Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07

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dollars piece; the usual price of BOATS be-
ing from twenty 20 thirty dollars. But rnere
was a great demand for boats at that time
to freight cotton down the river.
Q. After the boats and men had joined
Colonel Burr at the mouth of Cumberland,
who appeared to have the command OF the
expedition A. 1t was generally understood
that the expedition was under the command
of Colonel Burr but i do not receliect to
have heard him give any orders, except as
Ito the sale of the boats and provisions, at
ter we we're stopped, Though often saw
him in conversation with blennerhasset,
Tyler, Smith, Floyd and New, and suppo-
,ed that he communicated his orders to
them.
/ DAVID FISK.
! Henrico County, SC.
! Sworn to before me in due form agree
ably 10 law this 22d Sept. 1907
DAN1.. L. HYLTON.
Quest. by def. How did you understand
the number of men to be 103 ? \ From
some of the men; i never counted them.
This includetl the men in all the boats at
! the islvnd. q How many men came with
| Colonel Burr A / do not know but not
more than three or four, believe. . DO
you include Dean's, Ellis's and Boycc',
boats z A Yes Where did the conversa-
ton with Floyd about MoXico and Eaaon
Rouge take place and was Colonel Burr,
lBiennerhasset or Smith present? A do
not rGcollect At what place 1T happened
but neither Of the three gentlemen named
above were present Z Was Colonel Burr
presenE when the boats were searched or
was he then at Washington 4 lie was
with the boats. Did Blennerhassct have
any com nand over any of the boats? x
| Il: kDs.
company q Did you not at that zine ex-
pect war with Spain A did; a. was
the general expectation of the party. Q
How did YOU understand Mr. Floyd, as 10
Mexico and Baton Rouge? A ] expected
we were gong ON in the event of WAY and
that we should be joined by the army u The
United States Q We're you not told that
, in the event of no war, YOU were 20 settle
The Wasliita lands? A Yes; and afier we
were stopped, Colonel Burr advised US &c
, proceed and make the settlement.
II Sep,ember23. The foregoing questions
+ were put to Mr. David Fisk by the counse
for Colonel Burr, and his answers thereto
sworn to in my presence, a justice OF The
peace for the city OF Richmond.
ANDERSON BARRETT.
ALEXANDER HENDERSON OF WooD
COUNTY.
z About the last of August or the first o
f September, 1906, Mr. Biennerhasset wrote
{ to me, ihat he and Mrs BiennerIiasSet in
j tended to visit my family in the course o
RI a fe!y DAYS. On the day appointed he anc
I Mrs. 81. came, in cenpany with m!
n brother John After taking some refresh
a ment. Mr. Blennerhasset entered into som'
e CONVEX alton about the severance OF the u
p mon: he mentioned the advantages tina
r would arise to the people in the Western
e country from a separation that we wer
:, pacing 5 or 4, 100000 dollars towards tin
C support of the present government, whe
m with loo. coo, we might support a govern
r. ment of oar own: He mentioned co! Burr
~ name; as man of brilliant or splendid ia
t Tents as well as OF great goodness OF hea
M for some expression to ;hat he sort) that ha
s. made the fortunes OF hundreds without at d
p advancing his own; he mentioned as an N
re stance, the Manhattan Bank and Compa
e nv. This conversation took place befor
~ dinuer. After dinner walk was propC
re scd to INV mill. ] objected to 1t, as wa
i weak and not able to walk. Mr. Blennei
of hasset mentioned thatI was as well able I
~ walk as himself, and insisted that shoul
en- 90 along with my brother * himself Shor
or tly after VIC got into the meadow, Mr. Bier
id ucrhasset mentioned that he had gre;
en- deal of confidence in my brother and M
lie self. We assured him that we should ~
r. betray it and that it was not misplace
he He then mentioned that under the ausp
hit ces II think that was the expression
rs col Burr, Il separation of the union W.
to contemplated shat no particular line
re division had as yet been fixed on, wheth'
nc il was TO be the Alleganv, or whether
en- net the South Branch of the Potowmac
rs well recolcct he mentioned the rich sc
-ht clement on the South Branch was to be i
!. a Guided; that Ncw-Oleans was to be seizeC
&c the bank or banks OF New-Orleans, to
nd seized; that all the military stores in I'll
he country were 20 be seized that a park
lis Artillery, at or near New-Orleans, wine
ht were said to belong 10 the French q thiI
YES 50 pieces and which Mr. Jefferson was :
e.. economical 70 purchase, was also to
mel seized, and th1t country reyoiuuonizcd
TO the course Of g months. re mentioned I'll
re- the principal characters throughout t
,ne union were acquainted with or concern
md n do not recoll, CT whlch) the entcrprz
al that the ofhccrsof the army aud navy we
,en secured. lie mentioned general Eaton
lit- being engaged Mr. John Graham;
,inI Aston Col Burr's son-n.law, as endmol
on ed Of .hc scheme. lie mentioned otl
ere names, think, but ] cannot rcco!lect "a
lost except Robert G.. Harper, WHO was citl
UGH concerned or engaged. My brother asl
Va Mr. Bcnncrhasset what kiod OF COVE
-au- ment was intended tobe established.