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TROM THE WESTER K WORID. Jhe Krrtvtlu Spam* It afsocin. lion , Blount• cor./•■piracy, U‘ genetal Miranda'& expedition. We have row presented the public with the leading features •of ‘his conspiracy, and the names Oftwoor three of the principal projector*, ft remains to investi *gate .t tar means which were pUn lrt cl to carry ‘their pbd into exe cution, with those <vther charac ters f ‘distinction who joined tlteir views and were ftbet'ors of thedesigu. line, -however, we feel ourselves treading upon the most ‘delicate ground. Several ol th sc men are out of cur reach nd to devolve their crimes upon ti'eir frlet cl- would be lingerie - rents and unjust.— Others again although • present l.eve proliiibiy r* p tiled of the rash and iwitor ousnd h at'd hrive iv route w: im supporters of the federal gor en mei't-of the union. >(Jnder tiif'e . < ircumsuinces, we have jvc'g and ittnost ativis< able in man'’ cases mils to o>e Hanks w stars in place ol iwm: s. ‘I he lead tig men ‘in the state who approved of or participated in i.he scheme (f ‘he conspirators ■find whom “c i house to designate in ilk r,i one were Mr.——, capt. ******####, judge , *i and comm ! Several have tp| Oned that colonel I'as merely seduced nto approbation ■ fry judgi No suppo • wi. ion, however, is nude iinfound *()„ Col. even when a vou- li had more influence over judge • than,- I he-latter had over lire .1 former. For .colonel ——, as a ,F ! vate character, ue entertain . lln. highest respect; we.are con /fident that his moral deportment in life, is perhaps .unrivalled ; ihat fje ys a kind husband, all affection me lather.and a sincere fiitr.d ; but viewing him as a politician ve have no hesitation in pro- J'Ounting that his inind is strong -)y biassed towards power. The tauiious reserve which attends ail the actions of col, ——, poin'cd j lmn out, a proper coi’fnltat for Mu conspirators. All the cotniwu .ltiratiom of the partv ■woreeo tmsttdto his care and, he. was . usually ref rred to, as the source ol lidomiatiun on all points in the conspiracv.— He was possessed ol the correspondence between Wiik inson at; I Giozo, between | Gui'doq ie drown, and ol ma in letters from Mr. , and iUr. on the subject. ‘1 he literary abilities of Mr. —— which were celebrated over the union, made die acquisition cl his name ap object ol earnest .|>ursuii wuh tiuup.u ty. I lie well v tint n let'et justify lug the con duct cf iht citizen* ol Kentucky, •s to some of itie late nveusuies ©f tlse general government, is a Kufficichi proof ol the txiraordi jiai \ laiems o-f this,goiulcmau, at the same time that u presents the deplorable deception and hypo crisy practiced-on the people of this ebutury, by some who affect cd an union of political seiiti iuents with him, vvluie in reality vtlicir treasonous put poses made *he {woptr objects ol allusion, to vhi<Ai tv is tmtli|j€nt continents could be pointed.— Who could have imagined or even btlievtd that an association in treason Co"'d affect a fiitndship for hint yjy>o had penned the following zgntt,acv } “ Pause then, mv ,ftied, and think clt libt ratelv and di-passion ately; and do not let anv nnpriyp. er cogddet at a foreign nation, to v Inch your attention is already turned on o.nje sttjh , blind you to the immediate danger which hangs oyer the liberties of your Country, on the other, A*, tlu; time \ou arc calling out arm, arm pgainst the foreign log, who ymi *.iy threatens the independence ot pur country, do ri"t shut your eyes to .domestic violations ot our Constitgfton and our liberties. Whitt w'll it avail us, if we cap preset ye pur iitdep* tide lice as a nation, nay if we can even raise put country to die highest pucli ol national gloiy, provided we at the same nine lo;-e our own liirer l;y# iif J; utUfC is this liipy sub- jected at hoirtfi to die miliary despotism xvltich is said to reig ll there ; v il! Hie conquest ntchu v etl by her arms, and the glorv which surrounds her, compensate the people of that country in the smalles’ Hefner for their hist li berties ? Can the pow er and con sequence of tyrants ever alleviate llie miseries of their slaves If they cannoty we ought to con sider it as a trylb of the most im portant nature, that independence abroad is of too real v*l •, unless it be accompanied with liberty at borne.” . This gentleman was well in form! and when he wrote this letter th.it the illustrious Washington knew all tiie proceeding* ol Hie conspirators, that he had the most wiHchhi! eye over thetn, & his arm readv to strike at ‘heir first movement. Mark, then, the attful language which be uses, in expresxir g liis sentiments °f Washington : u Hut -we cannot put implicit confidence in any man's opinions ( Washington’s o j.iniotis) neither can we be duped by an expectation ol receiving a kind service from hid, which his present situation as ‘commander in chief will not enable him to remit “k Wh< nhe “as president he bad it in his power, audit -was his duty, to -iirmte the measures wild h were tube pursued.; hut as ct tninaitder i:i djt#j’, be has no hand in directing public mea sures, mid is equally bound with a corpoial, to obey those that are on cued by others., fits infftitncc ai >d his talents may have a great effect in carrying - into- execution those .measures winch are dictat ed In oihers; and Si those nuta surcc wre vvisy.just and constitu tional, his services as a general will jnocluce tire htippiest cotrse quciitcs. Hut if those measures should be. weak, desutuc'ive and unconstitutional, then the great support they would receive tiom his name and talents, would lie the greatest of misfortunes to Ins country. As commander in chiet : we may safely calculate on re-’ ceivingthe most essential service* from him, against any invading foreign enemy ; but as Command,, er in chief, we cannot derive any uidirom him, against domestic tyianiu and- Mulaiionsol ourcon stiiuiion.” .Lapi,#*** ****** has been for upwards of twenty years the intimate tiiend of Wilkinson. The domestic vicinity in which they dived, together in Woodlord ipr several yean, ia well known. ‘i his circumstance, therefoie, ea sily accounts tor the bitter and pnjudiccd enmtty winch thei<<i ye.ie captain possessed Air. Joim Uanuolplt. ‘1 he taictits patriotism, and unrivalled elov. q.ience ot Mr. liandulph, capt. —— abusirs mi every company, lie had e>ven the inv petimence to affirm, not many days since that few individuals in Virginia estimated the abilities ot Air. liandulph, but Mr. Geo : May, u.r. Idea, and M-jor Scott., of the city cf Hichmond, Va It isttue that the opinion of major Stott, marslnl ol Virginia, carries with it not more weight than the •bubbling of an 0 1 ( J woman ; —bnt the judgement of Mr. May will be revtttd as long as tlie essays of Ilortt nsius lives. Thu secret howevt r, is, that Mr. Katidolph has been always opposed to the appo. lit meat of p-nrial Wil„ khtsen, and this is a sufficient cause for him to incur the re sentment ol captain——- . ‘Fite occasional trips which capt. —— -made to Virginia, afforded him an opportunity of sounding several characters in that state as to the probability of success, at.d many persons we have been informed to Kentucky for the express pur pose of joining the conspirators ; those thaiacters viz. “ito like Wilkinson, possessed more am bition than wealth, and were ac tuated more by gold than love of their ccunttv. Judge has been uniformly a confidential friend of Yv ill.inson and was principally entrusted ” iih the rhatge of his domestic aff.nrs when the latter It ft the s'.ai*. Ahhuugh this judge wasunq'W’sttonahlv a pnrtkan in the st h m< , vet it is dm opin'on ( of srftie persons that he was in a great me *nrre deceived, aT>t< in reality uni- contemplated a sep'* ration from the union, and a commercial treatv with Spain. For ourselves until we ate m possession of conclusive evid nee relative to certain circunt inners which have been narrated bv s e veral iod vtdua's, we shall iiot hazard an opinion. There is ano'her gentleman whom we regard as a dutv tv) it.'ime, not wit-’ *bc view of im plication, but exculpa ton, viz. Mr. Bieckenridget, the present attoriier general of the U. Sta'es. Ithtts been rumored tor several years past in those circles where the con piracy was talked 01, ih it Mr. t.rei kenridge was an ac tive “projector in the business— But the charge has been extreme ly ui just. We know from public ieitcrs tn the possession of a gen tleman, in this state, that altiio’ Air. bn cLenridge had trome knowledge of the Spanish as'O ciat'tn ; yet, he opposed and re pfoUaiuci win never required, - very idea ■}a separation liotn the muon. Jhe opposition which he uiade- to it, was also the means ot hts incurringohe rescttintuiu of a leading conspirator, wlto, -ever SJ uCe, has used his exeitions to delome and destroy tire polinca l t'pcuaiion of Mr. ilreckeiinclge. it appeared obvious that the first necessary .preparation for throwing the ttste of Kentucky under the \ oke of Spain, “as procure an vnirre separation t cm the union,. To enforce and ff ct this, the minds of the |)opvilace were excited by mfl.iinniatory speeches itgainst the executive of the United States—-It was en dcavored to be shewn in those public burrangues, that the United Stales were bartering away the navigation of the Mississippi : that they were oppressing the citizens of Kentucky with a load ol national debt, and imposing hard and restricting laws. Goner, ai W iikiitsott in a public speech made at Lexington, (which we are informed is piintedii! imlay’s history ol North Ametica,) used tiitiiiy arguments of this •‘(lescnp. non, douutless with -a design of tousing the people to acts of se dition and violent e. >1 he idea of a state being entirely unconnect ed & .ndepclidetit ot other states is certainly a gratifying one to its citizens,and >.cate no-t -astonish ed that the conspirators, under this plausible and popular cloak should have drawu lM ,.cv follow ers. YV lien j, separation Could lie t fleeted, and Kcmuoky with the adjacent west eril territory no longer protected by the Atlantic stales they conceived that the reliactot y citizen migh be easily subdued by the joint assistance of tlie conspuatots and a military lorce lto n , New Gi ieatts. It was at tbts period that the inilitaiy coin maud of the “hole, as we have stated, was offered to Gen. Scott, who with indignation re fused it, Gontmissions were made out for the subordinate officers, to lire number, e are informed at least of lAO, in the suite of Ken lucky. Tl-e individuals who were to fill the civil offices were likewise designated. These were not merely nominal commissions but tlie holders of thetn received the acKquam pay ftom the Spanish government. In respect to the proofs of gen eral Wilkinson bolding a commis sion from tile Spanish govern ment lor this purpose— these are unquestionable, and shall be pro. duced at the close ot this investi gation. The character of Wilkin son as one of the “atm support ers of the Adams adiuimsti aiipn is euually notorious. YY’e l ave Stated Ids hurrying aw ay to Phi ladelphia immcUt diiv alter ihe election cf joim Adam*, to pay hts obedience in the coon of tlie Bruinuee monarch. When he was on this royal visit he met, bv actidt in, judge t'ymes, of the j stale ot Uhto. YV ukinson and lie j had lot me ily been intimate in the J atui\ —YV ilktnson act.osiid fns , x anvi tire judge with . u „ foli ow . tntr exprf <,c ’ n n ‘ “ W U Jmk '’ . lv< VO n 1 tit S I P° ‘ °“ r id. n “> * tvpl.v"*lS in .hen Rati vc. Wilk n-ot! an s'vrrnl, “ <'l mv itu and there Is n n kitliirg hr . P r, ‘ lis •Dus are much ahcieii since ‘ Oil „P,| I (ci plu t £>t tiler in the revo !uti< liar*, w-r, and I 1 aVt :,n V r , n. in t alter I kew sc. Wilkinson and ‘tlam* p* ’ h:' [ had seen each other Loin : ly. bit their intimafv only cum nteticed at thi period; ami we have Itches’ reieor to believe, that 1 e rupture between Mr. Adams nod general Hum lion first oi4inated in die base tns.n r* nations of YVi kinson. i r'iern. Hairtd'on, hoevtver unfortun.-tk lie n.igiit have been in his po litical piinri’plt's, is well known to have been a real soldier, and us a‘oldier op-n and tand and. It tie bore an atiiwtoeity or ititei tainetl an -unfavourable opinion towards any indivitlual, lie dca clan and so ; but He was no tiaitor or conspirator. —He knew that Wilkinson was -both, and that he would sacrifice his country soon as bis friend. -He had trac ed and m uked ali the actions of Wilk nson from liis mtiuuci wit It general Gates until ins visit at the ‘levt-e of president A .. tn - , General JI .mil,on knew tnat | VVirksuson rase bv the favor of Gales, from the same cause, ib,u actuated James the tst of ngland | in tiie creaticn of peers and t-o ----olc ~ “ P'ornumim eudebnt Alexin.” As me conduct j ot Y\ i ‘kntson under Gau-s n °' v i veiy■generally known, we -naif I rtpi'ai it lu-re :—The evening previous to trie celebrated action ! c>f Sarat ga, the bravo colonel Hardin advatictd vvithift the lines of the Hr tish and unobserved, took a particular view of the po sition and strength of their forc es. In returning to Ins camp he met Wilkinson, who was strolling about on some pleasure party", ct knowing his intimacy wilt Gates be communicated tne informa tion he had obtained within tne British lines. Wilkinson related it immediately to his general, but in place <>f giving Hardin the credit betook the whole to hint self magnifying the story with an account of several hazards he had encountered on hG return to camp. After the capture of Bur guy ne aml his army, Gains em braced the opportunity of raising ms favorite o the ra..k of brevet gene.al and sent him off expie-.s to congress with an account ot hts victoiy, in hopes that the pre let incut m gut be confirmed. Wilkinson however in place of attending to the importance ol tlie dispatches which he bote, loitered away his time in auuise m. tu unut congress were iniorm ed of the success of Gates several days before: the arrival of VS /i ----kiasoii. When the motion there fore wa-, made to confirm die comntis'oion of brevt:t general, one of the members observed, that in his opinion “ a pair el spurs was a much more suuao.e reward lor ihe young olficer.’* j These anecdotes, altho’ trifl. ! inj;, ojay se r ve 10 elucidate die i cJk'laeter ol Wilkinson, ol vvh cii general Hamilton was ihiormcd - —and VV iikinson was q , a lly a tvare dial while Hamilton retain, ed the confidence of ihe jnesi dmt, it would be vain for hint to ; expect lav our. 1 lie Jtldiesa of | VS i.kinsun was well adapted to impose upon the conceited and ’ credulous mind of Mr. Adams ; j bv which means and the aid of his colleague speculator, Jona~ tliau Hay ton, he easily elleeted a dryness between tilt* president & Hamilton, whkh finally termi nated in an open rupture. t lie name of Jonathan Dayton will make a more conspicuous fi guie towards the close ol our in. vtstigaiioii, when the secrets of Aatun Hu. r, Hdward Liv.ngston, the chief justice ol f’revoat ol JU*Usian.a, general Smith of dal. ( 1 1uture, cm. Smith of N. York, <XC. w ill be uiilohied. At present U is only necessary 10 observe, tlsat Day ton and Wilkinson have Uecn in constant hair.ts o| corre* . pouueuce g.uoe the Ui a t dawu ol the Spanish asuoriatlon in V... •. <kv. That Day ohp n ! J,,.', lirown, although they o; each other in congress, jj. siparaldc fri* ncU io priv, ‘<■ ‘j-, the tcv. (ohn M-asoii, iht inothw in-law of John Brown, u j , tlior of a scurrilous p.,,. n ),| entitl’d —“ The voice cl U;l j it'g,” against Mr. Ji ffursun, j, | the waim political Gi. nci g- COj • staitt associate of Jonathuu Dav ion. In our secopd number, we <t at a memento of hi-. Ikoiot judge ji nastian, which we hope he v ,! regard. It is not our wish i oisiuib bis repose or vex Ins & position unnecessarily ; hut train t.f incttjtn;s fonnecitd w'.i him, I ret us to put the in!j os tig q icstion which we trust iij no; i mas *xpian satisfactnril Ythat powdul cacse t.pcratt upun jndg. a. b.oi an in IVJf:,; cave las s< a- on ibc beiuii. an hi. try down to New-Otiesn withou'tetuin ug f'jr two s a , receiving at me same time iy salat) us j dgefiom ute ci.tzea of Kcntuiky f I his Vay age vv he coupkd with tile (Xp clition , hts s>>n Alfred a lew m., n •, pi t vious, certainly is mis-.cri anu merit explanation, ihe a n d;, 1 hilled sty ie in winch he mid jj i son it harm and, show that they w c : viewed as no common visi () r,| ixeu-Oi leans. A bpauhii jr , % i'h a proper military gu/,, earned the judge and nis sun \ h eil to Louisville, and the mh fficer who commandc j ( j g.uiey was entertained afti-rw.tr tor several days at the j u< j , house. YVe believe it wilj u c ; 10-fed,that such marks of distini tujfi wouhj not liavo* bfccu conic red ever. K-tiiuckiun ; na v ex rem dy doubt, tmd Washin ton nun-est descended tne vl , sippt, wnethcr the governor N w-'Tllealls, would haven dered an armed gait y r ( > t;sco him back, boon alter the- j:ij-r return two letters of a treason* nature were intercepted by Ji f iTsraaof the h dtatta territory, persons of New-Orleans / o Mr. G ———— has never i>vt ed or made public the nam the writer. A boat loaded w dollars lur persons in Keutuci tiaving treasonable papers board, was likewise examine.j tiie end ot the same year, bv lieut. Steel of W* ne’s ar. These are facts which were t commended to the judges nit serious considet ation. (To B * CONTijlllf D J PHIL A D LLP HI A, S,p\ 1 Q:i Satin c/iiy Ins't arrived Aeiu Las tie, a French /rigt having carried envoi/ her miz mmt and main top must, a>,d ceived some other damages in i tale gate oj the 23 d; she ha Tiumbtr oj Bnltsh prisontr * Laid, end Jrorh repot t enfn, are enablta to say, she is ore Jet oihcHjlcet, Uiut they have been tit me gate, that cue of th teas obliged to throw ever all httiis, Van most oj them hud vetoed damage, that they u j bound Jor the C'hetepeakr, i \ tneij tutu taken upwuras oj hi \iy sate o/untish vessels, m/. i ed part oj the Jamaica ton: /•, that they hud a great number English prisoners on board, BOSTON, August 22. From London, June 17, 5 8 “ i have enclosed a tew pc is by die Sarah. I war. much to send the Times <1 > niornmg, v> hieh and. n:es the r< ol lord having f to Paris to negcciate with 1 tey rand, or otherwise of car y a favorable answer Irom Fox, to .he proposal lor peace cannot conceive of a peace tween this country and fr.-s’ on any terms ol safety, white 1 commands the continent etui other tin; ocefur. I'lns is me neval opimou here, however present administration may inclined to peace on almost terms, they dare not make ii, ! less it combines security. “As to war with A meric l do mu think it oven probable*, a proper iepresentation, i,, aocuuo::, jaeiicc VViU IfU.el’