The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-27
BURR EXPRDJTION.

curioi,ty, and the altoniibment of our reader.
But what virtuous mind will pausc at th,fe
neutral feelings! Who that loves his country,
VIII not deteft the infamy of the Traitor, who
fcrup'es not to compromit her tranquility
and honour by fuch nefarious fchemes, az their
rumonrs ieen, TO deye!ope! But are they re-
any netarlous ichenes, which are now rehear.
mig IN the weitern country? Is it poiiible to
neieve, that Aaron Burr, is. in fober truth,
desperate mailman? That he has formed
ichenes, that mutt not merely forfeit all thofe
prct:niions to difcretion for which the world
have hitherto allowed him credit, but NUT Ger
tainiy eventuate in his ruin
otiil II rs ainoh impoGible to refift the aeon.
nuiated evidence which flows from fo many
iources; or to entertain a moments doubt
-. Ihata military plan has been formed
and
9. Aaron Burr is the leader of it."
The only doubt which now fcems TO exin
relates to the dS9inafien of this expedition. s
Col. Burr has large refource. of money. ne
mas butt boats; and bought up Git would fteml
large qaantles OF Proviiions, and military flores,
behdes emitting number of men.
Is it to be prefiIrned, that an.h rsin,;;5s.r.
were drawn from privNtr purfes though one
OF his allies is Biennerhanet himftlf, the
rich lriihman who inhabts an Illand in the
Ono! But If not drawn from pri1a.e purfes,
they NUT be fupplied bv fome public trcafury.
But what treafury? Certainly not that of our
own government certainly from one of the
corrupt and corrupting nations of Europe. =
There Is another feature which is worthy of
notice. There are more brozifonJ and arms,
than men 4; and of courfc there are more men
to be collected, to commune them. Where are
thoie men to be found? Moit probably among
the undiiciplined. unproviGoned, & nnarmed In
of inme g. IL.
pofes of infurection.
Hbat European nation then is nof likely to
torn fuch fcheme or what fchemc Of this
nature is mott calculated to emilia thcir inter
cts?
There are two nations, by whom thew NAV
have been formed Stain, and Great' Britain
and each of thefe may conceive itfelf ntereited
in forming them.
Spain, G. Britain, (,
ton IN Louiilana. Spanilh poffeiiions
l. Were New Orleans in the hands of Burr,
and an ininrrection excited in that territory, an
army under WiIkinfon might be exoe!aed TO
retreat from the Sabine, and leave Spain in quiet
poheit'on OF the diiputed territory: She might
even Halter herfelf not only with a temporary
pofieihon of that territory, but Of compel
ing our government to recede from its de-
mands altogether. Perhapa too fhe NAV even
aipire to recovery of the whole OF this conn
try, by the help of its difafrcled French and
Spanih Observation-Disclosures expectations are
apparently ahfurd in our own opinion not one
OF them will brreaiifed ; but it IS certainly fatf
that the Court of Madrid is not always fuffici-
entity enlightened to ieleGt proper objects or
proper eXpedicE;s.
If however we Tecolle6t the T;nallnefs of the
force nnder General Cordero, it is difficult TO
believe that lhe would adopt any of thcfe pro-
Ieefs unieis the improbable fuppoiiton be
admitted, that the Army of the o. s. under
Wukinion Is 10 CO operate with the :nfuIgents.
Bat ere We indulge this fuipicion, we mutt not
only admit the exlenecof a coilufion between
Burr, but degree of treafon in an
army of the ". S. which has never vet difgrac ed
an American camp.
2. The Brtifh proje6 itands upon far more
probable grounds:
Ii IS fad to be faet, that moi Of Burr's re-
ources are drawn through the hands of Ogden
of N. York; The man, who was 70 notoriou(ly
connected with the Dritifh emihary, Mranda.
then altogether improbable that fome of
the many Britiih expeditions bound to South
America, may be defined 10 the mouths of the
MiiiiibPPi and there to act in co-oprrlton
win Burr Why may they not be defined,
40 tome have fuppofed, to act againf Vera
Cruz petition which commands 70 extern
i've an influence over the Ilthmus of Darlen
and city, where the produce OF the gold aud
1Iver mines Of Mexico are generally depoiited
But enough on this myfterious fubjeet. Time
alone NUT decide upon thete, or all other fpe-
culatioDs.
The yfoh01Oi1g extraa Of a letter qVaS preJenJed
to nS BY a member oftbe VT,ginia Legilafure,
qDbo Think from the Verarifr Of tie qvtitey
fbat The fa(TJ qVbieb H contains mar be de-
PeH6ed upon.
Exfrad cfa httrffcr from CbarleRo7vn, BROOKE
county, y. J dated Dee. 10,
THERE'S great noile here concerning Burr's eX-
,edtion IL is aid that five or fix Keet Boats have
gone down the river loaded with Men and Provif-
'us. Lar Sunday Kentucky Boat pafIed this from
and landed on the Ohio fde about three
niles below. a Mr. Silver and MIR Perue, two yousg
men from Pttlburg Came up to town; they would
rot acknowledge they engaged in that expediti
IN, they told me Mr. Morgan Neville ION Of Cen
'riney Neville and number of young men from
fople from Meadyile and Beaver were in
he Boat, that Gie was loaded with men aud provih
ms They would make $40 dicovery of thsir intenti
ms further thsn that they going down the river
q view the country, but make not the leaf doubt |
'ui they are TO Join the Burr parry There are BDDe a.
" near this place that kno~ Oh, that are gong OF
nat outneis9 IL Is iad they rendezvous a. tho
ais Of Ohio on the 2sth ialslt. Whzt Burrs in
entiors are eataoi be here fulic~otiy developed al
'reisut, aitho there vsrious eol1ectVres, but
ms appreheuive he npR haze fofust!iiig IN vicv /
ehieh wi5 not be for the homer o. peace of fhc Unn
"a Safes ofhetwae i've would keep it fortofoun 4
lerEst. il = isd he is ciisoyer his pisa to hi