The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-14

foon rs his examination was completed he was
ut liberty TO leave it.--Where then was the fer
ci5Ae detaner? H. was however AS he tta.es de-
MED the priv:i.r-, as he terms it, of Council
Was this Illegal! Mr.. Ogden was examined in
double capacity-in the character Oh the ae-
cnied and in that of 4 witnefs. As the aeeaGd,
his declarations, which amount to nothing
were voluntary; not on oath, they were not to
he nfed againa him. Is it rhe privilege of one
fl Handing in court TO have council. put this
queltion to profe!iionai men, and am we'll adj
Vifed when Fay that 1t is not. As spi!neG, he
had no pretenGon to counei.---What wiroefs
wis ever known to bring coTn.sl into Court with
him ! So much for the mods. of proceeding.
Bat Mr.. Ogden, in onrt, at;ed with extreme
caution i'll reipe.tt to .he government. Let me
tell him tha, the government is under no ohIiya-
t'on to- him for his er!rems saufion. Judging
however of his caution by his note, ihnuld
take il to he at Leaf, of dubious kind. This
note, m reipcct 70 the government, pronounce
tn be inh.iuous, and to contain unfounded and
handerouS iRhnnatons. 1t il couched to con-
Vey the 'dea that as Mr.. Ogden knssv hat thego.
vernment is implicated in fitting out the Lean
Der, that point was not preIied upon him by
the court, who we are to infer were quite as
Knowing as himfeif Is this caution or is it ma
ice In oppolition TO Mr.. Ogden I affirm
that he was preliei on the point, on which, by
the iuhduous tenor of his note, he feens de6r-
agant the govrrnmenr, And what was his an
fwer! This, and Judging by his note con-
siude that he laid aHhe could fay uponit: He
Knew nothing that could impicate the govern
meat. He had indeed BEEN told, by MirouJa.
wbs to accomplish his viiionary projects mipht
have told him any thing, that he miranda, had
eonverfed with the Prehdent and with Mr.. Ma
dion on the abett condition of the people of
south America and other general too;ct. Now
Mr. !,
veriaton with the PRECEDENT and with Mr.. Ma
dion, what would it import Why that thof.
two luxurious men had condefcended to life
ten To Mr.. Ogden's observations on the affairs,
generally, of the South Americans. But ths
FACT, according TO the teftmony of Mr.. Ogden,
rs nettheri 10 plain nor direSt. 1t is fimply that
Miranda TOLD Mr.. Ogden that he had had
with thofe gentlemen a conversation 70 inno-
cent. l challenge Mr.. Ogden to meet me on
this point, and beg, if after DAYS esamiuoti-
o" he has concealed, in his extreme caution,
aught from the court, that he vii! divulye it to
the public. On this as on all other fubictts
the government and its friends, court inveniga-
tion.
TO tbs aifri3 dtt0rney.-In MONDAYS Ca
Ze'te' MI. Lang had paragraph importing
that the te0imony of Mr.. Ogden went to i'm.
pNcate the government in fitting ont the Lean
der. In the Gazette of the fame perfon of yef
terday' Mr. Ogden contraditts Mr.. Lang.
NotWithtandiDg Mr.. Ogden's contradictions
dr. Lang, am Informed, ported, yeftsrdav, on
the Coffee Houfe books, a note Rating that he
could prove, or knew a gentleHlan who could
FroVe' that tine government encouraged and
ianctioned the lifting out of the Leander. I
believe this declaration of Mr.. Lang to be foul
ana accountable flander, and i'm order to con.
vet him of, or punifh him for it, / call upon
the Diitrltt Attorney TO axamine Mr.. Lang no-
on, t. Inc declaration is either true or fal(e ::
II true, let it be known, if falfe, let Mr.. Lang
pear the weight OF the isnominv of the deteGa-
eie lander. The EDITOR.
No. 6.
The Leander paragraph in MONDAYS Ga
Zette has gwen rife to an mutual degree of ap
taton in the public mind, and occaiioned fome
vi Hatured and perfona remarks againf the edi-
tors OF THIS GaZette-The latter gives rs no
unealineis, but to the public we have to ltate,
that the Information communicated 10 us was
eouidered OF the utmoft import ,nce to the com
incrce otths country and fairly entitled to pub
hrEy; that II WAS not becaufe we wifed to cx
poie tile folly of our executive in this buiineis,
nat 10 put tho'e on their guard who were mott
H!scfg tn be injured I'VE mott cordillIy hone
that the government are not implicated. but we
nave frone reafons TO believe otheryviie.
In reply to all that has been faid on our para
efaph or Mo1day, we have to obferve that,
me iuoitance OF the Information relative to
the defamation of the Leander, &C. which was
on Monday communicated through the medium
or this Gazette, is eorrsif. We were only milf
taken AS to the channel through which the e.,
crst was sivulged; inftead of ulins the name of
od'nuei u. Ogden, we ought to have faid that
the evidence duplicating the government, came
through colonel Smith, and we are iince inform
ed that this evidence has been corrobora,ed by
another gentleman of the firt refpeetabiIity.
The definition of the Leander is now aCcer.
tanned to be for the coat Of Caracas.
~ T. GAG. March S.
No. I.
FROM the Tnrrican Citizen of Narrb g.
Mr. Lang here ltates in express terms that the
tubltance of his Monday paragraph, to wit, that
NsfeRimay Of Mr.. Ogden Implicated tbe Go.
permanent in firing out tbe Leander," is true, and
that it is verbllly correct, with this variation
s. initead Of uling the name of Samuel G.. De.
den,we ought to have faid that the evidence
tnbheatizg The Government came tbroupb Col
smith, and we are ince informed, that tLis evi.
dence has been corroborated by another gen.
tirman OF flie frP rtLpet7abiHfy."
III the firit piare mutt remark, that il is f.lf
evident that Solomon, wife as he is, ksoau, no.
thing tetprtting the Leander. All on this fub.
feSt TO which he r,rstsud 10 IL