The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-06


eahrsygs. Do ycu recollsa whether Cen.
Wnkin!on pyoduced any far copy OF the cy-
paered letter tn the grand jury? A. reccl-
llea that we had ncwfpaper in which it was
| pubhhed and a5 we decyphcred the original.
we osten compared our tranilliion with that
copy, aud found fome variations. Mr.. Hay.
l'ave you copy of the cvphcred letter, as
tranhated by the grand jury? A. have. Mr..
Eiek5anr f,ted that there were material and
eiiential variations between the tranna;ion made
by the grand Jury aud that publiihed.
| Mr.. Ca6eH isid, he begged leave TO obfrrve
that Gen. Wikinion was one out of Ef'y wiz
nehes examined blythe grand jury; that his ex-
animation took up four days, and that fuch cir
cumiianccs only were tresiured MP were
deemed material. Mr.. 1EeRae. Have you at
tended To The examination of Gru. Wi'kinfon
before the judge? will you fate whether his
tenmouy GORE fpouded with that Delivered he
fore toe grand jury? A. That is very extern
| hv- queition and one which it is isnpoHblc TO
anfwe-. During the exasination of Gen. Will
&i"toH before the judge, my attention was often
called off. and therefore cannot pretend 10 FAY
whether his teftimony throughout correrpond.
ed With that delivered before the grand jury.
you w'i rate any particular part of his tefti-
| mony, viii endeaSour TO recoilect whether it
correfpordcd.
| in general, rs far as have attended to the
evidence Of Gen. Wiikinfon given before the
Judge, the narrative is very much the fame with
that delivered before the grand jury; with fome
light variations. For inhance, l undera ood
Gen. Wilknton fiid before the court, that but
one letter paiied between him and col. Burr,
from the time Of their interview at ST. Louis,
| TIL the commencement of the next iunmer ;
! before the grand Jury undcrfood him to have
laid Tome letters or notes.
| The circumitancc of the packet being Gipped
| from the iide pocket of Mr.. Swsrtwout and
thrult into the hands of Gen. Wilkinion in the
| aoience OF Col. Cutting at the interview at Nat
| chnoches, was mentioned by tae General 20 the
Graod jury; If the fame was not Gated in
court, as have underfood, that makes ano,ht 7
variance. Mr.. MrRae. 1t was mentioned 10
the court by general Wilkinfon. MIR. CakeN
| Then, Sir, Rand corrected. / have already
iaId that could not pretend 10 an accurate re.
collection of all gen. Wkinfon's teftimony be.
fore the court.
| MIR. FIekbasi TO Mr.. Rrceker5,our5. Do
you rscollett any variance between the evidence
ot Mr., Swartwout and Cen. Wikiufon? a
"a ITO The delivery of the letter from Col Burr
there is no material variance but in the detail.
ot their conversations there was a very iinpur.
tant one.
Here fome defnltory convcrC,tion took place
between the counfel on both ides and the court,
on the fubjed of Mr.. Ta2ewel!'s reply TO the
qneition propounaed 10 DR.. Bro, krnbrough
Tue council for the prof cution and the Chief
JnHice dhagrecd in their notes.
MIR. Wiahba1s aiked Mr.. Cab,ll the fame ge-
neral queftion. MIR. C4bsN anf~ered, that The
itateEnent of Mr.. Tazewel had appeared 10 him
very plain, and correct, and had been delivered
with his ufua ability: Being called on to Rate
how TAR Cen. Wilsinion and Mr. Swart won't A.
greed in their tsttimony before the Grand Jury,
IN relation to their conversations at Natcbi;o.
ches, mutt fay. that they coincided in fnme re-
ipetts, and differed in oIbers. The material
variance 10 this. Swsrtwout moit poli,yeiy de.
nled that he had made any criminal communi.
cations whatever; aud denied his having faid
any ting about irizing. According to Gen
"iknion, the coinmuoicaii,nsnf Swartvou,
were criminal; according to Mr.. Swartwout
they were innocent and honourahie.
As have fpokeu in fuch high terms of Mr.
iaze"til's ftatemert, mutt beg leave TO ex.
cePt from that tenincnt, the inference which
ne drew from the manner in which Mr.. Svyar,.
won't delivered his trftimony before the Grand
\ jury. The manner of Efr. Swart won't was Ger.
tA'n'y that of confcious innocence. But there
is other tefimony in the cafe. / chufe 70 fuf
pend my opinion of characters till this inyefti
CATION ihail have terminated.