The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-30
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Jan. 90.

SaPIain HCsc, or the brig Swift, from Ca
o'z' lhtornSuS that the court Of Madrid have
aecreco that the cause of Portugal shall net
be acknowledged on the continent-that the
arms ofthe Portuguese amhassado had been
taken down at Madrid, and that the Portu-
Snese consul at CadiG had sailed for Lisbon
that Il war was expected to take place be-
'Weeh SPAN and Portugal, and that the prince
OF AuSturlas was going TO take command os
the combined French and Spanish armies.
inc latter or which was assembling on the
borders of Portugal. The governor general
OF C&d'z, had gone to Seville, to take COM
mand OF the army of Andelusia, and French
army or 10000 men, under the command of
General Jrnot, was within 40 miles of Mad
rid, on their way to Gibraltar, which place
was besiegcd by 5000 Spanish troops com
mandedb by gen. Casino.
L ne public are at length put in possession.
OF all that Daniel Clarke, of New-Orlcans.
mas 10 say or can say concerning gen. Will
klnson; and nov we are to wait f,r the other
SIDE, tor every question has two sides Mr.
LARK paper however, suggests to us some
iacas that we presume cannot be left out of
sight.
Mr.. Clarke was himself subject Of Spain,
as he says, in like manner, that Power was a
subject of Spain.
| Mr.. Clarke is now citizen of the United
States
! We shall suppose him for argument sake.
as we also suppose gen. Wilkinson to be, till
better proof is given, perfectly disintereated
| in this business.
Now 1t may, perhaps, be necessary to en-,
qmre something about Mr. Clarke himself,
! Mr.. Rowan, of Kentucky, has very pro-
perry, (as 1t regards the public interest, J ex-
tended the enquiry, concerning Gen. Wilkin-
| ,-CV,- rN1..
very thing come out, and then the public
VIII know their friends from their enemies,
| faithful citizens from traitors, & men of dis
| appointed ambition
| But as there has been some talk of Daniel
Ilarke's communications with the executive.
and the Executive has been very much abu-
scd for taking no notice of Mr. Clarke's COM
rnunications, may it not be proper to request
the executive to give those communications
to the proper tribunal, or to the public
! At the same time, would it not be as well
to make similar requisition to the execu-
tive. for such com munications as NAV be in
the department of state, concerning Mr.. Da-
MEL Clarke, in all that relates othe concerns
OF Spain, with the United States, and in the
spirit OF Mr.. Rowan's resolution a similar in
Eestigation Concerning The conspiracy Of Aa-
ron Burr, and whether there is any. & what
foundation for report that the said Daniel
Clarke was party 70 that conspiracy and
what knowledge there may be obtained con-
ccfning the Cgfher Cubd, in which BoHnaz
is said to have corresponded with the said
Clarke and whether said report is true OF
false or whether Boymnn in his solicitude
/ to know how that cypher had been detected,
did not ietfhc cat ouf Of the 6ag?
And furthermore, what was the object Of
the said Clarke, in putting in light vessel a
specious cargo and setting sail for Vera Cruz,
and holding there n secret communication
with certain Spanish officer in that neigh
bourhood. And furthermore, whetherit be
true or not, that the military stores, &c. pur-
chased and contracted for by the agents Of
! Burr at Wheeling, &c. were not obtained
upon the credit Of Daniel Clarke, and whe-
iher he authorised that credit to be given %
not.
u UAHnweElznRs..aorts are not matters