The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-10-08 00:00:00

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Yesterday Mr. Mitchell, a midshipman, charged
a man will having endeavoured to rescue a per.on
whom he had seized as a deserter in Thames-street,
This supposed deserter, in consequence of the pri-
soner's interference, made his escape, but it was after-
wards found out that he was not the man the inn-
secutor sought for. The prisoner was accordingly
discharged.
A Mr. William Davidson and his wire accused a
woman, •hu had been their lodger, with having
robbed tht-:n of a shawl, a gown, a piece of silk
mode, an i other articles. It appeared tat a per-
son, to whom the prisoner had offered wale of tl,ese
articles, intimated his suspicions to an oilicer, who
appreht:nded the prisoner. Several duplicates wets
fuund open her. which le3 to a discovery where se-
veral of them were pawned. Oa account of the ab-
sence of a material witness, the prisoner was remand-
ed till Wednesday.
A labouring man, of the name of ffillians Clark.
was brought before his Lordship on account of his
having been deteeed in uttering a bank N.ne for
HI. at Rag Fair, which note was proved to have
been lost by a boy, who had received i. as ran of
the aura of 351. lOs. on account of his master, fro's.
Messrs. Crt, aid Co B takers, in Lombard-street.

The bay stated the circumstance of his having re-
ceived such a sum, and his having lost it Is hortly
after. fhe particular number of the mile in quer
um was proved, by a clerk to the said Barkers, to
he one id those helmeted to tl:e boy uck,n 014 ucca-
si,.n.

The Prisoner, in hi% defence, said, that he had

found the note in question, along with others, irprin
the street, and intended to return them whenever
therwere advertise,l.
After a reprrinand from the Loan M•von, for
hie attemptio to utter the note under such circum-
stances, tt.e Prisoner was ordered to be discharged.
Several women applied tor, and procured, sum-
monbrs against their husbands, for ill usage.

NOW•STRILT.

Ynterlty, fed /rear, a Jew. was brought. in
the custody of Adkins, from Portsmonth, charged
on stispiziin for forg;ng several prize certificates of
seamen, with an intent to defraud the Commis-
sioners of G.eenwich Hospital. The Prisoner was
a Prize-Master, and a Silversmith of considerable
opulence in Portsmouth.
Suspicions have been for some time entertained
thm..orged certificates had been sent up from Porto.
mouth. Oa the 25th of last month, a certificate was
sent from Portsmouth, purpotting to be signed by
'fbomac &sidling. a boy belonging to Its Males-
, ty's ship Triumph, for his prize-money, for the cap-
tare of prizes under Sir Robert Calder, viz. the
Ranger. face Raphael. and LI Firma, which authorised
the pr4oser to receive his share of the prize-money.
This was strongly suspeBed to Le a forgery ; and, to
astertaia the fait, it was sent by return of post. with
an excuse that it wanted another signature. It was
received again at Greenwich, on the rich, with the
signature required; but as to its being a forgery,
there was no doubt, as the man whose name it pur-
ported to be, was in London at the time.
Captain Boyle, of the Trianepb, at:ended, yester-
day, and proved, that the name, purporting to be
his, aired to the certificate, was a forgery.
The names of the Minister of Portsea, sod the
Churchwardens of the same parish, which are like-
wise affixed, prove to be forgeries.
Scandling, the boy, the most material witness, did
not attend. nor is it known where to find him.
The Prisoner positively denied the charge, and
said the certificate was brought to him in the state
he sent it to London.
He was committed for further examination.
Mr. Coast attended for the Prisoner.

Yesterday, the Cabinet Ministers dined with the
Duke of Poor LAND, at his house in Piccadilly.
Yesterday, a Court of areßors was held at the
Bast India House, when the following Capuins
were sworn into tne co.ninand of their respective
ships, viz.
Caotnii `.l. Cmig, to the Elphinitone, and W. MiAlett, to
she VV,./...n.ii,..., f..r Id ,crkbay and Chill,.
Clplaiis L. L'lnd I:, to snit Widmer Gide, fix St. Helena.
sen.,cateo, .ins China.
The Court adjlartied, at six o'clock, till Wednes-
day nest. •
That many individuals, in the pursuit of riches
and independence, lo.e the attainment, by vopping
when they are attired almost at the very threshold
of Fortune's Temple, is not to be downed. The
present Lottery. consisting of Two Rich Schemes
for one stake of adventure, begins drawing the
WI instrnt. Can this double plan of success be
viewed withnnt interest ? Or, in other won ds, can
the votaries of Fortune now hesitate to enter her,
Temple, richer than ever i dose experienced, when
they are treading elmust oa its threshold I

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TRI4L OP COLONEL BURR.

• EIGHTH DAY
BMXlefokr). a ceusr 17.
After Much previous debate op n ehallrrges to
the Jittnrs, the names of the seletted furors, arid of
the ve,vrt, were then called rite*r. After witich
Jtifin M. Sheppard And Riehard.Ctird were selrdecl
to et-Triplet,: the panne!, and sv.torn The ft bowing
is, therefur-. a complete list of the Peri. Jury :
F.rwaret (-7,,r;r.cron, I P.. 05(.,, RlAry,
David laretett. 1 B. "jam ii Gravel,
iticbarl P. Parker, ht. 1,5 15.,•te,
Huth Mercer. I Henry Wein**.
Clitistoi.ber Antheay, John M Snew.ata,
JJ int s SW pi.aid, Rwhard Con I .
Proclamation then having been male in disc form.
the Prisoner stard:ng up, the Orris read the cnpy
of the indiament, and afterwards addressed the

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Jury in the usu.l form.
The indiament contained two Counts
The fret changed the said Aaron RUIN late of the City of
New Turk, Anoint, at Law, with bovine, on the Lath Day ••f
Dithernher, in the ymr of Chris•, UM, eta ceituin
Wennurilui-ott's loand, us the county of Woad and dist. ict of
Virg ma aforeasid, unlawfully, falsely, maliciously and mom-
ently, did C,Arpllef. ithagme, slid intend to raise and lest ear,
illiebrre, titbit end 'shallot'. against the said Pelted Stith. ; Rod,
in o der to MiAl enl hung to effect the said traitoroos ronw..te-
ungs, he the said Aron Borr. nit the said ICth day of fl tent-
hair, at thesiiil Uinta, cell,/ freaseelaawete. Island, with •
great multitude of p-•rises whose woes at unwept are one
kstown, to wit; to the number et thirty plifiOns and upward',
tined aril ed to a warlike IDa tier. with gem.,
swords
ewe dirks, and toner warlike wpm's, playfully,
sad tra.twously ewtmahed end gathered taother, did Warty
and hair-mainly airievode sad jail themselves together again it
the said United States, and did fil.aly and traitorously, and in
a warlike and hostile mariner, array and depose theTilwillee
;.golihat the said tinned States, an•t, at the island sine.
said, m pursuance of sit_] their traitorous intentions and pure
hitsve, he the said Mimi Burr, with the said patient so as Mote-
said, traitorously assembled and woad and simile." i's tanner
aloreSaid, mutt wickedly, msdiei,w•h arid trsitsmoidy did ore
prepare arid hay war **Laing the said United States.
La the ascend Count, be was caargerl with aeterabitne
aforesaid, at ti e pleas aforesaid, on tne 11th of Dezember lit
raid year, cud that he did proceed with the persons se nail an
aficeend front the said Wand down the riser Ohio in the ceumy
enressid, with the wicked and ttaitOftnel into...-on t, deoend
the said river and the river Witimippl, and by fosse and
arms traitorously to tithe possiosion of a city commonly called
New Orleans, in the territory of Orleans, belonging to the
Un.ti d St atm
IMr. HAY then rose to open the er.e, on the part
of the prn.ezutinn. His speech was unct.mmenily
lurnitious And instrnais-e. He spoke upward: of
two hou-s. He stated that it was incumbent upon
him to sheer, let, T:nit thee- had been a treasonaile
design ; and !Mye s merti• g to elfsa tar design ;
that it would be proved ti. Lie jury that it was the
design of the prisoner, not only to wage war upon
the Spanish tertitoria., but to take possession of
New Uiteans, with a view of offeßing that objea.
and with a further view of dismembering the
Union ; that to facilitate his own designs, he had
rpnkett dizespeafully of di. goners:arm of his coin.
tty, wh he w•rnt t to the persons in the.At-
Isiitin States, he had denounced the want of
energy in the administration, and asserted the
facility sy;th whfth the present government
And libertics of the people miiht be owed-
thown ; to the people is the west he bad
denounced ens existenee of that holy union
which bound them t 6 their brethren in the east ;-
that wh-rover he went he attempted to scatter dis-
affeCtion; that he had not only spoken in this spirit
to the people of the west, but that writings had
been published by one it his associates to dissatisfy
that gallant people and prepare them for his plans z
that to accomplish these plan-, in :he snrnmnr and
fall of 1806, rnen were aitually enlisted, ho..ts
built, provisions to an enormous amount punt:and,
sad ammunition laid in ; that about 40 men had
assembled at Blerinerhissett's I►land ; that Burr
was not there, because he had been warned not to
go. although such had been his intention ; that he had
joined them when they had descended to the rumeh
of Curved River ; that this joint force of about 100
men had then descended the liver under the com-
mand of Burr and Blennertassett to a point, per•
haps Bayou Pierre, where he first under..tood that
all his preparations had miscarried through the
means of the Comin:rnder-in-Ctstef; his letter put
into the hands of the President; end it was then
that he had expressed his surmise and indignation
to a certain person at having been thus betrayed.
That chimerical as these projeets may appear. there
was only one thing wanting to their accomplish-
ment. the co-operation of the Commander-it.-
Chief and of the American army. and that it was
to his exertions, that the country as indebted for the
dissipation of this impending storm.
A short time atter Mr. Hay had concluded, he
was about to proceed to the examination of the wit-
nesses; Gen. Eaton was sworn; when Mr Lon
rose and objeaed to this order of examining the
witnesses. An argument then ensued upcn 11.13
question, which detained theCoert till :oven o'clock
at night. Messrs. Botts, Vv-inkharn, Lee, sad Mar.
tin advocated the necessity of proving the overt ail
fit st. Mr. Wirt opisosed the motion.
Adjmrned till to-mot row ten o'clock.
NINTH DAY.

♦UG. 18.

The Court decided, chat the Attorner for the Pt o.
menden is at Marty to pursue his own lodgment ;
and the Court will arrest any evidence w:iich darts
not appear at its introdu:tion to be relevant to t: e
point at issue.
Tne Court then proceeded to the examinatirsn f
Witnesses, which occupied the remair.der of e
tidy.
General Eatery deposed as follows : —During the
winter of 1005.6. I cannot be positive as to the
distina psint at time; yet, during that winter, itt
the city of Washiogtott, Aaron Burr signified to me
that he was organising an expedition to be morel
against the Spanish provinces on the Soutt: VS- este: o
frontiers of the United States, I understood un t, r
the anthority of the general Government. Fritin
oar gaining controverstes with Spain, and from v e
tenor of thr Politicises communications to botii
Houses of Congross, a conclusion was naturally
dratvis, that war with t art Power was inevitable. I
bad just then returned mom the coast of Attica, at d
bating been for many years employed on your frri
tiers, or on a coast More barbarous and obscure,
was ignorant of the estimation in which eel
Burr was held by his country—the distinoist el
rank he had held in society, and the strong marks
of confidence which he had reeeiv ' fr
fellow-citizens, did not permit me •
pioriodins.
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with se ene irithin the United States, under whose

di realts • A soldier might, with greater securi.y.
edam* • beeper. In ease of my country's being
iniNal •in A war, L should have thought it my
duty to.ckey as honout.thle it call, as was prorosed
to me. Una& imptesbinat like these. I did eng ,kr.:
to embark in the ent.rprize, and pledged myself to
Cobnet Bon's confidence. At sevetal interviews.

iistppeased•to be los intention to convince me. by
maps and other documents, of the faasinility of pe-
netrating to Mexico. At Imgth, from certain indis-
tin& expressions and inueadoes, I admitted a suspi-
cion that Colonel Burr had other ptojeas. He used
strong expressions of reproach against the adminii-
tratiou of the government: accused them of want
of charaaer, want of energy, want of gratitude.—
He seemed desirous of irritating my resentment, 1)y
dilating on certain injurious striaures I had re-
ceived on the floor of Congress, on account of cer-
tain transaftions on the coast of Tripoli, and also on
the delays in adjusting my accounts for advances
of money on account of the United States ; and
t ,lized of pointing out to me modes of hononrable in-
,!•rovirty. I will not conceal here, that Colonel Burr
gorld grounds of reason for supposing me dis-
..r.:ted towards the Government; I had indeed
uff.:red much hom delays in adjusting my accounts
for cash advanced to the Government, whilst I
was Cocsul at Tunis, and for the expense of main-

ta;ning e.e war with Tripoli. I Isai but a short
time befar.e been compelled ingloriously to strike
the flog, army country on the ramparts of a defeated
enaroy.where it had flown for .1,3 Gigs. I had been

eo:npelled to abet...ion my comrades in war, on the
Adds where they had foug!.t our hattles..... 1 had

seen c•t+h offered to the hail-vanquished Chief of
(as he had himself acknowledged). as the
price of p.c:fination.
Mr. Wicicit AM, Ry whom?—A. By our Nrgo.
eiator ; when as yet nn exertion had been made by
our naval squadron to coerce the enemy. I had
seen toe conduEt of the author (I these blemishes on
our teen proud national charaner, if not com-
mended, not censured ; whilst my own inadequate
efforts to support that character were attempted to
be thiowit Into shade. To feelings, naturally wis-
ing out of circumstai ces like these, I did give
•trurg expression. Hete L Leg leave to observe, in
justice to myself, that ver strong those expres-
►ions, how•evrr 114151. ;lie language I employed,
they would .1 justify tat inference that I was pre.
pared to dip my saber in the blood of my country.
men ; moo'. 1. s of their children ; which I bejirve
would .:ave been the case, bad this conspiracy been
carried tact effeti

Mr. MA h TIN o-jz fled to this language.
I listened to Colonel Biqa' n: dent •ndemnity ;
and as I had &Atm to slifp.4: I ..t the na irary ex-
pedition he Lad on loot was 0 lawful, 1 permitted
him to believe myself resigned to his influence, that
1 might understand the extent end motive of his ar
rangements. Colonel Buil. now laid open his pro-
e@ of revolutionising the territory west of the Al-
legheny, estab:ishiog an independrnt empire there,
New Orleans to Le the capital, and he himself
the chief ; organiaing a military force on the
waters of the Mistissippi, and carrying con-
quest to Mexico. After much conversat.ou (which
I do not particulaey recolletl) rtspeeling the
feasibility of the pr. jeid, as was natural, 1 stated
impedimints to Lis operations; such al the
aepublicao habits of the citizens of that. country,
their attaeLment to the present administration of
government. the want of funds, the opposition he
world experience from the regular Amy of the
United States, stationed on that trontier, and the re-
sistance to be espedted them Miranda, in Case I.e
should succeed in republic-mixing the Mexicans.
Colonel Butr seemed to have no dnilculty in remov-
ing these obstacies. He stated to me that he had
in poison (1 thinkhhe preceding season) made a tom
through that country; that he bad secured to his
interests, end attachzd to his person. the most distill-
guLhett citizens of nnessee. Kentucky, and Terri-
tory cifOrleass ; that be had inexbatutible reminccs
and funds; that the army of the United States
woad ail with him ; that it would be reinforced by
10 or 12.000 men from the above-mentioned sun, s
and ten itory ; that he had powerlul a4ents iu the
Spanish tenant y, and .4 as for Miranda," said Mr.
Burr, facetiously. .` we must hang Miranda."
In the course of repeated coaversations on this
sabjed, he le ctiosed to give me a distinguished
command in his army; I understand the szcond
command. 1 ask. d him who world command in
chief ? He said, General Wilkinson. I observed.
that it was singular he should count upi-in
Wilkinson. .1 lie distinguished command end high
trust he held under Goyernthent, as the Commander
in Chief of our ..rosy, and as Governor of a Pro-
vince, he would not be art to put at hazard for any
precarious proje&s of aggrandizement. Colonel
Burr stated, that General l'hilkinson balanced in
his mind how long he might enjoy she confi-
dence of his country; that it was doubt!til whe-
ther ke would much longer retain the distinc-
tion and confidence be now enjoyed ; and that he
was prepared to secure to himselt a permanency.
asked Colonel Burr it he knew General 'Wilkinson?
He said yes, anti echoed the question. 1 told him,
that twelve !rears ago I was at the same time a
Captain 1:1 his wing of the legion of the Limited
titans, his ading Brigade-Major and Aid-de-Csny,
and th it 1 thought I knew him well. He asked me
w.. at I knew r f General W ilkinsen ? I said l knew
GeTicril Wilkinson would ad as Lieutenant to 110
snail in existence. •• You ate in emir," said Mr.
Bttrr, •• Wilkinson will at as Lieutenant to MC "
from the tenor of much conversation on this sub.
jed, I was prevailed on to believe that the plan of
reen!ution, meditated by Colonel Burr. and corn-
ennnicated to me. had been euncer:ed with General
a.l would have his co-operation ; for
Colonel Burr repeatedly, and very confidently ex-
pressed his-belief, that th: influence of General
Wilkinson, with his army, the promise of double
pay and rations. the amionen of his officers, and
the prospect of plunder and military achieve-
ments. would briig the army generally into the

/treasure.
I pass over here, a conversation which tack plies
between Color.el Buie and myself, respeatog a
Betided to be arcitv.tot,
o. (Mr. HA r, you •Ilude
)wing tl•e(i.rerntntot of
ilutiur•smg the k...stern
ter tl.at to come aliVel4

the period Arisen I suppotad he had relirquisLed
that design, and returned to his prep." in the West.
I was thoroughly convinced myself, that such a
projeft was already so far oreanized. as to be danger.
ous, and that it would reqoire an effort to suppress
it. For in addition to positive assurances the. Co.
!noel Burr had of assistance and cn-operation. he
said that the vast extent of territory of the United
States, beyond the mnitnetins, which offered to ad-
venturers. together with a view on the mines of Mex-
ico. weeld bring adherents to him from all quarters
of the Mann. The situation in which these cninmu-
nicatinns. and the impressions they made upon me,
placed me, was peculiarly delicate. I had no overt
aft to produce against Colonel Burr. He had
given me nothing upon paper; nor did I know el
any person in the vicinity, who had received similar
communications, and whose testimony might sup-
port mine. Fle had mentioned to me none, as
princinalle and decidedly engaged with him, but
Gen. Wilkinson ; a Mr. Alston, who I afterwards
learnt was his son-in-law ; and a Mr. F.phrains
Kibby. who I learnt was late a Capt. of Rangers, in
Wayne's army. Of Gen. Wilkinson Burr said much,
as I have stated ; of Mr. Alston very little; but
enough to satisfy me that he was engaged in the
prejeft ; and of Kibby, he said that he was Bei.
Bade Major in the vicinity of Cincinnati (whether
Cincinnati in Ohio or in Kentucky, I knew not). who
had much influence with the Militia,and had already
engaged the majority of the brigade to which he
belntred. who were ready to march at Mr. Burr's
signal'. Mr. Burr talked of this revolution as a mat-
ter if right, inherent in the pennle. and constitu-
tional ; a revolution which would ratter tie :Wean-
tegous than detrimental to the Atlantic States
a revolution which must eventually take place ;
and for the operation of which the present crisis
was peculiarly Favourable; that there was no
energy to be dreaded in the general Government ;
and his conversations denoted a confidence that his
arraneernents were so Well made, that he should
meet with no opposition at New Orleans; for the
army and the chief citizens of that place were ready
to receive him. On the solitary groend upon
which I stood, I was at a loss how to condnft my-
self, though at no loss as respeded my duty. I
duns! not place my lonely testimony in the balance
against the weight of Colonel Burr's charaBer. for
by turning the tables upon me, which I thought any
ittar capable, of such a pto;eft might very conscien-
tiously do, I should sink under the weielit. I se-
solved, therefore. with myself. to obtain the re-
moval of Mr. Burr from this country, in a ay ho-
noneable to him. nod on this I did consult him.
without his knesveine my motive Accordingly I
waited on the President of the United States, and
after a desultory conversation, inoshi,h I aim, d
to draw his attentions to she west, 1 said
ti him (I took the liberty of suggesting
to the President) that I thought Colonel Burr
ought to he removed from the country. because I
considered bim dangerous in it. The President
asked where we should send kim ? I said to Eng-
!an or Madrid, though it has been said, in some
pnhlications. that . I added Cadiz. The President,
without any positive expression. (in such a matter
of delicacy), seemed to think the trust too import-
ant. and expressed somethieg like a doubt about
the integrity of Mr. Burr. I trankly told the Presi-
dent that perhaps no person had stronger rounds
to susped that integrity than I had; but that 1
believed his pride of ambition had so predominated
over his other passions, that when placed on an
eminence. and put on his honour, a respeft to him-
self would secure his fidelity. I perceived that the
sui.jea was disagreeable to the President. and to
bring bins to my point in the shortest made, and in a
manner which would point to the danger, I said to
him, if Colonel Burr was not disposed of, we
should, in eighteen months, have an insurretimet. if
net a revolution, on the watts of the Mississippi.
The President said he had too much confidence in
the information, the integrity. and attachment of the
people of that country to the Union, to admit any
apprehensions of that kind. The circumstance of
no iota.; rogatories being made to use. I th-uglit,
i:opc,st:d silence upon me at that time aad place.—
Here. Sir. 1 beg indulgence to declare my motives
for recommending that gentleman to a foreign mis-
sion at that time, and in the solemnity with which
I stand here. I declare that Col. Butr was neutral in
my feelings ; that it was through no attachment to
him that I made that seggesttan, but to avert a
great national calamity which I saw approaching,
to MICA a tempest which seemed lowering in the
west, and to divert imo a channel pf usefulness,
those consummate talents. which were to mount
•' the whirlwind, and direft the storm."
After General Eaton had undergone a cross-eet-
mination. Commodore Truston and Peter Tayl..e
( biennerhassett's gardener) were sever .11y examined
T:se permanent an angensent for tl.e Count is to
meet a nine a Ps. and adjauan at four p.

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central revolution, as it isjl,
by the of the Bench.
to a revolution for overtbro‘
Washington. and of revel
litates) t I was pawns usi