The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-23

dressed to him, was sent TO ME by Gen. v
hensselaer, to procure provisions (Which
mad become extfSmeiy scarcs) for the ex
pected army. Under these circumstance,
was pressed by Doct. w. by ooasidera
tions OF public duty, To agree to postpone
mene OF the meeting. Bit the 'pecuial
character OF the transaction, and KNOW.
edge OF the men had to deal with, seemed
| to me to forbid it. On a Consultation howe
yer with Gen. Gray, who was the entie mar
selected To act as my friend, it WAS agree.
mat, III case the proposition shogld be re.
newed on the part of v. Rensselaer,, Doct
wilson might consent to postpone lie n,
until some day in October, as n measvre
mutually yielded to the exigepcv of the
| times; but that il would be wholly impro
per that it should be requested or ever
suggested on m? part, iDasmuch as I YVES
me party who had made the cali--and DIR
wilson was instructed accordingly.
] On Saturday evening, Doctor Wilson
reported 10 me that he had seen Mr.. Lo.
vet, and, after settling the arrangement:
| LOT the meeting at o'clock On Monday, 4
ifee conversation ensued between them, &
! u pan was fallen upon for a postpcnement,
| subject 20 various condition. as stated in
MS certificate. 40 l saw at once, i'm the
terms and manner of this arrangement, the
sources OF future caviling * mlsrepresen-
'ation, expressed my entire disapprobation
o. IL, and my determination to avail myself
o. the Conditions OF the agreement, by re-
| guessing Gen. Gray to go immediately to
lIe"lstovn and do it away. Gen. GWy
accordingly set out the next morning, With
| a.ietter TO Mr.. Lovet, TO make him known
as the friend had appointed, and with
| instructions TO put an immediate stop to
| the negotiation that had been commenced
Tor a postponenent, and restore the affair to
| its former footing. If Col. v. Rebssslaer
should afterwards come forward with dis
| tinct proposition and request to postpone to
| some certain day, he was at liberty to meet
it or not, as circumstances shouldEn his OPT
mon render proper (Sce b.
On Monday. d.. w. and mystlf proceed
ed to Iennevantee, where we were met.
at an early hour, by Gen. Clay, who in
formed US that his appearance in camp had
produced evident confusior ard ernbarrass-
meat, and that orr opponents had shewn
strong disposition 10 avoid me meeting by
refusing to acknowledge hia as my friend.
lie was however of opinion that, finding
no way to avoid it without dishonor, they
would be on the ground at the hour. In
this however he was mistaken-for at a o.
CLOCK, Lieut.. Gansevoort arrived from
ne camp and delivered me conditional
arrest from General V. Rensselaer, (sce c.
and saucy letter from Solomon (probably
the same he has pub!ished) which, thus
protected by the authority of his General,
he had the neanneSs TO send by the same
mcSseager. No apology will be made. and
none ] trust required by any other person
than Solomon. for not disgracing myself by
noticing this letter. And thus the affair en-
ded.
1t would not become me to criticise the
particular motives which NAV have Undue
Y f,Nt -
ry unexpected interference. The charac-
tiers however, and connexions of the arrest
ed and arresting parties, seem to give the
measure very i'll grace as respects Solo
mon, even in his own ewes and to
avoid the obvious conclusions to which
It leads, he intimates that it swas procured
by me, through the instrumentality of NV
friend Mr. Barton. To this charge, al
though wholly unsupported, it is proper I
should reply. Not possessing the means of
certain knowledge, it would be worse than
IDLE Tor nae to say that Mr.. Barton did not
advise The arrest or that was not adopt-
ed by General V. Rensselaer, on the sugge..
ton OF his own mind against the wishes of
his aids or that it 7vas rescrted to at their
Instance, as the last expedisnt which had
been resolved on, in case the diplomatic
management OF Lawyer Lovet should fail
IN the preliminary stages. But do saw
nat any lnSinuatioh conveying the idea that
Mr. Barton had any communication with
General '. Rensselaer, on this subject. in
consequence OF any request, intimation.
knowledge or consent, direct or indirect
on my part, is totally false and base, And
can further say that do not believe that
the measure was requested or advised nv
Mr.. Barton, whom / have not seen since /
learnt that his name was implicated. but
whose certificate will hereafter put this
part on the business In its proper light That
MI b. and General v. Rensselaer, NAV
nave Rad conversa. ions OH the subject. /
thlnk is not only possible but highly proha
DIE from the following circumstances,
In consequence of the intimation in Solo
lIion's letter TO me, applied to Gen. V.
Rensselaer,, not long since, to be inf formed
whether he had received any information of
this affair from any friend of mine. On his
answering IN the affirmative, requested to
know who the person was and the nature
OF the communication, both of which IN,
wholly refused, on the ground that thew
were CONFIDENTIAL. On enquiring, however,
whether the information he received vas
derived or pretended TO be derived from
any OF the parties concerned, or whe-
therit was nothing more than speculation
and conjecture he REPLIED" nothing more
he believed"
Mar. barton's house was within two wards
Iof General V. Rensseaer's tent, and q
confidential Intercourse was constantly
kept up between these gentlemen--so muc h
80, that believe even the military secrets
At head quarters were generally corsmu-
nIcated to Mr.. Barton before they were to