Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-07-25
PAPERS

PAPERS
sReatiye to tie affair between General Ha-
milton and Colonel Burr-coutnue9 from
yssterday's 1aoertisey.
n the Nsw-71ork Mrniag Chronicle zce find
the correspondence 6etloeen general Ia
milton and coL Burr; i~ntersbersed ~ah a
varIety Of remarks, 7Ohich, as they PRO-
fessedly come from the second Of coouel
Burr, we think 1t our duty to rebubhsl.
Chr readers 7viN ji4age 7ohether theyjnr-
nish On apologa, on re PR! ofcoA. Bur-,
far a transaction zvhich has encited SO
much hgrror in the bu5Ac mind. The
corresp9adsnse IS iutrgduedin the f4o1v-
ING maauef. (Gqz. y. Sta!es.)
STATEMENT.
THE gentleman who accompanied col.
Burr to the field in the late unfortunate
contest, comes forward reluctantly with a
statement on the subject, at a m when
any publication of the kind may expose his
principal to Judicial embarrassment, per-
haps to very serious hazard.
In the following narrative, he disclaims
the moss,distant idea OF iniuring the me-
mory of the deceased, for whom, while
living, he entertained sentiments Of high
respect, and for whose melancholy exit he,
as also his principal, feels particular re-
gret. The task deyolved on him by the d.
ties of his situationsha be discharged with
fidelity, but with every d~elicacy the Cir
cumstatces of the case can claim.
On the afternoon Of the 18th June last,
Ireceived 4 note fromCol. Burr, requesting
me to call on him the following morning.
Upon my arrival he observed that it had OF
late been frequently stated to him that ge-
neral Hamilton had at different times, and
upon various occasions used Language and
expressed opinions highly injurious to his
reputation and that he had for some time
felt the necessity of calling or General Ha-
milton for some explanation of his conduct,
but that the statement which hadbeen made
to him, did not appear sufficiently anthem
tic to Justify the measure-that a newspa-
per had however been recently put into
his hands, III which he perceived a letter
signed CHI: D. Cooper, containing some-
thing, which he thought demanded imme-
date investigation. Urged by these cir
cumstances, and justiiedby the evident OPT
MON Of his friends, he had determined to
write Gen. Hamilton a note upon the sub
iect. which he requested me to deliver. /
a~ssented to his request, and on my return
to the city which was at II O'Clock the same
morning, i delivered to General Hamilton
the note which I received from Col. Burr
for that purpose and Of which the following,
is a copy.
Here f5lo7vs No. /, already published /;
up0a zydich The 6Aoz0lag REMARKS are made
By Mr. Vaa Ness,l
General Hamilton read the note of Mr..
Burr, and the printedletter of Mr.. Cooper,
to which it refers, and remarked that they
required son1e consideration, and that in
the course Of the day he would send an an-
swer to my Office. Athalf past ten O'Clock
General Hamilton called at my house, and
said that a variety Of engagements would
demand his attention during the whole of
that day.and the next, butthat on Wednes-
day the 26tn inst. he would furnish me with.
such an answer to Col. Burr's letter as he
should deem most suitable and compatible
with his feelings.
In the evening Of Wednesday the goth,