The Sun.
London, England, 1804-10-13 00:00:00

ESCAPE OF VIOE,PRESIDE,\T BURR.

EXTR ACT ritoM LETTER. FROM COMMODORII

TittIXTO;:, ADDREbED TO A FIIEND IN NEW

YoRK.

Perth ilmhy, 2w 7'6., 1804.

" MY DEAR

,1(,11,aS been extremely painful to-me to hear of
so many erroneous statements respeCting Colonel
Bottles arrival and reception, at this place, and I am
einduced,' in consequence thereof, ;led in considers.
firm of some circumstances in which my name has
been frequently mentioned, to detail. to you fads as
they are at least in sub Lance. Misrepresentations
cannot in the end be useful, or considered advisable
tiven in this case ; bur, on the contrary, men of
honour will want truth told with candour, and such
only I wish t gratify. I disdain, anti consider as
inadmissible in a virtuous community, anti unworthy.
of my character, that unfounded reports should have
a currency, when I can relate the truth oiwhat has
come within my own observation.
" On Sunday morning, the 2id inst. between the
briurS nine and ten o'clock, I was engaged in my
study, when a Servant came to me, and said a Gen.
tleman wanted to sec, me. Stipposirg it to he one of
my: neighh,nrs, I desired him to ask, the Gentleman
to be seated in the drawing.room
.for a few mi-
nutes, and: would wait upon him. Soon after,
Mrs. :ItturroN came in, and told me it was the
Vice President. I immediately went down stairs,
and a negro boy walked up to me, whom I did 'not-
at the m )ffient recognize ; he said' that Colonel
BURR was in a boat, and wished to see me. I went
out, and discoveeed the boat that landed the hay
lying tiff at a short distance from the shore, and the
ba!ge-men on their oats, keeping a position op.
vosife to my hurtling place. As soon as Lapproach.
edoear enough to the boat, the Vice-President and
myself exchanged. salutations ; the
.boit then came
in, when lie landed' immediately, as did Mr.
SWARTWOUT, whom he introduced to me, never
having seen that Gentleman before.
4r walking ep to my house, the Vice President
told me they had br.en most of the night on the
warcr, and a dish of goortcofree would not come
amiss. I told him it shoulsi, he furnished with plea.
sore, and' as soon as we got on _the piazza, I ordered
breakfast, which was soon prepared, atethe f qui.
p:v sit that Meal was nest yet removed below. Alter
breakfast Mr. SWARTVSPOUV returned to New
Y,,rk, and the Vice President asked me it.bries
were to be procured to take him on his journey far.
ther southward Net believing (ns it was Sunday,
and as I afterwards was infortneO) that he could be
veomnratited with convenience in this reaped, I
told him so, and that he must content himself where
he was. On Monday morning, however, 1 ordered
up my own horses and carriage, and took him
to Crarnberry, ab,..ut. twenty miles front this place,
and at that village he hired a carriage and horses to
proceed with him to the Delaware, anti I returned
tome. bUring the time Colonel Bunk was with
me, nut 114 vie was said of the duel ; delicacy on his
part, as well as mine, pretreroed such conversation.
He appe,irrd to me to feel much more sorrow and re.
Bret 11),n I have observed in any other person on
the occasion ; th,lighl have seen mos, who ex.
pressed unfeigned regret, and 1 was certain that they
felt it., In conversation, I took an opportunity of
observing my own feelings 4,)n the suhieet, ar,d that
Gerwrol 1-I,4aatt..r:LN I had esteemed as an invaltiable
StateNtp.4n, and soldier , that as a politician
1 adooted him always, and in fad, loved him as a'
brother. Thee' otre,sions were made rather in.
intlinoarily, and I. was sorry I Math them, as they
ex-ited inemised eillOtion: in the breast of Co.
lonel Suite, which ought not tti have been made by
tt seemed lthaSruioable. I*addrd at the
same time, however, that I had, and .alivays had an
untetgried and sincere regard for Colonel Bums, and
that, while I regretted the last event, I at the same
time' gave hiM a hearty welcome, as I.should have
done General I kb4ILTON, bad the fate of their in.
Terview been reversed, and he had Made me a visit.
J. have taken time and pains its recollett anti relate as
nearly Verbatim as possible, every miterial expres.
eion c,n the subject introduced in consequence of, the
unfortunate calibttOphe,or that 'passed between us ;
anti hope it will prevent any further mistepresenta•
lion, as least, as far as you can prevent it.
" I ani, respetifully, and with esteem,
" Dear, Sir,
scut: Friend and obedient Servant,
" THOMAS TRUXTON."