Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-21
From the Richmond Enquirer.
COMMUNICATION.
COLONEL A.dRoW BURR.

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Our attention has been of late much ex.
citsd by the publications which have appear
ed In paper called the Western Word -
Plots and conspiracies ofvarioas kind. have
been announced in terms Of such set,nus-
ness connected wiki details, which wear the
appearance of probability. Among others
who have been denounced, we have lately
noticed the name of
Aaron Burr, esq. late vice president of the
y. States.
IL has long been the custom of n,anv
American writer's, and publishers to treat
tbs name character and condne, Of cole,s1
sarr with suspicion, accusation and
contempt. He has been accused and de.
nouaced as a foe to his country, 10 ia. 90.
vernment aud to the civil liberties Of man.
kind and so long and so frequently have
such things been published, thar no reader
can bs surprised to flnd some new accusa.
ton or charge agans: this DISTINGUISHED
character.
Under such circumstance The name Of
col Burr, has been announced as a coos,i
rssor, for tbs purpose OF efec,ipe a rgyo-
luton "a the Western settlements and stasss
OF the union the object of which would
DC 70 establish separate government or
empire beyond the Allegany moun,ains and
so tar have these accusations been carried
that many collateral facts of seen.inp In.
Porj nee have been referred 10 and relied
Upoa.
Doe of these facts related TO the employ.
'nrns al many young men of talents and
d'sslaruon, who have engaged in SEINE Sc
creS project, which they either will not or
cannot explain, Ano:her relates to the
boilaing or consracsipg7ior, number of
ooass, such as seem usetni ia a mil;,sr,
p.oJecs. A third relates TO the g-es, re-
sources 10 money which colonel Bur, b..
iateiy obaIpcd, either by drafts upon
merchant inKen,ueky, or by his own dfat,,
upon merchants in New York and psila
dslphia,
10 all those who were weak enough to
inagine that eel. Burr could be so great q
TOOL as TO attempt such revolution as that
which has been alluded 20, these and some
other matters of smaller import appearea
30 be strong proofs of conspiracy Ard
SIS it has long been tbs fashion TO accuse.
and TO eliminate him according,o The fears.
haired. or maiignity of each writer, so IL,
haPPened from these causes, thar colonel
Burr has been reae ed with as little respect
as 1t he had oeen public OUTLAW.
Ia one OF the western paps,s it is said
that col Burr has lately been at the house
OF col Charles Lynch. in Kentucky. where
a. remained several days. That Lynch
some time ago had purchased an inserss.
10 ne claim of baron Bastrep, to 80 miles
square of lands in Louisiana, which the
S;aaish government had granted to him
that bastrop was bound TO settle saasi.
derabls sumber of families thereon, as
Que OF the conditions of the grant.
aere then the whole mystery is untold.
cd Bassrop being Unable to fulfil HE corr
tract. has sold or eenfederated with Lynch
Lynch has either sold to or eonfederased
Vita Burr; Burr has sold or eenfederased
wish other persons, who havs ssaicient
cash capitals TO make the necessary SETTLE
meEts.
Having made these arrangements, it was
natural fer col. Burr to engage young men
of talents and enterprise not only TO become
settlers, but also to promote the general pur.
poses of the plan. Young men of this de.
scription have been cmpleyed, aad bscause
the wise eaes could not discern wherefore,
they have thought Fl, to say, tina, the pur.
/ poses were reasonable. aud that col Burr
was not only the author, bu. the great ma
chise, upon which all the miaor parts OF
this supposed trsachery and conspiracy,
would or did depend.
After having mentioned this part OF the
project, The next thing necessary was TO
provide suitable boats, not merely such ~