The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-02-17

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" On the fubje0 of our united interefts, your
ideas are altogether correct, and will bear the
tett of everlafting ages. The difmemberment
of the weftern from the Atlantic fates would
bring down upon US difficulties that would
hardly be repaired in ages. The very idea of
fach thing under exiting circumstances is one
ofthe mott foolifh and prepoferous that ever
entered the brain of any man. 1t is out of all
calculation and reafon to fuppofe that mea-
fure of this kind could he effeetcd, or would be
attempted, when there is not one Jingle advo-
cate for fuch fcheme in all the weRern coun-
try"
Extraa ofa kfte, dated Mealpiit, Jan. l7tb
= 1906, to a member of Congre/5.
obferve in the National Inteligencer an ex-
tracf of letter from Meadville, which wrote
YOU dated Nov. 18th, 1906. 1t is there Hated
that James Gibfon, Samuel Lord, Ralph Marlin
and Jabez Colt had departed from MeadvIle
for Beaver, and that Mr.. Colt and Mr.. Marlin
expected commifiions in the expedition under
COL Burr. 1t is true that thefe gentlemen went
to Beaver at that time, but they did not Go on
that expedition, having fince returned to Mead
vile. l am therefore happy at having it in my
power to oppofe this fact to the report thit had
been circulated here, and to the information
given refpetting the intentions of thefe gentle
men by fome of thofe who have actually gone
on that expedition from this place. 1t has been
6uce ftated by respectable perfons that Mr..
Gihfon's buinefst to Beaver was OF private,
perfonal nature, and that Mir. Marlin had ex-
preaed in frong terms his diiapprooation of
any undertaking againe the peace or interef of
US.
The editor of the Norfolk L"dger makes the
G~n- IN Ra. ne u q md
Gen. Turreau's deniais of Wi!laumsz's COR
reipondence.
The ingenious fuggefions of Commodore
Barney deferve our notice. He wiihes to know
what has beco of Mems. ie Cbadrrana, to
whom the letters were entrufted 1t does not
REQUIRE much reflection, to perceive that the
defpatchcs might get to this country, and the
Lieutenant go another way. Nor does 1t by
any means follow, that thofe which have been
received and publi(hed are not copes.-Nor
does it follow becaufe the originals have not been
received, that thefe arc fabrications. The ori-
ginals might have experienced the fame fate,
il taefe are not originals. n. TuRREAU, ms
: permitted his name to be uied, for what pul-
poie we do not perceive, for certainly it did not
require his authority to prove that letters that
were intercepted, were never received by him.
General Turreau and Commodore Barney, par
ticulsrly the latter, haying endeavourcd to ia
Gentlemen will agree TO conhne their defence
to the authenticity only, and agree Gf authentic)
that the contents are infamous, and deterve the
odium we have endeavoured TO fix on them, we
will then endeavour to prove them to he gcnu.
inc, as indeed perufal of them is fufficient to
prove; particularly the letter addretied to Com
modore Barney, in wbi'h he" is nothing Of
fenfve, and what one fire might be very well
fuppoied to write to another.
To fuppofe thefe letters forgeres, the perfon
who forged them NUT have known the daily
operations Of the feet for months, he mutt have
known that Admiral Willaumez and commo-
dore Barney were acquainted, and after all
muft have contrived TO have thefe letters inter-
cepted. 1t is too ridiculous to fuppofe 70, and
we truft that our readers and the public in gen.
era, will not be duped by fuch feeble efforts.
There is one thing we would mention, and
which we Mould have done before, but it ef-
capped US. In tranfcriaing, every one who has
had experience, knc hat it is often difficult
To underftan we'll ehaiaaers in language not
our own, particularly in proper names, we
may have therefore miltakcn the name of
"Muns. Chaderaud," but fuch we underitand
was his name, from the writing.
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