Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-26
MESSAGE
FROM THE pRESID PaST
TO THE HOUSE or TEFRESEM.

HMM Ed
4 TO, THE HOUSE or fEfRESElF
/ 1sAI,fVES.
In pursuance ofthcir resolutions Of tue 1851
! Toths House q Representatives. ofthesU
Sia.es,
Some days previous 70 your resolutions
ofthe 13t h instaceurt OF erqu;rv Rad been
institu red, at The reqre&t Of gen Wlkinson
charged to n:akr The tnqnisy ia,o his COP.
due, which The first resolution desires, and
had commenced their proceedings. To
the jodge advocate OF thar coust the pa,
pers aud lniormslioo On that subject traese
nait,ed to me by the house of Representa-.
tiyes, have been delivered 10 be ussd &c
cordieg tc the rules and powers cf that
court.
The request Of Communication Of any
information which may have been recela.
ed, at any time s;ose the establishment Ct
the prssea, government, touching comb.
nations with foreign agents fer dismsmber-
ing the union, or The corrupt receipt Of
money by any officer of the Uu!;ed States,
from he agents Of foreigu o1sernmer,s
can be cognpied with but IN partial &c.
gree,
Il well UT de.ssood that in tie frs, or
second year Of the presidency Of general
Washipg on, lptormstion was given 10 hiG
rel5ting TO certain combinations with the a.
genss OF torega governmen fer the des-
90 mbcfmens OF inc union; which combi.
cations had tsktn place before the establish.
msn, OF the preseni tedera! government.
This affirmation, however, is believed ne.
yer 10 have beeo deposited in any public
flee. or lefi in that of she presidents Sc.
cresary; these having been dv'y examined
bu.t to havsbe considered IS personally
coafitle nt,si, ard therefore retained among
his private papers Acommunicasionf from
the gov Of Virginia 10 president Washing
ton. Is found 10 .he o6ice Of the prrsldsnt's
secretary, which although net strictly with.
in the terms Of the reques; Of sne house OF
representatives, is uocaed. inasnuch
as il may throw some Eghs on the subjects
ct tie CORES pcndence ct ghatilme between
cettaia forsign agents and ci;lzens cl the
y S..
In tsie1+s. O, secord year 81 he ADM
nistration Of President Adams, AodFew
llicott then employed in Designating, in
conjunction with the Spanish au hortties.
the bouHGsries between the territories Of
he Uoi'ed States and Spain, under the |
!reary with tina, na,iun, communicated tc
the executive of fh- U. S. papers and in,
forms lon respectipg the subjects Of he
present inquiry. which were dePogited IN
the Office Of stale. Copies OF these are
now transmitted TO the house Of represer.
sa,ives, except Of single letter and refer.
epce from he said Andrew Eliico,s, which
beng expressly desired TO be kept secrets
therefore no. communicated bur iss con
.en,s can he Obtained from himself 10 a
more isgal!orm; d.direcio IONS have been
given to summon him as a witness bt tore |
the court cSsnquiry.
A papsr On tbe~eonnerce OF Loulsiaoa. |,
Bearing date the 18Th prii one Thousand |
seven Hundred and ninety eishs, is found
ia the oif.iiee c. ssa,e, pposed 70 have been
communicated by Nir. Daniel Clarke of |
-, C;ieans then q sublect Of Spaia aad |
new ostfle nonse@of representatives OF the !
u. S. stating certain 'eommsrcia! uaosac I
tiuns Of gen Wilkinson in New Crlzsns,aa /
extract froul this is COW Communicated, [
because it contains facts which may have
sosns bearing % the question relatng to
him.
The destruction OF the war Office by FIRE
in the close of ore Thousand e'ght hundred
involved a!ln!orma alton it contained a, that |
date.
The papers already described, there
fore. constitute the whole of thc informa
.ticn on these subjects, deposited 10 the
public Offices, dpriog the preceding ADM
uis!rations, as far as has Yet beea found II