Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-16
GlrcWGt G0urC.
MOTION FOR COMMITMENT.
THURSDAY, Sept. q.
Mr.. GRAHAM Crosa-Ecdm;ned.


Mr. Burr. Did you ever see Bastrcp's
patent? A Never. Q Did YOU read it ? A
No; always understood. that there never
was one. Mr. Eltrr. You have said that
the greater pare was water; ! will assure
the court, that il was to be laid ont without
any wafer. Were you ever examined be-
fore . 4 Yes; made a deposition, when
] lodged Information before the Legislature
Of Ohio 9 We're you examined on any o.
Their occasion A ! WAS before the Grand
Jury. q. Did Won say any thing then Of =
conversation Won had with Gen. Neville
a. Yes. } told General Neville that I had
come IN make some enquiries inta this at
fair General Neville informed me what
HAD passed in his conversation with tic Mir
AorgaHs. lie said the people had appre-
ihcnded that vcur object was the separation
Of the United States but that il it wastlle
invasion Of Mexico, you would be better re-
ceived on your return than won ever had
been O. Did yet not then speak of the
boats? A. | did. q. Did you NOT say they
were unfit 10 coup the stream? A. / so un-
dcrstoad ut that time. - Doyou not know
that they were seizei by government to
send troops w the stream A. did not
hear Of it before | came here. @. Did
give YOU welcome reception? A. was
not acquainted with your manner. Ii was
cold, but thought respectful. .. Fave
| Won not heard Gov. Williams, Mead. and
| Rodney say, that they wou.d not suffer the
military 10 take nc 4. ! most certainly
recoilcct. that both thought and said thet
! it was improper to take YOU by military au-
thori;y; and / heard Governor Williams
say, If the attempt was made, he was not
authorised 70 sanction it q. Had vou not
heard Of the stipUla,ions made to me by
! Williams and Mead? A. | knew not of
| Governor WiliamS's stipulating with yuu.
l heard Of Mr. Mead's doing it. .. Was
| there no law 10 arrest me ? A ] mentioned
| 70 Governor Williams that fthe laws were
not sufficiently energetic to meet such oc-
icmrenCes, it WAS better 20 lrOvIde enc.
Put never saw the law. Q. Did you not
hear Of IN officer being there to arrest me (?
| :. had a conversation with y Lieutenant
| Peter, Who was lately in tbs place, rcla-
tive to this subject. The c0unSek for the
!proeccution objected TO this course vi cXa-
minaticn. Chie(Ju8tice. IF Mr. Burr means
to alledge these measures rs an czcnse for
his own military preparations, he MA" press
these enquiries. Mr. Burr. did 50 Jose
from the sort Of duties which Mr. Graham
discharged in that country, that he must
have known Of the stipuIations of Meade
and Williams. and that in direct violation
of these, party Of officers in disguise Chat
is without their u1iSormJ and with Concea-
( led weapons, as dirks and pistols, were
there tn SEIZE me. Mr. Graham certainly
knows something on tiis subject. Mr. Ora
ham. can speak of my conversation with
Governor Williams and Lieutenant Peter,
FOR with no others did communicate on
this subject. Governor Williams told me,
that a Dr.. Carmichael had been anthori-
scd 10 come to the Mississippi Territory
and aeizc you whether this was before on
after your trial, know not. He said that
he was extremely unwilling % have any
such thing done. ] observed chat it was
Icxtremely improper to suffer person to
be- seized. who was then in the custody OF
the law. Tie said that he had remonstra-
ted with Doctor Carmichael 1; that Doctor
lCarmichael had given IL mp and returned
Mr. Burr Did Carmichael belong 70 the
army? A. No: to the Mississippi Terri.
tory. 7 was proceeding 70 state that the
might Colonel Burr left Washington. heard
some Of the officers in the room, In wb Oh
u slept conversins about him, and one o.
them observed th8tif Colonel Burr was moi
arrested or that night, he would make ms
escape The gentlemen left tie room, ant
II afterwards understood from Lieutenant
Peter, that an application had been or wa'
about % be, made 90 Governor Williams
Tor permission % arrest Colonel Bur-. 1t
> Peter having understood that had hcart
part Of this conversation, informed me tha