The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-29
CVoLuME 8.

ne TOOK ano'her trip IN 1856, bnt Previoully
had the policy to caufe an imprefon to re
made at Natchez and New Orle ans, by proper
efniifarie, difpatched for the purpofe, that he
was perfon Of the irt influence and confe-
quence III Kentucky and the Wehern country {:
and could command at pleafire, an army cf ten
or fifteen thouG.nd citizens. Giozo at this ne
riod was the SPaniih reEdent at Natchez, a
man every WY calculated both to be impofed
! upon, and TO impofe upon others. The man
| ners and deportment of Giozo and Wilkinfon
were nearly alike; both fond of fhow, mutual.
ly lincere, and mutually lavn, ofthrir ierv,ces
and ProntrS of f!iendhip. An understanding
of the mot intimate nature, was Therefore foon
| eitahiiHled between them. y pair Of the moft
beautiful bay geldings, which WiIkinGou BOUGHT
for 'he rxDrefs purpoie, from Col Banniaer.
Mt Pe'erihurg, Virginia, were the next fpriny
forw' de 70 the Spaniard. al the requeG of
G,zn. Wikinion made out particular re-
port of the gsogra ply, the reIources and po-
pniat'on of the Rate OF K-n,ucky. The inha.
| bfaDts hS mentioned, were in Fate of the
greate't dlcon'eilt. and even bordering on IN.
iu'reStion AMI that they would cheerfr1lly nc
ctpt the yoke of foreign power which
would aid them III iepara'ion from the union.
This report was tranfmitted to Nero, the-yo
vernon of New. Orleans, and hy him to the court
of Madrid but the Spaniih tranfi,tnr in f,n-
manner betrayed its contentsto TIE Earl of Rnte-
then Briti'h ambailador in Spain, who procur.
ed copy oft for his government.
linus was the Rate of Kentucky to be TT In
'Hr tate. and to'be courted and intrigued for hv
- European powers. Gardpque, the Soanc,
n'ioi'ter at Philadelphia, was applied to for
that purpofe on the part of Spain while lord
Dorcheher, the governor Of Canada, was in.
'.i'.'lts ii,n'iar view by the miniffrv of
lireat-brlta,n. A copy of Wilkinfon's repor.
was tranfInitted to lord Dorchefter. which ia
probably yet in that nobcman's pofTefion bat
another manufcrpt is preierved in the priva,.
library OF me earl of Butte, at his family feat Of
mount Stuart, IN Scotland.
LIT. With regard 70 the Spanifi, negociation.
'ardoqne commenced his operations bv found.
ing MIR. John Brown, member of Conorefs for
Kentucky, then in Philadelphia on the f,b;.a
Having discovered in Mr.. Brown an accomno-
dating diipoht'0n towards the Spanifh govern.
meht he directly made propofsls for fepa.
ration ct the fate of Kentucky from the TT g
IN favor OF Spain. on the following conditions
"'th an aHuraace 10 Mr.. Brown. if they wfr.
carried INTO effc6t. he hin1feif Mould be RATED
to the dignity Of Spanh grandee, with ? f,,it.
able penfion for life.
1T. That the citizens would be allowed the
privilege of their laws, and no reftrsint placed
on them IN reipe6e to religious matters.
20. lhSt the navigation of the Mif1iGiDri
w s% be equally free to the Keutuckians, as to
'"e "tnrt eoI<ffs of Spain.
II. -rrFI
ans would remain on the fame footing with the
Loulianians.
whether thete terms were complied with on
the part of Mr.. Brown do not know: but
they are narrated 10 letter written st that ne.
rod by Mr.. Grown to the hon. Samue! M'Dow-
ei, OF ieliaTne county: one Of .i,e :,::c; ;i,,;
es Of the Gate. Mr.. Brown was then raid 10 10
on the point of marriage with Mr.. 1sDoweps
daughter and 1t is very natural 20 fiinDof, he
fhonld embrace the frft opportunity of inform
ing his intended father-in-law OF the bononr.
which were TO be conferred on him at the Sna-
nifb court.
Part ofthe fchcrae is a'fo mentioned in aro-
ther letter, written BY Mr.. Brown about IN.
| tame time to judge Muter. prrfsnt prefdent Of
me Kentucky court of appeals. This letter
being obtained i'll fome way from Judge Mutcr.
was puhli'hed about 1889 in the Kenfnctv q :,
zette but only one copy Of that pqrer, we
believe, ~ at this day in exihence II is in the
! pofIefiion of col Built, of Jeferfor county
| SO careful were the members of :hr Kenfurkv
aiociation to have every document which cav.
| light to their tranfat(iOns, dctroved
In corrohorati"n of this fatement, we beg
leave TO give the fubfauce of converCatioo
which pafIed between governor Greennn a,d
one OF the editors, who waited upon the 90
vernon, IN company with another gentleman.
tor the purP1te of obtaining information ref
peStijg the plan. Governor Greepun ,nent;-
oned thar Mr.. Brown, foon after his rptnr,
| from Philadelphia, related to him in private
converfation, the propofals which had bern
made to him by Gardoque, which were nearly
the fame with thofe we have Rated that M
BrowB appeared, in guarded manner, 70 ~.
prove ut them but upon governor Greenup ex-
| preiting his adherence al the fchere. Mr.
Brown never afterwards made any farther com
munication to him on that buinefs. The 90
vernon aito obierved, that he had feen Mr..
Browns letters to Mr.. M'Dowel and inelre
Muter, which TO the ben of his re, OBJECTION.
correiponded with the private converation he
had with Mr.. Brown.
In regard to general Wilkinfon, governor
Greenup fid, he we'll remembered that Wi.
klmon read in the Kentucky convention at
Danvlle,l IN 1888, the report or memorial which
ne gave to the S2an(h governor IT New-Or-
leans, on the fubecf IF the refources, georra.
ply and population Of the Rate of Kentucky.
as likewlie letter from the Spanin governor
to WilkInion, informing him his memorial had
been tranisli'ted to Madrid. That this memorial
con1Ited OF about so pages Of manuscript, and
that Wilkinion in the fame convention, made a
motion that they ihould proceed to the forma-
ton OF 4 teDarate contribution, independent OF
the appreciation Of the fate of Virginia, which
notion was frconded by Judge Wallace, now
OF the court Of appeals, and Warmly fioported
by all thoie members who were then fuppofed
Il