Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-13
From the Ne7u York Evening Post.
No. w.

COPY right of Mr.. Clark's book had been
secured, and as proposed to extract copi-
ously, Immediately wrote to the gentle
man in possc ssion OF it, requesting permis-
sion. now have the pleasure 10 INFORM
thesconductors of federal papers throughout
the United States that MIR. Coke has in the
most liberal and polite manner given me
unqualified latitude to do as l please
Should therefore federal editors or any others
view this subject in the same light that
do, they are at liberty to rePubilsh these
numbers; which will contain principal
part of this highly interesting and certainly
very able work. Let it be remembered that
it is now leading subject with at least the
democratic newspapers 10 plunge the coun-
try into war with England, and that the
command of our armies is entrusted to
man. who is in this book proved guilty OF
bribery and corruption and perjury, and to
have been for many years In the pay OF
foreign power; nay probably that he holds
a commission as Spanish officer. Ii suoh
a subject will not arrest and engage the at
ten,ion of the public what will
6 Pro9E ofthe corruftien q Gen. ares
TyiNins0n and Of his connection 1v1fh Aafon
Burr," SIC.
The last item in this disgusting account
between treachery and corruption, is sum
Of 964o dollars, oil which we have the most
minute. positive ard convincing prcof.
The disappointments 10 which gen. WI
kinson had been subject in the former re-
mitssnces seem to have engaged the atten
ton Of his employers they feared perhaps
that long interval between their payments
might give time for some lurking honest
principle to rise, and bring hlm back to
sense of duty; or that he might BE- fright.
ened into it by fear of discovery, should
such an accident again occur as had beiaiien
Owens.
Their proselyte wa. then too high in COM
mand-had too near a prospect OF beng
able 10 serve them with effect, for them to
neglect any means of preserving his attach
ment. Whatever might be the cause, great
care seems to be taken to secure the SAFE
delivery of the pt nsion for 1895
Some time previous to Goth ct January o.
that YEAR the baron de Carondelet shipped
the sum of 964o dollars, on board royal
galley, ard though ostensibly addressed TO
Vincent Folch, directed to be delivered to
Don Thomas Portell, the commandment at
New Madrid, Withsthe following letter:
:. In tn galley Victoria Bernard Moilno
Patron, there has been sent to Don Vincent
Felch, eG4o dollars, which sum, without
making the least use OF it, you VIII hold at
my disposal, to deliver it the moment that
an order may be presented to you Dy the
American general Don James Wilkinson.
God preserve you many years.
THE BARON DE CARoNDLLET.
/" Nezc- Orleans, ian. 90, 1896.
In the mean time the general, whose e1
travagance always anticipated the salary OF
his corruption, was importunate Tor his pay,
and he requested MIR. Thomas Power, who
appears to be the agent in whom both par
ties had the highest confidence, TO SO TO n
Orleans TO receive the money. On ms ar
rival he was informed of its being sent to
Madrid, and he Immediately returned
with a letter from the secretary OF the go
vernon, D. Andreas Armesto, to apprlse
the general that his wages were ready. He
charged Power to receive them, who came
to New M adrid for that purpose in June /;
butsan unforeseen difficulty arose. Portell
was directed by the above letter to deliver
the money only to the general or his order.
He seems to have considered this to mean
zuvitien order, and as Power was unpro-
vided with one, he was obliged to show that
he equally possessed the confidence Of the
T Spanish government and of Wilkinson, IN
order to write letter to Portell, by which
s he enters into details extremely edifying on
the present occasion, and on which / shall
particularly remark in subsequent part of
this inquiry. He details his different mis-