Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-21

more fully sorne .! the inserr ogatorles put
10 him at his last ex I nsination when he
was interrupted BY Mr.. ETiicktam who De.
clared that he fel; noldisposition 90 inter-
fers with the expssaa,ions Of The witness
but was very. anxious 80 go on with the
cause With respect 20 the uotiyes With
which any act was done he knew nothing
and caFrd nothing.
The Chief assicc declared that gen. w !.
had rightto explain any interroga tories !;
and again repeated The substance cf,he o.
pinon which he had before given.
Gen w proceedcd--l have been asked
swhe her October 1906 Ididuot expect
immediate hoslilities with the Spaniards
I was required 10 account for The cause of
the sudden change fposition ofthe Spanish
army? was inserr gated as tothe CON-
vra,ion with the Spanish comnaandant &
with peculiar deiicaey was asked whether
any moaey was received as a. condition
also whether had not posted guards on
eshe highways about New Orleans TO inter-
cepl riasel.an To- these in,errogatorjes
Squiit unexpected / saade suchfrepiies as !
! was then teuabiesi.to do from memory. BY
referring 10 my papers, they wiIl she@ sba,
Il did expect war with Spain 50 early as
September / 300. Here the general sferr.
cd fc 40 extract Of bis letter Of the ShqoE
Srpers aber. an his letter Of the 4 3 Of
October 1906, q The Secretary at VAR.
which weiesresd, see totes NJ and N
+ On my advance 20 take the command
of the basrier posi-, pas, Fort Adams
ou the 1ssh of S-p.em Der. There ! found
2 letters from col C nshieg. detailing his
correspondence witt, the Spanish conasnsnd
CT. I vas then asked for a copy Of the
coupeation.. { aea now about 70 do that
for which my country and geutlslasa Of my
profession may perhaps condemn me But
uDdrr the charges and ipsiruaiions by
which my character has been assailGd.
aaner nysrlf. that should Ebe guilty Of
ny impreprirty, the circumstances under
which am placed will excuse mes Here
are all the representative 10 hat coayt.,-.
ton.
ftsen. Wilkinson produced nnmber Of
letters containing the corre spaudence be-.
tween him and the Spanish comrnandaEss
about thetira when the troops Of that GA
zion crossed the Sabine.
Mr.. llariiH said, they wished to have
the papers and hoEed the coars would have
GO objrcsions.
Xe Gbirf fttstiee observed hat he had
no obicctien, but wished i 70 De distinctly
snDdersloois thar he would bot. cosrce the
producsion IF any paper which related i O
negotiation betweta this c5pAtry and aay
forsign government
MIR. Martin said that would dtgsnd
upon circumstances. He held il a sacred
prinsipie, .ha, il the government thought
proper 10 prosecute cisi2en. they were
bound 20 produce every paper which might
be necessary for his defence give up the
pyosecuhcn
Mr.. Ray shaugns5 ii would Be Improper
20 read the papers sbscause they related
to egoclg,oas With a sofeig goserofnent
and because taey had 10 reiauon 10 inc
subject before sh court,
General w l.kiason bad isdeed from the
iasinua,icns which had been made been
induced 10 produce these papers but j,
was evid etatIy donc with considerable de-
gree Of s,nharras5 I'm III: 4; AID would not
iastify the reat'fag of them,i il i were other
wise inapropcr.
8 lAlr. Wsckbans | have asked f., the
conven.inn with Tic Spanish Commandment
but ana told thasit is STATE secrss. con
cur WITH Mr. Martin, VIXEN 40 iad:ais.ual
if prosecuted bV the government, no4ssais
secrets should prevent the produc,ion Of
every paper necessary for his defence.
General w ikinson 4sid he wished 10 BIZ
understood that these were very impeT.
s feet transiations Of The letters from the o 3
riginal Spanish, and therefore, he could
Dot deliver them but urier ,ar stipulation
that they would he accura,es- .yausi.ted