The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1807-02-03 00:00:00, page 1

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Number 87.] , RICHMOND, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBftUAKY 3, 1807. [Volume 3.
VIRGINIA BANK STOCK—..101.
JIUc&monti price# Current.
Doll,. Ct,.
Tobacco, 6 75
Whfat, New, 1 12
Flour—fupcrfine, New, 7 50
fine, 5 50
Corn per barrel, 5
Bacon—per lb. 12
Bar Iron—per ton, 120
Whifkey—per gallon, 58
&alc# sit auction.
On IVtdnefday, the Wtb February, nvill be fold
at AuHion, on tbe pretnifes :
A HALF ACRE OF LAND, known in the plan
of the city, by No. 8. It is beatifully fituated
on the bank of the river, back of the Court Houfe, &
command, a very extenfive and delightful profpcdl.
On it, there i».a large two flory frame dwelling houfe,
with a good cellar, and convenient out houfe*.
Terms will be made known on the day of fale.
TAYLOR & BROWN, Au£l'n.
January 2D, tdf.
THE SUBSCRIBERS,
HAVE taken the new Brick TENEMENT
fronting the crofs ftreet leading from Col. May
o’s Bridge, and oppofite MefTrs. John and Robert
Gamble's where they offer for fale under the firm of
Isaac Winston, & Co
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES:
Old Madeira Wine,
Do. Sherry do.
Bell Cogniac Brandy,
Do. Antigua Rum,
Do. Holland Gin,
Hibbert’a Brown Stout,
Do. Porter,
Claret of fupwior qua
lity,
Bert Spanifh Segais.
Loaf Sugar
Gunpowder,
Imperial It- <■
Young Hyfow, !r ea-°
and ^ fuperuir
Souchong, J
Bert Green Coffee,
Firft quality Chocolate,
Do. do. Brown Sugar,
2d do. do.
Molaffes,
Salt in facka,
Rice,
Patent Shot,
Englilh F. F. Gunpowder,
Brown Soap,
Mould Candles,
Northern Cheefe,
Ground Ginger,
Black Pepper,
Allfpice,
Salt Petre,
Allum,
Brimrtone,
Cppperafa,
Glue of fuperior quali
ty.
Fig Bine,
Starch,
Bengal Indigo,
London Mallard,
Dixons Beil do.
Cayenne Pepper,
N. B. Having fupphrd ourfelvt* with more than
two-thirds of the above articles with cafh in Philadel
phia, we are enabled to difpofe of them on the mod
moderate terms, for calh or country produce.
ISAAC 'WINSTON,
JOHN EAUGH.
Nov. li. oaw3m.
FRANCIS NEALE,
INFORMS the public, that he has taken the TA
VERN audits appurtenances-sit King & Qeen
Court-houfe, lately in the occupation of Mr. Garnett,
and that he will be condantly fupplied with the bed
liquors, and every kind of accommodation for thofe
who may favor him with their company. To travel
ling Gentlemen,he pledgeshimfelf to furniflt the mod
atisfajSory entertainment, upon the mod moderate
fterms, and that nothing fhall be wanted, which dili
gence and an anxiety to pleafc can afford.
King & Queen Court-houfe, 7
January 27. £ iaw
VIRGINIA MILITARY WARRANTS!
owners of thofe warrants are refpedlfully m
_L formed, that by an adl of Congref* paffed the
2SJ March 1804, the time of locating it profcribed
to the 23d March next, and that there are doubt*
whether the time will be prolonged.
The Subfcriber offers his fervices to the holders of
furh warrants (either where they are unlocated or
where the locations are doubtful) to locate, furvey,
and procure the patents, at his own expence, for fuch
as may employ hitn—for which fervices he will ex
pedl an cqtial fourth part of the Lands; and fhould
there be any difpute, or defedf in the title, which
may arife in that part of the bufmeft done by him, he
will take the part difputed or defective.
From the general acquaintance he ho* with the ter
ritory referved, and his great exertion* to difeover the
true fituation of the claims therein, he flatters himfelf,
that his locations will be equal to thofe of any other
locator.
Where claims are doubtful, he will undertake to
fiirnifli the befl information reff>»dling them, and adl
as their owner may dirrdl; for which fervices he will
expedt a reafonable corunufiion out of the Land when
fecitrrd.
Pe. .on* wifhing to employ him will forward pro
pel powers, diredfed to him at Chillicothe, Ohio, his
place of refidence.—Letters intended to meet him at
the office Ix-fore the 23d March, will he addrefTed to
him at Middle-town, Jefferfon County, Kentucky—
Perfons writing to him, and not employing him, need
not expefl atifwer#.
JOSEPH KERR.
Jaruary 22. 1 < N r <
NOTICE.
ALL perfons having claims again/I the ejiate
of John Pendleton, efq. late of the City of
Richmond, dec'd. are requr/led to exhibit them to
either of tin fukferibers as fpeedily as pofftble.
GKO. PICKETT,
ROBERT POLLARD,
CHS. JOHNSTON,
N. SHEPPARD.
Adminijlrators.
November 18. !/.
FOR SALE,
A GOOD BILL on Louifville, Kentucky, for 8
or S>0Odollari.—ArfLr‘ to
B. W.COI.EMAN,
Jiru ltr<£ ■ Green, Va.
Jan 2*. law»w
i Olives, 1
1 Capers,
1 Anchovies, I
, Nutmegs }► Frefh.
Mace,
Cloves,
Cinnamon, J
Barley Sugar,
Sugar Candy,
Barley Sugar Kifles,
Sugar Almonds,
BrSndy Preferves,
Box Raifins,
Soft Shell’d Almonds,
Currants,
Pearl Barley,
Playing Cards,
Bottle Corks,
Putty in bladders,
Bar iron afTorted,
Nail Rods,
German Steel,
Biiftered do.
Plain qt. Decanters,
Do. Wine Glades,
Qt. Tumblers,
Pt. do.
Half pt. do
Green pocket Bottles,
Elegant Globe Lamps,
Window Glafs 10 by l‘J.
Do. do. 8 by 10.
China Codec cups Sc fau
cets.
Do. Tea do.
Do. Teapots,
Do. Sugar dirties.
Do. Cr'ampors,
Do. Slop Bowls,
Do. Gallon Bowls,
Do. half gl. do<
Witha general artbrtment
of Stone Sc Queens Ware.
FOR SALE—OR RENT, I
MY TENEMENT in Manchefler, plcafautly fi
tuated on the hill, which overlooks the Falls
Plantation, and containing fuitable accommodations
for a family.—At any time ^Aen I may be oat of
town, application may be made tojMr. Henry L. Bif
coe.
JAMES HENDERSON.
January 22. oawtf.
THE fubfcriber, having difjjcfcJ of his Apotheciry
ejlablijbment, requefs that all perfons indebted to
him, will call and fettle their accounts.
D. WILSON.
November 21. (eotf.J
FOR SALE,
By the Subscriber,
WEST-INDIAand New-England Rum, French
Brandy, Molafles, Loaf & Brown Sugar, Cof
fee and Chocolate, Bed Imperial and Hyfon Tea,
Pepper, Race and ground Ginger, Nutmegs & Cloves,
Windfor {having Soap, Lintfeed and Lamp Oil,
White Lead and Spanifh Brown, Yellow Ochre, Pa
tent Green ground in oil, 8 by 10 & 10 by 12 Win
fow Glafs, 2d,Sd,4d, 6d, 8d, 10d& 20d Nails and
Spike do. Barr Iron of all defcriptions, fquare, flat and
round Plowplates, German Steel, Fire dogs & Skillets,
Powder aud Shot, Liverpool fine Salt for pork, beft
Hales Salt for Pork, Saltpetre & Brimftone, COO pair
Mens thick Shoes, mens fine Ihoes, boys do. Ladies
Kid and Morocco Slippers, Table Linnen and Irilb
(heeting, Bare Skin, blue and mixed Plains, Patent
Cord and Thickfetts, Writing and Wrapping Paper,
Pafte Board, Cotton and Woll Cards, a few barrels
Mackarel,Novafcotia Herrings, do. Grindflones.
Alfa,jaf received from Hof on.
One Piano Forte, and one elegant Piano Forte with
additional keys.
The above articles wiH be fold cheap for calh or
country produee,cr 60 davs note at the bank.
BENj STETSON.
Jan. 22. oawSm.
r ■ ''HE fubfcriber refpe^lfully informs his friends,
1. and the public, that he has commenced carry
ing on the Blackfmith and Carriage making bufirieis,
at the fhop formerly occupied by Anderfon’s Mat,
at the corner leading from the Main-ftreet to the
Bank. Horfe {hoeing will be executed in a fuperior
manner by an experienced hand. Gentlemen own
ing horfes in this city will find it their interefl to en
ter their horfe by the year, and their cuflom is refpedf
fully folicited. All kinds of Blackfmith work will be
dene at fliort notice, and warranted. Falhionable
Giggs and Chairs made, and all kinds of repairs done
in the carriage making line at reafonable rates, aud in
the neateft manner.
CHARLES BOSHER.
December 30. Iaw2m. •
3,000 wt. SALT PETER’D BACON,
1,000 wt. firft quality N. ENGLAND CHEESE,
lO grofs BOTTLED CYDER,
A few bufliels CLOVER SEED,
ISO pieces PAPER HANGINGS.
For SaJe by
EDWARD HALLAM.
Xy? Conftantly for Hire—An Excellent Carriage
i and Horfes-apply as above.
i Mav 27* eotf.
_
NEW STORE.
TO BE SOLD CHEAP, 'OPPOSITE THE EACL5
TAVERN. , '
SIMPSON MORRIS,
From London, begs leave to inform tbe public,
that he has jufl imported from London, a large
affortment of Fafbionable DRY GOODS, Jit
for the approaching feafon, which he offers
now for fale, on very low terms at the above
houfe, viz.
BLACK and Colored Men’s, Women’s and Chil
dren’s Worlled Hofe ; alfo, Men’s, Women’s
and Children’s afTorted White Cotton Hofe of excel
lent quality, with and without Lace Clocks; alfo,
Woolen Broadcloths, Plain Velveteens, Cut Velve
teens, Curdaroys, Thickfetts,Bennett’s patent Cord,
Toilanets ; Stockingbreeches pieces,Swanfdown, Flo
rentine Silk, Black Twilled Sarfenet, Black and White
French and Bruffel Laces, Frelh new pattern Rib
bands, Bandannoe Handkerchiefs ; a handfome af
fortment of Printed and Twilled Shawls, Durants of
different colors, Common and Fine 7-8 and 4-4 Irifh
Linen, Fhie Lang Lawns, Sheetings, White Corded
Dimities, Cheque for Aprons, Bed Furnitures, Print
ed Callicoes.a large affortment of Fine Plain and
Fancy Muflin, Cambric Mtiflin ; alfo, Real French
Cambric, Red and White Flannels, Printed Dimity,
Printed and White Quiltings and Marfeilles, and a
variety of other articles too tedious to mention.
December H. oawtf.
FOR SALE,
THE Trail of LAND whereon I now live, con
taining by a late furvey three hundred and fifty
four acres lying on the Brook near the Brook Bridge
and within fix miles of the city of Richmond, will
be offered for fale on the lfith day of next month on
the premifes.
The terms are one thoufand dollars cafh and one
half of the balance on the firfi day of Odlober next,
and the refidue on the firfi day of Odtober 1808.
This Land lies well and abounds in Cedar, but as it is
fuppofed thofe who are inclined to purchafe, will be
defirous of viewing the Land, it is deemed unnecriTa
ry to fay any thing as to the advantages of fituation
and foil. .
Dabney Williamson.
January 1. oawSw^.
r'|~,HE fubfcVibers have on hand, now for private
JL fale, which they will fell on low terms, for ap
proved endorfed notes, at 90 and 180 days:
1500 Rulhels Liverpool Stoved Salt;
500 Sacks Salt, containing 4 bulhels;
Twilled Sacking;
50 Hhd«. Sugar, * part of which, of prime qua
lity ;
20 Barrelt Do. do.
20 Hhds. Prime Antigtft Rum, 8d proof.
SO Hhd*. Windward Bland, do.
10 Pipes bell Cogniac Brandy 4th proof.
15 Chefis Imperial and 50 ckefts Young Hyfon
Teas;
Hyfon, Skin, Souchong and old Hyfon
Teas;
A few kegs Prime Nutmegs ;
TOO Barrels Apple Brandy, greater part of which
Ifle of Wight ;
10 Pipes Holland Gin ;
Lifbon Wine of fuperior quality, ia Hhds.
Pipes and qr. Calks.
SO Hhds. Prime Molaffes;
SO Bags Coffee;
0OO Weeding Hoes,
And a very general affortment *f DRY GOODS.
The Public Sale* are regularly twice twice a week,
every Monday and Thurfday.
PROSSER UT MONCURE, afw’/r/.
N. B. A Light neat Chariot and Hsrnefs, on
long credit. P. tsf M.
ALSO,
To be hired a Negro Man, who is a good Cook
January 20. I aw 4w,
JAMES WORRELL,
HAS lately received a general and carefully af«
forted llock of Drug*, Medicines, Paiet*, Pa
tent Medicines, &c. &c. which he offers for fale, at
the firfl comer flore, above the Kagle Tavern, late 1 y
occupied by Meffrs. Pickett, Poliard and Johnfon.
Hi* articles have been feledted of the firfl quality,
and will be put up with the greatefl care and exadl
nefs, on the lowefl poflible terms. The whole of his
compound medicines, have been made by himfelf, with
the mod fcrupulousattention, to the diredlions of the
different Pharmacopoias
Phyficians favouring him with their preferiptions,
and country Merchants with their orders, may de
pend on their being executed pun&ually and with
difpatch.
N. B. He ha* lately received from Dr. Solomon’s
agent, atNew-Ynrk, a frefh fnpply of thofe invalua
ble medicines, the Balm of Gilead and Anti Impete
gines.
November 28. . oawtf.
FOR RENT,
And immediate pojfejjion given.
A THREE ftoried HOUSE, fmoke-houfe, gar
den, &c. on the Bjfin, occupied the preceding
year by Mr. Chancellor H. Saunders. This houfe is
well calculated fora boarding or a genteel private fa
mily, having four rooms and a palTage on each floor,!
anj two kitchen and two cellar rooms on the ground j
floor—For terms apply to Mr. Thomas Underwood, I
jr. at the public ware-houfe, or to Mr. I.eander !
Hughes at Meflrs. Shapard and l.uckes, eppofite the I
Market.
ARCHEI.AUS HUGHES.
January lO. oawtf.
The fubferiber will alfo difpofe of a part or the
whole of a valuable half acre water LOT on the Bafin,
N°. 409 withjix fmall Tenements th ercon, and a j
half acre LOT N°. 396 with a good Dwelling-Houfe
thereon, handfomely fituated for a private dwelling
A credit of five or ten years may be had for three
fourths of the purchafe money, by giving fatisfadtory '
fecurity and paying the intereft thereon, annually. If
the above property is not difpofed of at private fale,
by the 2nd day of March, it will on that day, if fair,
if not, the next fair day,.be difpofed of at audlion,
to the higheft bidder on the premifes—For terms, ap
ply to Mr. Leander Hughes, in Richmond, or the
fubferiber living in New-Kent, near Bottoms Bridge.
A. H.
Jan. 10. oawtf.
FITZWHYLSONN iff POTTER,
Have jtijl received a large fupply of the very bejl
Englifh writing Paper,
-CONSISTING OF
Super Royal, a Per Merchants and
Royal, C other Account
Medium. 3 Books.
Folio iff Quarto Pojl,
Which they offer for fale either wholefule or re
tail.
They have on hand a general affortment of PAPER
of American Manufacture ; BLANK BOOKS and
ST ATION ARY; a collection of PRINTED BOOKS
nd MUSIC, to which, additions will conftautly be
made ; and a handfome variety of PAPER HANG
INGS for rooms.
Orders from die country carefully executed,
jan. 17. oawSt.
' I ’HE LAND whereen I now refide, containing
X 590 acres is itill for fale by private con trad and
immediate poffeflion given if required.
JOHN KELSO.
Dec. 27 lawtf.
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©onu$ttc.
WASHINGTON, January 28.
Our dates by the laft Weftcrn mail are to the
30th of December from Natchez, and to the
8th of January, {ram Nafhville^ From the
latter place letters are received, which (fate that
Burr had pafl'rd fort Maflac, on the Ohio, with
ten boats, on board each of which there were
fix men. It is faid there was no apearance of
military (lores or apparattis. Gen. Jacklon,
who had for fome time held a body of militia
in readinefs, had, in confcqucnce of this infor
mation, difeharged them.
On Friday the following bill was parted in
the Senate, with clofcd doors, and, as we un
derhand, without divifion.
AN ACT
To f if pend the privilege of the writ of Habeas
Corpus, for a limited time in certain cafes.
Be it enabled by the Senate and Houje of Re
prefentatives of the United States of America, in
Congrefs ajfembled, That in all can-s where any
pctlonor perfons charged on oath with treafon,
mifprifon of treafon, or other high crime or
mifdemeanor endangering the peace, fafety, or
neutrality of the U. S. have been, or (hall be
am-Hed and imprifoned by virtue of any war
rant or authority from the Prefident of the
U- S. «>r from the chief executive magirtrate of
any Hate, or territorial government, or from
any perfon mg under the direction or autho
rity of tlm Prefident of the U. S. the privilege
of the writ of Habeas Corpus fiiall he, and the
fame hereby is fufpended for and during the
term of three mouth* from and after the pafiage
of this aft and no longer.
January 33, 1807. Read three times and
parted the Senate.
Atteft, SAM. A. OTIS, Sec'y.
On Monday it was communicated in confi.
dence to the Ilotife of Reprefentative-.
When read, it wasimmediately determined by
a great majority to open the doors.
The bill having been read a firrt time—
Mr. Burwell moved to rejeft it.
On this motion a debate enfued, which occii
pied the day.
Mertrs. Burwell, Elliot, Eppcs, R. Nelfon, I
Sloan, J. Randolph, Smilie and Dana fiipport
ed ; and MefTr*. Yarnum, and Bidwell oppofed
the motion.—The former gentlemen all on the j
ground of hoftdity to the bill of the two
latter, Mr. Varnum declared himfelf in favor
of the bill, and Mr. Ridwell in favor of permit
ting it to go through the ufual forms of difeuf
lion, inrtcad of deciding upon it on a firrt read
ing.
When a vote was taken by yeas and nays on
the quertion—(ball the bill be rejefted i Which
was earned in the affirmative—Yeas 113-Nays
13.
We have been obliged to defer to our next
paper much interefting matter, t6 give room
for the important MeiDgc of the Prefident con
taining a further developcment of the confpi
racy, and the depofitioiit of General Eaton,
• Mr. Donaldfon, Lieut. Wilfon and Enrtgn
j ms motion was fuppnrted by Mellrs. Cak!
| well, Dorfey, and F. S. Key, on the ufual legal
i grounds ; and nppofed by Mr. Jones on the
I ground, that there was as yet no riifobedience
to the orders of the court —that three days at
lead were allowed to make a return, which
would be made in due time.
The court, after advifement, delivered the
following opinion :
The Court is fitisfied that although Iheprac
tife at common law, before the S atute of sift
Charles II. was that an alias and pluries fhould
iffue before the party to whom a Habeas Cor
pus was dirrfled fhould be attached, yet that
the praflife fince that ftatute lias been to iffue
an attachment without an alias and pluries in
cafes not within the ftatute. That the prac
tife has been founded upon the ftatute, the
judges fuppofing it furniflied a good rule of
proceeding in cafes out of the ftatute, and that
in adopting the ftatute as a guide in one rd'pcfl,
v>z. in doing away the neceffity of an alias and
a pluries, they alfo adopted it as a rule as to
the time of the return, viz. in allowing three
days to make it, and that therefore an attach
ment ought not toifTue until the expiration of
the three days from the fervice of the writ of
Habeas Corpus.
On TUESDAY, the depofitions of Lieut.
Wilfon, and Enlign Mead were adduced by the
attorney of the diftrifl.
About 2 o’clock the opinion of the court was
delivered on the motion of the attorney of the
diftrifl.
Chief Juftice Cranch ftated that the mem
bers of the court differed in opinion. He faid
that hisopinion was, that, fo far as regarded
Erick Bnllman and Samuel Swartwout, t iere
was no teflimony given on oath, that induced
him to think there was probable caufe that they
had levied war againft the U. S.
Juftices Duckett and Filzhugh concurred in
opinion, that there was probable caufe to be
lieve that the accufed had committed treafona
ble afls.
On which it was ordered that a bench war
rant iffue for the arreft of Samuel Swartwout
and Etrick Bertlman, on the charge of treafon,
which warrant iifued accoidingly, returnable
immediately.
Whereupon the faid Erick Bollman and Sam
uel Swartwout, having been arrefted and bro’t
into court, it was upon their motion ordered,
that they be heard by their counfcl to-morrow
at to o’clock A. M. to (hew caufe why they
fhould not be committed for trial on the charge
aforefaid ; and in the mean time that thev
ftand committed ; and that their counfcl ftiall
have free accefs to them.
Return was then tr.aJc to the writ of Habeas
Corpus.
The court enquired whether the counfcl had
any motion to make.
Mr. Key replied that they had none, that
they confidcred any further proceedings under
the writ of Habeas Corpus as entirely fuper
feded by the allowance ot the motion to arreft.
The following are the depofitions made in open
court, and alluded to in the loregoing flatemei.t.
THE DEPOSITION
OF WILLIAM EATO V, Fs^
Early U(l winter, col. Aaron Burr, late vice-prefi
deut of the United Starts, fignified to me, at ths
place, that, under the authority of the general go
vernment, he was organifing a fecrec expedition a
gainlt the Spanilh provinces oil our fouth-wellern
borders; which expedition he was to lead, and in
which he was authnrifed to invite me to take the com
mand of a divifion. I had never belore been made
perlonally acquainted with col. Burr ; and, having
for many years been employed in foreign fervice, f
knew hut little about the efkimation this gentleman
now held in the opinion of his countrymen and his
government: the tank and confidence Ty which he
had lo lately been dillmguilhed left me no right to
fufpedt hispatriotilm. I kne w him a I'oWirr. In cafe
of a war with the Spanifh nation, w hich from the te
nor ol the Prtfident’s meflage to both Houfesof Con
grefsfeemed probable, I (liou)d have thought it my
duty to obey fo honorable a call of my country; and,
under that impriflion I did engage to embark in flit
expedition I had frequent iuttrview * with colonel1
Burr in this city—and, for a considerable time, his J
objeA feeined to be to infttuA me by maps, and o
ther information, the (eafibility of penetrating to
Mexico—always carrying forward the idea that the
meafure was au:h >rifed by government. At length,
fome time in February, he began by degrees to unveil
himieif—He ruproarhed the government with want
of char after, want of gratitude,and want of juflire.
He feemed defirous of irritating refentmetit in my
breaft by dilating on certain injuries hefelt I had fufler
td from refleXioiis made on the floor of the Houle of
Reprefentative* concerning my operations in Barbary,
and from the delaysof government in adjufling my
claims for difburfements on that coaft during my con
fular agency at Tunis; and he faid he v»»uld point
me to an honorable mode of indemnity. I now be
gan to entertain a ful'picion that Mr. Burr was pro
jecting an unauthonfed military expedition; which,
I to me, was enveloped in myftery; and, defirous to
draw an explanation from him, I fuffered him to fup
pofe me refigned to hiscounfel. He now laid open
his projedi of revnlutionifing the weftern country, fe
paratiug it from the union, eflabiifhing a monarchy
there, of which he was to be the fovereign, N. O. to
he his capital ; organifing s force on the waters of the
Mifliflippi, and extending cnnqutft to Mexico. I
, fuggefted a number of impediments to his fcheme-*
fuch as the republican habits of the citizens of that
country, and their affeXion towards our prefenc ad
miniflration of government; the want of funds; the
refiflance he would meet from the regular army of
the V. States on thufe frontiers; and the oppofition
of Miranda in cafe It* fhould fuccet-d to republicanile
the Mexicans.
i Mr. Burr found no difEcukty in renvisring thefeob
i ftacles—he faid he had, the preceding feafoti, mark a
Mead, in the Circuit Court of the riiftrii‘1 of
Columbia, on the motion of the attorney of the
d flritt, to commit MefTrs. Bollinan and Swart
wont into the cuftody of the marO.al on a
charge of treafon. The fame circumftance
precludes the infertion of a detailed ftatement
of the proceedings of the court in this cafe,
and an highly interefting debate in the Iloufe of ,
Reprcfentatives on the bill, received from the !
Senate, to fufpend the privilege of the writ of
Habeas Corpus, for a limited time, in certain
cafes.
The outline of the proceedings in the court
follow :
On MONDAY, Mr. Jones, the attorney of
the diftridt, produced the depofitions of William
Eaton, and James L. Donaldfon, as given in our
paper of this day.
On the arrival of the hour of one, Mr. Cald
well moved for an attachment agair.ft Lieut.
Col. Wharton and Enfign Mead, for contempt
of court, in not making a return to the writ of
Habeas Corpus.
Burr. —I know, I replied, that general Wilkinfon
will adl as lieutenant to no man in exiftence. “ You
are in error,” laid Mr. Burr—“ IVilkinfon will ai7 ms
lieutenant to me." From the tenor of repeated con
verfations with Mr. Burr, I was induced to believe th*
plan of feparating the union which he had contemplat
ed had been communicated to and approved of by ge
neral Wilkinfon (though I now fufpeCl it an artful ar
gument of fedudtion) #nd he ofteH expreffed a full
confidence that the general’s influence ; the offer of
double pay and double ration* ; the profpe.fl of plun
der and the ambition of achievement woultljdraw the
army into his meafures. Mr. Burr talked of the ef
tablifbmetit of an independent government weft of the
Alleghany as a matter of inherent, conftitntional right
of the people ; a change which would eventually take
place, and for the operation of which the prefent cri
lis was peculiarly favorable. There was,faid he, no
energy in the government to oe dreaded, and thedivi
fions of political opinions throughout the union was a
circumftance of which we fhould profit. There vrer*
many enterprifing men among us who afpired to
fomething beyond the dull purfuits of civil life and
who \vouId volunteer in this enterprize, and the vaft
territory belonging to the United States, which offer
ed to adventurers, and the mines of Mexico would
bring ftrength to hisftandard from all quarters. I
lifteued io the expoGtion of col. Burr's views with
Teeming acquiefceuce. Every interview convinced
me more tud more that he had nrganifed a deep laid
plot of tr-alon in the weft,in the accompiifhment of
which he felt fully confident. Till, at length, I dif
covered that his ambition was not bounded by the
waters of the Miflifirppi and Mexico, but that he me
ditated overthrowing the prefent government of our
country. He faid, if he could gain over the marine
corps, and fecure the naval commanders. Truxton,
Preble, Decatur, and others, he would turn Congrefs
neck and heels out of dor vs; aflafCnate the Prefident ;
feize ou the trealury and the navy, and declare him
felf the proteeftor of an inergetic government. Th*
honorable truft of corrupting the marine corps,and of
founding commodore Pieble and captain Decatur,
col. Burr propofed confiding to me. Shocked at this
proportion, I dropped the mafic, and exclaimed a
gainft his views. He talked of the degraded fituation
of our country, and the neceflity of a blttv by which
its energy and its dignity fhould be reftored—faid, if
that blow could be ftruck here at this time, he was
confident of the fupport of the heft blood of Ameri
ca, T t<-ld col. Burr he deceived h'nft lf in prefum
ing that he, or any other man could excite a party in
this country who would countenance him in fuch a plot
of defperation, murder and treafon. He replied,
that he, perhaps, knewf better the difpofitions of the
influential citizens of this country than I did. I told
him, one folitary word would d^lroy him. He afk
ed, what word ? I anfwered. Ufurptr / He
fmiled at my hefitation* and quoted forr.e groar
examples in his favor. I obferved to him,
that I had lately travelled from one cxtrpme of
the union to th- other ; and, though I found
a diverftty of political opinion among the people,
they r.ppiared united at the moft diflant afpetft of na
tional danger. That,-for the fe&ion of the union to
which I belonged, I would vouch, fhould he fuc
cecd in the full inftance here, he would within
fix weeks afterward have his throat cut by Yankee
militia.
Though wild and extravagant Mr. Burr’* laft pro
jedl ; and though fraught with premeditated flaugh
ter, ! felt very eafy an the fubjedt, becaufe its defeat
he had depolited in my own hands. 1 did not feel fo
Tecure concerning that of disjointing the union. But
the very interetting and embarrafting fituation in
which his communications placed me, left mr, I con
fefs, at a ftand to knew how to condudl myfelf with
propriety. He had committed no overt aift of ag.
greflion againft law. I could draw nothing from him
in writing ; nor could I learn that he had expofed his
plans to any perfon near me by whom my teftimony
could be fupported. He had mentioned to me no
perfons who were principally and decidedly engaged
with him except General Wilkinfon—a Mr. .Alftnn,
who I found was his fun-in-law—and a Mr. Ephraim
Kibby, late a captain of rangers in General Wayne’*
army. Satisfied that Mr. Burr wasrefointe in pufh
ing his pruirdt of rebellion in the vreft of the Allegha
ny, and apprehenfive that it was too well and too ex
tenfively organized to he eafily fupprdTed ; though I
dreaded the weight of his charader when laid in the
ballam-e againft my folitary aflertion, I brought my
felf to the refutation to endeavour to defeat it by get
ting him removed from among us, or to rxpofe my
felftoa'.l conft-quencesby a d fdofure of his intenti
ons. Accordingly, I waited on the Prefident, of th«
United States; and after fome defultory converfati.
on, in which I aimed to draw his view to the weft
ward, I ufed the freedom to fay to the Prefident f
thought Mr. Hurr fliould he fent out of this country ;
and gave for reafon, that 1 believed him dangerous
in it. The Prefident afleej where he fliould be fent *
I mentioned London and Cadiz, The Prefident
thought the truft too important, and Teemed to enter
tain a doubt of .VIr. Burr's integrity. I intimated
chat no one, perhaps, had ftronger ground* to mif
trufl Mr.-Burr's moral integrity than myfeif; yet, I
believed ambition fo much predominated over him
that, when placed on an eminence and pjt on hi* ho
nor, refpedl to himfelf would enfure hi* fidelity;
His talents were unqueflionahle. I perceived the fub
jert was difagreeahle to the Prefident ; and to giv* it
theftnsrteft courfe to the jioint, declared my concern
that if Mr. Hurr tiert not in ftmt tuny difpefta of, me
Jhould, within eighteen months, have an infue ref.tioti, if not
a revolution, en the tv esters of the MiJf,Jf>[fsi. The VtO
fident anfwered, that he had too much confidence in the
information, the integrity, and the attachment to the union
of the citizen* of that country to admit an affrehenfs
on of the kind. 1 am happy that «venf» prove thi*
confidence well placed. As no interrogatories fol
lowed my expreflion of alarm 1 thought filence on the
fuhjr&, at that time and place became me. But I
detailed, about the fame time, the whole projeift* of
Mr. Burr to certain member* of Congref*. They
believed Col. Burr capable of any thing— and agreed
th«t the /tile ought /# bf h trgrj : but thought hi* pro*
je.fi* too chimerical and hi* circomflance* too defpe
rate to give thefohjrA the merit of feriou* caanfi de
ration. The total fecurity of feeling in thof* t-s whoi»
I had rung the coefin induced are to fufpedt *ny »w&
apprehenfions uufeafoniU.V, or at ln*ft too deeply oj
tour through that country.and had fetured the at
tachment of the principal citizens of Kentucky, Ten*
neflc-e,and J.ouiGaua to his perfon, and hia meafures——
declared he had incxhaullible rcfources to funds ; af
fured me the regular army would adl with him, and
would he reinforced by ten or twelve thoufand men
from the above meritioi ed dates and territory and
from other parts of the union ; faid he had powejful
agents in theSpanilh territory—and, as for Miranda,
faid Mr. Burr, we ir.ufl hang Miranda. He now
propofed to give me the fecond cc'mmand in hi# ar
my. I afked him who fliould l ave the . chief com
mand ? He faid, General Wilkinfon. I obferved it
was lingular that he Ihould count on General Wilkin
fon : the elevated rank and high trull he now held as
commander in chief of our army and governor of a
province, he would hardly put at hazard for any pre
carious profpcdls of aggrandizement. Mr. Burr faid,
general Wilkinfon balanced in the confidence of go
vernment, was doubtful of retaining much longer the
confideration he now enjoyed, and was confequently
prepared to fecure to himfelf a permanency. I afked
Mr. Burr, if he knew general’Wilkinfon ? He an-,
fwered yes : and echoed the queflion. I faid I knew
him well. “ What do you know of him ? faid Mr.