Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-26
WednesGaY, December q To-,

/ WedHeSGdy, DcceM6er q. la,,
The court being cleared, proceeded :.
and deliver its defnitive sentence AZ Snra
viz: os
On the first charge, ard the ten s,,,;,
tons attached to that charge, (afier 'ptse'hca
all the evidence beth for and apa;n., nea'pg
cused, and due dciberation being had , ,t H g.
the court is of opinion, that thew are a af
ported, and therefore acquits Bries];ees" I - W
Wilkinson of all and each of them V 'N
1t is due to the nature and mspn,tra.
this trial to state, that the TESTIMONY .dSS,
/ in support of the two first charges, ap6 "a
several specifications, appears to be we'll
oulated to warrant the suspicious which h.
long prevailed, OF a corrupt connexioD bo~s
said Wilkinson and the late Spanish provn.
government Of Louisiana, and fully TO ip'at
legal inquiry into the grounds Of them
The court, to the best otis ability, has pm,
ed this inquiry-which has been the More
borious and perpexing, from the aereem.-
of the government and accused, to admit =.
all the charges and specifications, without,
elimination, the documeDtal TESTIMONY 90,
lected and reported to the House of Rcpn
sentatiyes by several committees Of thatGsr
as also part of the testimony given on the n
al of Aaron Burr much of which i, unesss,
tial as to matter, and incorrect as to form and
linadmissibIe iii judicial proceedings On AZ, |
other principle than that above stated
Hence the admission of testimony in SUD.
| .rt of the two first specifications to the i'm
charge, though it is within the knowledge d
some Of the court, that, in 1889, (the time
| when it is alledged the accused receivedof As
! agents of Spain large sums Of money ona.
; count Of pension or stipend said WilhiM
did not hold a commission Ill TIE army d L.
; United States, and therefore Is not ameNab.
to a military tribunal for those allcdgcdofu,
ces; nor do the records 81 this court exhibit
any evidence in support Of them.
In support of the other eight specification
to the first charge, the evidence arising from
said documentaI testimony Is mostly relied
on part of which has been confirmed, under
oath in open court, by one oithe orlglnaldep"
nents. Unquestionable evidence appears On
the records of this court, exhibited on the
Dart of the accused, that Gen. WllkTA4
in the month of August, 1898, obtained OF le
Spanish provincial government OF LOUISIANA
the privilege of Carrying the products Of AFn'
lucky 10 the New Orleans market; that Int
said products, thus carried or forwarded y
him prior to the year l79 as appears BY E
several accounts current, sold lii said naIh'
for more than eighty thousand dollars sum
of greater magnitude than Is allcdged, ID 10
specifications to the first charge, to have C o
received by said Wilkinson on account o. IN h
pension or stipend that during the year nv,
he shipments Of SAID Wilkinson, 10 wy
considerable amount, appear to have UeoD w..
by particular agreement, to Gov Misc' 'DI 3
purchased them on account OF the hN'S :"
Spain-,he proceeds OF which were 'uoas
quently RENTED to said Wilkinson al 'a l',.
times * by means OF various persons WV.
fore a strong presumption reSu4ts Ho'n w. ~ q.
violence that the several sums emOIaCe'" n
several specifications to the ttst cnan?r Wv, "
ledyed to we been received by SAID " i'h'''',
on account of his Spanish pension OF , '.p ".l1
were part of the avals due TO SAID " ''N' Is br
on account of the several shipments 'n"' wi
him during the period OF his co'i'D''''
transactions at New-Orleans. I.1 N
The preceding remarks are g'our"Os' u.
proofs. both direct and collateral ; l'Vm
whole of which violent presumption a.: ''' h.
that the connection, formerly suOSI'"nSs Ga.
tween General Wilkinson and the ,'.s Va:
nish provincial government OF Loula'"1 which
exclusively of commercla! na,u ,y.yk;a.a
was maintained on the part OF salo war. erc.
by such means as his policy and iD, '.n4nr %
gested to ensure success, thong" "o;c;o.s
excite iealousies and unfsvoroble s''s s. radas
of his his views; that said "l'hia ,a,r I1?9r
no shipments, subsequent TO the ~! n,s vera
and that the avails of said shiPln'" i've veal
occasionally RENTED % hun III ,s sr WI
1895, when the account between igs enIIr cIo,J
kinson and governor Miro was man. nntys--attsl
and balanced by their respective % IS receipt d
which there is no evidence OF INC n,rro,jocs
money by him from said Spans" rpxcept in
government. or any of its agents ,anEt,ien,
o,a ;,c+once NV his own voluntary ia cor