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London, England, 1807-10-08 00:00:00

Mit iibdieltzl,

Mr. ColgoitkVi, to who,n the invention of the
Fire Rockets is attributed, and the use of which has
been of such material benefit in the bombardment
of Copenhagen, rite principal part of the conflagra-
tions in that City being justly ascribed to them, will
no doubt meet the reward which acknowledged
public service demands. We are much misinforMed,
'however, but in making the observation we do
not wish to detrad from the distinguished Merit
of Mr. CONGREVE, if the idea of the Fire Rockets
did not originate with a professional Gentleman of.
Westminster, whose reputation as a clienAt is as
high as that of enrol the eminent professors of that
science of the present day. Mr. CONGREVEIS
Rockets' are, we believe, different from those he
projected i but those of? the Gentleman to whom
we allude, were submitted to a Board of Officers at
Woolwich, who did not hold forth all the encou-
tagement that an ingenious invention of perfe&
novelty might -havebeen, supposed to merit.—
Ur. CONGREVE'S Rockets, we have reason to be-
lieve, were not constructed till some time after the
experiment alluded to; and we .are much misin7
formed if that Gentleman, with all his advantages,
had, not many obilacles to surmount btfore he
bought his ideas to the perteation which they have
so fortunately attained.

CAPT. BiIIiCLAY AND WOOD.

The vonderful match between WOOD and the

Captain, which so much engages the attention of
the sporting world, and which, from the labour the
pedestrians will have to endure, has excited such
ardent curiosity amongst all ranks, induces us to
offer a biographical sketch of the parties, with a
brief narrative of the wonderful exploits performed
by Woon in particular.
WOOD is a Weaver of Manchester, near to which
town he was born, and for many years has been ac-
knowledged the first goer of a long distance ever
known ; his performances having by far exceeded
what was ever done by the noted PowaLL. He pos-
sesses the finest symmetry of body, and the most
extraordinary powers of muscular orertion ;- added
to which, he has but little fleab, and stands about five
feet 11 inches. His wonderful performances occa-
sioned some Gentlemen to keep him. constantly in
training for matches. He run a match at York of 4
Miles in 20 minutes and nine seconds, and he. was
afterwards beat by BROWN, a celebrated pedestrian,
in a 2.mile heat, which was not his length, although,
be did it at the above race, also at York, in 12 mi-
mutes. qt Newmarket, during the present year, a
:batch was made for him to run against time, 40
Bastes in five hours, which,he. perforated in a quar-
ter of an hour leas than the given time, and he also
tiarent 20 miles in two hours and five minutes at
Brighton, about the same time. His backers willl
bring him forward to perform 11 miles in an hour,
or 24 miles in two hours, at any bet that may be
offered. During his training for the approaching
nee, he went 100 miles, when his trainers stopped
him, and although the task was performed in an in-
credible short time, he was quite fresh, and, wished
to continue going for another 50 miles. He is
backed to go 100 miles in 16 hours at the race.—
Woon is 29 years of age.
Captain BARCLAY, who is as well made for fatigue
as.Woon, has only once tried 'his pedestrian skill
for a wager, although he is much attachedto labour,
and has frequently borne with pleasure the hard fa-
t►gues of husbandry labour on his own estate. His
muscular strength is such, that the hardiest peasant
cannot continue to work with him.—He is allowed
to be the first professor of athletic sports. The
match already spoken of was decided some time
since in Yorkshire, he having gone go miles 10
hours and 40 4econds, without having taken much
training. The Captain is 28 ►ears of age, and he
stands about five feet h!Jle inches.

An Irish Paper of the 3d says--;-" The Volun-
teering of the Irish Militias Soldiers into the- Dine
commenced yesterday, and is this day continued
with the utmost ardour. Many Regiments have
already given their quota, and no difficulty, as we
learn, has occurred 9 except that of restraining the'
"31 and energy of the soldiers to the -tivinikters
rinined bylaw. This, certainly, is 71-noschighly
honourable to the chara6ler of Irishmen, and at
!nee I):•ociaims their courage, loyalty,- and public

Yesterday morning, at 6 o'clock, a fire was disco-
vered in Mr. WiIITAREALIO3 LireWery, in Cbisell-
Street.. From, the vast extent of the,preiniscs,-and:
the great 4inantity of wood which it contains, the
greatest alarm was spread among the neighbours.—
But fortunately the flames were subdued before they
lad done any very material damage. - A mother of
engines were on the sput in a very short time after
the discovery of the fire;;but it is rather singular
that the flames contributed in a great degree to the
extinguishing of themselves ; tor they burned
down the pillars on which a vat centaining'2o7l
barrels of beer stood ;--the vat fell, and the flame
were extinguished by the torrents of beer which
flowed from the vat.

Very considerable damage has been done at Chat-
tam by the late high tides : all the marshes .round
that neighbourhood, that were embenked, have been
overflowed, and will be for a considerable time
under water.
Tut Aar or DitowNtpto.--At an early hour,s
yes.
terday morning, passed•
as a file of the Font Guards
atom the Serpentine River, Hyd&Park, in order to
relieve the cvntinels on duty, they observed a mitt
close to the water side mil', off his coat and waist-
coat, as they thouL4ht, with the intention ofhathing;
but perceiving that he plunged into the water with-,
out stripping off any more of his clothes,, they ran
forward, anti arrived in sufficient time to rescue him
from .an untimely death, They took' 'hien to the
guard-house, where he had his clothes dried, and,
after recovering sufficieratly,, as it appeared he was
very much in Lquor, he requested his name might
be kepi a secret, as I,e had done it through
intoxi-
cation, without the smallest cause whatever that he
then could recoiled. He gave t 6S. among • the sol-
diers, being all he had about him, and departed
about i i o'clock, very thankful for his preservation.
The last Letters from St. Petersburg)) contain the'
Most satisfakory assurances of the disposition of the
treat majority: of the Nobility of the Country, and
of the prospect of the speedy re.establishment of the'
English interest in the ituLitui Cabinet.

FROM THE, 44AM:1116'4r .1)411:14..

TRiAt OF AARON 1101.411.;,
Fc ItIGIT TREASON AGAITOT

CFR(IM EN4lllltElt.i

TUESDAY, AUG. 18.

Tut iiidge having delivered his opihion on the
point argued yesterday, (which will appear to-nier-
row),, some arrangements. were made for the ac-
commodation of the Jury ; that they were to occupy
two or more rooms in the capitol; that for the sake
of exercise, they might walk out in a body; or se-
parately, if accompanied by the Marshal, or .his
Deputy ; and that they might send: or receive
ters, if the superscrivions'were shewri to the mar,
shah it was widen:teed, - thvt they were to lay all
letters before the Court, which' %should appear to
touch on the trial, designedly •sent to influence their
verdia. 'The hours of the Court are fixed from nine
till four.

Wm. Eaton was then called in for his examination,

• Mr. Eaton inquired whether lie might be peri.
m4tett.l4) have recurrence to his notes. Chief Jos=
tice,---" 'Were they written by yourself ?" Mr;
Eaton " They were." Mr. Wickham—" At what
tittle'?" Mr. E—" At different times." Mr. Burr,—
" What is the'nature of them ?" ' E.—", They are
nothing but memorandums taken from notes which
Ilmade of the conversations between you and my-;
self, at the times that they passed." The Court de-'
cided that they were not adtnissihl.e4lt M. *brit:.
" May Iggiraint further indulgenee fiA t . Count?-
Ili
I have baililong before the public..', Alec stttraure,
and some severity have passed upon me. May I,
in stating my evidence, be .permitted to, make some
explanations about the motives of my own ,coudua?"
Chief Justice,—" Perhaps it would be more cone&
for the Court to decide uponothe 'propriety of the
explanation when the particular case occurs. Some
cases may require it ; and if objection is made to
your explanations,.then the Court will decide upon
it "

•
Mr. Eaton—" .Concerniog any overt-a6l which
goes to prove Aaron Burr guilty of treason, I know
nothing. Concerning certain transaEtions which
area.aid t? have happened at Blannerhasset's Island,
or any.A.gebey which Aaron I...irr may be supposed
to have, had in them, I know nothing. But '-'con-
cerning Colonel B.'S expressions of treasonable in-7
tentions, I know much; and it is to these that my
evidence relates." Mr. Martin--,-" I know not how
far the Court's opinion extends," Chief Justice—
" It is this : that any proof of inteution- fOrmed be-
fore the ati itself, it relevant to that aet,,May be ad-'
mined: One witness 'may prove the intention at
one time;. and another may prove it at another; so
as to prove the contintvoce of the nfitention through-
out the whole transaction and therefore the proof
of very, remote intentions may be relevant to this
particular 1161." Mr. Martin—" I trust, that when
be 'speaks of a • treasonable intention, not applicable
to this aet, the Court will stop him."
• ' Mr: Eaton.—" During the winter of 1805.6,
cannot be positive as to the distinct point of time,
yet, during that winter, at the City ofWashington,
Aaron Burr signified to me that he was organizing
an Expedition to be moved againstihe Spanish Pro-
vinces on the South-western Frontiers of the United
States; I understood under the authority of the ge-
,netal Government. From our existing 'controver-
sies with Spain,,.and from the tenor of the President's
communications to both Houses of Congress, a con-
clusion was naturally drawn, that War with that
Power was inevitable. I had just then returned from
the Coast of Africa, and'having been for many years
employed on your frontiers, or on a coast inure bar-
barous and obscure, I was ignorant of the estimation
in which Col. B. was held by his country. The
die inguished rank he had held. in society, and the
wow? marks of confidence which he had received
from his fellow-citizens, did not permit mt. to doubt
• of "his patriotism. As a military chara&er, I had
been made acquainted with none within the United
States under whose directions a soldier might with
great security contide his honour. In case of my
country's being involved in a -war, I should have
thought it my duty to obey so honourable a call 'as
was proposed to me. Under impressions like these,
I did engage to embark in the enterprize, and pledged
myself to, Col. D.' confidence. At several inter-
views, it npeared to be, his intention to convince
me, by maps and other deeuments, of the feasibility
of penetrating to Mexico. At length, from cer-
tain indistiat ekpres6ions and inuendoes, I admitted
a sespibion that -Col. B. had other projects. He
used strong expressions of reproach against the Admi-
t4tratitin of, the Government ; accused them of,
wnut of char:le:ter, want of energy,. want of gratitude.
He seemed desirous of irritating, my resentment, by
dilating on certain injurious strictures. I had received
oil the floor of Congre;is, on account of certain trans-
aaions on the coasts of Tripoli ; and also on the de-
lays in adjusting my accounts for advances of money
on account of the United States ; and talked of
pointing out to me modes of honourable indemnity.
I will not conceal here that Colonel Burr had good
grounds of reason for supposing me dissatisfied, to-
wards the Government, whilst I was Consul at
Tunis, and for the expence of maintaining the war
with Tripoli. I had but a short time before been com-
pelled ingloriously to strike the flag of my country on
the ramparts of a defeated enemy, where it had flown
for forty-five days. I had been compelled to aban-
don my comrades in war on the • fields where they
had fought our battles. I had seen cash offered to
:the half-vanquished Chief otTiipoli (as he himself
acknoWledgeel) as the price of pacification----[Mr.
Wickham—" By whom ?" A. " By our Negocia-
tor."]—when as yet no exertion bad been made
by our naval • squadron to coerce•that enemy'. I
had Seen •the conduct of the author of these ble-
pishes on our then proud national charaCter, if not
commended,' not censured; whilst 'my own inade-
quate efforts to support that'character were attempt-
•ed to be thrown into shade., To feelings naturally
arising Out of circumstances like. these, I did give
strong expression. Here I beg leave to observe, in
justice to myself, that however strong those expres-
sions, however harsh the language I employed, they
Would not justify the inference, that I was prepared
to dip my sabre in the blood, of my Countrymen ;.
Much less of their children; which" 1 beliefii would
have' been the case, had this conspiracy been carried
into effeEti [Mr Martin obje&ed to this lan -nage.]
I listened-to Cal. B.'s mode of indemnity; and as
bad by- thiS time begun to suspect, that the military
vspodition4ie had on fbot was unlawful, I rrolitted

. .
lain to a.' resigne4to ihs Lit
I ibight onafatand the extent add nibtive of his or-
tangent:my 4:- Colonel now leideaped his projea
of revniftinetising the territory'West of the Allegha-
ny ; establishing an independenikinpire there, New
Orleans to be the capital, .and Iu himself to be the
Chief; organizing a military fore oil' the waters of
the Mississippi, and cartying conquest to Mexico.
,--After much coeyersetion (Which I do not
particul34.. recolied)' respeeling --the
feasibility
of the *jed, as was nateral, I stated impe-
dimentsJe his operations; such as the repub-
lican habits of , the citizens of that Country,'
their attachment to the present administration. of
Government, the want, of funds, the oppedfion
would eXperiepce from the
,regtilar. army of the
United Sates statior.ed op., that frontier, and the
resistance to be expe&ed from Miranda, in case he
should- succeed in republicaeizing the Mexicans.
Colonel B. teemed to bare no difficulty iii removing,
these obstacles., He stated to me, that he had
in person (I think the preceding season) made a
tour through that country ; that ht had secured to
his interests, and attached to.hia person, the most
distinguished citizen's. of Tennessee, .Kentucky,
and the 4territory
.of Orleans ; that 'he had in-
exhaustible resources anti funds; that the army
of the United States, \valid at with him ;
that it Apuld be reintbrced by to or t 2,000 men
from thabove-mentioned States and Territory;.
that he lila powerful agents in the Spanish territory:,
and “, as for Miranda," said Mr. Burr facetiously,
"„see must bang Miranda," •In the course
.of re-
peated conversations on this subject, he proposed to
give me a distinguished command in his army--I
understand the second command. I asked him
who would command in chief? he said, General
Wilkinson. I observed, that it was singular be
should count upon General Wilkinson; the dis-
tinguished comiband and high trust he had under
Government,' as the Comipander in Chiet of our
army, and as Governor ,of a Province, he would,
hot be apt to put at hazard for any precarious pro-
jects of aggraedisement. Colonel B. stated, that
General Wilkinson balanced in the confidence of
his Country; that it was doubtful whether he would
much longer retain• the distinction and confidence
he now enjoyed ;: and that he was prepared to ae-
eureo himself a permanency. I asked Colonel B.
if, he knew General Wilkinson ? He said yes; and
echoed the question. - I told him that, twelve years ,
ago, I was at the same time a Captain in his wing
of the Legion'of the United States, his ACline- Bri-
gade-Major, and Aid-de-Cat-rip ; and that I thOught
I knew him well. H 6 asked me what I knew of
General W. I said, I knew General W. would aa as
Lieutenant to no man in existence. " You are in
error," said Mr. B. " Wilkinson will ad as Lied-
tenant to me." From the tenor of much conversa-
tion on this subjed, I was prevailed on to believe
that the plan of Revolution meditated by Colonel B.
and communicated to me, hadbeen concerted with
General' W. and would have hiS co-opere,:ion ; fbr
'Colonel B. repeatedly and very confidently ex-
preased hie belieG that the influence of General NV.
with his army, the promise of double pay . and ra-
tions, the ambition of his Officers, and the prospeet-
of plunder and military achievements, would bring
the army generally into the measure. ' I pass over
here a conversation which took place between CO,
13. and myself, respeaing a central revolution, as it
is decided to be irrelevant ..by the opinion of the
Bench. Mr. Hay-You allude to a revolution for
overthrowing the Government at Washington, and
of revolutionizing the Eastern States ? was pass-
ing over that to come down to the period when I
supposed he had relinquished that design, and re-
turned twhis project in she West. I was thorough-
ly cstivinced myself, that such a'projeCt was already
Si) far organized as to be daogerous, - and that it
would require an • effort to suppress it ; fir in ad-
dition to positive assurances that Colonel B. had: f
assistance and co=operation, he said that the vast
extent of territory of the United States beyond
the mountains, which, offered to adVenturers, toge-
ther with a view of the mines of Mexico, would
bring adherents to him from all quarterk of the
Union. The situation in which these communica=
tions and the impressions they made upon use, placed ..,
me in, was peculiarly delicate. I had Uri overt at
to produce against Cal; B. He .had given ,me no-
thing upon p..per ; nor did I know of any person in
the vicinity who had received similar communica
flans, and whose testimony might support miner.; ---
'He had .mentioned Wine nceite,.ai principally and
decidely engaged with him, but. Con. NVilkinson ; a
Mr. Alston, who I afterwards learnt was.his son-in-
law ; and a Mr. Ephraim Kdiby, who I learnt Was
late a Captain of, Rangers its Waynes army. Of
Gen. Wilkinson, Burr said much, as I have stated
of Mr. Alston, very little, but enough to satisfy roe
that he was engaged in the prtijltet ; and of Kihby he
said, that he was Brigade Major in the 'vicinity of
Cincinnati, (whether in Ohio or in Kentucky, I
know not) who had much influence with the
tia, and had already engaged the majority of the bri-
gade to which he belonged, who were ready to
march at Mr. limes signal. Mr. B. talked of this
revolution as a matter .of right inherent in *the
people, and constitutional ; a revolution which
would rather yet advantageous than detrimental to
the Atlantic States': a revolution which must even-
tually 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 confi»
dence, that his arrangements were so well, made,
that he 'should meet with no opposition at New
Orleans; for the army and the chief .citizens of the
place were reedy to receive him. On the solitary
ground on which I stood, I was at a loss how to con-
du& myself, though at no loss as respeded my duty.
I durst not pike my lonely testimony in the balance
against the weight of Col. B.'s charader, for by
turning the tables upon me, which I thought any
man capable of such a project Might very con-
scientiously do, I should sink under the weight. 'I
resolved, therefore, with myself, to (*lain the
removal of Mr. Burr from this *country, in a
Way honourable to him, and on this I did con-
sult bitn without his knowing my 411)01iVe. Ac-
cordingly I waited on the President of the United
States, and after a desultory conversation, in which
I aimed to draw his attention to the AN/4,11, I said
unto him (I .took the liberty of, seggestiug to the
P.) 'that I thoughv Col. B. ought to be removed
from t lee country, because I_ considered him danger-
! ous in it. Tie riesiduat askesl where we ,should
• ,

fit oft ieei. I e:lid tok",g oelan4fn Madrid; thOri43. it
had beeo te6.l 111 come pnbliCiniiiiis that t .a&eet.l ca•
We: The Presiddnt, witliet any .positi:,'6,
sion (in a twitter of she'll de'ecaCy); seeineu. Co think
the tru't too inlFrollti acid expressed soine.thing
like a. doubt about the imeerity of Mr. B. I frankly
told the Presideut, that perhaps no persen ha t
Stronger grounds to doubt his iincerity ban I bad e
but that I beiiesed I pride of ambition IlLiki pre-
dominated over his other passions, that when oo to
eininence;ind put On his honotir, a respetl' to hirri
self would secure his lideliry. I ptlceived that the
sal:Jed was disagre.eelde to the Presitheit and tai
bring him on my point in-the shortest niode, end iii
n ,rielpner that would point to the danger, ISain un-
Cot. 13: was not disposed of, we should
iii eighteen months have an insurreelion, itnot a re.:
volution, on the weters of the Mississippi. The Pre-
sident Said he hat oo much confidence in the infer=
mat ion, the integrity, and attachtbent of the people of
that country to the Union, to admit apprehensioni of "
that kind. the circtimstanceof no interrogatories being
made to me, I thonsht, MipoSed silence upon me
at diet:time and place. Here, Sir, I beg indulgence
to declare my motives for recommendiog, that Gen-
tleman to a tbreign mission at that time ; and in the
solemnity with Which. I stand here, I declare that
Colonel B. was neutral in my feelings; that it was
through no attachment to him that. I made that sug-
gestion,,but to avert a great national calamity which
I saw approaching, to arrest a tempest which seemed
louring in the west, ,-and to divert into a channel
of usefulness those consummate talents which were
to mount " the Whirlwind and
.dire& ,
the
storm"
About the time of my having waited on the Presi
dent, or a little before, I determined at all events to
have some evidence of the' uprightness of my inten-,
tions, and to fortify,mysellby the advice of more ex-•
perienced men. I waited upon two memberS' of the •
House of kepresentatives, c hose friendship I had the
honour to retain, and in whose wisdom and integrity
I had full faith. lam at liberty to give their names,
if required ;' and I believe a seuator, but of that I am
not certain. I opened to them the proje6ts of Col.;
B.'. They did not seem much ahirmed. [Mr. Martin-
objeded to the Witness stating any of the obServa4
tions ef,,other persons to himself. After some de-
sultory conversation, the Bench supported the ob-
jeaion.] Mr. Eaton—l did ask indulgence of the
Cceirt, to make such explanations, because. perver-
sions of my condea were before the public : but I
waive this indulgence ; contented with meeting
these perversions at some other time and place." C. '
Justice—Yon have used that indulgence.
" Little more passed between Col. P. and myself,
relevant tp this country, whilst I reinsined at,
Washington, though he was solicitous to engage me
in his western plans. I returned to Messachussets,
and thought no more of Col. B. or his projects, until
in 06tober last a letter was put into my hard,, ir4illl
Mr. Belknap, to T. E. Darnelson, stating that boats
were building on the Ohio. Mr. Burr. Have you
that letter ? Mr. B. No. Mr. B. It is improper
then to slate it. Mr. Hay. It is immaterial. Mr. '
Belknap is here. Mr. E. As to letters, I have bad
no, correspondence with Col. 13. I was about.to
state that I made a communication to the President
of the U. S. through the hands of, the Postmaster-
General, stating the views of C01.g8."
Questioned by the Prosecution.
Mr. Wirt—Was there any conversation between
you and prisoner, in which you spoke of the odium
attached to the name of Usulper P A. That conver-
sation was excluded by the opinion of the Court, as
relating to the central projea.
Mr. Hay—Did you mean to state that the honour-
able indemnity proposed to you by the prispner was
to be included in this plan r A.. 1 understood it to
be included in the permanent rank 'aed emoluMent
to be assigned to me; in his full confidence, that
he should ere& a Government of which he was to
be the Chief. •

Cross-queslioned.,
Mr. Martin—Do you re,:olleat when you arrived
at Washington ? A. I said that I did not recollett
particularly. But the principal part of these conver-
sations must have been between the middle of Feb.

and the latter end of March, Q. Was there any
particular condua'ealculated to put an end to Col.
Burr's importunities ? A. Yes. At some of our
last interviews, I laid on his table a paper, containing
this toast, which t had given to the pnlliic :' The
United StateF.-Palsy to, the brain that should plor to
dismetriber, and ;prosy to the hand that It ill not
draW to defend our Union. Q.. Where was that toast
drank-? 4. Ipnnot say. This question was Made
to me : from' authority. It was krni, with other
toasts I bad corroded, to a paper at Spr*ingtield.
laid this paper on Col. Burr's table, that he might
see it ; and I have reason. to believe that he did.
(4: Was it drank at any diStant place ? At Phila
delp is ? A. Ido not recollea. I thought at first it
was at Philadelphia ; but I had received many hospi.,
talities thtoughout. the Union ; many of my tOaStd
were published; and, in the hurry of paising and re.
passing, I have completely forgotten. Mr. Burr-
no you recolle& when you left Washington ?
A. About the sth or (ith April. a. Can you not
be I.;ertain where this toast was drank ? At Wash-
ington or:at Philadelphia ? A. I am certain it was
not -at Washington,. because I gave another there
when called upon., Q. Did you say that nil those)
conversations happened between the. middle of Fe.
bruary and the last of March ? A. No ; I did not
say so. I said the principal part of these conversa-
tions. Q. You say that this tanst was printed at
Springfield ? A. I did Q. Have you in yoUr pOs.
session a paper containing that toast 1 A. I have nut
t here.

Q. You mentioned something about a communi.
cation which you made to the President, through
the Post.MasterGenerali Look at the paper. Is
that your signature ?A„ It and I must give rk,
short account 'of that paper. LMr. E. then men-
tioned, that
,the notei OE) tilt! two-first pages were
drawn up by Mr, Grainger, ton c(meersat ions which
had passed between Mr. G. and a Mr. Lty, on cer-
tain communications made to Mr: Ely uy Mr. Eaton,
reSpeaing Cot. B.'s plans that he hid seen Mr.
Ely at Northwupton, at the Session of the court of
Common Pleas, at a time when they had first heard.
of the building of boats on the pjo. The otes
the last page;, in Mr. Grainger's writing, 'end' sub-
scribed by intim% were from subsequcnt corn/0140
tiOt}i.botwee!) Min and Mr, Gl
Mr. Burr-101.4 spoke of accounts with the Goo,
ecrameut. Did you or the Government demand
tut nt-i ? .1., '.D*- tind no eernand on me; I de..

sir

;1!

• to udt 3 of them.' T•N
they
state in account a
I:wl::ir:cchlg;thlst A. I expanded money•fer the
the 1.16-iteA 'Settes, When employed in my
Ls- l'unif;': an 'account of which being pre-
-
seatei to the Accounting Officers of the Treasury,
I was tenet,, had no legal discretion to settle it:
therc axas tio law to-authorise this adjustment, I
&dreier to Congress of 1303-4. A Committee
hiid reported on' my claims, favonrably;`. as I had
supp)sed. I repaired, 'however, tO the Coast of..
Ilarbaty, mid when I returned, found that utev dif-
ti'colties had occurred to an adjustment. Leaving
out the sums Which I hal advanced, the' Govern
talent had a balance against Me. The last Session,
or Congress has provided, for the payment, and the
Commissioners :LiVe settled it.- .
Mr..Martin—What balance did you receive ? A.
ThatLis neilcoecern., Sir,- Mr. R.—What was the ba-
la'noe agaiest yoo ? Mr. E. (to the Cout)—ls that a
proper question, Sir ? Mr. Burr—My object is ma-
. uitestc I wish to shetv the bias which has. existed on
the toind'of. the' wimess'. Chiefinstice shw nu ob-'
. hion to the question.' Mr.' -cannot say to a
cent. or a dollar : but I heve received about 10,000
dellars. Mr. Burra. When was the money
,re-
? A. About March last.. Q. You Mentioned'
Alirauda, 'where. dtd you understand he was gone
? A. On the benevolent. project of rt:Volotioni zing.
• the Spaaislt .Provinces. Q. What part of them ?
Caraccas. I had seine reason too to know Some-
thing of that projeh ; because I was invited to
join in that. He; ;the, was to have been a I;ttle,
tinperor he Might have been troublesome to 'us ;1
and, of course,. when I askea.what was. to be done
. ••
with him, yen observed " hang him." ‘.
• Q. Did you understand I was to do all it once ;to
execute the central projed too as well as those in
the,West ? A. I have no objection-to , answer that;
hut it will be nethieg in )'oer favour. When
Cot. B. was speaking of a central revolution, not
much was said about his revolution in the west.
Had the other been eliehed; I doubt much whether
you would have been to have separated tint
p.n t. (.4. 1 ur. s command. -A...You stated
what I leiVe already mentioned,' that you ..Were
shred, from the arrangements you had anade,
that an army would be reanv to appear, when.you
1., Went to the waters of the -Western Country. .1 re-
&died particularly the nartic::.'of Ephraim Kibby.
You asked ant: about his- ,pirit; You 'asserted that
his brie-ade was ready 'to you, a)-ld that!, the
Ypeople also her hat country Were'ready to cooperate.
on spoke •:-.1-yottr your infantry; youi ca-
valry. It was with the same. • view "you Meotionect-.-
ID in Geti'. Wilkinson,
jue behind 111;19-kV,I, to have been the hrst to, aid
you ; awl tiaa.-71 tee sane views )uu dove perhaps
inentionvd
• [Mr. Martin oh.jehed- to the witness interposing,
hi; opinions tit t:os manner. Mr. Hay—Some. a 1
lOWan,:.. is to be 'made to' the feelings of a min of
honour. Air. 'Eatot4 -bowleg, apologized to 'the
Court f:a ; 'te 'warmth of hie 'manner.).
• You spoke of my. revohationizing the Western States. A. four line was to be the Allegheny
Mountains.' 'You Were certain about Kentucky and
Tennessee ; but e%pressed some doubts about Ohio;
I well .recolleh Mut, on aecoant of the reason which
you pve, that they were too maeh'of a plodding.
in& t,t r itus people, to engage in t.)ur.plan.
(4.. 1I ,w was this business to be ytfeeted ? .1
t,-r,tood that your agents were in the Western
Country ; that the Co:inn:m(ler in Chief Was 'ready.
to. c )-operate with his army; and these, with the-
a.le Livers that wodd join you, would. compel the
Seliei to a .separatien. teed,. you set-toed to con-
sider Ne,:r (irk:ails as alreaiy yours ; and that .rout
this
.point you v. ould make eoneuesti, and coasoli-
date your Empile. . C. Was it after ail thiS that
y{+o reCylOtnended nee to tan rithissy ? A. Yes; and
t)ecan,,t- I thought' it the only way to avt.qt- a civil
war. • (CI. Jilil y+ to communicate your recommenda-
tion to me ? A. Yes; you seemed to 'assent to the
pro;,o,ition. ,
to Nadi had become of ygurctimmand ? A. That
Lad' ctkedosed.Of myself. Q. •Dial you undersiand'
spat you hal given inc a definitive answer ?. A. No
you had dc.,,Ldaiped yourself, I det‘ertninol to
you until I got every, thing out of you ; and 'on
the princilk:, that " where di:owe:ace, i danger,
ill break ta'ith with :t haat marl is not I....kted but %1r..",
' (4. Did ybu think that yoir proixt,ition as to '
i,,go;i:'lli'ftit-):NKY, h was y.)ineoinp.nihie with;oy
qtyo Pia;:, wo+LLIb r c. i.tcl Uy au.-4 ;Liditlerence,
tiie project? A. You se 11141 t r wt. to
;. a:, ty t;:6 mode, you
lttr'att .'and you seemed to acipd,z.,sc..o in
o: ; tanba,i,y.ty.y6ta said •
di u ) 0011.1 1 obocio eollars from thq
it : the Ai't c,f Coogrs',4 did inot giyeyo9
s‘itti. A. Tile Act Ot. Clingress gave the
!dicers the power of Se' thug with rne,
iion of the Secretary of State,
tan-vcd, and the
~:ociediogly made. .
io.:a)-ted by .
,o fro stun, who least introduced
:Uri, at of the'Priioncr,
01.' the winter 1603-0. Tlic
!,, , v..0p.; then called, to carry en ill 4
.;; ; brAt one of I
j, Peter eei...;:oLee.) was
tu data :WO 0:1 .01:4111:11.11:1aettS
•:! , , „
pr !r'd.
tj.e,tial, I. an, and :sir.
a!) (the 'father ao.if, frUitt
glf.ty.:....aid of :'a..:l;sy:v.toid•WC.r43
ikitroaticetl ,u, to shewthe 4r)2 fi wind4ia the
th is tier cud of -*Gust., I au'ia,.
! :!,•lor..ete'!) house, on his way w
Cenntry. . . • •
followed heob,Allbright, who
elan . tan .Blarmerhassett's Zrllalyd, and,
; air: William Love,.
‘vlro 11.0: ~...cieas,ea's groom. In the
• course mat ,the ,important ques
tint) a.vas, how Tit. tostitia6my could be in-
troduced for tile parpoee cat proving latts without the
o, egiira;-• whiun etiestion :was . reserved'
far subiy,;..::-tai.iscussiotr.
The fi:art '4`n, 1110; day Was doied • bY the'
Dudl-y Nroo,tsridge; who had be 6
.tliaenerhassei es parteer 'in a' .store at Marietta
y, and whp stave a:ix:aft:4lr history of the .build-