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

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tobcr, in the year 1898, at the camp at Lotus
Heights in secret conference thefc WIZ
one Daniel Clark, set up claim TO ten taou,
sand dollars, as balance due to him, the saiu
lanes Wilkinson, from the opanlsh govern
ment. on account of his said pension or stl-
,,send. and did then and there request the SAD
Daniel CLARK, to propose to the Spanish 60
vernon Gayoso, that the latter should, IN con-
s;deration of the said balance ct ten thousand
dollars. due to the said James Wilkinson from
the Spanish treasury, transfer TO him, the SAD
lanes Wilkinson, "a plantation near the Nat
chez, then belonging to the said Gayoso'
CHARGE II.
That he, the said James Wilkinson, Whiie n
military service, and holding the conmlSsAo',
Of acknowledgement III the army OF the ohit0 a
States, did combine and confederate hlinSeh
with the officers and agents OF foreign pow
err: that is to say, with the Spanish cheers
and arents concerned in the administration Oh
the late provincial government OF louisiana
for the purpose of deviaing and carrying INTO
effect certain pernicious and treasonsole pro,
;ects for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT or the United
States, and for an unlawful ana tTeasol"oie
copfederacy between certain dismempered
portions OF the United States and the sad tor-
eign power; and, for that purpose ana intent,
did hold divers secret consultations, and carry
on secret and reasonable correspondence
with certain officers, agents and emissarlcs OF
that power, contrary to his duty and allegiance
as an officer and citizen.
Specification l. He, the said James Wllkln-
son, in pursuance, and in execution OF his said
unlawful plot and coniederacy, did, some time
in the months of October and November, I'D
the wear 1895, at Cincinnati, carry on trea-
sonabe correspondence with tie Spanish go
yernors, the Baron de Carondclet and Don
Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, touching the exc
cution of the said unlawful plot and contede-
racy, which correspondence was carried on by
means of certain enissary employed by the
said governor Gayoso, named Thomas Power;
and did at the same time direct the Sale DO
mas Power to lay certain observations verbally
before the said governor Gayoso and the baron
de Carondeet, calculated TO arrange and set
tie plan for continuing secret and uniaW-
full correspondence between him, the SAD
James Wilkinson, and the Spanish officers and
agents In the province of Louisiana; and Tor
secretly preparing the means necessary to the
execution oil the said unlawful plot ana con
tede.acy.
Shecifcation 2. He, the said James Wiikin-
son. in pursuance OF his said unlawful plot ana
confederaCy, and in continuation OF MS Said
unlawful and reasonable correspondence, or
or about the 22d day of September, III the yer
1896 did send from Fort Washington GER
tain letter in CIPHER addressed to the said go
vernon Gayoso, for the purpose OF further de-
yisine WAYS and means to conceal the treason
able correspondence and confederacy between
him the said James Wilkinson, and the Spa
nish officers and agents IT, Louisia a, and fur
Their to advise and devise ways and means to
execute the unlawful objects OF the same.
Specification 5. He the sad James william
son, in pursuance of his said unlawful plot &
confederacy and in continuation OF his SAID
unlawful and reasonable correspondence, did
cause and procure his eonhdenuai agent,
Philip Nolan to write certain instructions to
the said emmissary, Thomas Power tor the
prudential government Of his. the SAID Tho
mas Powers, conduct in performing the part
assirnedhin in the said plot and confederacy,
and for the purpose OF regulating the Said
Thomas Powers proceedings therein> SO as
to guard him against detection or mistake.
Shec!fcxtion 4. He, the said James Will
kinson, on divers days and times, in the years
1895, 1895 and 1877, at Frankfort, at Gin
cinnati, at Grcenville, at Detroit and at Fort
Washington, did hold divers secret and I'M
lawful conferences and consultations with the
said Spanish emissary, Thomas Power, both
by day and by night, for the purpose OF advs-
ing * eevsing the means OF executing his
said unlawful plot and confederacy.
ShccUcaiion 5. He, the SAID James VIII
kinson, at divers other days and times, be-
tween the lst day of January, 1889, and the
2lst day Of April, in the year 1904, at divers
places in the United States, and at NewOr-
leans, and divers other places in the province
of Louisiana, did, in pursuance OF the said