Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-30

and oefa adsaneiny to attaek ana p'uhuef
-. CIV; 10 consequences OF when tue
a,r.srst alarms prevailed, q general ssaS-
eaaa ef business sasusd, and the caagsr
r.s credited there as matter ct public no.
,ars.y /: Tha, brigadicr general Wilkinson
r,,h The army Of TIE u S. was az New
Orleans, occupied 10 the most active mill
,.ry preparations for ths defccse 81 tns
nLse repairing the forts, mounting
eauuon, collecting ammunition, &c
All under the hrm persuasion and Dc
lief that such an attack was msdltasso,
,od abou. very speedily 20 take place, os
~. s.,d Barr aud his eoafederates This
a,noasns Knows that the general was de-
e,dsdl, of opinion, from the most salts.
t,c,ofy Information, sEas the said burr
,nd a,s confedsra.es were advancing with
an srmed force against the plass: add Far
,hsr this depoacas saith not.
wM. WILSON.
Sworn 10 in open coart this
27.a day of Ian. 1907,
VIM. BRENT, elk.
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The deposition III assign w c. MEAD
is precisely similar TO thar OF llsut. VII.
son. esssps THAI the former states that he
left New Orleans on the lasa OF Dseem-
Der.
The following Msssssc, containing fur.
.het deyelopemeat of The Conspiracy,
was communicated to the TWO houses OF
Congress "a Monday.
To tie Senate and House q Representa-.
tiyes Of tie q. States.
Irsceived fren general Wilkinson. on
tbs 25s inst. his stfiiasls charging samuel
Sysnwaas, Peter V. Ogden, al. Jamss
AIsxsaaer, with tae cri,a.s described 10
TIE ahdavi,, 8 eopv oi which is now com.
maaicased TO bath aoases OF ceagress.
twas announced 70 me- at the same
tilns, thar Swartweut aud 8aIImao, Two
Of lac persons unprecedented by him, were
arrived ia shls city, IN custody each OF
military oscer. | ia nedistely delivered
to the attorney of the u. S 10 this district,
The evidence received against them, with
iasractioas to lay the same before the
juases, and apply for their process to
bring the accused tojassiea; aud pat 10.
to his hands orders 10 the officers aaylag
them 10 cassody, TO deliver shem 20 the
marshal on ms applications.
Til: JEFFERSON.
Jan. 25, 1907.
l, James Wilkinson, brigadier general
and commander ID chief et the army of
she u. S. 70 warrant the arrest of Sanue,
Swartwoat, James Alexander, esq. and
Peter V. Ogden. on charge of treason,
mlsprisoa OF tssasen, or sueh sther efeace
against the governments aud laws of the
y. S.ss the following facts may legally
caarse them with, on shs honor Of sol.
der, and en the hcir Evangrllsss of Al
mighty God-de declare and swear, ,ha
IN me 'begiSalng of the mea;h of October
last when 10 command at Na,ahisoehes,
asranser was introduced to M BY eeionel
Iushlsg, by the name OF Swauwout, who
lew minutes after the coloael retired
irem the room slipt into my haad letter
OF formal Introduction from colo.el Burr,
Oh which ths fellewipg rs correct copy.
Philadelphia, seta July, 1906.
DEAR SIR,
Mr.. Svartwout. the brother of colonel
. OF New York, bsing on kls way down
the Mississippi. and prssuming that he
aYpass you at some post GA the river.
has rssaes,ed of me letter of in,roauc.
uon' whisa give with pleasure, as he is
most arnlable ysupg man, aud highly re-.
spectacle from his character aud cosasc.
lions. lPrayyau TO afford him any friend.
Eethces which his situation may reaairs.
and beg you 10 pardon the trouble which
shls may give you.
With entire respect,
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