The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-07
From tie Mequ-Yoyk Commercial 44ayotils,


The following article was originally publiaed
in the farmers Monitor, at Herkimer, in the
county of Herkimer. The information contain.
ca III It, ii correct, rcriaiuiy deeply intrrs
ing to our country. 1t lhould at leaft ROUTE the
vigilance Of government.
Whether Col. Burr, as is conje6ted in this ar
ticle, has entitled partifans for the accomol(h-
ment of his projects, in the northern mart of
this fate, we know not. But, that he has form.
ed, and that heis now employed in executing,
fcheme, highly injurious to the intereR, the
tranquility, and the welfare of the u. S. we have
the ftrongea ground to believe
Col. Burr may Hatter himielftbat his plots are
covered with an impcnetrable fhield-he NAV
imagine that knowledge of his come xions and
ntrigues, in Philadelphia few weeks lince,
with certain Spaniih women and Spanih men
IS confined to themlelves ; he NAV, however.
be informed that fufficient is known to Others
10 difcover that his 60 bnGy mind is Gill plotting
mitchell :" fufficieht is known to open the ewes
of the government and the country, and to
place them on their guard.
From information recently received, we have
been induced to believe that powerful effort
will loon be made to fever the wefern tates
from the Union, connect them with Loui6aua.
and form the whole into difinet empire with
Cob Burr at its head. Whether, if thefe trea.
fonable efforts fhould fucceed, the new empire
Will be independent, or Viceroyalty of Bona.
Parte, time only will develope.
important Concentration BY gentleman
OF undoubted wraciiy, who reGdes in Ononda-
go county, the writer ofthis, was three DAYS
llnce informed, that COMFORT TYLER. Efd.
formerly clerk OF that county, bad iuG left that
place on fecret bu6nefs, in manner that at
once excited curiodty and f1fpicion.
Mr.. Tyler ihortly before this went to New.
York; his circumstances were knowH TO be
embarralicd, he was there arrelted for a conf
derable debt; when he came home again his
appearance was entirely new and Grange: he
was dreifed and equipped in the noR f11erb
manner, with waiter to attend him his debt
on which he was arrefted in N. Y. has been
paid Oft by Tome unknown hand, aud he now
has money in abundance in his pohefion. He
laid he was engaged i'm fecret enterprife but
at The fame time declared that the object of il
was not aganh government. lie has engaged
ieyeral young meu Of talents and addrcfs tn fol.
low after and meet him at Pittsburgh; thew are
to be dreiled and equipped in the fame fIoerb
ityle with himief. He has not, il is faid, diff.
cloied to them the objed of the enterprfe bn,
has promiicd that when they become aco,iaint-
ed with the icbeme if they fhould at any time
within Tx months afterwards refcind from the
undertaking, they lhaIl be amply concentrated
for their time and their expenfes borne home a.
gain.
The informant further added, that it wa,
conjeetnred in Onondago, that the obied was
either to get poneliion of the Yazoo lands, or
an extenhyely preconcerted plan to effect diff
memberment Of the union, with col. BuRE 2,
the head of the combination.
Docs not every Circumstance with which we
arc acquainted induce us to concur in the latter
opinion is it not known that COL Burr ha,
been travelling through every part of that coun-