Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09
Tame PrIntes erthe Lexington Reporter.

NATCHkZ, Dec. Z, ISIS.
The suit % Gen. Adair against gem wilkinson was
brought 10 tra and de ided last week As the nature
OF this case is interesting TO the whole American com
mnnip, have undertaken 10 make this
To tou.
fou will recoect by reference the history OF the
tn,es which supported by the testimony introduc
ed this OCCASION that gen. Adair arriving in New
Orleans on the 18th January 1907 accompanied by his
servant alone was arrested by verbal order from gen.
wilkinson. directed to col. Kingsberry that he was
detained under guard Of soldiers and denied use
Of pen lux and paper for severa. days; that he
then shipped t. Baltimore, usder the charge OF an Off
Ger directed to deliver him the commanding officer
Of Fort MHenry and to take his receipt for the
tna this order was execnted that when on the arrival
OF GEN. at Baltimore, he was released from conine
msni. under writ of Habeas Carpus by Judge Nchol
son. and that no cbareewas afterwards legally pre-
ferred against him. II was under circumstances like
these that gen. A. afterwards demanded of gen wilkn.
son in The city { New orleans honorable satisfaction
which falling receive he was driven To- seek redress
by appeal to the laws Of his country The decision
they have made is that gen. Adar has sustained DANA
ses to the amount Of dollars and that but for the
poverty Of Wilkinson little doubt exists but they would
have heen much more exemplary: Report SAYS, and
1t may be credited, that great majority Of the jury
were IN favor OF far greater sum, hut two three
dissenting, twas compromised at the one above ma.
med.
"The Investigation Of this case occupied two days.
heing much facilitated by the mass Of the testimony
being in writing. The principal ground which the
counsel of Wilkinson relied, that under the act Of
congress passed In 1874 10 suppress illegal expeditions
the General was authorized to A. that
was concerned with col. Burr in military snerprze
then in motion against the Spanish provinces Of East
sessions Of then in amy with the United Saies.
reliance was also placed on the orders Of the govern
meat or general nature, directing Wilkinson to use
vigilance with regard the supposed expedition Of
Burr, as well as letter of the President, dated nine
months aier the arrest of Adair, approaching of viii
kinsons general conduct IN that affair." This last
objected To as evidence by the counsel of A. and
rejected by the court upon the ground that writ
ten long time posteror 10 the arrest. No evidence
ola satisfactory Kind whatever adduced sheIv,
mat AGAR was IN any manner concerned in the Teputej
enterprise Of Burr and all the facts with which he
charged Wilkinson we're iBcontestibIy established. In
none Of the orders above alluded was the name of
gen. A@air that Of any other individual mentioned
- Some astanisbment was excited in my mind at the
Introduction of the Presidents letter. dated months
after the arresof A. TO and Justify the conduct
OF gen. Wilkinson on that occasion. IL was happily
butted however, by MIR. Reed the principal counsel Of
gen Adair. no remarked that such thing might have
taken place in DAYS of yore, England when il WAS
fashionable for the King to write TO the Judge to
decide-when he was bound to obey. and did obeybu
that since the revolution. in that counir, snch
doings wond he blusbed at, aud thai he highly
prsed and alarmed to witness attempt introduce
similar course OF condact in this great Though infant
REPgBLIC."