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

nation that could respecting these transactions
between: neral Wilkinson and .i
but he would state nothing more particular than
is above related.
i sometime Afterwards learned, not from Mr.
Clark, but from gentleman with whom we were
both intimate, that Power had not been able to
obtain the desired permission from the late Spa
nsh minister ; but had left his papers, with n
narrative in writing, of the whole transaction,
in the possession fMr. Clark, with the permits.
sien to use them as he might think proper
never spoke to Mr.. Clark respecting those docs-
ments and narrative but l told the gentleman
who communicated the matter to me, that as Mr..
Clark was now a representative of the people,
and gen. Wilkinson, in situation where trea-
cherry and corruption might prove in the highest
i, Mr. Clark's duty TO make the matter known
tc Congress, that en- enquiry might be institu-
ted into general Wilkinsons conduct did not
then know the particular nature ofthe documents,
nor that Mr.. Clark had himself any knowledge
of general Willlinson's pecuniary transactions
with the Spanish government, This gentleman,
however, then informed me, that Mr. Clark had
much knowledge of this kind, but did not state
| the particulars-I added, that, if Mr.. Clark
| thought it best, he might make the communities.
ton through Mr.. Randolph But, that, it was
| my decided opinion, thatit was his duty TO make
| it in some way or other; and authorized and
| requested that gentleman to state this 10 MIR.
| Clark, as my opinion and advice. This the gen.
/ tleman afterwards informed me that he had done
| immediately after his return 60 Washington,
where Mr.. Clark then was. heard nothing
( more of the matter till Ireceived from Mr.. Lloyd,
| of this state, copy of Mr.. Clark's first COM
| munication nor did ever see the documents
| till they appeared imprint. .s
believe that Mr.. Clark delivered the doch-
| nents to Mr.. Randolph, and that he did so in
consequence of my advice and persuasion. Soon
after he made the communication, learned from
him, that after his return from New-Orleans in
/ the summer of 1907, he had received there, in
tellgence which convinced him of general VIII
kinson's having received the ten Thousand dollars
| in 1904; and that it said by the MARQUIS de
| Casa Calvo which circumstance prevented the
payment from appearing in the book OF ordinary
expenditures for that year; and that this disco
very had given him an entirely different view and
| impression of general Wiikinson's character and
| conduct,.and rendered him more willing than he
| should otherwise have been, TO communicate 10
| Congress what he knew concerning general VII
kinson's former connections wit, the Spanish 60
vernment-I rccollsct nothing more on this sub
ject"
| 7entk-To the tenth he answers" have
| frequently heard Mr. Clark, in speaking of col
| Buri's enterprise after it became known, and of
the " Mexican association" say, that he consi-
dered all individual, or unauthorized attempts On
Mexico, not only unlawful, and therefore i'm
proper; but visionary, ;!!,p,actcable and foo
| usIi But, tnats he believed tnaI an Srffy Oh
twenty thousand men well appointed and COM
manded, and acting under the authority of the A
mcrican or British governments, might effect a
revolution in the Mexican provinces, and Greet
an Independent government there ..
Eieperth-To the eleventh he answers /
never did hear Mr.. Clark mention such project,
except as criminaland visionary scheme, attri-
buted. and perhaps justly, to col. Burr and q
l few of his associates" a..
Being asked by gen. Wilkinson who the gen.
tleman was, that is alluded to m his answer to
the ninth interrogatcry, he answers" 1t was
| Richard Reynoh keene, esq. formerly ct New
| Orleans, and now III Cuba. Ircceived from him
! the information of Mr., Ciark's knowledge, and
| possession of the documents in question, and it
J wss through him that communicated the advice
to rfr. Clark, stated in my answer to the ninth
cross interrogatory"
| (Signed) ROBERTO. HARPER.
The foregoing answer. to the direct interroga-
tory, and to the cross interrogatories of general
| Wilkinson hereto annexed, were reduced to wri-
ting and subscribed by the witness in my pre-
sence, read over by him in the seeing of gene
raj Wilkinson, and then sworn to by the said wit
ness before me.
(Signed) SAMUEL CHASE.
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