Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-19
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TRIAL
or
COLONEL A.. BURR.
a:orses ron Coanlrnrs-.
EXAMINATION or EVIDENCE
MONDAY, October s.

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We arsiscd 1t Marietta the goth Augu SC,
ADD The 27sh We wens to visit Mt Bianper.
hAssst, on his isisnd--we diDed anc passed
-fhe night there the 2Ssh we came back TO
Marietta, and the 29th we took the road
10 Chilicoths, where we arrived the thirty
hrsi..
The I'd Of September left colonel Surr
about 20 miles from Chilicoshe, ne pursa-
iac his Journey TO Cincinnati. where I de-
clined going with him, having az Intention
of visiling Upper Louisiana, and tearing
my ,ine was already too short; from mat
time have not seenlhim {rxcept motnsnt
al Louisville where had spent few days
with my friends; that was aboat the ON
of Stpsember At my return about inc
ooh of October found him again a. Lex.
ing.on, busy and mach engaged with old
psprrs and Others he told me nc had made
she purchase Of the Onachisa lands OF when
he had spoken 10 rse, and offered 10 &C.
rommodste me with as much as pleased
for the ssme price j, cost him; | acknow.
lodged this marx of friendship; but told
him that declined for the moment, pc.
cause / wanted to see and provide Tor
mr. family be thea asked me # had re-.
pouuced 10 take pars 10 the Spanish war; u
there was one: told him that there vas
none yet, that even il was my opinion tneie
would be bone bot that 10 case there should
be one, If he was pleased 10 send me woid
of and of the situation 10 the army ne
,so,I have obtained for me. would be
90 The spot as soon as himself; nc agreed
Twas rieks, but told me he believed there
would be war, aud he hoped that should
stay day to take his letters. agreed, ana
the nexs day he Sent roe letter tor Mr. n,
b. Lasrobe which delivered at my pas.
sage at Washington City.
The depouenr, on cross.examlaasion on
the part of colonel Burr, being asked the
following questions, viz.
@ Did you, whea at Motgan's, hear col
NuTT INK or any ufttrary Eape disioDs or OF
separation from the union?
No, except during the dinner, When
old Mr. Morgan began once or twice &C
speak about the rutSoEs of separation o.
the wes,ernfrom The eastern states; bu
colonel Burr seemed DOT willing to engage
In such conversation, and did all he could
To get rid of il, seeming more pleased with
the conversation of the ladies.
We're you generally near colonel Burr
or separately engaged. Did you see him
engsge in particular conversation during
lhAt visit!
heard the Morgans' give their testi
mony andI do nos know for any part ,wher
such long conversations could iske place
twas nos before me, and colonel Burr was
bur very little ti0e absentIffom me after
dinner I left him with the company, aud
went with cid Mr. Morgan into the garden
where colonel Burr came & joined VI with
.,he ladies, abous Is minutes after wewere
together all the remaining of the day. in
che walks we took. and visits we made, ex
cent When was abed, colonel Burr took
the candle, sOd went out the doors for q
few minutes, and then came back TO on
bed.
q Didyou hear colonel Burr, during the
time you was with him, talk of sePara
zion Of the western from the easserr
states!
A Never; only rsmrmber that 10 al
most all the houses We stopped TO, people
would oEten engage conversation with y:
upon that subject but colonel Burr would
always laugh q, the idea.
Did il appear 10 you that he was or hs
was not, seriously interested IN making
some new establishment IN lands
"A His project OF purchasing lands on the
Ouscalsa was more general topic of ou'
conversation when we were travelling, sne
be seemed anxious TO prevail spon nae &c
engage in il.
q In whas state Of mind was then old
Mr. Morgan