Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-25

Op6lT, TTCSIueht Wv "oiiiuotSA' SS.AN''' aAASessT
ed to me in the most confidential manner
possible. that suspicious had been signihed
to him of certain citizens OF the u. States,
improperly connecting themselves with the
Spanish government, among whom you
were publicly noticed. He thought tia bu-
siness OF so much importance, both to the
honor and safety Of the country as to merit
thorough, though private investigation,
and directed me to pay strict attention to
that subject.
On my arrival at Cincinnati, it was hint
ed to me that YOU had several interviews,
(some of them private witt, a Spanish a
gent, and who it was asserted had brought
i considerable sum of money into Kentucky.
This information appeared to me at that
time to merit SO little attention, that never
communicate it to our government. I'M
mcdiately on my arrival at Matches, heard
the common reports of the time from
Green, Hutchins and others; they never
had any influence on my mind. The doubts
and suspicious of Colonel Burr and the late
Daniel Clark made some impression, but
never SO much IS to be the subject OF
communication. About the latter end OF
May or the ginning of June in the year
1897, was nninHteIy informed OF the mis-
SIGN of Mr.. Power to the states OF Kentucky
and Tenessee-the object of the mission
with the proposition he would make to those
states, to induce a separation from the u
Mon, and tina, he vas instructed BY .he Ba-
ron de Carondelet, not to return without
having an i,ltsrpierv with you. His being so
often detained & examined in the states Il
boys mentiol ed, was owing to letters which
| had forwarGee to confidential friends tor
rha, purpose. MIR. P. left Natchez, 20 effect
the object of his mission, on the ssh June,
1897 which | believe is the date ofmy com
munication to the department. q state on
that subject. In October, 1909, | received
fand probably from the same source, NE
outlines Of plan for Remembering the Y.
States, in which your name is mentioned as
one Of the principals. and that the CORES
pondence between yourself and the officers
of his Catholic Majesty, was decypheredb by
the aid of a POI ket dictionary. This crcum-
stance think is mentioned in my comma-
nication CD to the department of state on
that subject bearing date the 18th day Of
November, 1897.
In the be ginning Of November, 1898. q
confidential letter of governor Gayoso tell
into my hands for a short time, in that let
ter YOU, with several others, was mentioned
as having been in the interest and pay OF
Spain The interesting parts OF that letter
were reduced to cypher and accompanied
my dispatches of the 9Th OF the month q
bove mentioned. The original is, ! presume
in the hands Of either D Clark, OF Thomas
Powc:.
About the 1s,h October, 1899, capt.por-
tell, who then commanded at Apalachy, in,
formed me that at n. Madrid, in the year
1896, he pu, on board boat under the d,
rection Of Mr.. T. Power S S64 for your
use. questioned him frequeol!y whether
this money WAS not on account OF some
mercantile transaction, he declared it was
not. He likewise mentioned several other
gentlemen who received money from the
Spanish governments by the same convey
ance. and assured me that they were consi-
dered as pensioners by the officers OF his ca
tholic majesty. / entered the S9541 on
piece of paper (aow in my possess'on) and
handed it 70 capt. Portell, who told me it
was correct.
Thus far is one side of the picture-Let
"a. now take view of the other. So FIR as
your conduct in that countrv,whi}e we were
both employed in il, came under my ohser-
vation, it was perfectly correct, and such as
/ should expect from gentleman and a
friend of his country, and is mentioned with
eulogium in several Of my communications
to the department of state.
am sir, SC.
(Siened)
ANDREW ELLlCOT.
General 1fames Wilkinson.