The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-11-11
FROM THE scIoro GAZETTE.

THE eLpeH Of the affairs in The Res.ra Comtr,
and COL Bwr's late ziGt.
When we took leave of col. Burr in our lat
number, we left him, as we fuppofed. proceed
ing on from Frankfort to fee general Wilkinfon.
On leaving Frankfort, he vifited col. Charles
Lynch, of Shelby county, who is connected with
baron P. N. Tot Baftrop, man who, not long
ince, removed from Kentucky to the Louiliana
country.
Baifrop contracted with the Spanih govern
nent, previous to the ceiiion of Louifiana to
America, tor iettling about two hundred fami-
lies at, or near Natchitoches, for which he was
to receive land to the amount of thirty miles
iquare. Battrop never complied with his con.
tract. He therefore made Lynch nterefted in
comfortable amount, who will probably,
twindie the American government out of the
greater part of the land held by Baltrop under
the contract, which was never complied with
on his part. With col. Lynch col. Burr fpent
feveral days, and then proceeded to Louifylle,
and report fays he drew from mercantile houfes
IN different towns in Kentucky, about tzvo bun-
dred tboyiand dollars. We have good autho
rity for laying, that he drew from houGs in
Louliville, the firm of Meffrs. Prather and
Smiley, very comfortable fums.
How col Burr !a.::o;:..d. 551,o.,e poiIriIed or
iuch large fums of money, cannot be accounted
FOR 1t is generally underlteod that he is
bankrupt, and fupported chiefly by Alton, his
ton-ln-law, who a few weeks ago, together with
his wife, defended the Ohio. and are probably
on their way to Kentucky, az their attendants
and cavalry, paf1ed through Chiicothe.
We cannot aicertan, certainly, whether COL
Burr went on to St. Louis or fort Adams in per-
fon, but it has been reported that he difpatch-
ed mefenger, who probably was the bearer
OF fecret communications between them.
Nor have we been able to learn the refuIt of
the return of COL Burr's meHenger to Wilkin-
Ion, or whether col. Burr actually purfued his
journey either TO Fort Adams or St. Louis but
the latett accounts we have of him, are from
Nafhville, where he was not long lince.
1t has been reported by fome, that colonel
Burr will return to Chillicothc in a few DAYS.
on his way to Pittsburgh, to meet Comfort
Tyler and his retinue. Ifthis fecret and myAe-
rlous plan is not hottie towards the general
government, why is the veil of rnyftery thrown
over the whole of thefe tranfa6tions? Why are
thofe fecret agreements entered into at Frank
fort and st. Louis, not made known? WHY
thofe fecret dispatches of msfengers from one
part or the country to another! Why thofe
precautions fteps to impofc on the creduty of
others! Why are thofe fecret letters TO the
different afociates, ana in fact, Why do we fee
their agents and tools at work all over the WEI
tern country, founding the minds of the peo-
pie?
Fellow citizens, few more weeks and the
doors of this nefarious plot will be thrown o.
pen. You will then believe what has been adj
vanced on this fubje6 to be true You will then
difcover in their lurking holes, the traitors of
your country: You will then behold them
writing under the fcourge and lafh of the in
dignation of an enraged people and fellow c-
tizens, you may then rejoice at your ffe deli
very from plot 70 deeply laid to entrap and
fever you from your Atlantic brethren.