Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-11

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there ,gas 4 society formed by one OF the Judg-
- 80, conrt of appeals, for the express Puf
nose Of depopulating Kentucky, and coioinsiliss
Spanish America.
We have directly accused judge Sebastian
as having had an improper conneSloh WIZ
Snanish affairs, and with respect to the otner
;ndees of the court of appeals, we can as Pc,
sitiVely declare that they We're well acquaiil.eu
with the nature of the conversations Wnich
John Brown had with the Spanish mlnlster1oh
Gardoque; and although they may not nave
taken an active part themselves, yet IN our O.
pinion, their having knowledge OF these iacts'
and afterwards supporting the pubic character
of the man, who was the treasonaDle aSSel' ;
they merit both censure and punishment.
In regard to Judge .Innis, we have been IN
formed, that his honor had intended aprosecl-
ton against the editors of the Western World
if thew had crininated him. Wehave nc, he
station in saying the same OF INNS sot the
Judges of the court of appeals; VIZ that ne was
well acquainted with the Vaccinations OF
Browne and Wilkinson; and that 1t was his duty
as attorney general Of the state to have noticed
them. We shall be happy, however, II Judge
INNS would answer Us one question. What
were the motives which induced him, atterthe
appearance of the Western World, to hurry
to Lexington, and withdraw several Old letters
and papers, which he had given to Mr. A'Cru-
der for the purpose of his compiling his histo-
ry of the Indian wars, and which the latter on
his leaving the state Of Kentucky, deposited
in the bank IF those letters wentto prove the
innocence Of Judge 1nris, as we have been IN
formed he has asserted, why has he not given
them to the public? We would, with the great
est pleasure, afford them place III cne OF our
numbers of The Spanish conspiracy, which
would much more effectualiy establish the pilr-
ity and patriotism of his honor, than any pro
secution which he might raise against the
Western Word.
AS our information was not all before Us at
the commencement OF the investigation or the
Spanish conspiracy, We have not been enabled
to write with that arrangement which ought to
characterize regular history but to sketch
the principal features of the plot, and to detail
the facts as they come Tito our possession.
The following is one which has been com
mupicated 20 Us lately, \ gentleman OF Scott
county, having met general Wilkinson at one
of the Kentucky elections, at which tie gen.
was candidate, entered into conversation
with BIN Oh the subject Of going under the
Spanish governments, having previously un-
derstood that Wilkinson WIS des':cus OF this
important change taking place. He therefore
took general Wilkinson aside to receive s"tls-
factory Information as TO his sentiments, De
fore he would give his vote. Ihe general al
ter little hesitation confessed his opinion,
that It would be most for the interest OF Ken
lucky to unite with Spain, upon which tie gen
tlclaan from Scots tod him, he should oppose
him in the election. During tue conversation
the late colonel Sanders came up, ard attack
ed general Wilkinson i'll the following terms
stGsnerai, understand you are gong 10
sci! us to the Spanartls" Wilkinson endea-
vcred to evade an answer !; but Sanders having
repeated the question in an emphatic manners
he repiad nearly il the affirmative II the pre-
sence of the gentleman FROM Scott ana lnany 4
others.
A Noted agent Of Wilkinson was man OF
the name OF Joseph 3allengcr, By character,
desperate. This mar Was employed by hl:n
in various trips down the Mississippi, and II
excursions among the Indians, but Ter what
purpose, he and Wilkinson probably only
know. We can, however, in degree, Judge
of the nature of his embassies, from the cot
sequences which followed, In the year 1852,
soon after the treaty which was concluded be
tween the commissioners from congress, and
the several northern tribes Of Indians; Ballen
ger was sent BY Wilkinson on some business
to the settlers on the north west side OF the
Ohio Afew weeks after his return, the In
dams from that quarter, made an incursien III
to Kentucky and stole a number Of horses
They were pursued by colonel ----,wno
after pursuit OF forty miles, overlook them,
killed and wounded several, and regained about
thirty horses. Fhose who were taken seemed
to be perfectly familiar with the name Of Viii.
kil1son, aid regarded him as the good Chief OF
kentucky from whom they said they received
r,yors opj with 1Vbe111 tpeE were always