The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-11-14

COMMUNICATIONS.
CoLsNEL AAkoN RuaR.

Our attention has been of late much excited by
the publications which have appeared in the paper cal
led the Wettern World Plots and congpiracies of
various kinds have been announced in terms of iuch
erlouineis connected with details, which wear the
appearance OF probability, Among others who have
been denounced, have lately noticed the name
of
AARON BURR, ESQUIRE. LATE vIcr-pprs,-
DENT OF THE UNIrEp STATES.
it has been long the onltom of many American
writers, and rrbihers treat the name, character
and conduct oi Col. Burr with luip,cion accufaton
and contempt. Iic has been accufcd and denounced,
as foe TO his country, governments and 70 the
civii liberties of mankind; and 70 long and 60
frequently have iuch shiags seen .pub'hed, that no
reader eau be iurPri!=d fIl fome new accu.ation
or charge againt rh. diftinguithed character.
Under iuch circumstances, the name of Col. Burr
has been announced confprator, for rhe purpofe
OF ehecting revolution in the Weern fettlements &
ilate' Of the union; The objeof of which would be
to sHSbiih lePaTate government or empire beyond
the Allegania MouEtans-znd 70 far have theft accu
s2toas been carried, that many collateral faas, OF
eeminS Importance, have been referred 10 and relied
upon One OF thei- facts related the employment Of
| many young men of talents and di6ndion who have
engaged in Tome iecret project, which they either
Will NOT, or can not, explain. Another relates to the
building, or contracting for, number of boats iuch
as ieenlrd ueiul only in military proie9. A third
'N'~>NS
Burr has lately obtained, either by drafts upon er-
chants IN Kentucky, or by his drafts upon mer-
| chants OF New York and Philadelphia
10 all thoie who were weak enough to imagine
that Colonel Barr could be 10 great fool a. to at
tempt luch revolution, as that which has been al.u-
ded TO- thele and Tome other of fnaller i'm
port appeared to be itrong proofs of a confpirscy
And ASH had long been the faaion to accufe and TO
eliminate him according to the fears, hatred or ma
lightly OF each writer; So it happened, from thefe
csues, that Col. Burr has heen treated with as little
Espeet, as it he had been public outlaw.
In one OF the weitern papers, it is lad that Col
Burr has lately been at the hcuie of col Charles
Lynch, in Kentucky, where he remained levsra DAYS;
That Lynch, Tome time ago had purehaled an interea
IN the claim Of Baron Baitrop thirty miles fquare Of
lands III Louiliana, which the SpaniG goYernnleut
had granted to him; that BaGrop was bound TO
ettls comfortable number of families thereon, :.
one OF the conditions Of the grant.
HeFe then the whole myttery is unfoded Banrop,
being unable fulfil his CONTRACT has fold or coDf.de
rated with Lynch Lynch Ia. either fold to or eopfe-
derated with Burr Burr la, fold or confederated
with other rericns, WHO have efficient cath capitals
to make the neceHdry lettlements.
Having made thefe arrangements, il was natural
Tor colonel Burr to engage young men of talents and
enterprise, not only to become etters but ALTO 20 pro-
mote the general purpofes Of the plan. Young men
OF this Description have been employed and beeaufe
the wiie-ones could not dcern wherefore. thew hav.
thought fit to fay, that the purpofes were trealonabe
and that Colonel Burr only the author but the
great machine, upon which all the minor parts Of thi,
luPpoled trsaehery and eonfPirscy would or did de-
pend
After having mentioned this part of the proiea
the nex' thing ueeenary was, to provide fuitsble
boats, not merely luch as would do 90 90 down
the Ohio and MililPpi but fueh as would be ufefuI
in other puTPoiss, and the fame time to afford the
means Of annoyance, If interrupted by Indians, or
PlundsrefsBoats Of this deleription have alto been
provided.
Men and boats being thu, engaged, there then
would want nothing but money, or thofe articles oil
neeeiity which money would produce According
to the accounts which are publiihed, il feems hs,
Col Burr has provided funds equal to 100000 doll,
Now if all theie things be true, what are the rerl,s
Plainly and fluply thsie:
Col. Aaron Burr,a man of great talent, and enter
prize who has mad many esufes to be dHa,isfed with
the eatern parts Of the United States has determined
to withdraw and TO lettle in Lou,f.na lie Ia, pur-
ehaled or otherwe obtained the controul over large
tracts OF valuable unieitled lands and has smploycd
perions to uperiutend the fettleneut of farmers in
thoie lands. Jheie farmers have been or will be OH
tanned from the Ealern States and Of courfe NUT pa
down the Ohio by water TO 20 to the land, in auction
He has provided proper boats to fenove thefe feter
and their families, and has aho provided fucieut re-
ourees ia money and other articles 70 prouoto and ex
eeute the intended fettements.