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AMERICA.

id itieti theii tote debit Will decide
b'prip it"
Mr. Eaton.—.” Concething say Overt ad,' which
goes to prove Aaron Burr guilty of rreafon, I know
nothing. Concerning certain tranfadions which are
laid to have happened at Blannetbarret'sland, or
ate..agency which Aaron Burr •may he fuppiled to
have,haii in them, I know nothing. But Conretning
Colonel B.'s exprefflons of treafonable intentions, I
know much, and it is to theie chat my evidence re

IitIAL AARON BURR.-EIGHTH DAY.
11101510 ND, AVGI.Ir.T 17. -
After much previous debate upon challenges to
the Jurors, the names of the felt led Jnrc.rs.. and
the venire, were then called over. After which J.ho
M. Sheppard and Richard Curd wete felefted to
cortplete the panneli and (worn. The following is,
therefore, a complete lilt of the Petit Jury. :

Edward Carrington Reuben Blakey Wes 4'
David Lambert Benjamin Gravel
M
Richard E. Parker • Miles Botts M. Martin.--‘4 I know not how far the Court's
Co ry leman c. nits txtends "
Hugh Mercer Hen •
Chriltopher Anthony John M.:Sheppard Chief Jultice.—" It is this : that any proof of
Jame: Sheppard Richard Curd intentir•n homed before the ad itfelf, if relevant to
Proclamation then having been made in due foto% that aa, may be admitted. One witnefs may prove
the prifnner (landing up, the Clerk read the copy of the ;
intention at one time, d prove ass another may it
the indidment, and afterwards addreffed the Jury in. at another ; fo as to prove the c minor:ince of the
the ufual form. • . intent on throughout the whole tranfeaim.; and
The indiament contained two counts t • ' therefore the pool of very remote intentions may be
- •
The first charged the faid Aaron Burr. late ofthe city of New relevant to this particular ad."
York, Attorney at Law. with having, on the loth day of Decem-
ber in the year of Chrift, Illc 6, at a certain place called Meitner- Mr. Mai tili•4l I croft, that when he fpeak4 of a
haffit's !nand, in the county of Wood and dittridt of Virginia Ireatonable intention not applicable to this ad, the
aforefald, unlawfully. falfely, matieinufly, and traitornufly. did Court will (top him."
compafs imagine, and intend to raife and levy war, infurredtion 14‘. ••••• , .e. •
and rebellio:., againft the faid U it: •I St it: s ; and, in order to fulfil !
and bring to effiet the laid traitorous compaffings, If . r- Ann.— 4 laming the winter or ific4 6, I
he the raid cannot to: p•ritiVe as to the dittina oniat f time, yet,
Aaron Romeo the laid icth day of December. at the laid Wand, 1 during that winter, at the city of Wathingtor, Aaron
called Bennerhaff is Wand, with a great multitude of periling : Burr fignified to me that he was organizing an
whofenames at prefent are unknown, to wit ; to the number of .
on the
ra dir'` obe moved againit the Spatting provinces
thirty perfnus an- d upward., armed and arratcd in a warlike man. I eX• e i'"l t
nes, with guns, fwords and dirk., and isklier warlike weapons, South Weller!' frontiers of the United
unlawfully. nialkioufly tad trait..rotilly alTembled and gathered States ; I it ndetlincid tinder the authority of the ge-
together, did fa:fely and tretnrottfly affimble anti join thenifelves- nee4.Goeeroment. From our exiaing controverfies
together aaainft the Laid linitt-d States, and did rarely and fray will 52 .tin, and from the tenor of the P,clident's
ica
Watley. and In a waitttee and indite manner, array and d
cifpare . •
mm. 4 .un. • '
tions
thcmrriVes 301^11 111, bid noted State., and, at the Mend vow- . In both 11,ufes• of Congrels, a
laid, in purfuance of fuck chair traitorous Intentinna and porpar, s, 6:lei ti lion! was naturally drawn, that war with
be the laid Aaron Burr, with the laid perfons fo as aforefaid trai- that Pow* was inevitable. I had pit the) rettotc,ed
tornufly nth milled and armed and arrayed in manner aforcfaid, from the coal{ of Africa, and having been for many
molt wirke•ny, rraleint.fli, and trairoroully, did ordain, pr,pare
and levy war .1g irft the United sow,. .; years employed on your frontieri, or on a coati mote
In the cord count, be was charged with air,•mhling as afro,. ' barliarnus and obfcure, I was ignorant of the eflima•
laid. at the place afureLid, nn the 1 ith of December, in laid year, ! lion in which
the r.-rfons armed as aforefaid tenni : Colonel B. was he'd by his cr.untry.—
and that he did proceed with The eiiliinguifhed rank he had held in fociety, and
the faid Mind down the river Ohio in the county afore:dd. with : the 11 r,,,,„
the wicked and traitorous intention to defend the laid river and matks ~ ......, of confidence which he had received
to take ,i ''
front
the river hliffifiippi, and by force and arms traitornuily his fallow citizens, did not per mit me ta doobt
rahltien of a city commonly ealkd New Orleans, in the teeritt)ry iof his ratt int din. As a mili:at y char-141o', I ad been
of 01 lears.!,,i-rging to the United States.
Mr. HAY urea role to open the cafe, on the part 1
made acquainted with one within the United. States
of the profecution. His fpeech was unc mintonly ! under whole direaions a foldier might with great
iodic it), confide his honour. In c, le of my c,untry's
luminous and inllruaive. He fpoke upwards of two i
hours. He !fated that it WAS: incumbant upon him 1 dut y .t., obey
being involved in a war, I Mould have thought it my
fo honourable a call as was propofed to
to thew, in, That there had been a treafonable de.
fign ; and Idly, a meeting to effea that defign ;'i
me. Under imprclfinns like their, I did engage to
that it would he proved to the Jury • embark in the enterprize, and pledged myfelt to
that it was the
deign of the paifuner, not only to wage war upon Colonel B.'s confidence. At feveral iaterviews, it
the Spanifh Territories, bin to take poffeffion of apreared to be his intention to convince me, by maps
and
New Orleans,other documents, of the fearibility of penetrating
with a view of eireakig that "hii!al to Mexico. At length. from cei rain indiltina expref-
arid with a further view of difmembering the Union;
tfigns. he had fpoken dif lions and inuendoes, 1 admitted a lnfpicion that Co.hat to facilitate his own deli(;nr, lonel B. had other projeEts. He tiled. nrong tepid.-
refpeafully of the government of his country, where lions of reproach spina the• admininration.of the
ever he went : to the Perrone in the Atlantic States,
he had denounced the want of energy in the adminif. Government ; accuted them of wart[ of chataaer,
on, and affected the facility wirlywhich the prefent want of energy, want of gratitude. He teemed de-
trati thous of itritating my refentmenr, by dilating on
government and liberties of the people might be over.
thrown ; to the re role in the well he had 'denounced I certain injurious Itt iatires 1 had received on the floor
1 of Congrefo on account of certain tranfaCtions nn the
the exigence of that holy union which hound them
i coafte of "Tripoli; and alto on the delays in adjulling
to their brethren in the call ; that wherever he went j my
fatter difafft aion ; that lie had not accounts, for advances of money on account of
he attempted to
only fpoken in this (pint to the people of the left, mode;
the United States; and talked of pointing out to me
bet that writings had been publilhed by one onis mode; of honourable indemnity. I will not a unseal
ffociates to diffatiafy that gallant people and prepare here, that Colonel Burr had good grounds of teafon
a
them for his plans : that to accomplith thefe plans, for fuppofing me diffatisfledtowarels the Government
in the rummer and fall of 1806, men were *CNA!), maintaining
shill{ I was Conful at Tunis, and for the expence of
called, boats built, proviiions to an ennemirus the war with Tripe lie I had but a limit
amount purchafed, and ammunition laid in ; that time before beesceompelled inglorioufly to Nrike the
flag of my country on the hamparts of a defected
about forty men had aflembled at Blennethaffet's
been compelled to abandon my comrades in war on
enemy, where it had flown for forty-five days. I had
Nand ; that Burr was not there, becaufe he had I
been warned not to go, although fetch had been his I
intention ; that lie had joined them when they had de- I the fields where they had fought our battles. I had I
fcended to the mouth of Corned river ; that this joint feen calls offered to the half vanquiffied Chief of Tri.
I ;soli (as he himfelf acknowledged) as the price of pa
force of about ico men had then defended the river
command oaf Burr and Blennerhaffett to a I cification—[Mr.—" By whom:" A. " By
under the command
1 our Negociator."]—:-when as yet no exertion had
point, perhaps Bayou Pierre, where he firti underflood been made by our navalfquadron to coerce that enem y
t
that all his preparations had milcarried through the i
—I had feen the condoet of the author of thefe ble-
meant of the Commander in Chief ; his letter put
Mats on our then proud national charader, if not
into the hands of the Prefident ; and it was then that I commended,
not confuted; whilfi my own sonde-
Ire had expreffed his fur prize and indignation to a
perlon at having been thus betrayed. 11 I citrate efforts to lupport that charafler were attempt-
certain':l4t iedto he thrown into fh,rde. 'En feelings naturally
chimetical as !lick prrjeffs may appear. there was : arlfing out of citcumflances like there, I did" give
only one thing w awing to their accomplifhment, the 1 aroog
co-operation of the Commander in Chief and ot the exprctlion. Here I beg leave to °Verve, in
ju ttice to myfelf, that however firong thefe exptef-
American arroy, and that it was to his exertions. that I
i
, 1 lions, however harfh the language I employed, they
the country is indebted for the didipation of tnis 1
impending form, would not jollity the inference, that I was prepared
to dip my fabre in the blood of my countrymen;
A thou time after Mr. Illy had concluded,
has much Ids of their childretnwhich I believe would have
was about to proceed to the examination of the wit- I been the cafe, had this confpiracy been carried into
neffes ; General Leton was (worn ; when Mr. Burr etre& [Mr. Martin obj:Cled to this language.] J
role and ebjtaed to this order of examining the wit.
refits. An argitrnent then enfued upon this queflion, lillened to Co). B.'s mode of indemnity ;and as I had
by this time begun to fufpea, that the military expe-
which detained the Court till feven o'clock at night.
Isleirrs. Bolts, Wickham, Lee, and Martin advocated dition he had on foot was unlawful, I permitted him
to believe mvfelf reigned to his influence, that I
the anceflity ref proving the overt aft fen. Mr. Wirt
oppofed the Motion. might underhand the extent and motive of his ar-
rangements. Colonel Burr now laid ()I:en his
.
Adjourned till to-morrow ten o'clock.
NINTH DAY...—THISDAY, AUGUST iB. projea of revolutinnifing the territory Well of the
Allegbany ; eflablinting an independent empire
TheJudg e havin g
argued yeller Jay, arrangements were made for the delivered his opinion on the point
. there, New Orleans to be the capital, and he him.
1 fclf to be the Chief ; organizing a military force
accommodation of theJtit y ; that they were to occupy 1
MOMS its the capitol; that, for the fake on the, waters of the Miffilippi, and carrying
two or more
concpiell. to Mexico. After muds cenverfation
of exercife, they might walk out in a body, or fepa• • (which
De- I Ido not particulatly recollea) Yelped-
rately, if accompanied by the Matfhal, or his
! ing the•feafitailiry of the prajea, as was natural, I
puty ; and that they might fend or receive letters, if i
the fuperfcriptions were fhewn to the Mattbal. It flatedimpediments to his operations ; fuch as the re.
publican habits of the citizens of that country, their
was underllood, that they were to lay all letters be-
fore the Corn t, which fhould appear to touch on the attachment to the prefent admininrarion of Govern.
ment, the want of funds, the oppofitiun he would
trial, defignedly fent to influence their verdia. The
hours of the Court are fixed from nine till four. expetience from, the regular army of the United
States (tenoned on their frontier, and the refinance
William Eaton was then called in for Ili exa-
mination. to be expeded from Miranda, in cafe he fhould Inca
seed in republicanifing the Mexicans. Colonel B.
Mr. Eaton enquired whether he might be permitted
Teemed to have no difficulty in removing thefe °brie•
to have recurrence to his notes ? elee. He (fated to me, that he had in perfon (I think
Chief Jufliee.—" Were they written by yourfelf?"
the- preceding feafon) made a tour through that
Mr. Eaton.—" They were." Mr. Wickham.—" At • country ; that he had tecured to his interelts, and
what time ?" Mr. E.—" At different times."
Mr' attached to his perfun, the moll dittinguithedcitizens
Burr.—" What is the nature of them ?" A.—" They of •I•enneffee, Kentucky, and the territory of Orleans
are nothing- but memorandums taken from notes, —that he had ineahauttible refources and funds ;
which I made of the converfations between you and that the army.of the United States w uld ad with
tnylelf, at the times that they palled:" him ; that it would be reinforced by ten or twelve
' The Court decided that they were not admiffible. thoufand men from the above mentioned Nate. and
•
Mr: Eaton.—" May I ark one further indulgence
territory ; that he had powerful agents in the Spa.
from the Court ? I have been long
have palled upon
before the public. ni(h territory ; and "as fur Miranda,
(lard Mr. Burr
Much flridure and Crime feierity • facetiodly), we mull hang Miranda." In the courfe
me. May I, in Rating my evidence, 'so permitted 'of repeated converfations on this fubjea, he propofed
to give me a diftinguffhed
to make Come explanations about the tnotives of my • command in his army—l
_ ea
him,
Chief conduit 1" I
onderflood the fecond in command. of
Chief Jullice.—" Perhaps it would be more cor•
rea for the Court to decide upon the propriety of the .tierilkirdob. I ved that it was fingular hethould
(shier 1 . .
nfon,
who would command in chief'? He faid, General
count upon General Walkl itlin Act! the d gu
explanation, When the particular cafe occurs.—
Some cafes may require it ; and if objedion is made -
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command and high Knit he had under dnvernmeni;
as the Commander in Chief of our army& aid as
Governor of a Province, he winuld'hot be apt-to put at
hazard for any preca ions projegls f aggrandizement.
Colonel B. flared that General Wilkie frill balanced
in :he confidence of his country ; that it was douht-
ful whether he would much Innger retain the dif-
tinetion and confidence he now enj eyed ; and that he
was prepared to fecure to himfelf a permanency.
aflced Colonel B. if he knew General IVitkitilon ? he
Paid yes ; and echoed the queltion. I ti.ld him, that
twelve years ago, I was at the fame titre a captain
in his wing of the legion of the United States, his
afting brigade major and aid de camp ; and that I.
thought I knew him Well. He alked me %that I
knew of General W I I laid I knew General W.
would all as Lieutenant to no moth in etifience.--n
gi You are in an error Void Mr. B ) Wilkinfon will
aft as Lienter.ant to me." From the tenor of much
cnnverfation nn this fithjeft, I was prevailed on to
believe that the plan of reinlution meditated by Co-
lonel B. and communicated to me, had been concer-
ted with General W. and would have his cil nperan
lion ; for Colonel B. repeatedly and re• y confi lent!?
expreffed his belief, that the influence of General W.
with hi army, the promife of double pay and rations.
the ambition of his officers, and the pfofpeß of phut-
der and military atchievemenrs, would bring the
army generally into the meafure. I pals over here
a COllVOlfiltilln which took ;he: between C .1 mel B. • •
and myfelf, refpeCling a central revolution, as it is .
decided in be irrelevant by the opinion of the bench.
—Mr. Hay. You allude to a revolution for over.
throwing the Government at Wafhingloni and of re-
volutionizing the Einem lilies ?—A. I was palling
over that to come dawn to the period when 1 fup- •
poled he had relinquifhed that defign, and returned
to his pinjeet in the %vett. I was thoroughly con.;
winced myielf, that inch a projeCt was already fn far
organized as to be dangerous, and that it would re-
quire an effort to fupprefs. it. For in addition to pa.
hive affurances that Colonel B. had of affitlance and
co operation, he fail that the volt extent of territory
of the United Stares beyond the mountains which
offered to adventurers, together with a view on the
mines of Mexico, would bring adherents to him from
all quarters of the Uaion. The fituali in in which
thefe comminicat inns and the impreflions they made
upon me, pl iced me ia, was peculiarly delicate. I
had no overt aR to p•oduce againfl Colonel B. He
had given me nothing °pan piper ; nor did I know
f any pufon in the e7cniity who had received fimi.
tar communiel'ians, and whole tellimony might lap.
port mine. He had mentioned to me Tillie, as prin-
cipally and decidedly engaged with him, but Gene-
ral Wilkinfon ; a Mr. Alston, who •I afterwards
learnt was his fon in law ; and a Mr. Ephraim
Kibby, who I learnt was late a Captain of Rangers
Wayne's army. Of Gen. Wilkinfon, Burr laid
much, as I have Rated ; of Mr. Anion very little,
but enough to fatisfy me that he was engaged in the
prnjeel ; and of Kibby he Paid, that he was Brigade
Major in the vicinity of Cincinnati, (whether in Ohio
or in Kentucky, I know not) who had much Witt.
ence with the militia, and had already engaged the
majority of the brigade to which he belonged, who
were ready to march at Mr. Bun's fiend. Mr. B.
talked of this revolution ate s matter of right inherent
in the people, and connitutinnal 4 a revolution which'
would rather be advantageous than detrimental to
the Atlantic States; a revolution which mall even-
tually rake place, and for the operation of whiehnhe
prefent crifis wa- pecttliarly favourable; that there end
no energy to be dreaded in the general government;
and his converfations denrettd a tonfidenne, that his
arrangements were fo well made, that he lhould meet
with no oppofirion at New Orleans; for the army
and the chief citizens df tbe place were ready
to receive him. On the folitary ground on which I
flood, I was at a lots how to conduit myfelf, though
at no lots as refpeeted my duty. I durfl not place my ,
lonely tettimony in the balance against fire weight of
Col. B,'s charaßer, for by turning the tables upon
me, which I thought any man capable of fuch a pro.
jeet might very cunfcientioufly do, I fhould link under
the weight. I refolved therefore with myfelf to obn
taro the removal of Mr. B. from this country, in a
way honourable to him, and on this I did consult him
without his knowing my motive. Accordingly, I
waited on the Ptefident of the United States, and
after a defultm y converfatinn, in which I aimed to
draw his attention to the Well, I Paid to him (I took
the liberty of fpggelling to the P.) that I thought
Col. B. ought to be removed from the country, ben
caufe 1 confidered him dangerous in it. The Pre&
dent :liked where we fhould fend him. I laid to Eng.
land or Madrid, though it had het n laid in fome pub-
lications that I laid Cadiz. The Prefident, without
any pofitive expreffion, in fuch a matter of delicacy,
feemed to thin?. the hull too important, and expref-
fed fomethit g like a doubt about the integrity of Mr.
B. I frankly told the Prefident, that perhaps no per.
fon had ftronger grnnnds to furpeel his integrity than
I had, but.that I believed his pride 'of ambition had
fo predominated over his other paffions, that when
on an• eminence, and' put on his honour, a refpeel to
himfelf would feeure his fidelity. I perceived that
the fubjeet was difagreeable to the Prefident, and to
bring him on my point in .the Iliorteß mode, and
in a Manner that would point to the dangkr, I laid
unto him, if Col. B. was difpofed of, we timid, in
thirteen months, have an infuntßion, if not a revo.
lution, on the waters of the Miffiffippi. The Prefi-
dent laid he had too much confidence in the inform:in
tion, integrity, and attachment of the people of that
country to the Union to admit anyapprehenfionsofthat
kind. The circumflance of no interrogatories being
made to me, I thought, impeded Silence upon me at
that time and place. Here, Sir, I beg indulgence
to declare my motives for recommending that Gen•
deman to a foreign.miffion at that time ; and in the
folemnity with which I Rand here, I declare that
Colonel B. was neutral in my feelings ; that it was
through no attachment to him that I made that fug-
-1 geßion, but to avert a great national calamity which
few approaching, to anvil a tempeß which feemed
luring in the weft, ;ad to divert into a channel of
ufefultafs thofe confummate talents, which were to
mount the whirlwind and dived tbe florm."—•
About the time of my having waited on the Prell.
dent, or a little before, I determined at alt events to
have fome evidence of the nprightnefs of my inten-
tions, and to fortify myfelf by the advice of more
experienced Men, . I waited upon two members of
the Hoare of Reprefentatives, whofe friendfhtp I had
the honour to mein, and in whole wifdom and in-

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ritv I had full faith. lam at liberty to give their
ones, if required; and I believe a fenator, but of
let I am not certain. I opened to them the projeas
of Colonel B. They did not feem much alarmed.
Mr. Martin objeslcd to the witnefi Rating any rf
the obfervations of other perfons to himfelf. After
Come defultory convetfation, the bench fupported
the objeCtion.] Mr. Eaton.—l did afk indulgence
of the Court, .to make fuch explanations, becaufe
perverfions of my conduCt were before the public
but I wave this indulgence ; contented with meeting
there perverfions at fame other time and place. C.
Juliice.—You have tiled that indulgence.
Little more paffed between Colonel Burr and my.
Pelf, relevant to this country, uhilft I remained at
Wafhington, though he was folicitous to engage me
in his wefiern plans. I returned to Maffachufetts,
and thoucht no more of Colonel B. or his projeas,'
until in ()Cipher lall a letter was put into my hands,
from M. Bellnap, to T. E. Damelfon, Rating that
boats were building on the Ohio. Mr. Burr, Have
you that letter ? Mr. E. N".—Mr. Burr. It is im-
proper then to Rate it. Mr. Hay. It is immaterial.
Mr. Bellnap is here. Mr. E. As to letters, I have
had no coriefpondence with Colonel B. I was about
to Rate that I made a communication, to the Ptefi-
dent of the United States, through the hands of the
Pollmailer General, Rating the views of Colonel B.

2u Boned Ly the PrVecution.
Mr Wear —Was there any conveifation between you and
priconer, in which you fpoke of the odium attached to the name
of l•forttr I A That converfation was excluded by the opinion of
the Court, as relating to the: central projedt.
Mr. Hwy.—Did you mean to ftate that the &warred/4 indemnity
propofed to you by the prifoner, was to be included in this plan t
A. I underltood it to be included in the permanent rank and eano•
lament to be affigned to me; in his full confidence, that be fhould
ma a Government of which he was to be the Chief.

Crofi.qufflioned.
Mr. Maarcx—Do you recoiled when you arrived in Waflt-
logien ? A. I laid that I did not recoiled particularly. But the
principal part of there con serrations molt have been between the
middle of February and the latter end of March. Q Was there
any particular condueft calculated to put an end to Col. Bures
Insportuniti3 A. Yea. At fume of our Taft Interviews, I laid
on his table attar r,containirg ibis Matt, which I had given to the
public. The United States—Patty to the brain that Ihould plot
to dirmember, and leprufy to the hand that will not draw to de-
fend our union. Q. Where was the toaft drank ? A. I cannot
fay. This queftion was made to me trout authority. It was fent,
with other toafts 1 had coerce-led, to a raper at Springfield. I laid
this paper on Colonel Burr's table, that he might fee it; and I
have reafon to believe that be did. Q Was it drank at any diftant
place ? At Philadelphia A. Ido not recoiled. I thought at
first it was Philadelphia; but I had received many hofpitalities
throughout the Union ; many of my toafts were publithed ; and,
in the hurry of paling and repaifing, I have completely forgotten
Mr. Burr. Do you recalled when you left Walhington A.

About the sth or April. Q. Can you not be certain where
this toalt was drank ? At Walluogton or at Philadelphia ? A. I
am certain it was not at Wt.flaington,beeaufe I gave another there
*hen called upon. Q.:. Did you fay, that all thofe conectr.tionc
hippened between the middle of February and the loft of March ?
A. No: I did not fay fo. I Paid, the principal part of there con
reef:lions. Q.You lay, that this waft was printed at Springfield ?
A. I did. Q Have yeu in your pofleffion a paper containing that
Malt A. I have net here. Q.. You mentioned fora thing about
i communication which yeu made to the Prcfitlent, through the
Loft Matter General. Look at the paper. Is that your fignatore ?
A. It is; and I mutt give a than account of that paper.—(Mr.
E. then mentioned, that the mites on the two firtt pages were
drawn op by Mr. Grainger, from a converfation which had palled
between Mr G. and a Mr. Ely, on certain communications made
to Mr. Fly by Mr. Eaton, refieding Colonel Burr's plans ; that
be had feta Mr. Ely at Northampton, at the Scam of the Court
of Common Pleas, at a time when they had. firft heard of the
building of boats on the Ohio The notes on the tart page, in Mr.
singer's writing. and lubferihed by hind-elf, were hone WU.-
Vent converfatiousbetwe en bins and Mr 0.1
Mr.Bne e—You (puke of accounts with the Governmentro
Eid you or the Govermr.ent demand money? A. They had no
demand on me; I demanded of them. Q. Did they Rate in ac•
count a balance againft you ? A. I expended money for the fee-
vice of the United States, when employed in my agency at Tunis ;
as account of which being prefented to the accounting officers of
ti)eTreafury, they, I was told, bad no legal diferetion to fettle it
As there was no law to authorife this adjuttment, I did refer to
the Corgrefs of 18c1-e. A Committee had reported on my
ciaims, favourably, as Thad ruppded. I repaired, however, to the
eoaft of Barhary,and when I returned, found that new difficulties
had occurred to an adjullnwnt. Leaving out the fume which I
bad advanced, the Government had a balance against me. Ihe
lott &Mon of Coogiefs has provided for the payment, and the
Commiffiosiers have fettled it.
Mr. MARTIK—What ba'ance did you receive ? A. This is
my concern. Sir. Mr. Boa.. What was the balance againft you?
Mr. E (to the Court), Is that a proper queftion, Sir ? Mr. Burr.
My obn d is inanifett, I with to thew the bias which has exifted
on the mind of the witnefs. Chief Janice law no objedions to
the queftion. Mr E. I cannot fey to a cent. or a dollar: but I
have received about to,ooo dollars. Mr. Burr. C.l When was
the money received A. About March lalt. Q. You mentioned
Miranda, where did you underfland he was gone to? A. On the
bt nevolent projcd of revolutionizing the Spanifh Provinces. Q.,
What part of them ? A. Caraccas. I had lonic reafon too to
know foniething of that projeCt--becaufe I try was invited to join
in that. He too, was to have been a little Emperor: he might
have been troublefome to us ; and of courfe when I allied you what
was to be doco with him, you obit rved—hang him ! Q.Did you
woderftand I was to do all at oace—to execute the central projed
too as well as thofe in the welt ? A. I have no objcdion to an -
fwer that ; but it will be nothing in your favour. When Colonel
B. was (peaking of a central revolution, not mach was laid about
Ms revolution in the well—had the other been effeded, I doubt
Much whether you would have been willing to have feparated that
part. Q.. You (poke of a command A You Bated what I have
*Trendy mentioned, that you were offered, from the arrangements
which you bad made, that an army would be ready to appear,
when you went to the waters of the sue-deem country. I recoiled
partimiarly the name of Ephra m Kibby. You ailed me abont
his fpirit. You shined that his brigade was ready to juin you,
and that the people alto in that country were ready to co-operate.
You (poke of yaw riflemen, year infantry. yw cavalry. le was
with the fame view, you mentioned to me, that that man (point-
ing to General Wilkinfon juft behind Lim), was to have bccu the
firft to aid you; and from the fame viewe you hay: perhaps men •
tioned me.
[Mr. MARTIN objected to the wittier. interpofing his opinions
to this math er Mr. HAT. Some alio .vanee is to be made for the
feelings of a man of honour. Mr. Eaton, bowing, aliologized to
the Court for the warmth of his manner.
Mr. Burr. You fpoke of my revolutionizing theWeftern States.
A. Youe line was to be the Alleghas y Mountains. You were
certain about Kentucky andTenneffee; but expreffed tome doubts
about Chio ; I well recoiled (bat, on account of the reafon which
you gave, that they were too much of a plodding, intiffitrious
people to engage in your plans. Q. How was this btffiners to be
effected ? A. t underitood that your agents were in the Weftern
Country—that the Commander in Chief was ready to co-operate
with his army; and there, with the adventurers that would join
you, would compel the States to a reparation. Indeed, you teemed
to confider New Orleans as already yours—and that from this
point you would make conquells, and confolidate your Empire.
Q.Was it after all this, that you recommended rue to an Embody?
A. Yr.-and becaufe I thouzlit it t!,e only way to avert a civil
war. Q Did you communicati your recommendatiou to tale?—
A. Yea—Weave-rued to affent to the propotition.
0_ What has become of your command? A. That kint
difp6Ted of myfelf. Q. Did you undeeftand that you bad given
me a definitive anfwer ? A. No: after you bad developed your-
fed, I determieed to de you until I got every thing out of you;
and on the principle, that" where inudeace k in danger,to break
faith with a bad man is not fraud but virtue." Q_ Did you think
that your prime:dation as to a Foreign trkbaffy, wlich was fo In-
compatible with my own plan, would be received by me with in•
(idle/Ines:, bad I abandornad the project? A. You foamed to roe
to want tome diflioguilhed place; a. to the mode, you were indif-
ferent : and you honed to acquitfee in the plan of a Foreign Em.
half,.

Mr. HAT —You Paid that you received about to/3w dollars
from the Government.—the Agt of Congrefs did not give yen a
definitive rum. A. The Ad of Cungrefs gave the Accounting
Officers the power of fettling with me, under the ittrpedtioa of the
Secretary of State: under whore department I had ferved, and
the fettlement was aceorthrgli andel 11
Mr. Eaton was followed by
Commodote Thomas Ts mon, who ivas intro-
duced to thew the intentions and turn of mind of the
prifoner. about the beginning of the winter 1805-6.
The I'vlaffrs. Morgans were thin called, to cart y on
the regular chain of events; bin. one of them being
Went, Peter Taylor (Blannetha(rett'sgardner). was
introduced, to prove the overt ati on Blannethalfett's
Wand.