The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-28

Esre Ne. TX. eijorv.-,. ,s- .staehg.i
tTari;nltted this to sol. Burr, and after cnn-
ference with him, in which received his fur
ther .nitruttiors, and that TO misunderstanding
might arife from verba. cor. r9luuication. com
United 70 writing tGe remarks contained in No.
lC, which follows.
Here No. X. ec,to,rner Rote7ne7..
handed this to nv. s3@ a: i2 O'Clock on
; Wedneiday the 18th Infant. After he had pc
rufed ii according 20 my inftruetiors, deliver
ed the neitage, which tits unnecefary to repeat
The requeit ii contained WAS acceded to: after
which MIR. %*" remarked, that the court " IS
. then lifting, in which gen.. iIsSil,on had -ruch
buiineiS to traniaGt, and tiS 'had aho iome
private arrangements :oinakt, st.s.ich would res-
der tome delay unay o;dable. ! acceSed to his
WIFI, and MIR. @S* iad lie would cMl on ne
aSain III tie courfe of the day or the following
morning, to confer further relative to time and
place.
: Thur!day, June 2sth, 10 O'Clock, p. NJ. Mr.:
/ f*" called on me with paper, which he iaid
contained fome remarks on the letter had veG-
terday aniwered him. replied, that if The ps-
per he offered contained a definite and fDecif,.
proportion for an accommodation, | would
with pleaiure receive it and iiibmit il to the con-
liberation of my principal, if rot, that m
decline taking it, as Mr. Burr conceived the
correspondence completely terminated by tks
acceptance of the invitation contained in tis
meGage had yetterday delivered. Mr. sss re.
Piled, that the paper did not contain any propo-
ftion of the kind / alluded TO, but remarks on
my laft letter ; Of courie declined rSb~ips it.
MIR. *Fe then took leave, and faid that he Would
call again In ? day or two, to arrange time and
place. n
Tuelday. July s, again iaw Mr.. *%s, and
after a few iuStequent interviews, the time when
the parties were to meet was ultimately fixed
tor the morning of the 18th July init.
The occurrences of that interview will ap-
pear from the following fatement, No. Is,
which has been drawn up and mutually agreed
to by the ieconds of the parties.
No. XIII.
Col. Burr arrived firit on the ground. As had
been previouiy agreed when general Hamilton
arrived, the parties exchanged falutations, and
the ieconds proceeded to make their arrange
ments. They meaiurcd the diRance, ten full
PAGES, and cat lots for the choice of potion, as
alto to determine by whom the word ihouId be
given, both of which fell TO the fecond of Gen,
Hamilton. They then proceeded to load the
plitolS In each others pretence, after which the
parties took their nations. The gentleman
who was to give the word, then explained 10 the
parties the rules which were to govern them in
firing, which were as follows: "The parties
being placed at their fations-the fecond who
gives the word ihall ak them whether they are
ready; being anfwered In the affirmative, he
ihail fay "preseMi,' after this the parties fhall
preient and fire when they pleaie---If one fires
before the other the oppohte fecond ihall fay
enc, two, three, fire.--and he ihail then fire or
loie ms fire." He then aiked it they were pre-
pared, being aniwered ip the affirmative, he gave
the word, pretent, as had been agreed on, and
both parties took ann, and fired in iucceiiion,
the Intervening time is not exprelied, AS the fe-
IL mot .lyy ~
The fire of colonel Burr took effect, and general
Hamilton al:nof infantly fell, col. Burr,then
advanced towards general Hamilton, with n
manner and geiture that appeared to gen. Ha.
milton's friend to be exprefiive of regret, but
..:!!ia;it iiptahiIg, turned about and withdrew,
being urged from the field by his friend, as ,AasI
been fubiequently fated, with view tae1Ir<
vent his being recognized by the furgeo
bargemen, who were then approachings~ r
further communication took place between the
principals, and the barge that carried col. Burr
immediately returned to the city. We con.
ceive il proper to add that the conduct of the
parties in this interview was perfectly proper as
fuited the location.
The following article from the Gentleman
who attended Gen. Hamilton, in the late much
regretted occurrence, is conhdered An intereH-
ing Implement to the documents already fur
nilled.
MENT.
The ftatement containing the facts that led to
the interview between Gen. Hamilton and Col
Burr, publilhed in the Evening Poft on Monday
laf, ftudioully avoided mentioning any particu.
lars of what paft at the place of meeting. This
was dictated by fuitable considerations at the
time, and with the intention, that whatever it
might be deemed proper to lay before the pub
lie ihould be made the fubje6t of future com
munication. The following is therefore now
fubnitted.
In the interviews that have fnce taken place
between the gentlemen that were prefent, they
have not been able to agree i'll two important
facts that paIed therefor which reafons no.
thing was faid on thofe fubiects in the paper
lately publiihed as to other particulars in which
they were agreed.
Mr.. P. expreied a confident opinion that
Gen. Hamilton did not fire frlt-and that he did
not fire at all at Col. Burr. Mr.. v. N. feemed
equally confident in opinion that Gen. II. did
fire frft--and of courfe that it mutt have been at
his antagonift
Gen. Hamiton's friend thinks it to be "a
cred duty which he owes to the memory of that
exalted man, to his country and his friends, to
pubhih to the world fnch f.StG aid vigc tinritar-
ceS as have produced Deceive conviction in his
own mind, that he cannot have been miRaken in
the beiefhe has formed on thofe points
It. Bciides the testimonies of Biihop Moore,
and the paper containing an exprefs declaration