The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-28

r 6 II s O N AGAINST TIRE UNITED
STATES.
f71s 6Aaai4ataa Hrelssssy Apg 1915, eon,iessf /
TnoMAs MoreAs
On the evening % the 2if of Ausut, nv father
received letter irom Pufburg by the hands OF ione
petion, tile tgnatnre OF which was Aaron Burr In
wa. letter the writer communicated his intention of
1'nng with my father the follow ing day he al
10 mentioned tina, he hould rake the liberty f ;ntro
ouc;ng friend, My father rtqneasd nv brother
anu myieit to nleet him, VI Oh we ACCORDINGLY did
Nothing otinlportance occurred during our ride in nv
Pre'ence. Col Burr was generally with my brother.
S,ol' DuP'eher was often wnh niyf=lf and fone-
times we were pron,icuouhy together WhilA W.
were at dinner, Col. b. COMPATIBILITY, az thoesbr
confidently and earnestly iad, tina. we (ea!,q The
psoPis OF the ~eI,) would be fepar l,ed in Are wear,
from ;he Atlantic dates; the Allrshsny rnoantsi
to be the las Of diyifI,n. He fad that vreat NM
bers were not neeehiry to execute grea. military
deeds; all,hat wanting, was a leader in whom,
they could place eonhleres, and who they believed
Could carry them through. This couveriation occur.
red during dinner. He iaid that with 500 men.
Sew York could he taken and thar with 200, Con-
SFeis could be arivsn into the Potomac.
:, 10 the lait obiervation, my brother, think in,
d'gnan.y replied, .' BY God Sir, with tina. numbe,
you canno' take our little town Of Cannoufburg"-
Col. Burrs reply TO this oblervation was, Con6ne
youreH TO this de OF the mountain and IN nor CON
tradiet YOU" or wordsto that eifeta Col. q. with
drswfrom the room, where we tiined; * on reacns-
the door lee ding into the entry invited me- bv nod
~ go out with him. When we had arrived ar tbe
oaeS door OF the entry, out OF hearing of any other
perioh' Coi' ID. enquired what my purfuits were I
informed him was itudyng the law. He then fad.
lie was inre could not find employment, for either
BODY or mind C he iaid that there were or af]ee ;f
,ncre were not, number OF young men i'm Pittfl,ur
imiiary iituated. He faid, that under our govern.
ment there was TO encouragement for talents. ,ha,
John Randolph had declared on the floor of Conorefs
'hat men OF aients were dangerous to the govern.
ment. He alked me, how or whether I would Ike
military Expedition Life; Icannot recoi,es.
which. My aniwer was. it would entirely depend pp-
on the object or oauie for which was TO FIGHT. I
think Previouily Certainly oon after he aiJ VIVA
you were on your way with me-" After afsnp Col.
D. concerning young man (RIr. Duer) living at N.
orieSrs' with whom had q flight acquaintance he
faid he doing well and he then ipol,e of Dnsr's
brother, who was alIo doing well, as lawyer, but
that Ne mad much rather be at the head of military
Ps-Mr. Morgan then propofed to nate the Geps
which his father had taken to defeat A. Burr bro
>e6t'' when he was Popped by the court.
crst5-Exd1i7sg.
Nir. Burr Had you ever fpol;en to me before
a. Never @ Did you not mention, with fone
complaints, the neglect which your educa-io ion had re-
eeivedf A. No. Q. Did you DOT complain about
waiting your ti"e a. recollea no,firg on that
iuoect, but your remark, that could no, irrely ind
employment Tor either body or mind
discrimination Of JAcos ALLBRIoHr.
MT Hay. Our object is to prove by bis teGimony
the actual Membage of men on Biannerhaifett's n
act. '
JACOB ALBRIGHT. The fra knew of this b,,-
fineis was; was hired the Hand to helm To build
hin Tor drying corn; and after working fome time
"5'. hanneFhaiett told me, that MIR. BIannerhaiIytt
a'd col. buFr were going to lay in provifons for an
army Tor year. went to the mill where Jcarr;
ed the corn TO be ground, after it had been dried
WORKED Tour weeks on that bu!inefs in the Iiiand-
Lar tall Tor IN SeP,enber) after Bannerhaf.,t had
come heme--he had becn promiing ME money for
lone tme--l ttept up to him. He had no money
a, .he time but would ay me foon. Says he's MIR.
>d"'goe' you are DutehmaD." But he alked me
hrt and ioremotf whether would not ioin with him
ana go down the river. told him, did not know
wila' they were upon and he fsjd, MIR. Albright,
we,are going to frtt!e new coGn,ry." And 7 oavs
NM an aniwer, that would not like 70 lrsye nv
iamiy. he iad, he did not want any fanalies TO Cd
aiohg with him. Then lie fad TO me Won are a
Du'ehn'an' and comnlCn h,an and as the Dutch are
apt to be feared by high men, if yen'l oo to New
saneaiter, where the Dutch, live, and ge, me 20 or
40 men go with u.s. will give you as many dolsr,''
went nome then, and gave him no anf~er upon
tha.' IN lew days after the boats came and landed
d. toe Hand he inow about three inches deep
ana went out a hunting. was on the Ohio iids
met two men knew they belonged to the baa,s.
pIt wanted to Ind out; and they alked me whether
had not given my content go along with Banner
nd'fe'r Gown the river. Aswe were talking ,ore-
thsr, they named themlelves Coll Burr's men. be-
longing to the boats landed at the iiland When
theJ aiKed me, whether had net conlented 10 ca
down with Biannerhahett; put a aueflion TO them
tod them did not know what they were about ::
aud one OF the gentlemen told me, they were eoin,
to take ilIver mine from the SpangI | aGced the
gentlemen whether they would nor How. that mi.
woHld ra'ie war with America. They repIieA. No.
Iheie were only few men; and if tbey went viii,
good army they would give il up and nothing
more laid about It, had all this converfation win
me two men, Thefe moved me what fine
rihes they had going down the river with them
men went to the Hand, and RlannerhaEett paid me
OH IN kentucky notes. People however didn't like
theie notes, aud went over to the bank at Kenaw-
ha 20 change them j got two of the notes changed
ana one, ten dollar note, returned 10 my hand
Tor which wiihed to get FLYER from Blannerhanat,.
wentto he Hand the day the Proclamation came our.
But before wentto Blannerhalett's houTe T heard
ne was not at home, but at Marietta went on the
virginia nde, where met three other men belonv-
ing TO the boats, with complete rifles. They made
call uoon me- 20 take them to the Iland in my ca
noe, and accepted (exeepted) to but afterward,
carried the third man, who hood cofe BY my canoe.
over TO the hland. After being fome time on the H.
and, went down TO the four boats--BlannerhaTe
was nor at home yet and ! met fome Of the boat
people ihooting at mark. They had fire between
hal