Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-12-30

Wnen Il Captain LAWS ana Il Colonel SnlltN
appeared III this tosya (; offering to engage
as many adventurers as would accept their
proposals of assembling at Beaver, on the
Ohio, and OF embarSing there under the
secrecy to be imposed on them by an oath,
upon some private expedition under col.
Burr, that any seriously was intended "a
gainst the peace of the United States.
| Whether any such thing is yet intended,
| few weeks will devolope. However, on
the 24th instant, in consequence of the pro-
posals of Davis and Smith, and their private
agents, nine men, after disposing of their
property and settling their affairs here,
embarked from this town for Beaver, with
she express intention of joining the secret
expedition under colonel Burr. The names
of the Adventures are, Frederick Hay
maker, esquire, Luke Hill; Owen Aston,
! William Davis, Hugh Allen, James Knox,
James Kennedy, John Gelvin, man of the
name OF Chichester, and another, of the
name of Burnside, Samuel Lord, the mar
shal's deputy for this district, with three
or four Others are preparing to depart
on the same business in day or two !;
Charles !. Reed, Stephen Wolberton, and
doctor, think Mulholm, is his name,
from Erie county, have passed through this
place, ON the same expedition, also num-
Der 10 the amonnt OF eight or ten, from the
western part of the state Of New York, on
their route through This place openly avow-
ed similar intentions, and held mighty meet
ihgs wiah theirbrethren in enterprise here.
The doctor is by his own account an agent
IN the transaction; he informed inc that
they had three large boats built on Beaver,
under the direction of Comfort Tyler, of
the state of New-York, who is now at Bea-
yer, and that they would embark from
L \, 81 \ n
next. Hugh Ailer. after he had returned
from PIttsburg, WHITTIER he had been sent
by his associates here, informed me that he
had been introduced TO Comfort Tyler, and
had arranged his plan with him. There
were very fattering prospects of wealth
held ont 70 them, &c the needy & desperate
embarked in II with avi9ity. An oath, they
say, will be administered to them at Bea-
YER, before they will be informed of the
object of the expedition, & those unwilling
to go be liberty to return under that in
junction Of secrecy. They calculate on the
information from their leaders that the
expedition will be supported by more than
5000 men, and if the information we re-
ceive from travellers be correct, they
have accommodations provided for that
number along the Ohio, in different places
A salt merchant of the name Of Kibby,
went through Meadville, on the 23d inst
and said he had sold to the projectors of the
expedition seven hundrcd barrels of salt
for their use. 1t is said that some of the
wilkins family in Pittsburg are engaged in
1t, and though the expedition is kept very
secret III Pittsburg, many adventurers there
are engaged in 1t. What / mention from
information may not be true, though il is
derived from some of themselves. But
have seen those mention in this place. en-
bark in canoes in French creek, and heard
them huzza farewell 10 MeaGville. They
are all federalists, and cordially unfrjend
ly to the government. They CIV Gin declare
that no democrat, or man friendly to the
government should be permitted to parti-
cipate in their enterprise, as no such man
could be trusted. The. people here are
much divided in their conjectures upon the
expedition. Some believe that an attempt
Unprotected to separate the western from
the eastern states, and ada them TO Louia
siana.
y evem6er s7th.
There is something of moment and ap-
prchend Of danger on foot. Since wrote
the above Jabez Colt, Ralph Martin, James
Gibson and Samuel Lord, have dcbarted
for Reaver Colt and Martin expect com.
missions-lsrael Miller is also gone from
Erie. 49,
WAsHIfiGroM CRY, Dec. "a.
BURR.
From information received from thr
westward we are told that MIR. Burr was.
in the latter part of November, at Louis
vile, which is about sixty miles from Frank.
fort.
We are also informed that three drafts.
amounting to 10000 dollars, drawn by Burr,
endorsed by Blennerhasset, and accented
by o gdcn Of New-York, the relation OF
Dayton, have passed through the bands Of
Alexander Henry, merchant of TIliladel-
phia. Ogden is stated to be postcsscd Of
little property.
We have perused letter, which, among
other things states the following.-
That some menhigh in Office in Kectuckv
are concerned in Burr's project.
That an offer was made to-----------
OF letters of introduction and credit 70 q
member of Congress who was conccrncdY
by which he would have received advances
payable in Kentucky or Orleans.
hat Burr has his cmissarics in Wash.
ington, who watch the cabinet, and g,yc
regular information.
That in accrtain event Burr will eoma
70 Washington-the event is rcpresented
20 be the executive taking serious mea-
sures to stophis enterprise in which case
II -