The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-06-17

delivered by John Randolph, esq 10 the house Of
delegates of the Congress, calculated to crimi-
nate gen. Wilkinson for an illicit connection with
the Spanish government previous to their exhi-
bition by Mr.. Randolph, and do you know from
whom Mr.. Randolph received those documents |!
10th. Did you at any time hear Mr.. Clark speak
OF the practicability of subvertirg the govern
Iaent of the Mexican provinces, and ereeting 8
separate empire there
18th. Did YOU ever hear said Clark speak of
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the union, of the erection
of a western empire, and having col. Burr for
president therei
(Signed) JAS. WILKINSON. I
And the said Robert Goodioe Harper, being
further examined by me, on the annexed cross
heterogeneous exhibited by the said general
James Wilkinson, answered thereilnto as follows,
| viz.
First-To the first he hnswers--" / did not
| Mr.. Jones FIRST fsentioned the subject to me, and
| asked me what knew about it, adding, that he
intended to call on me as witness, and that he
| thoughtit due to Mr.. Clark to do co."
| SecOnG-"g did not make the proposition-But
! certainly at that time and ever since l knew
him, felt warm and strong emotions of friendship
| towards him. fit be meantto insinuate by this
question, thst my friendship for Mr. Clark would
induce me to discolour the truth, have only to
answer, that such insinuation merits reply"
| Third-To the third he answers-"I became
acquainted with Mr.. Clark first ut Washington,
duringth first session Of Congress which he at
tended. had never seen him betorc-I was in
| troduced 20 him by the ge!itlemepsof the mess to
| which he belonged and with which had been
invited 60 dine, on the day OF the introduction
| Fomth-To the fourth he answers" The
conversation which have related IN my answer
to the direct intcrrogatory, respecting the money
in 1904, was introduced by myself, and before
by a question from me to Mr.. Clark, whether
this report was truei Mr. Ciark's answer put
| an end to the conversation on that subject
There was NO previous conversation respecting
| general Wilkinson's conduct, far as can
now recoiect, and as believe-Ths converse
ten took place at Mr.. Claril's lodgings, during
the same session of Congress, AMI same time,
but do not recolect how long after first be-
| came acquainted with hin"
Fifth.--To the fifth he answers" Mr.. Clar,
did not during that conversation intimate to me,
further, than what have stated in my answer to
the direct interrogatory, that gen Wil.insonhad
| received pension from the Spanish government
| Mr. Clark then, aid at other times, whensoe-
Yer the subject was mentioned or alluded to in
! his presence and mine, previous to his first COM
Tnunication to congress, seemed anxious 60 avoid
| any conversation on the subject. But did con-
jjecIure, from ms iranuer OF answering my ,ices
| ton, on the occasion alluded to, and especially
from his discriminating between the money in
1804-and " what might have happened at other
times"--that he knew more On the subject Of
other money transactions than he wished TO ex
plain. My belief that he wished TO avoid further
explanation, as to other transactions, prevented
me from pressing tie matter any farther. had
no conversation with Mr.. Clark afterwards on
these subjects, previous to l.is first communicate
1 on TO Congress but have heard the subject
afterwards mentioned in his presence, and he
| always appeared DESTROYS of avoiding any eypla-
nation concerning it, further than to say that no
money had been received by general Wilkinson
| from the Spaniards in l8O4-which think fire.
quently Herd him say"
| Sixth-To the sixth he answers" never did
hear Mr.. Clark, previously to his first commune
cation to Congress, speak in uriously Of gen.
| Wilkinson, further than have already stated,
nor intimate that friendly understanding did not
suksist between them--I think that when the &C
count of general Wilkinson's proceedings at New
| Orleans, in the winter of 1906 and 1907, was
! received at Washington, and mentioned in the
presence of Mr.. Clark, he expressed his disap-
! probation OF those measures, on the ground of
their being unnecessary, and unconstitutional,
but of this am not confident"
! Seuenfh.--To the seventh he answers" can
not certainly recoilect, but believe, that MIR
Clark did not call On me, ard that did not see
him on his way from Richmond to Philadelphia
II the autumn of 1907 If he did call, it was
| merely for few minutes, and I had no conversa-
ton with him, the subject of this nterrogato-
ry. If saw HIM, he probably mentioned 20 me
do HAS uoHe at Quiet tiTUeS, tIlat he was
called as witness, by reason of a division of
the court, that no investigation of general Will
kinson's conducS unconnccted with his TESTING
ny against col Burr could be permitted. have
not at sny other time had any conversation with
MIR. Clark OH the subject Of this iRterrogatory
Eighth TO the eighth he answers / have
no knowledge OF any such letter. During the
session of The court Of appeals Of this state at
Annapolis, in the summer Of 1907, while the
case of col. Burr and his associates was before
the court at Richmond, did hear Judge Nichol-
son speak of a letter which he had received from
Richmond, giving him an account of the result
of the grand jury's deliberation respecting gene
raj Wilkinson; but did not hear. nor do know.
by whom that letter was written might have
conjectured, and may perhaps have mentioned
my conjecture, from the known intimacy between
judge Nicholson and Mr.. Randolph, that the
letter was written by the latter gentleman
Mlth-To the ninth he answers" bad no
particular knowledge Of those documents, or of
their existence, before they were communicated
to congress by MIR. Rndolph-but did lsarn,
soon after the trial Of col. Burr was concluded
at Richmond, that Thomas Power had in his
possession some original Documents, tending to
prove that general Wilkinson had received mo-
ney from the Spanish government corruptk in
[ l7y6.-This information / obtained of Power
himself After the trial lie passed through Bal.
tlmorc, on lus way To Philadelphia, and called