Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-07-30


! of his conduct in relation to col Burr, py his
! declining 70 lcof- and vague BATS II explan-
alton, and he dilavows an unwinancfs to
come to satisfactory, provided it be an hon.
durable accommodation. His objection, is the
very indifnite ground. which col. Bur has az
funed, inewhich he Is fory to be able TO DIFF
| oern nothing thort of predetermined haRiIify
preiussing therefore that it will be adhered 70,
| he has in.trueted ne to receive the nei7aee
| which you have it IN charge to deliver. For
this purpofe ihall be at home and al youryom-
snand tomorrow morning from 9 to ro o'clock.
aos Ne bon.r 10 BE-, yet7edyafy
I.s- obeaie7s sA oasf,
NATHANIEL PENDLETON
'V", P, Pan Ntss. Egg
No K.
SIR,
The letter which had the honor u receive
from you, rnd-r the date Of yeRerday, Rates A.
! mong other things, that in general Haniiton's
| opinion, Col. Burr has taken avery. inde6nit>&
ground, in which he evinces nothing flor, Of
predetermined hoftility. and that Gen. Hamil--
ton thinks il nadmiHabIe that the inquiry fhouId
| extend to his confidential as well as other con-
| veriasions. In this col. Burr can only reply,
that feeret whifpers traducipg his fame, and i'm
peachipg his honor, are at leaf equally injur-
ious with flanders publicly uttered that gem
eral H. had, at no time, and in no place, righe
! to ufe any fuch injurious expeditions and that
the partial negative he is diipoied to give, with
the reiervations he wines to make, are proofs
that he has done the injory fpeci6ed
Col Burr's requeR was, IN the Erf inftance,
propolsd IN form the mcf dmplc, in order
that gen. Hamilton might g:vc to the affair thar
courie to which he might Be induced BY his tenn
per and his knowledge e facts Col. Burr
| truited with confidence, that from the franknefs
ola folder and the candour Of gentleman
It, as he had reafon to believe, Gen. n. had IL.
ed expeditions derogaeory TO hts honor, he would
have had the magnanimity to rctraG them !;
and thai il. from his language injurious inferen-
ces had been improperly drawn, he would have
! perceived the proprie'y of correcting errors.
which might have thus been widely diluted.
With thefc inprefIions, Col Burr was greatly
furprifed at receiving letter which he coutid-
cred eyafive, and which in a manner he deem
ed not altogether dccorots In one expectation
however, be was not wholly deceived, FOR the
clolr Of Gen Ham;!ton's letter contained an IN
tim-tion that if col Bsrr fhould di1ikc his re-
tuia 70 acknow edge or deny, he was ready to
meet the consequences. This col. Burr deem
ed tort OF defiance, and would have felt iuRi-
he'd IN making i the BATS Of an immediate nef-
iage- But as the communication contained
tomething concerning the inde6nirenefs Of tho
requeit as he believed it rathesthe Offspring
OF falie pride than of reAe 6tion, ard as he fclr
the utmoit reluctance to proceed to extrcrni-
ties, while any other hope remained, his requeft
was repeated in terms more explicit The re-
plies and proportions on the part Of Gen. Ham,.
ilton have ~ Col. Burr's opinion been confant-
| ly in fubitance the fame.
Col burr diiavows al motives Of predetermined
hcstihfy, charge by which he thinks infult adj
ded TO injury --de fcels as a gentleman fhould
feei when his honor IS impesehsd or afailed,
and w;thou, ferfaions of hofiliry, OF wiihes Of
revenge, hs is determined to vindicate that hon
or at fuch hazard as the nStufe OF the cafe de-
mands..
The length to which this correipon lcnce
has extended, only tending to prove that the
fatifactory redrcfs, earneifIy deiired, cannot be
obtaiacd, he deems it ule!eis 10 offer any prop
clifton except the iimple mei7age which / .hall.
now have the the honor to oliver
] lAavs tas 6sao, 10 Be, Nth great ,sfsa.
yoar asT s5sd;sm aud vr,y humble Jsyvsnt.
W.P. VAN NESS.
"Wednesday morning,
June s7Sh, Isca
1 With this letter, mei1age was received, fuch
as was TO be expected. containing an invitation
which was accepted, and Mr.. P. informed MIR:
v. n he shouid hear from ban the mex, day a.
to further particulars.
This letter was delivered 70 Gen. Hamilton
on the tame evening, and very fhorr CONVEX.
fation eniued between him and Asr. P who wa
to cali on him early the next morning fer fus-
tkcr conference w hen he did 70, Gen Han.
ilton faid he had not underitood, whether
free expl-aat.sn on any and every ohjea Of