The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-17

~.
Orleans, on me 25fh Of .ffirii last, and
ordered 10 be trinted.
%{coNcLupEpl
No. ".
7Sarsicsion Of a letter from Thomas PesvpeY, to
she Baron de Carcndeiet, dated Ncsu. Orleans. oth
May, 1897.
lnclosed your eScelcncy will receive the do.
cuments relative to my last confidential cxpeJti
on, made by your excellency's order in the Ohio
OF which l have already given you narrative, as
well verbal rs IN wrNing. The remarks which
follow, serve for its elucdation.
left New Madrid with ten oarsmen and a pal
TOR ; the provisions which were delivered to the
crew were:
Biscui, for month,
Meatfo do
Rum for is DAYS -
To disguise. as far as possible, the true object
of the expedition, I'VE had hired the people under
the same conditions common in CONNER
ciel voyages, So that the monthly rations allowed
by the king, did not even last Is days. The rea
sons why issued to the crew extraordinary aI.
towances OF liquor daily, counting from the day
we lett rcd bank, until arrival at the falls of
the Ohio, was TO encourage them to row with
>vlgor, that lieut. Steel whom thought in pursuit
of me, might not again take me because had I
fallen into his hands second time, was lost
AS respects the $50 for the horse which bought
20 mako thejourney from Frankfort to Cincinnati,
AMI the eSpenccs which occurred on this j,ur.
ney, they were Indispensable. for a double mo
tive; to carry my complaint against Steel, for ha-
ylng offered SO great an insult to our flag, and to
give advice OF my arrival to the American gene
Eals MIR. James Wilkinson, that ne might take the
NECESSARY measures. have to add that the mo
tive which has induced me to dispose of the
merchandise Which received of l. & A. Hunt.
in exchange for the coffee and sugar, was to give
credit to the opinion, which myself had raised,
that had co"s to purchase horses to take to
Natchcz, IN order to better the breed in that dis.
trict-oesides this, as the occurrence with Steel
hati awasened suspicious, excited apprehensions
and attracted the attention of the inhabitants of
the western country; all had their eyes directed
on me, so that found myself obliged to do some
thng which should please them, that it might
serve me as safe conduct TO quit those parts by
which, this means happily effected. The mare
OF which the statement No. I. makes mention
was lost on my arrival at New Madrid, in the
woods, where she died of thirst, the excessive
frost having entirely frozen up the water The
stud horse I delivered on going down. to
Don Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, but he returned
him to me short time since, and have him
carefully kept, until your excelency is pleased to
make disposition respecting him. OF the sum
OF 9o40 dollars, which / to deliver to Mr.
James Nikinson haze only delivered him nine
thousand, haNi ing retained the $40 dollars to a.
VOID the unfortunate result with which / was
Threatened, and likewise TO provide what was ne
cessary for the during the voyage The
following the documents which are enclosed
No 1. The account sale of the merchandise,
laden, &c.
No 2. Account of the expences for the crew.
No ). Account of the expenditures of the GAO
dollars.
No d. Statement which shews in what manner
Me merchandise has been made use Of
No. 5. Ditto, which she ws what is due to me
No. 6. Invoice OF l. and a. HINT
All OF which are accompanied with the oblira-
ton Of Mr.. N WEIGH for los dollars and the
two receipts of Mr.. Boyd, the one for 466 dol
lars, the value of horse, and the other for 200
dollars, for the value of mare. The balance
which appears in NY favor, according to the state
ments 3 and 4, well as the account of nv
montiily pay, fol Id months, beg your excellen-
cy viii be pleased to direct that it should be re-
mitted to me. or delivered to Mr.. Philip Nolan,
TO whom have given advice on this subject MIR
James Wilkinson, in the instructions which he
has given me, directs that should present to
your eXccllencv the account or the expences to
which the $40 dollars have been applied, (and !
have done so in the statement No. 81 that he NAV
be reimbursed said account. The instructions
say, III making your settlement, take care to
secure me the GAO dollars advanced, and bring
them with YOU. Although he charged ne TO
take them to him to the United States, am of o.
pnion that no one is better suited to remit them
than Mr.. Philip Nolan, as your excelency has
now resolved that should remain in this pro.
vince. Your excellency will please suffer me to
assure you, that in every particular have acted
with prudence, with honor, and the disintcrcst.
edness of an Honest man, well as with the zeal
and fidelity which the kings service requires and
with the vigilance and activity-Chc here there is
- line unintelligibe.1 / deserve nothing and cx.
pect nothing for having fulfilled the obligations Of
a good subject to his majesty, unless your excel
lency will be pleased to procure me opportuni-
ties of displaying the inclination feel Of sacfi-
fcing myseiffor the prosperity of my country and
the glory OF my sovereign.
God preserve your excellency many years
New Orleans, 9th May, 1877
THOMAS POWER.
No. v.
TRANSLATION Of tic TO The FOREGOING, dated
Nets-cvissns, 20th lHay, 1872.