Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-02

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f6f. zzQy Our Object IS 10 prove BY
! Alf seasimpny the sessai a,semblsge sEmen
! os 6lSnoerhasse.t's inland. Ii coca OF
<3urse Ss0psose dirertiv the ovcrs acs. r
yeeok AtbsfsAf. The frsf knew OF
this bssiness MAS. I ~xthited on tic island
&c help 10 bald kilo foi drviug corn and
sfter wofkiDg seme slime, Mrs. nlannrr.
|. hssse,s told me. that MI. Blannefhasse,s
md col. hsss were going 70 lay 10 pro2i-
1sioes for "a army for Ysar. went TO
'nhe mill, where carried the corp 20 be
ground after II had been dried. i work.
~ four week . 90 that business ID the islsnd.
Last tau Tor in Sepsember) after Blanner-
hassett had cone homs-he had been pro-.
.znisirg me moacy for SEINE sineI slept
-ups 10 him. He had no mooey stthe timc; ;
bus would pay me soon. Says he : Mr..
Allbright you are Dasehman. Bat he
asked me first and foremost, whether !
would not join with him aud 60 down the
river. told him did MOI know what
they were upoo, and he Said, !" Mr.. All.
bright, ne are going 10 settle new eoan
Try" Aud care him 40 answer, that !
Would uOt like 20 lesve my family. sie
said he did not waas auy families 70 go
along with him. Then he saidto nae you
are Z Duschnan, and common man !;
aed a. the Dutch are apt 10 be scared by
high men, il you'll oto Nsw-Lancasser.
where the Dusca live, and get me Soor 80
men TO 60 WITH us, VIII give you Is
many dollaFs !" wsns home then, aud
sgays him 40 answer upon that. In 2 fey
days after, the boats came and laudsd at
fhe island. The snow was bout inches
dscp, and I went oYt hunting. was on
the Chic side. met two men; knew
they belonged 70 tAs boats, blu, wanted
10 had out, and they asked me whether I
had sol giseptmy eansens te 60 slong with
bla9reshssssst dowh the river. AZ W
were talking ,ogsshfh shey named shcn.
selves sol. H1rr's neS, belonging 60 the
boats laaded az the islAnd. Wheo sht1
Asked ne whether Ishad nos csrseused 60
81 down With Blarnsrhassets putt .
question ts them. Issoid them I did ucs
know mhat they were sbousi and one OF
she seaslemen seld me sshey we're going 10
take silver mine frsm the Spanish.
Ssked the genaenen whether they would
nstsIlaw sha, this would raise war with
America. They replied no. These were
1oly 4 few ncD, and If they went with a
good army, lhey would Sive isuP and no.
lhipg more said about il. had all shis,
CON- essa,;sn with the two men. These
men showed me whas6ne rides they had
fSiur down The siysr With them Then 81
sySnf 10 The Island. and Blanaerhassett paid
. nc "a 10 Kentucky notes. People how.
ever didc's like these notes, and I went
c Ser ca the Krpawha bank to change shenas
] s ots2 ofthe nOsss changed ;sx one, stSn
Iallar note, 1ss sesuraed 20 my hand, fos
which wished 10 gsissilssr sfrom BIapnsr-
hasseis. r went TO The leland the day the
.ppcxiana.ion csme cur. But before !
wentso DlaInerhassettss honse heard he
.was nov al home, blu, al Marietta. j went
On the Virginia side, where met 8 other
ueuSbeirreirg TO the boats, with 5 COM
,s,iete srifes. They made a call upon me
60 take The q 10 the island inmy canoe. and
I accepted (exseptedl 10 ~; but after,
wards carried the third man, who stood
close by ms cameo, over 60 the island. AT.
Ter beirx some time on the island, I,wral
down q the four boats annethassetl
was not al home ycs-snd I met come. oi
the boat people shooting Il : mask. They
had ere between the bank aud bosts. 4
waited at the house till Blsnnerha
home. He seemed very mach seased,
One Of the men came up 20 ask him tor
scmeihing and he told him :. Oon's srou.
BILE me have tfouble seneseh alsesdy.s
He went up % his chsmber, and Z saw ne
nore Of him. asked - old gectlemsc
g 90 up 70 HE chamber sod change 81
note fer silver. Bye and bye hoard that