Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-26
GENERAL WILKIf-so,5-

GENERAL WILKIf-S9E.
| The objec's Of tns Off GERS ,nteCe ID ;n3-.
ney TO Washington, have b@en V.ri0osiy
! stated in the public prints l. mas hsen
| said in some that he was directed 20 reDa
to the seat OF government, for the purpose
| Of undergoing another investigation OF the
Burr conshiracy. Ia others, that he wss
| ARE ted Tor dis1bedience OF orders igsa d
| from the war departm ent aaA ,hAt he
had been suspended froa the copnand It
the army, SC. &c. We are very cred32,7
informed, that ali thes@ runors, nrjuli-
cial 10 the reputation OF Ga VVlkin,ua,
are entirely without foundation, ana ta1 ob-
jects which the government have ihgieVi
| in withdrawing him froa, the IN an 0oay ot
the army, and requiring his presence fatth.
with at the Federal City, are of satuvu
W holly foreign 10 any thing connected ci-
Their win the alledged official misconiaaI
OF gen. Wilkinson, or with any investigation
OF hiS Character, or his supposed connection
with Aaron Barr. The causes which tYs
led TO this recent change of the POSITION O
the commander in chi=f, we lsara areast
follow.
1t had been discovered for some time
past, that great Inconvenience and datr..
ment TO the public service, arose from tn.
remote situation of the 'sheld ouar.er,''
of the army, in dispasching ori1rs frna
whence TO the different sections of the nn =
on where military forces were stationed
considerably delay and attendant liicuI,
t eS, un lVoiiab,y resated md & 6 FRANCE
mentS of the war oifcs were likewise en-
harrassed, owing TO the want o. celerity ne
its own Communications With the general
staff of tbs army. IL has been deemed
best therefore to removs the comm 4nier
In chief to more cen:rai position, wa.ca
viii be fixed upon a. his perm .1eRt G.
! nd n ,uII
various commands to subordinate O nc ~.
n spot N the neigAborhood Of Wasa r. toa,
has been selected for the purpose, auI
viii be occupies; in the way We nave ma.
toned, as soon as the necessary ARA -
ments are made. General w ikinson AZ
not been arreSted--neither has he been re-
moved or suspended from the comm and Of
| the army. This is the infor a ion of wRtcA
we have become possessed, and watch, fir ~
the great responsibility OF our inform an
we should suppose entitled Co imphc DC.
lief. Petersburg Inte,lir.nc-r
|
OoI, between Manchester and BROAD
Ia Rock, in Chesterheld coulty Virginia,
on the In 9th month, a D 4Ir OF SAD
DIE BAGS, with a Pocket BOOK, coma
nlng two prcmissary NOES for a huadred
dollars each, gwen by Richard aud iohu
Moore, of Rutherford county, II Caroline.
IN March, 1907, to Mrs. Catharine Re,gir,
of GeUrgI one of whicu bscam due tnls
25th OF Decem1eT, 1903, and tae otAa. Y Il
be due the 25th of this montn also a noe
gwen by Martin Collins OF N. Carolina. 10
Humphrey Evans OF Georgia, for IS d ilar;,
and a receipt given by Hume Il. Field,
attorney at law oi Mecklenbur5 on ~, Va.
TO Jehu Evans OF Georgia, for sunury bonis
put into MS hands for collection in 1905.
and witnessed by Edward L. Tabo, ard
sundry other papers, among VIII Gu, were
four bills OF sale OF negroes also, sundry
clothes, and saddle and Birdie.
do hereby forewarn all persons from
passing, Receiving or trading for the above
papers, as shall take the propsr steps to
secure the payments TO those that are en-.
ii led thereto. ] will make ampls compca.
satIon to any one that will denver the A..
Dove mentioned papers, saddle bags, &c.
or that will give me such Information az
will enable me to get tnea again. Imor-
maticz to be lodged with Mr. ZlchIrIAh
| Brooks, of Manchester.
RICHARD HOGAN.
ID cem'er 23l, 1909 STD
| n. I9TICE. VIII 81 HIRED, on tIs Co
~ Of January next, ~ Me- Haley Col-s