Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-13
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Nlarietta.
3 Some. ,ime LAST fall I receivcd ? mss,
sacc from Mr.. Isl. 10 cone downssto inc
islsnd. VENT Il was soon after ~ ilr-s
BIcnaerhassest returned from kensucky.s
After had Been there souus uu'e pif !.
13lenaet hassett took rpc into small roo M,
and saddle wished 10 speak 20 me private
II. He then asked me If had not heard
shcwas raiGg down tbs riser. tose MIN
that had. He asked meif would not 81
with him. He said he wss not then ALL.
b-r,yto revealthc obiecs entirely out = IS
would DEFEND on his Friendship he would
: do ws Ii for me. lac spoke ofshe Onach'ia
land, bu insimated that there was soms rs
sts,irc else 10 view On the same eseninS
,hers we're several youns men az blenner-s
hasse.ss house from Bslpre. lAsy we're
allrequested 10 join the xpedillon ana 80
down with him. They were ak 70 iuf t,l,
..he rnse.-es with a rife and blanket. The
:. ~ .---:.sfys l had some coryefsat'ou
win Mr. and Mrs. Blenntrhassest 4 nrpnge
other things, j asked wheghe government
span,enaneed this expedition J; had heard
something from captain Elliot the evening
before, fhatthis was aa expedition Intended
ara;ns, Mexico. MFR. Biennefhasseu re-,
plied thar il vas immatsSial whether go.
vernment aided ii or not; goverDnasnt
was. sw eak they would have nothing
TO do with government, unless L OF.
posed the sspediticn, in which case they
would. make resistance. MIR. BIsnneiEas-
ss;s laughed at my staying at home and
spendins Dry life in obscariiy behiod the
ceun,er, ii was dull life he told me il.
would 90 with hina I wouii have 40 op.
por,unisy 10 distinguish myself. On he.
next day i rodeup 10 Marietta ssith Nlr.s
4 Blenucs aassrsf, aud on RE way he was en-
saeing severaLypung nosn 10 CO. down. the
river with him, ois.ring them lands. q
mone the rest was one Rattburn a school
master. told him heswasa drnnSard 8.
could do nothing towards the settlement Of
lands. No saa:,er. said Mr.. Blenn srhas-
sew, when heis brought under good da.
cipline he will make a good soldier. and
his allowance will not be large enough 10.
make him drunk. Mr.. Blsnnerhasses, was
then going up Tie Muskingurn, TO see after
col. Burr's boats thar were building there,
and TO barry their hnishiag.
Mr.. Blennerhassssswas at my faisfer's
hcuse afterwards, and | was in the roosa
when he offered my brother the place OF
surgeon general. My father told Mr.. 81.
he had better givcpp the enterprise and
's,ay at home 90 his island that II was ian-
possible he could succeed; tha, his force
was too small aud the opposition too great.
Mr.. Blennerhsssets said thar gen. AVilkin.
! ,son and fhe armv would Join him. When.
/ was at the islsnd Mr.. glennerhasseis
: told me, thar he expected we should have a
little lighting with the Spaniards, ba, that
they wereucas towards and would soon
: run, and leave every thing in our possessi.
! on. 10 the month Of August Mr.. Blennea-
hasse,t was at my fathers house, ano "a
ed many asgumsnss to prove that Il was
the interest Of the wsstern states TO sepa-
! rate themselves from the union.
Mr. ITirf. Did .Blennerhssse't speak OF
Burr? a Yes, understoodte spoke OF
him as the leader. i secbltectyo have ask
ed him wheyhrr col, Burrwas concerned.
{ He answered that ne was one OF The lead:
ers. He also mentioned general Eaton as
one concerned,
Mr.. Hay Did he men,ioo what would
be The resuIsto you and himself ifthe %.
Sserprise was TO succeed! 4 He said If
we succeeded our fortunes would be made
that if not, he was aruined man. @ Did
he sag what be would do ncase he met
with resistance 10 his descent down the
river? Mr.. BIepnefhasseyt said they could
land and burn the houses and towns If
the people attempted to oppose them !? G
What arms die you see on the island? a
I saw two or three guns, three olunderbuss-
es, three braces of pistols, sword and.
dirk a ben Of nnxs.der and sans,na hnisrfs