land
The said general Miranda represented to
this examinant that on his arrival there
he should be in the bosom Of his friends,
whom he expected would Join him in en-
deavoring 10 heave Gf the yoke of the
present Spanish government from the
people ct that country land this exami-
nan' understood from general Miranda,
TINT he was TO proceed To- ex.remi,ies to
separate tina, country from the Spanish
government, if he found The Pc Pile fayo.
rabie TO such an eyent--lhat gen. Miriam.
da told this exatninsnt that he had free.
!y and openly communicated his views
and plans 10 The President of the United
States, and Mr.. Madison, upon the sub
Ject OF his return 10 his native country,
and that the President and Secretary told
'''H' N'S S"'b .NAiId1ud, kUae tNSY
were not now ready to go to war, and could
not give him any public aid or coun.e
nance, but that they had no Object On Ina,
any Individual citizens of the u. States,
should engage 10 such an enterprise, pro
vided hey did not thereby infringe any of
the laws of the United Staies--lhat on
the Saturday before The said general Mi
randa lvfi this ely on board the said LIE
ander, he wrote two letters, one 10 the
President oftbe u. States, and the other
10 the Secretary of State of the United
States, which this examinaht saw and
read, and which this examinant put him
self into the post Office Of ibis city, 10 be
forwarded, the contents Of which were,
that the said general Miranda had finish
ed his business In this city in decorous
manner, and in way he hoped lha,
would be pleasing 10 them, the President
and Secretary; but that the said letters
did not explain what that business was,
nor what he the said general Miranda had
done--That general Miranda Informed
tins examnan, that he was on good terms
with the British government, and had
been some time in England, and lately
came from there to his city, and that the
SAID British government were not favora-
bic to the projeet Of liberaling the said