Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-08-29

GardoqHe, the Spanish minister &C Fhi.
ladelphia, uas applied TO forthat purpose
on the part Of Spain while lord Dorehes.
Ter, the governor Of Canada, was in
formed with similar view by the minis.
Try Of Great Britain. A copy of vii,
kinson's report was transmitted 70 lord
Dorehester, which 10 probably yet in
thar nohlemans possession ;buf another
manuscript il preserved in the private
library of the earl Of Butte, at his family
seat Of Mount Stuart in Scotland.
Is.. With regard 70 the Spanish nego-
ciation, Gardoqne commenced his ope.
ratiunsby sounding Mr.. John Brown,
member Of congress for Kentucky, then
in Philadelphia, on the subjert: Having
discovered In Mr.. Brown IN aceommo-,
dating disposition towards the Spanish
govsrnment ; he directly made proposals.
for separation Of the state Of Kentucky
from the United States, ID favour d
Spain, on the following conditions, with
40 assurance 70 Mr.. brown ifthey wert
carried into effect, be himself should 81
raised 10 The dignity ola Spanish Grare
dee, with 4 suitable pension Tor lile.-f
Ist. Thatthe citizens woald Be allow
ed the privilege Of their laws, md. a
restrain, placed on them in respect 70 rel
ligions matters. sss u ~ s33.
I'D. That the navigatiou Of he Misi
sissippi would be equally free q
Kentuckians, - 70 the other suhiects cf
Spain. z5. s. s.:S ! 10 81
sd. That In III other matters, lie
Kentuckians would remain on the sane
footing with the Louisianians.
Whether these, terms were complkd
with on the part Of Mr.. Brown. We
know not, but they are narrated In aietter
written II that period by Mr.. Brown
70 the hon. Samuel M'DoweI, Of Iessa-
mine county, one of the circuit Judges
ofths state. MI, Brown was then said
70 be on the point Of marriage with Mr..
M'DowePs daughter; and it ID very ma
rural 10 suppose Sc ahnnld elnhfacs iAe
frst opportunity Of informing his intend-
cd father 10 law, of the honors which
were to be conferred onhim atthsS Spanish
court. * ss 4. "a ,...:..
/ Part Of the scheme is also mentioned
in another letter written by Mr.. Brown
about the same time 70 Judge Muter,
the present president Of Kentucky Court
|sof Appeals. Tkisletter being Obtained
IN some way, from Judge Muter, was
Published about 1889, in the Kentucky
Gazette but only one copy OF that paper,
we believe, Is a this day 10 sxistence.
IL is in the possession Of col. Bullitt, of
Jefferson county. So earefnlly were the
members of the Kentacky association
to have every document which gave
light 10 their transactions destroyed.
ncorroborationof this statement, we
beg leave 70 give the substapce Of = con-
veTsatiou, which passed between Cover.
nor Greenup and one ofthe editors, who
waited upon the governor, ID company
with another gentleman, for the purpose
of obtaining information respecting The
plan. Goyernor Greenup mentioned
ihat Mr.. Brown, coon after his return
from Philadelphia, related no him il
q private conversation, the proposals.
which had been made to him by Gar.
doque which were nearly the same With
those We have stated that Mr.. Brown
appeared In . guarded manner, 70 ap-
prove fthem; butupon governor Cree
nup expressing his abhorrence It the
scheme, Mr.. Brown never Afterwards
made any further Communication 10 him
onthat business. The Governor also
observed that he had seen Mr.. Browns
letters 70 Mr.. M'Dowei and Judge MI.
tel, which TO the beat ofhis recollection
eorresponded with the private eonyer.
satioa he had with Mr.. Brown. 81
Iaregard to general Wilkinson. 60
yernor Greenup said, he ven remem-
bercd thar wilkinson read in the Ken
lucky convention AZ Danvills. in 17ss.
the report or memorial which he gave 70
the Spanish governor q Newt Orleans,
on the subject Of the resources, geogra-
ply and population ofthe state Of Ken