Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-08-03


= &C pSe.deterI nined hostility. Pres
sunni therefore that il WILDE adhered
"a. ne has instructed me TO receive the
message which You haxe ii IN charge %
deliver. For this purpose, ! shall Be al
home and q your command tomorrow
mofning from eight 70 ten o'clock.
have the hopor 70 Be respectfully
Your cbedient servant,
NAT. PENDLETON.
WIN. z. Van Ness, Esq.
No. 10 The letter which Il
had the honor 10 receive from you, I'M
der date Of yesterday states among other
things, thatin General Hamii.ons opi-|
mon, Colonel Burr has taken very In
definite ground IN which he eyinces no.
ding phortof predetermined hostility,
and that Gen. Hamilton thinks il mad
Missile that the enquiry should extend
70 his confidential q well q other con-
versatious. In this Colonel Burr can
ouly reply that secret whispers sradneingl
his fame, and impeachhg his honor are
alleast, equally injurious With SANDERS
publicly uttered. That Gen. n. had at
no time and q no place, u right 70 use
any such injurious expsessions and
chat the partial negative be Is disposed
| to give, with the reservations he wishes
| Is Yake, arepro0fs thar he has done the
f1pry specified. rs
Colonel Burr request was in the frs,
instance, proposed ina form the most
|simple in order that General Hamilton
might give 70 the affair thar course %
which he might be induced By his TEN.
per and his knowledge Of facts. Colonel
Burr trusted with confidence that from
the frankness Of q soldier and the candor
Of 4 gentleman, he might expect an in.
genious declaration. That il, rs he had
reasons 10 believe General Hamilton had
used expressions derogatory 10 his no.
nor, he would have had the marnanimi.
~ 70 retract them and that il, from his
language injurious differences had been
improperly drawn, he would have per.
ceived the propriety Of correcting errors,
which might thus have been widely diff.
fused. Withthese impressions, Colonel
Burr vas grady surprised at receiving
Aietter which he considered as eyasiye,
and which in manner he deemed not Il.
together decorns. In one expectation.
however, he was not wholly deceived
tor the close of General Hamilton's
letter contained an intimation that If Col.
Burr should dislike his refusal to &C
knowiedge Or deny, he vas ready 10 meet
the consequence. This Colonel Burr
deemed sort Of defiance, and. would
have felt justified in making il the basis
Of an Immediate message. But as the
communication contained something
concerning the indeGniteness of the re.
quests he believed il rather the OF.
spring Of false pride than Of reflection,
and as he felt the utmost reluctance 10
proceed to extremities, while any other
hope remained, his request was repeat.
ed n.terms more explicit. The replies
and propositions on the part of General
Hamilton, have in Colonel Barr's opi.
MON been constantly in substance, the
same. = .
/
Col. Burr disavows an motive. or
Pkedetermined hostility, . charge Sby
which he thinks insult il added to iniu.
y-He feels as q gentleman should feel
when his honour IS impeaehed or assail-
ed without sensations Of hostility or
wishes ofrsyenge, he Is determined to
sindisate that honor at such hazard as
die natureofthe case demands.
The length TO which this correspon.
dence has extended, only tending 20
prove that the satisfactory redress, ear.
nestly desired, cannot Be obtained, he
deemsit useless 10 offer any proposition
except the simple message which I shall
now have the honor to deliver.
have the honor to.be with greae res
Pect, your obedient and very
humble servant,
w. P.vAN NESS.
Wednesday meraing, Junsa7. 1904.