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he was too much of an American to think
of expatriating himself-—that if govern
ment did sanction a measure of that
kind, he would glory in the enterprize.
Further, I do not believe that ensign
Mead ever thought any thing of the bu
siness, as we never had one single word
on the subject until I arrived at the city
oi Washington.
(Signed) G. W. SEVIER,
Lieut. 2d reg. infantry.”
“ Fort AFHenry, Feb. 12, 1 «or.
I do certifyon the honourof a soldier,
that ensign W. C. Mead, of the 2d regi
ment of the United States army, did, on
his way to Washington citv, charged
with Samuel Swartwout as a prisoner of
the United States, and acting under the
order of gen. Wilkinson, mention to me
a certain conversation which took place
at Judge Workman’s table, in New'-Or
leans, and I believe to this effect :—
“ That Judge Workman observed to him,
lieutenants Taylor and Sevier, that an
expedition was on foot, to march to
Mexico, under the sanction and know
ledge of our government—‘.hat general
Wilkinson and col. lJurr w ere the con
ductors of this expedition, and that it
was a glorious opportunitv for hui lable
enterprizeThat ensign Mead did
say, /Torkman had deluded him.
(Signed) N. PINKNEY,
Lieutenant of infantry.”
It is stated that the Judge has been
arrested, and delivered to the civil au
thority at New-Orleans.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in
Greenville, Miss. Ter. wider date of
the 20th fannari/ last.
uOur territory has been in commotion
for some time past in consequence of A.
Burr’s arrival. After raising and march
ing the militia,acommittee wasappoint
cd to go and examine col. Burr’s boats.
Th y found 30 or 40 rifles and muskets,
3 or -I pounds of powder, 200 barrels of
pork, several trunks of books, and some
other small matters. Burr has given se
curity to stand his trial at our next cir
cuit court, and peace and tranquility is
restored to the territory. I believe the
pcopl • her are warmly attached to the
general government.”
Town of Washington, near Natchez, Oth
I eh. 1807.
The supreme court oi the Mississippi
territory was held last week. Judge
Kudney charged the gi and jury with re
lation to offences against the U. States,
but no indictment was preferred. The
attorney general thought that the court
had no jurisdiction, because the act of
congress giving federal jurisdiction to
the territorial courts of this territory,
has relation to the courts operating
over the whole territory; and we have
no such courts, but the supreme court,
which is little more than a court of ap
peals in civil cases, and even in that
capacity extending only to Pearl river.
He moved therefore that the grand jury
should be dismissed ; Mr. Burr oppos
ed it, 8c judge Bruin would not consent
to it unless the accused were discharg
ed. The jury of course had no regular
charge to examine witnesses upon, and
stated that they had nothing against Mr.
Burr. He was not, however, discharg
ed from his recognizance, but he disap
peared. It seems that he went to his
boats on the Mississippi, above Natchez
a few miles—harangued his people, told
them he was obliged to leave them—
that he could not now comply with his
promises to them, but assured them
that they should have the lands he had
promised, on the IFashita—that it would
he some months before he should see
them again ; but, that they should not
be disappointed.
B T RGB ER T l VTL L L l MS,
Governor of the Mississippi Territory,
A PROCLAMATION.
I/’HERE AS Aaron Burr, Ksq. late
vice president of the United States, was
bound in a recognizance to appear at
tiie supreme court in this territory', him
self in the sum of five thousand dollars,
and two securities in the sum of S'2500
each, u To answer any bills of indict
ment that might be found against him,
and to continue to appear from day to
d lv, until dismissed by said court,”
which he has failed to comply with, and
it appears has made his escape.
I do therefore issue this my procla
clamation for apprehending the, said Aa
ron Burr, Esq. and by the powers and
authorities which I possess, will pay or
cause to be paid, to any person or per
sons who will take the person of the said
Aaron Burr, and cause him to be deli
vered to me at this place, or to the Pre
sident of the United States, the sum ol
two thousand dollars.-[Signed hi,
Gov. Williams—dated Teh. 6, 1807.]
From the Baltimore Evening Post.
On the morning of the 18th inst. a
petition was presented to Judge Nichol
son, on behalf of Gen. John Adair, late
a Senator of the United States from the
state of Kentucky, and Mr. Peter V.
Ogden, stating that they were illegally
imprisoned in Fort M‘Henry, and de
tained by Lieut. Pinkney and Lieut.
I.uckett, and praying that a habeas cor
pus might issue to bring Adair and Og
den before the Judge, in order that the
cause of tlteir confinement might be en
quired into. The petition was accom
panied by the affidavit of John Schedden
and David Young, stating the actual
confinement and detention of the prison
ers in Fort M‘Henry, and the belief of
the witnesses that they were thus confin
ed without any legal authority or war
rant to justify it.
i iie j uuge conceiving a naneasr Cor
pus to be a writ of right which could
not be refused to any freeman demand
ing it under such circumstances, imme
diately issued it, directed to I,ieuts.
Pinkney and Luckett, and made it re
turnable at four o’clock in the afternoon
of the same day, at the House of Wm.
Evans, in the city of Baltimore.
'At the appointed hour, the prisoners
were brought up by Lieut. Pinckney,
who had them in charge, and he was at
tended by Lieut. Luckett. The return
to the Habeas Corpus, made by Lieut.
Pinckney, was “ 1 hat the prisoners were
brought to Fort M‘Henry on the night
of the 17th of Feb. 1807, by Lieut. Luc
kett, with a corporal and three private
soldiers ; that he was informed by the
said Luckett, that he brought them and
delivered them to him (Tinckney) by
the order of Gen. Wilkinson ; and
that he, the said Pinkney, received
them into his custody, in pursuance of
the orders, a copy of which is annexed ; -
and that he had no know ledge of the
cause for which they wrere arrested or
delivered to his custody, except by the
information of others.”
The order referred to in the return of
lieut. Pinkney, was a letter dated at N.
Orleans, Jan. 17, 1807, from Gen. Wil
kinson, addressed to the commanding
officer of Fort M‘Henry, in these w ords:
“You are hereby required, to receive
into your custody, the persons of Gen.
John Adair and Pi ter V. Ogden, and to
hold them in safety under a proper
guard, subject to the orders of trie Se
cretary of VVar. You are to receipt to
Lieut. Luckett for those prisoners.”
As the Habeas Corpus was directed
to Lieutenant Luckett also, he likewise
made a return, “ that he had, in pursu