Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-30

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same cemmander ia Chief has also drswn
morry from the military chest, tosia him
in these transactions. Sir vow cannss.
view this case or any part OF i, wfthou.
viewing general Wilkinson asthe principal
actor, without viewing general Wilkinson
as military character anc for military
purpose. Wilkinson assurediysconsidcred
himself as possessing power in this vessel.
Observe, sir,i you please, the order which
lieutenant Gaines gives. lis aswritten or.
der, 10 a military style delivered to ser.
.Dunbaugh 10 takeShis man into cusio,
sdy. I. was not. sir, az oscersof depu,y
marshal. II was an order from lieutenant
Gaines 10 serieapt under his command,
TO take possession of Mr.. Knox. It. also
appears, that no permission was given Tor
persons on board the vessel 20 so on shore,
,hu.throIgh general Wilkinson. The spiri:
of Wilkinson, sir, has~spread itself thro'
the whole of this business. The genius OF
Wilkinson. is apparent 10 every stage OF
the TRANSACTIONS. I cahlds be az no loss a.
all, when read the letter OF the attorney
general, 10 perceive The cause that induced
the attorney TO put 50 many subpnnas into
his possession. Sir, is il nos little singu.
lar, that snbpGnas in criminal case, should
be con6ded 10 the~remman1ler in chief ct
the army Does it got seem to tell him,
that he was TO use those subannas with
some degree of military authority? Why
did general Wilkinson tell Mr. Gaines OF.
the necessity of summouings Mr.. .Koox
Who as have already said, carried Mr..
Wilkinson 3 affidavit to judge Hail? twas
not lieu,snan. Gaines but gen. Wilkinson
himself. Does not this shew, sir. thar
there was a temper, wish 10 gen, Wilkin.
son, to indulge in case perfectly civil ?
Why, sir, did general Wilkinson ceasul'
an attorney: Was general Wilkinson
marshall Had money been put into his
hands, toefee an a.sorneys No, sir, it Is
because general Wilkinson viewed the sub,
iecs-in military form. He knew that Kuox
went on board uhwillingly. He knew that
he was prevented from coming ashore.
He knew that he was anxious to come a.
shore yet he sufers him to remain 10 the
penance of a ship 10 the hold. perhaps to
mess with degraded people: torn from his
family and his private concerns. You see,
sir, then the solicitude of Mr.. Wilkinson
in the whele of this business. KaoE has
stated lha, he was refused liberation at
Hampton, aud that Dunbaugh told him
that Wilkinson took the parole of honor
from him. We have seen Wilkinson now
in the character Of military tyran.: we
shall next fnd him using the bland!shmen,
Of a cour,ier to Mr.. Knox. AL COM
placency aud friendship, Offering him mo ;,
ney aud any service 10 his power 10 order
to relieve his wan.s-asking h.m in a ia
| miliar way whether or no. he was acfsees
mason, and thus profaning that institution
By imposing on him the seal of secrecy.
It.is in,material sir in what order these
things took place: tits very certain they took
place. Sometimes We have seen him all soft
| ness at other times all severity.
f. Sir, beg the court to aeduce from these
facts the conclusion am about to state, which
is that Wilkinson caused the arrest and'linprl-
! sonmcnt of Mr.. Knox--that Wilkinson exc
cuted it-that this too was done for the pur-
pose of compelling Knox to give evidence
| That this was done, sir, for the purpose ofln-
terruping the free course, Of testimony
These are the few principal facts, sir, upon
! which.an attachment ought to proceed against
gen. Wilkinson. Sir, / will not stop to look
at the insinuation against Knox. He hadbeen
summoned by the u. States and was only
! waiting to arrange Aisprivate concerns to ena-
| bic him to depart. The account, SIR, which
| Knox has given, is free from all fault. 1t is
really ahard case sir, thata man is,to be con-
esidered atone moment as witness, and the
| next moment to be regarded as a criminal
Facts; then, sir, are fixed with respect to- ge-
neral Wilkinson. But it may be asked what
! motive Wilkinson could have had for his con-
| dnct Has notgenerai Wilkinson, sir, been