The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-06
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STILL MORE EVIDENCE
AGAINST
GENERAL WILLIAMSON.


following etter, which fully oorfoo.
rates an important part of the.statement made by
MIR. Clark TO Congress and throws sonic further
light on" the Gsccl arrangements" of General
Wilkinson in which, il we mistake not the
people of this country will take strong and an
increasing interest
The part Of Mr. Clark's statement which this
letter confines, is in the following words
" In 1894, two gentlemen, of the names OF o
wens and Collins, friends and agents of General
Wilkinson, came to New Orleans.-fo the first
was instituted. as was particularly informed
by the officers of the Spanish Government, the
sum of six.ihousand dollars, to be delivered tn
General Wilkinson, on account OF his own pensi-.
on, and that of others. On his way, in returning
to Kentucky, Owens was murdered by his boats
crew. and the money, it was understood, was
made way with by them. This occurrence &C.
casioned a considerable noise in Kentucky, and
contributed, with Mr. Pov.ers's visits at q subse-
quent period, TO awaken the suspicious OF Gene
raj Wayne, who took measures to interrupt the
correspondence of General Wilkinson with the
Spanish Government, which were not attended
with success
"Collins, the co-agent with Owens, first al
tempted to fit out small vessel in the port OF
New Orleans, in order 10 proceed to some of the
Atlantic States, but she was destroyed in the
hurricane of the mouth Of August, 1894. He then
fitted but a small vessel in the ,on St. John.
and shipped in her ut least IL ,0C0 dollars which
he took round to Charleston"
Let this statement be compared with the &C
count given by Collins to Mr. Sterrett, and rela-
ted by hin, the following letter and then let the
candid reader declare, whether he can entertain
doubt, concerning either the payment of this
money, for General Wilkinson's use, or the plr-
poses for which it was paid
Neso Orleans, .June IS, 1908.
DEAR SIR,
To corrohorate the facts that YOU have
laid before Congress and the Public, relative 20
Brigadier General Wilkinson, oifer you the fol-
lowing as they Occurred to me- The mean chi
canery, that has been used recently in this un-
fortunate country, to procure afidavits, has pre-
vented me from coming forward in that shape
However, you may use this you please, and
will soenniy declare to the facts stated, before
any court ofrscord, when legally called upon.
In the months OF August and September, 1897,
1 accompanied General Wilkinson on Lake HUI.
ron, and up the Straits to Lake Superior. On
eur way down to Detroit, rs we entered the Ri
yer ST. Clair, we met command OF men, with
dispatches forthe general The same day, after
his having read his letters, he invited me TO go on
shore with him to shoot pigeons. While on
shore, he told me, that Mr. Thomas Power had
arrived at Detroit in his absence that Colonel
Strong, the commandant, acting under an order
ofMai. General Wsyne, had him in confinement !;
that he was apprehensivc, that lie would have to
send Mr. Power out of the country, although he
knew him to be an honest clever fellow, a man
services but unfortunately that Mr. Powers was
suspected as spy, that the (Ql.eiy President OF
the) u. S. suspected him, General Wilkinson !;
and at the same time quoting the old adage--that
1t was more criminal III some to look over the
hedge, than in others to steal a horse asking me
-" How would you like TO take trip to New
Madrid, with Mr. Power J" ! answered-Very
well He then enioined secrecy on me-
We arrived at Detroit before the middle of
September, 1897, and found Mr.. Power Gas the
Gener;, had stated in CONFERENCE.-The was i'm
Jiediatey set at liberty and few DAYS after I
dined with him at the Generals table.
A very short time after this (perbaps the next
day) was sent for by the-General, who inform
ed me that he had other duty for me than that OF
escorting Mr.. Power; that capt. Shaumbour;rl,
was selected for that command that must hold
myself in readiness to proceed to Kentucky
there to procure money on bills s. pay the troops
at Fort Massac and Fort KEox, at st. Vincenues !;
which order obeyed, and left Mr. Power at
Detroit.
In the beginning of November following, 1
met capt. ShaiImbourgh at Fort Msssac. on his
return from New Madrid where he had deliver
ed Mr., Power. He Showed me his instructions
from the General, relative to Mr. p. in which,
capt. S. was ordered not to permit MIR. p to.
enter any of our forts, and p was] denied the
use of pen, ink, pencil or paper, &c. On read
ing those instructions, Expressed some surprise
at this great precaUt,on, when knew that Mfr
Power had travelled through that country ON his
way, and that he had his full liberty at Detroit
Capt. Shaunnbourgh laughing said It was 6ore :
In the month of February, 1893, i met MIR
Joseph Collins, in Philadelphia. We spent some
ftime] together in that city. Having been ac-
quainted with Mr.. Collins in the western country
and had known him TO live in the Generals fami-
ly, our conversation turned much towards the
events Of that colintty.-ln the course Of our be-
ing together, he gaze me detailed account of
his having taken a large sum of money from New
Orleans to Charleston, S. c for Gen. Wiikin.
son Waiting himselfyery much the great risk
he had run in the voyage.
His statement was something in this way re
embarked at or near New Orleans, in a small
boat, with the money as above mentioned, viii,
three Or four hands, Spaniar,Is or Frenel,men
that he coasted it round that the boat proved
leaky he had to halt many times 10 repair her.
and that finally (he) burned lime, out of which
by certain process, he formed a certain cement.
chat effectudiy stopped tie leak, and he fort,.
nateiy terminated his voyage
During the many times that lie was obliged to
be on shore TO Iepaig. he was under the necesstv
OF taking out lis bags or boxes of silvcr--thc
& &C aPprehensions that ne entertained Of the
dishonesty of his crew--is vigilance in watch
ing, fearful lest they would attempt to rob, and
perhaps 1nurdef!im, &c. &c.
ngajn, IN the same gear, in the month Of De.
cefnbcr, met Mr.. Collins 1T Cincinnati, on the
OHIO, where he in part sUpcFinteuded the build.