Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-16
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borne and myself At that time col Stf
was daily expected at Natche2 with 1000
men, and wished to cut OF all comm:in,s
cation between that place and Ne~- 0flsaGs
i'm order to prevent him from receiving ms
formation from his adherents, aid 50 s.l:t
time for strengthening our defenoeS. kre
mperiouS circumstances which aus; ScI
Ibis measure, ] will rela.e. x genets,s
panic had seized the friends of 9, vtrr5ls,iS
in ew-Orleans. Here gen WIKI bsoft
was interrupted by the counsel OF col Burr.
who objected to his stating the motives
which governed hm-Mr Writ ssids tnat
if the witness were called on to acsuss
himself of arbitrary acts, he obght to txs
plain the motives with With those ACTS
were committed MIR Wickham said ia
was their wish TO go on with the cause
without being Interrupted with the exp a.
nation of the witness; and after they had
gone through, the counsel for the prosecuA
ton might ask for any further explanation
which they deemed proper. Mr. Writ OBJ
served that he did not mean to INTERRUPTS
the examination. But il was well knows
that the proceedings of each day are pubs
ishcd; and it is important to the foelingr
of the witness, that he should state the
grounds on which he pr"ce. Qtd. Mir Ala,-A
tin. The proceedings have heretofore been
published without regard to the feelings Il
col Burr.I Mr. Wlckh0m to Ger JPilki7,A
san. When did gen Adair arrive in N,w4
O'leans A. On the 14.h Of January. Mr.
H.~thdm. Has your conduct in seizire;
Ada n, Ogden, Swartwont ard Others. been
approved CT disapproved by the govern.
ment' Have you received any communicas
tons from the governments on tnat subject!
Mar Hay. Il has been the constant ofF5r, e
the counsel on the other SIDE to iGentif, gen
Wilkinson with the government. Nehave
Heard Of the plundermg O. tue poai-clfi e. $.
violating oaths, and prosti athr private
rights. Now II is asked if the p rn,rcnk
approved OF these acts Is il d,clicus, Isl
it proper 70 Pursue this COURSE they n.-,v
ask questions to lmpl cate zen ~ iihi9son.
but Is IL proper To- rrdcayrf &C. cast an irrA
puta,ion upon the government: feel %
sohcitude on the subject: irr when n the
circumstances are Cor i@crcd, snC the
al situation Of that country urdcrs-c
Though l will not say hat tic n,ta-ut..s
were strictly lawful, yet ! viii say The x
igeDceS OF the times called for them q /
that the person who held The h IN ana res
Tonsible situation of gen Wilkinson, was
bound &c pursue the course winch he did1
Zen Wilkinson stu Ictains the conusnJ,
OF the army Il me gentleD Ell VII TO in<
4
crument approved OF his Conduct, LEI i,,.,r,
do So. MIR Uickb0m. Ii is not ouf Offices
10 crn.n.-ic thS government, bat to Oh.
/ tam the trC'b. We hope that gen WIKI.
insCn viii Mt say that his conduct he's beeri
approved by the government. Is this y
state secrct2 Tee CI:oi Justice said thar
he should be sorry to require an answer
which would state the opinions OF the Gov
eminent He was sorry that an objection
had been made TO answering the Question,
MIR Hay said, he believed ,hat the govern.
meHt knew nothing about 1t, and ratbe-!
than It should be supposed thar the admin.
lStration directed measures which fbe-
Nere unwilling to avow ;-let them go ON
I'll, was wiling that they should 90 on
and Insie.d Of making this an enquiry int,
the conduct Of Barr and his accnmbIices.
let IT be solely, as it seemed 70 be, an en-
quiry into the conduct IF the government
Mr Wickham repeated the same cues +. :,
to gen WiIsinSoT, whether his conduct, IN
selling gen 6dair, Ogden, Swartw, III q, 4
others, had been approved or disauDroved
by the government, and whether lie had
received any commute .tiun from The COW
eminent on the subject Gen wilkins n
sad he had no objection to arsn erjug the
question except so far as the answer night
be cons dered disclosure Of what mi ,ht
be deemed private instructions. In tbe
first instance, said gen Wilkinson. nctcd
on my own responsible ity ! have said tbat
was lett sly months without orders. Tut
, se'zed no man under the orders vi the
President.
(1o be contiuncd J