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Precious confessions Our read
ers will notice a series Of questions
which have been addressed TO Mr.. Mad
ison, secretary Of state, which ere pub
lished in this days Gazette, and which
have reference to the expedition of Gen
eral Miranda, who lately sailed from
Ncwyork, in the Leander, loaded with
arms and zcarHkc stores. This vessel
was fitted out with much secrecy, and


Miranda's object is generally supposed
% be some hostile attempt upon the
Spanish possessions in South America.
The President of the Unlte0 States il
strongly suspected Of having indirectly
Countenanctd Miranda's views, this
may account for the motives Of the
President in ordering the Spanish mir
ister to leave Washington. Notvith4
standing, the National Intelligence,
aud other democratic papers very zeal
ouslv cndcavor - show, that the pres-
dent was totally ignorant as 10 the ob4
icct If NIiranda's expedition. But it
appears from what is passing in New
yorE that the democrats who have en-
gagged III the defence Of Mr.. Jefferson,
have not a "yicv Of the whole ground
! Et55'y Iahor,un--By the NewvorE
, Gazette, Of March 3d, We learn, that on
/ Saturday last, Samuel c. Ogden, ESQ,
ard Col William Smith, of the Cue-
, tom Horse, and others, we're arrested.
; bv order Of governments, and tarrh b,-
! fore the District Judge, To answer such
| queries respecting the destination II.
the ship Lcandcr, as might be put "
them, under o-th. At Grst Mr.. N-dc-


refused TO answer, bu, cn being threat


ened with comiritmeht Ike Procccdea.
and astonishing as It may appear VI.
| Ogden's answers went, ui7rrfu no
fEca'' ne c5vnHneyt y re J...:.


S'a:cs i' fdr y6r.-g orH qftH- E@a-
that C'-o. MirrJ,A. had irtc9vicr VII.
tlic President and 2Ir. Madison uuo-
DIS SUBJECT; and tho " lose he's 1ecArs
c.1afi doors, this h4,iIat.s has be0l-
