Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-28

see coupled with my name, all idea OF the
slightest improprietv will vanish, while the
.bo,t;ye attempt to discredit me will shew
the desperate nature of that cause which
can onlv be supported by calumnies like
these. Without any statement OF the facts
I have exhibited, it would naturally be ask
ed. what motive could have induced man
IN nav situation to volunteer the commission
of so detestabIe crime ? For even suPpos-
ing that had received an interest in 1872
il IS clear. even without the proof | offer,
that had none when the vessel was lost
What motive then could induce man OF
GOOD character and respectable station i'll
life wantonly to prostitute the one, and tor
fei, all title to the other his reflection
would naturally lead to close examination
Of the charges, and that must end IN the per-
suasion of my innocence. Butas uniortu-
nately there are many, who, too incident to
examine for themselves, take up their O.
pinions from the biassed representations Of
others, ] have thought it my duty to draw
their attention to the points Of accusation,
and show those on which lrely tor defence.
1st. 1t is stated, that when | alledge in
INV affidavit that 6 neither I, nor any other
person whatever, to the best Of mg know
ledge, bad any title, deed or transfer OF The
vessel fran 9enathen ArnaM, pr The Jor-
mer trobriet1y Of the said vessrh" must
have nlis-sa,ed this fact, because Wooster
had before conveyed her to me. But by
The testimony OF Mr. Blagge, mo. so 1t
appears that Mr.. Wooster, the only person
from whom it is pretended have ever re-
ceived conveyance, never was proprietor
AT all. Cons quentiy MY testimony III this
respect is perfectly correct and / could nave
made no other without violating the truth.
ri. That in nv answer to ,he second IN
,e,rosa,ory, l declared that th- Grand
Sachcm never was represented as belonging
to SpaniaIds, or naturalized subjects OF
SPAIN" aud that this is ajsProved by the
production of The transfer to me. Bat l
was neither a tSbaa;ard, nor a natln1aEzed
subject Of Spain For the proof of this fact,
i refer to the certificate Of Don Andres Al
mes;o, (No. 6o,) This gentleman was Sc
crct2ry of the province, wEo must have
known my relation in the government -
and he states explicitly that would never
take the oath OF allegiance, although twas
frequently proposed TO m. That the yes
sci never was represented as Spanish, ap'
pears too from the certificate, No. So a.
bove referred TO.
3. That my answer to the second inter-
rogatory denies that any sale WAS made by
Arnold, or anv other person, to me, since
the brig was the property Of Arnold. This
is exactly according to the fact; foS it APP
peals, by the declaration of Mr.. Blagge,
rhat the vessel was not conveyed to Arnold
until long after the date Of Woostcr's con-
yeyance to me which also appears by the
register Of the brig, given when the pro-
Dcrty was changed, and which bears date
the 10th of Jan. 1898 No. 61.)
The other circumstances stated in my de-
position, relative to the knowledge Of the
government, is proved by tee certificate a
bove referred to (No. So and the testino'
nv rf Mr.. Potter [G2(; and the assertion,
that ( transfer was not necessary to obtain
the permission to trade, is evident, from
her Being permitted IN the first instance to
enter, withaut any nominal sale, 10 Woos-
ter. What then appears from the whole OF
this transaction? Testimony given accord.
ing to the exact and literal statement OF
facts. Eut if tie letter of the fact has been
adhered to, the spirit Of the truth has been
equally preserved; for / should think as
contemptbly Of the man who should shelter
Il, nF
words, while it was evidently his intention
to convey an idea different from their strict
import. as T would Of the bold abandoned
periurer. To constitute this species OF
guilt, there must be deception. Upon whom
could any have been intended /: Not the 60
vernment--they were fully apprized OF the
true character Of tbs vessel-1he owners!
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