Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-27

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ceived at Fort Stoddert letter from the
Attorney General of the United States, IN
closing Subpoenas for Witnesses against
aaron Burr, and directing him to repair
TO New-Orleans to deliver those Subpae-
mas (Which were blank as to the names OF
the witnes,es,) to Gen, Wilkinson, that
the witnesses names might be inserted lay
him and afterwards to serve them on the
proper persons. He also received instruc-
tons from the Secretary of War authors
ing him TO leave Fort Stoddert for the pur-
pose, and accordingly went To New-Or-
leans, where he arrived on the 9TH OF May.
lie delivered the subpoenas TO Gen. VIII
kiuson who inserted the names of James
Knox, Chandler Lindsey, a hir. Muihal-
len and others. He called several times At
the house where Knox, Lindsey aud N4ui-
hallen lodged, for the purpose OF serving
the subpocHaS; but constantly failed to lind
them ut home. The man of the horse told
him they sNp'd ont Whenever they saw
him coning. He informed him his object
was only - read certain subpocuas 70 theE',
and requested him to tell them 10 call at
his lodgings, Accordingly they came 10
him, and toid him their reason for avoid
ing f'm at brst Was that they hid been Of
Burr's party, and were afraid he had
some process to approhen0 them. re theu
| read the subpoenas to them told them the
commander in chief offered them passage
OH board the United States schooner the
Revenge, III which he was himself to sail
70 Virginia; and desired them 20 let him
Know when they could go on board. LinAs-
| &c" made no objections but KNOX stated
some objections about collecting money,
! and seemed unwilling TO so. Lieut. Gaines
Il.gll I
and afterwards applied to him again. when
he said he could not come with the vessel,
! The Lieut. then asked Judge Hall, what
was to be done The Judge answered
that some person must file an affidavit of
! his heing a material witness that then
! The civil authority would compel him to
attend, by requiring HIM to enter into a
! recogDizance 10 appear at Richmond, in
failure of giving which recognizauce, he
could be forcibly conveyed 20 that place
| Nv person depnted by the Marshal OF the
! district Of Orleans Tor that spcci1 purpose.
Lieut.. Gaines was reluctantly persuaded
10 accept Of a depUtation from the NJ az
shall, in pursuance of which, latter Knox
| had been committed to prison by the
{ Jndge,) he issued An order 20 Sergeant
Dunhauch, to take him from the iail and
Conduct him m board the vessei-ITe de-
ciared that Gen. Wilkinson, when he IL
save him the subpocnas, recommended it
to him 70 summon Knox, but gave him no
other directions that he recollCcted thar
nc communicated to the General and he
believed, 10 Mr.. Graham also, the obser-
Vhtlon Of Judge Hall about kno,<'s refusal :.
| that the General then recommended it to
him TO apply to the Attorney General Mi.
| Nhriev, and another LAWYER bv the name
of Duncan for advice thar Cen. NYiikin-
son knew nothing of bis previous apulica-
tons to the Judge untiihe informed him n
them that he had never advised such
| applications; and never exercised any au-
/ 'h7rity over Knox, either before the YES.
! sci sHiled or afterwards, having only offer
| ed HIM passage ON board. He stated
moreover that when Knox came on board
he complained of want Of uecessaries-
and accepted forty dollars from him Which,
he had received of the military aeen,
| at New-Oricans that he wished 20 90
| on shore at a time whoa the vessel was A.
bout To sail in one hour that he (thc
Iieut) tcld him he might write for any
( thing he waTted, and gave him pen, ink
and paper, but could not consent 10 his
! going on shore that Knox was we'll treat
! co on the voyage; and when thcv arrived
at Hampton Lieut.. Games asked him if he
HAN any pNJtCtloh To come to Richmond I.
! he said no; that he wished GO come nm.
/ but not IN that vessel. another vessel was
! procured, III which he with other witne S.
es sailed for RiChmon He declared that
he acted in every instance relating TO Knox
not by any orders from Gen. Wilkinson.
but III serving the Subpoena under the di-
rections Of the Attorney Genera! Of the
! United States, and in other respects Nv.
! virtue OF his deputation from the Marshal
! OF the District OF Orleans.
| Judge Halls order to the Marshal: the
! MarshaIs instrument Of deputation to
Lieut.. Gaines, his Instructions from the
Secretary at War, and his order to Ssrgt.
( Dunbaugh were all produced and read in
court
Mr.. GRAHAM'S testimony confirmed
/ that OF Lieut.. Gaines in every important
| particular; and STATED a circumstance q,
! great importance To rcpel any preSumptjou
| OF co-ope ration between Cen. Wilkinson 8,
! Judge Hall viz. that comfy had eIister
! between them for somc time, IN consr-
qucnce Of which they did not converse
with each o.hcr.
THURSDAY, June 25.
THE business of this day commenced
with issuing a writ OF ha6tas corHus Ia
! bring up tic body OF Aaron Burr Nh.
Botfs having informed ;he court that he
( was in custody, not only on the charges OF
treason aud misdcmeanor, but by state