The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-01

settlement. ABOUT twelve p,s,I.s .,>,,..,. a..
mouth, and was enabietlto ascertain r., 80
Iofmaoon received from Lebou Combes that
,ne statements made by William Meadows
upon whick the orders of the -,oaior-rerera,
| false. ~ ~ it,-,,T'.Ss>c' so o-'eriy
we are advised by our Correspondent ar
Fort Stoddert,s on the. Mobile, that a tembo:.
rafv embargo took place at Pensacola and
nued till the 9,h Of May, owing. It is said. 10
the Spaniards fitting out, about. that zine
TWO armed schooncrs, the destination Of which
was unknown. nf rs. = y ~
The misrepresentation which are o;rcus
lated BY Mr.. Clinten's sriends to promote .his
w'shes only serve to disgrace him: because
ne oeing understood to countenance them. sub.
!eoss MIN 10 the imputation Of using The most
iirs means to snplanta favorite statesman
sv'h't Tor instance, can be thosght of that
nase story originally prapagated by Mr..
hondolph, that Mr. Madison wished r. =; &.
money to Frances If one were to- >ii;,,Is.. hf
VII: Randclph's sentiments by fishiph- sam
oing nour1shes in congress, he wGul,, be DEEM
ed ABOVE the little inehaces of tale hear:
s,s' mat otlious poison Oh Social intercourse;
VII. Maoison, he says, told him that F rance.
wanted money, and must have it admir- RI az c
the Secretary of state said so wta,s -
referto the topic of discourse, the ch:trqe ..
n Y, altogether. The purchase. of the
lIor3das was tie subject Of conversations and.
vi: AN adisoa Ate evince the advantape of
pushing the sl1ui chase az that particuiar.
time, observed. that Frs1ice wan,erl money I. {
tnis Us undoubtedly had nothing criminal in .it,.
a an. hSAaoaen, says Mr.. Randolph, that she
r., ~&1,a
she Could not do without it. :, 1t was meant to =,
snew that the moment was favorable for the :.
United Statesto buy and it seems Congress.
though SO too, for they afterwards votecltwo
mlllionf, OF dollars, which were understood
to be for shat object.I common parlanee all
most every individual uses the sarie phrase
that Mr. Madison did. What is, m ore,usu.
al IMAM TO hear one man sag of another that
he wants money, and must have it, That ;s
lie is in distress for. cash and mnsr
get 1t some way or other; and these expires
slops are generally used when the party has
any thing tor sale a purchaser wishing to I:
buy, consults wth,a, friend, who viii say, tc.: !:
MN, ne wants money and nust. have it: vo,r; ;,
VIII therefore. be likely to get a. barg;fsns.4
At the time Mr.. Madison, is said q. 9,avs {,
MADE the remark, he was on friendly trir,rao,
Win Mr' Randolph, who would never have
stopped so low to injurc a worthy man. ;ftbc
Secretary of State had not firmly resisted ar, !:
attempt TO force Nir..Kandolph upon the goI
,Vernment as a foreign minister.
ne latter proPasated the same tale on
MT. Jefferson, until the Secretary. of tbe
treasury, on whose information Mr.. Ran
doiph pretended TO speak, being called upon.
Sontradicsed 1T in a letter to the House Of
Representatives, which circumstance dare.
say, is perfectly within the recollection Of ;.
the reader. Indeed tits disgusting To find
Mr. Clinton's friends repubfsiing such stale :
caiumnies, not even consulting the fancies
OF their readers, who, if they are to be re-
galed in that style, would. / doubt not, RAJ
1her nave some new co'cest fabulous sso
ny, than those that are threadbare. ~ -.
Monitor.