Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-18

EnOWIia tidsS CSS" ~ - y - = Z" -
and can be BY thousand in this territory.
Ga,oso died inshe year 1899, was the bo-
som friend &! Wilkinson, and continued SO
until the day Of his de:,h, which, rs it is Sc
nerally asserted here, YVES accelerated ty
two frequent libaiions 10 their mutual sffee-
ten. He had therefore no motive to oom-
NIT such forgery for his run (; had he any
to betr;y his confidence Ey the delivery Of
this evidence OF bis guilt |? None nor did
he forsee that, by HE insc,u,ab!e DEGREES Of
Just and an a,tngine God, this paper would
be the means of furnishing the treachery of
his friend. Mr.. Power had been an active
instrument in forwarding The revolution in
Ksntuek, he had spent much time and run
e,ea, risks in the stiyIce, and lie thought
hat his .xersicns meIl1ed reward. He had
iu,erdt d going to Madrid to solicit it, and
| he knew that the best evidence he could car
nv with him would be that Of the persons
! nhon he had brought over to the allegi-
ance Of his master. He had seen this letter
! Fl On Wilkinson. The high terms in which
ask this copy as his voucher. 1t was given
hm with the less reluctance, as the general
lid d.clared he could rely On bis discretion,
| aid as the letter gave him no new info, ma
ten, and the delivery Of il could ut be con-
idered as breach of cent dence. ] feel lEst
! this simple state mt must be yincng 10
all who read it, ard Of course that the III.
d,nce of cherry is complete. therefore
! pocesd 10 the Other proofs with reluctance
LIT hive imposed he task On myself, and
Viii proceed.
| We have seen in the examination Of the
accounts, thar Mir. Philip Nolan was ne a
snt f gen. Wilkinson. Ee ackno"ly dyes
in his publication called The f|ain 1aJe.
is notorious, and en- &c readily proved,
tnat h, was rot only ellrt ard commercial
;sent, IL: 81 cchfdt ntiai iritrd III his nole
dtlicate negoc;ati, ms with he Srsniards. 1t
is SO stated n paper Written by the general
and am, xed 70 lhe Doom sn;s last cited.
This viii be handed to yea, (says the
general TO G:yoso) by Nolan, who you
know is q child Of my: oan raising, true in
his profession, and firm in lis attachment 10
.StaIu. I consider him IS a POWERFUL
INSTRUMENT in oar hands should occasion
otieI-I WI! answer Ter his conduct. I'm
deeply interested in V hatever concerns nm,
End confidently recon mend him to your
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" 1LNINsoN."
In the hand wiring Of this powerful in
st,unrnt IN The generals hsnds-of this
CHILD Of so wor,ly arirer, who is
recommended for his firm attachment to
.Stain, we have instrucuons evidently die
tated by Wilkinson, and delivered bv him
to Power, (No. $50 They begin by re.
corn:ding IN artu, cont1isance 10 deceive
the public on the subject Of his trs quent vi.
Sis. They ,nialge much on tie nee, ssjly
OF producing NV mar, or at lest plocpr-
ing some fida,i, from him contradictory
OF cnt he had before made, and The direc-
ticns on this subjec e,ince the hand or mas
ter IN the art OF suLoFraior. They show
great soIicitude that Power should luii sus-
picion by ample testimonials ofhis ctarac-
ter, ard ihr frs, part cjcsts with an irinnc. |
ticn to tear no paper that ealyiss his lame. |
The second part 1ho' shor,e, is more yaua-
bic Oh aCcoun. Of tie nrany ooryoborati,e cir |
eumstances it contains. 1t be gins with di |
reclon ho" TO employ The Go dollars in his
hands, as aell as he merchandise in which
his money WAS hid, ard " hich he iacetous-
" calls "a cars a'son, in terlarcing lis tTea-
sures, as he does his CONVERSATION, with +
scraps Of French, This GO dol,a,s was ihe !
residue Of the sum delivered by Por'elI fer .
The use Ct Wilkinson, to Power, and which .
was retained by the latter for e1pences.-
Small rs this sim is, it was an Object Of So I
licitude. He requests that il may be see ur-
ed to him in the settlement, and we shall ,
find it here after figuring in the accounts
which Mr.. Power rsrdels to the Baron de
Carcndelet OF bis mission. ard in The al.