Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-04-24
RICHMOND. March 81.

. the Eagle, where he was under guard,
and with perfect rivility informed him
thss he had a warrant against him on the
1 part of,the u. States. Col. Burr was
now consequently in the custody Of the
! Marshal. H. ;. -'
;. Within very short time after, they
repairedt to another room in the Eagle,
before Judge Marshall. d The examina-
: tion was a private one: There were few
auditors present. The Editor was not
among them. s,ss.vs .-.. a .---
e., Edmund Randolph, and John Wick.
ham, ~Esqrs. counsel for the prisoner.
Cesar A.. Rodney and George Hay,
Esqrs. counsel for the prosecution.
= The Attorney ofthe district observed,
that it was his dutyto charge the prisoner
present, and upon evidence which he
should exhibit before the court, of the
crime Of treason against the United
Safes and of the misde meanor Of having
prepared within the Unitsd States an
expedition against the dominions Of the
King Of Spain, with whom the United.
States were then in amity. 49,. ..
~ Theetidence was then produced. It
consisted Of the record Of the proceed.
ings held IN the cases OF Bollman aud
4SwMtwout, before the circuit court Of
The district Of Columbia. No viva s9ce
testimony was produced, except that Of
Mr.. Perkins, which related to the arrest
OF Col. Burr, within the Mississippi
Territory l. =, =. " To-
= erthis evidence was laid before the
court, Mr.. Hay submitted the following
nhouon III writing -.
. The attorney of the United States
for die Virginia district, prays that Aaron
Burr, may be committed, upon the eyi.
aence now submitted to the fudge. in
order that he may be tried at the ne II cir
cult court for this district, or i, a special
court to be held for that purpose, upon a
charge OF treason against the United
States, and also for a misdemeanor in
setting on foot within the territory ofthe
Unite d States a military. expedition to
be carried on from thence aeains. the do.
minions OF the King Of Spain, with whom
the United States were then and are now
at peace" IT. ..
II was then determined, that Public
discussion should be held in The Capitol.
this day at 10 O'Clock, and that in the
.Elean.lme Col. Barr should be admitted
to- bail: his bail to be bound IN the sum
OF 5000 dollars. = ID - >..,.%', II
hessrs. Thomas I1kylora add John
Gamble are his securities.
As this affair is at present e0rom jud;ce.
we shall limit cur attsntionto facts alone.
without wandering into scommeA.s. OF
these, enough hereafter. =. y,
- - :. 81. =, = =. April 4. -
On Wednesday, the Ist day of April.
chief Justice Marshall pronounced =
most luminous opinion6n the application !
tor the commitment Of this very extraor. 4
binary gentleman. Ihe substance of
which was, THAT there was no p,obabIs
ground from the testimony yet adducrd
Tor bsheviDg that Iol. Burr had .he.n
guilty Of treason, whatever might hav[
been the intention NJ least that there
was not Efficient ground Tor eomm;,.
.ment oHthat serious charge: but that
.on the probable ground Of . misdemran,
y+ia setting on,toot or preparing an ex.
peditIon agAinst the spanish sertlem.n,,
the deposltion Of General Wilkinson,
when coupled with the eyphered letter
though not sufficient for conviction
satished him sufficiently for commit,
men.t-He was therefore eotnmitted an
chat charge, wish iadul6ence 10 remain
until three O'clock under his existing re.
cognlzAnee, 10 enabls him to give fur.
ther BAH, inthe sunn 10000 dollars ill
the next court In May, tor this district.
Messrs. John Hopkins, Harry Heth,
Thomas Taylor, John Gamble, and
major Langborn, to the honor of them
selves, and IN support Of the just charac.
ter Of their natl'e country, tor its civili-
~ ana attsntion towards strangers, vol
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