Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-02-05

mini.trauen of president Adams, An
drew Ellieott, then EMPLOYED 10 desig-
mating, in conjunction with the Spanish
authorities, the boundaries between the
territories Of the United States, aud
Spain,. under the treaty with that patton,
communicated 10 the executive Of the
United States, papers and information
respecting the subjects OF the present in-
quiry, which were deposited in the
Office Of Estate. Copies Of these. are now
transmitted to the house Of representa-
tive,. excepted a single letter and a re-.
fere nee from the said Andrew Eilieott,
which being expressly desired to be kept
secret, 10 therefore not communicated:
but its contents can be 0btaintd from
himself in a more hgal form ; and direc-
tons have heen given to summon him TO
appear a. a witness before the court Of
inquiry. v - 49,.
A paper on the commerce Of .Louisi-
ana, bearing date the 18th Of April, one
thousand seven hundred and ninety
eight, is found in the Office Of state, SUP
posed to have been Communicated BY
Mr.. Daniel Clarke, Of Newt orleans;
then a subject Of Spain, and now Ct the
house Of representatives Of the u. S.
stating certain commercial transactions
of gen. Wilkinson in NJ. Orleans: an
extract from this is now communicated,
because it contains facss which may have
ON bearing on the questions relating
to him. y, 4,s, ~.
1t The destruction Of the w~ar-ofiee By
FIRE, in the close of one Thousand eight
hundred, involved all informat;oait con-
tanned At thar date. 49, ~
The papers already described, there
fore, Constitute the whole Of the infor-
nation on these subjects, deposited
in the public oahces, during the pteced-
ing administrations, a. far a. has yes
been found: bur i. cannot be affirmed
that there may be no other, because the
papers Of the Offices being flied, for the
most part, alphabetically, unless aided
by the suggestion of any particular name
which may have given such information.
nothing short of careful examination Of
the papers in the Offices generally could
authorize such An affirmation.
About a twelvemonth after I came, to
the administration of the government.
Mt Clarke gave some verbal iIlA matt
on to myself, as we'll as to the secretary
of state, relating to the same combinatiS
ons for the dismembernsen, of the uni.
on,-He was listened to freely ; and he
then delivered the letter of 20. Cav
$50 addressed to himself, OF which a
copy is now communicated. After his
return to N. Orleans he forwarded to
the secretary of state, other papers, with
a request that after p~erusal they, should
be burnt. This however was not done :
and he was SO informed by the
secretary OF state, and that thew
would be held subject to hi. orders.
hose papers have not yet been found in,
the Office. A letter therefore has been
addressed 10 the former chief clerk, who
may perhaps give information respect-
lng them. As far as. our memories en-
able US to say, they related only 10 the
combinations before spoken of, and mo-,
AZ all to the corrupt receipt of money bv
any officer Of the United States: con.e.
9uentty they respected what was eonsi-
aeTed as . dead matter, known 70 the
preceding administrations, and Offering
nothing new to call for investigation.
which those nearest the dates ofthe trans
ACTIONS had not tho't proper to institute.
In the course Of the Communications
made to md on the subject of the CON
'p.raey OF Aaron Burr, I.sometimes re-
ee'yed letters, some ofthem anonymous,
some under names true or false, expres-
sing suspicious and i~nsinuations against
general Wilkinson. But one-eSiyu
them' and that anonymous, specified
any particular fact, and that fact was oae
OF hose which had been already COM
moalcated toa former admin strations
J.: Ne other information within The pur.
view Of the request Of the house. is
known 10 have heen rsrl L.. 49,