The Sun.
London, England, 1807-10-17 00:00:00

AMERICAN PA PERS.

NEW YORK, SEPT. 2.—The following is an ex-
tra& of a Letter from Richmond. The 'Letter is
dated August 27, and is from respeelable authority.
We understand that there
.are other letters in town
detailing the same filets
". Burr's trial is going on. very slowly. An at-
tempt was made two nights ago to poison a Mr.
Duncan, a material witness in the case. The 'at-
tempt was made by- his own servant, who is now
in jail. He has confessed that he was to receive
700 dollars and his freedom ; but says he does not
know the person who made 'him the offer. The
laudanum was put : into 'porter. As Mr. Duncan
intended to drink the 'porter just before he went
to bed, his servant carried it to his room. He
discovered the poison the instant he put the porter
to his mouth."

Seer, 5.--Letters (rein Richmond, received at
Baltimore, annebnce the fa a, that an attempt was
made to destroy Mr. Duncanson, a witness on be-
half of the. United States. on-the trial of Burr. It
appears that a party of Gentlemen, among whom
was Mr. D. had been amusing themselves at-cards.
In the course of the evening, Mr. D.'s servant
observed' to his master, that be knew where there
was excellent porter for sale, and waa' ordered to
procure some.- Mr. 'D. requested his sentant to
preserve a glass for him when- he wits going to
bed. Having. retired to 'his chat-Aber, and as he
was getting into bed, the negro entered with the
glass of porter. • On swallowing -a small portion
of it, he discovered that it looked' unusually tur-
gid. -.He put' the glass aside,'. and laid himself
down; but in a few minuteS 'remarked to one of
his companions, that the potter in the glass had a
strange
taste, and was by no Means so pleasant as
that which be had drink previous to going to bed.--
His companion, on -examinatino, pronounced it to
be strongly tindored with laudanum. Gen. Eaton
and
,General Wilkins being called in were of the
same opinion.: 'The negro being sent for, and being
closely pressed and questioned by' General Eaton,
confessed the diabolical intention, and disclosed the
name of his 'instigator,' with the reward that had
been promised • him. The neer° is in gaol, and
will no doubt be duly punished ; but the villain
who urged him to . the deed with escape,. as the tes-
titnony ut a slave will not be good against. him.
'The British armed Brig that has been cruizing off
Sandy Hook some days in want of a pilot, yes-
terday afternoon succeeded in making it known
by: means of a Lieutenant of one of our Gun-boats
who went onboard, that she was charged with
dispatches to our Government, on which a pilot
went down to her, and brought her up to the
Horse Shoe, where she nowolies at anchor.—
Evening Post.
Letters from Richmond were received in (own' by
yesterday's Mail, which state that the Chief Justice
refused to send Mr. Burr to Kentucky, on the mo-
tion of Mr. Hay, on the charge of treason committed
there. . Mr. Burr then .entered into a recognizance,
himselfin the sum of booo,dollars, and two sureties
in the surnol:2soo dollars, to appear .on the charge
of tnisdemeanour. When it was moved, Mr.. Burr
declared himself ready, but laid before the Court an
affidavit.that two letters from General Wilkinson to
the' President, in possessien cif Mr. Hay, were ma-
terial to his, defence, and movedtbe Court for a sub-
peena duces tecum to. Mr. Hay to produce them.
r. Hay offered to produce them, provided such
parts only should be. read as were applicable, to,the
defence. The Court requested the Counsel to make
an arrangement between. themselves, but Mr. 11..de•
.clared he had done with arrangements. The sub
pcena was then ordered; but Mr, Hay declared that
the letters were so highly confidential that he could
not and would not deliver them up. The Judge
edviSed him to. take time to consider of
,it, and aa
jonedm
.the court.

.y.----The British Ships of War Jason and
Coltimtino are still below. A boat from the Cohan-
manned, with .an officer and five men, yester-
day boarded the Pilot-boat ,lirothers, to bend dis-
patches to New York; and while the officer was in
'the cabin, the sailor pkished Of in the boar, and
landed at the Hook.

lITMACT Or A LETTER 1.1“)14 CAPE PRANcois,
DATED JULY 29, ItEcRIVED UR TUN ADMIRAL
BERKELEY.
" I arrived in good health, in the midst of the
rejoicings on account at' the defeat of Petion's army,

RtesiAlto 'ldiots, of No. 4, Matilett.court, 130W.StICtI; and published by WILLIAMItMICIIR SCRIPPS. Of South violCß No. g, Strand Where Advertisements, f)rders for the Paper. I titters for thp

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whichwas completely beaters at.Goneiveg. Some
of the ruips.of-it; joiOed•te-alew..fresb troops, Were
itaringetteugn "to
.liol7-at Port de „.Paix the Presi-,
dent;.Christoptie-, .Surrounded them,, and more then
350 ofilieni perished there ; about 713 of them were
brought hereprisontiv, and a few are disperied in
the woods about Jean Rabe', where they are hunted
up like hares, . A.few days since, Petion very nor-
rokvlji, escaped. being arrested. The troops of the
President,. ELChristophe, are in possession ofevery
pOit as far as Cul de Sac, three leagues from Port
au Prince, ,Where the army is encamped • there is
eeryprosßell that Petion will be obliged to leave
the 41iiiid in liss.than a month.

•• 'f Atm. 14.—Lengane, Petit and 'Grand Goave,
are in insurrc&ion agatnst tetion, and are marching
against Port-an-Prince on one side, while the troops -
from the North are in Cul de Sac on tha orher:aidel • •
,The mountains of Jeremie are also in insurreCtion iq
favour of President Christophe. You may/rely or..
these faits."
CUSTOM.HOUSE, NEW-YORK.
Collator's Office, Sept. S. g'
The' president's Proclamation having interdi6te4,
all communication and intercourse between the
Ci-
tizens'of"the United States and Ships of War of his
Britannic Majesty, all persons are hereby notted,
that the penalties incurred "by a breach of the said
Proclamations will be rigorously enforced. '
DAvin GELSTON; colleCtor.

Nsw-Yciak,. SEPT. 7.—The British Frigate Ja-
son, Cqi. COCHRANE, arrived at quarantine on the
4th init. in five day," front Halifax. She has dite.
patches from Adipiral COCHRANE, in the West Ins
dies, which are forwarded to the Secretary of State
at Washington. The Columbine remains at anchor
within the. Hook:

TRIAL OF MR. BURR.
•
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, AUG. '31.--The Chief
•lustice 'delivered -the opinion of the COurt, to
the Motion made by the ,Counsel of -Colonel •
turr, to exclude all otber'eVidence' from the consi-
deration of the Jury,, as irrelevant upcin the india-.
them' ;• the result of tvhich Opinion Was, that' under
the partichlar circumstances of the case, as detailed 1.
in the evidence alitadirgiVen, no further testitilony. -
could' be relevant. 'At` the re best of Mri Hay (who
wished tittle to ciinsideir as' to the.tdurse which it
would he prOper for tie Cot:lnset-On the' part Of the
Viii?ed States-to pursui), the CoUrt adjourned until
to-morrow. ' • " '
BURR NOT. GUILTY OF TREk:3ON,.
.SEPT. t.--Mr. Hay *observed,: that' tile opinion
delivered to the Conn on Yeaterchty, had been -ma. •!'
turely considered by. the Couusel athe United States,
the result of which was, that l haernothino fur-
!her to Qtler to this Jury, eithero r °af evidence or ••
meta.

The Jury then retired, And alley an absence. of ,
20 minutes, returned a Verdia in these
" We, of the Jury, find that . Aaron Burr- is not
to be guilty under this indielment, by any.
evidence submitted to us. We, therefore, find him
11 tot . . • • •
This form of -verdiet was obje6tetl
burr, and his Counsel., who insisted dist it shoulti
be in the .usual form, sicrtply, ,Not
Hay contended; that the Jury had right -to fuhd
their verdi& in this form, -.&c,--One. of the-Jury....
Observed, „that if he were sent out again he await
not agree to return a verdia in any other. form ;. •
and if he were to answer,orenus,he should use the. •
very same words. The Chief Justice said, ,the
Court should . not releet it ;, because, it was a full
answer to what was given in charge. . . •
Col. •Bur observed,, that he should, not more.
for his discharge till tomorrow; and that if any
objection should' occur to that course] it, might novf
be made.

The Court adjourned until to-morrow when.the..
Counsel for the United• States will determine upop
the course to be pursued-with resped to Col.' Burt.
PrevioLis •to the adjournment, however,

General Jonathan Dayton appeared in Court to
'answer the indiament found against him by th
Grand Jury for• treason and misdemeanor. Ho
entered into bail in the sum- of 10,000. dollars, and
Mr. Williamson and Mr. Martin entered, as his
sureties in the recognizance. • .

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On Thurs:lay night last, at his house in llpper Eaton.
stv.:et, GroSvenor.place, the Lady of /lasting* Nathaniel
blid:iicton, Esq. of a Son.

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