Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-13

or and secretary-of the means which he
(Power1 had recommended to conceal the
money, by Wilkinson's special direction
of his return to Wilkinson with the secre-
tary's letter, and of his coming now on pnr--
nose to receive the sum. He enlarges on
the disappointment of the general, and the
injury to the kings service that would re-
suit from any delay in making the remit
lance, and paints in very strong terms the
necessity of furnishing sugar and coffee in
which to conceal the dollars. Portell seems to
| have Welded to the force of this reasoning,
and to have acknowledged Power, by the
tokens exhibited, as one of the initiated in
the mysteries of the intrigue. He answers
him on the different points, consents to de-
liver the money, and to furnish the sugar
and coffee necessary to conceal it; and si0es
him the copy he had requested, Of the baro"'s
official letter.of the 2oth January.
After having received the money and the
merchandise, Power departed, and escap-
ing the vigilance of general Wayne, by
whose orders he was diligently watched, he
arrived at Louisville, with his charge -
from theme he proceeded to Cincinnati,
and applied to Wilkinson to know what he
should do with the money, who directed
him to pay it to Nolan. He did so, and the
general afterwards acknowledged that he
had received it. These circumstances are
proved by the letter from Carondelst 10
Portell, (No. 14) the correspondence be-
tween Power and Portell, (No, Is and 16)
and the deposition Of Power, (No. ~
Some remarks may be necessary to show
the force of this testimony, which will be
found to be irresistible The letter OF Ia.
rondelet is certified 20 be true copy ty
Pcr,ell, who died naay years ago be was
commandant OF the pc.st, ana MS certificate
of any paper among his records bo.e, BY
the Spanish. laws, the faith Q! al e&empi-
hca,ion. He could at that time have had
no motive tor forgery of this nature -
Power could have had none TO have asked
him 10 make it, and the baron they both
knew was man with whose signature they
could not have triaed with impunity. ihls
certified copy was given to Power at the
time, as his warrant for delivering the mo-
ney to Wilkinson. Portell's lelter to Pew
err is the original draft, sworn to be exact
by him, and proved SO better than thou
sand oaths, by its internal evidence, and by
the manner in which Portell's answer tai
lies with it. IF ,his evidence wanted sup
port. it would be abundantly found in the
following documents. 1st. TIE deposition
OF MIR. De,biguy, Ono. 1s) a gentleman OF
great speciality at the bar OF New Or-
leans, then redident at New IladIld.-
He declares that he sold to Mr.. Powers
the coffee and sugar for the purpose c1
packing the dolIa,s, and ikat the bags tor
that purpose were made il his family, ano
that The object both Of Powers negotiation,
and of the payment of the MONEY, was
communicated to him by Spanish cfacer,
and was generally known at the port. I'd.
The deposition of Mr.. Mescicr (No' ~
then clerk employed in the ofIlte q tEls
Baron de Condelet, who unequivoca!ly as.
serts the agency OF Power, the CORE spor
dence in cypher with Wilkinson, and tbs
obJeet Of it.
Sd. BY the following extract Of letter
from Andrew Eilioott, esq. to gen. NViikln-
son, (tne whole Of the letter Will be referred
to in another branch of this lnqui1y.)
About the 10th CT October, 1899, capt,
Portell. who then commanded at Apa!achy,
informed me that at New Madrid in tn
year 1895, he put on board boat under the
dire ction Of Mr.. Thomas Power 5000 TO-
your use. questioned him frequently whe
Their this money was not on account OF sons
mercantile transaction, he declared it was
not he likewise mentioned several othel
gentlemen who received money from the
Spanish government by the same conveyance
and assured me that they were considered
as pensioners by the officers of his Catholic