The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-03


communications With Mr.. BeuncrhaiIttt The
hrit tmr ever had any, was at Marietta in Sep.
e'nosr 1906, when had -four e. FELL | afsed
MN whether he did not want TO buy -four, ard
Engaged 30 barrels he did not howeys r receive
mere than s or barrels of it. mentioned Ia
h'm' that had undsritood from Mrs. Bssnner.
na'iett that he was going down the river and
NUMBER OF my acquaintance were going with
MN & that did not know, but that too would
go, u knew what he was going for. He told
y. me that col Burr and himfelf and others had
Phrchaied large tracts Of land and wanted fe,
tiers to go on it. told him Ihad land enough At
nome; ana that did not want .o go to frttle
land. He then reprefented it as though there
was ,omething elie in view but he did not tell
me at that time. He faid tina. number of oeo.
Pile were going who had never aiked what they
were gong for; they believed it to be fome,
tn'ng worth going for. They were leaving their
plantations. their neighbours, every thing. He
,a'd 1t he was going TO leave his, might furely
,ea'e mine and that might fuppofv, it was
LOT iomethng very handiome. / mentioned
iothething about his leaving his own plantation
mar who was 70 we'll fituated rs he was He
la'd that what he had there he did not re-
gard as traw, in companion of the Object
"oich he had ahead. had great many inter-
v'e"s with him on the fubiet. fomstimes he
told me one thing, and fomctmes another. I
n
cd me that MIR. Graham was one of the parry.
MIR. Diennerhaiet agreed that it was 70. Tie
court VIII be plcafed TO notice that Mr. Ora
nam and myieif had once travelled to New Or
ieans together. He mentioned, if would 90
with him, conld 1 arm myf-f with gun /
tod MN, had rifle that I cond take with
me; that never had ufed mufl.quet. He faid
that that would anfwer. He aiked me, if the
young men on the Mufkingum, who were like
I 4,
toid him 1t was probable they all had arms,
as they belonged to the militia. He faid, if
they would And arms, he would find ammuni
ZION. yuit before Mr.. BlenneFtahet's boats
went OFT, Mr.. Graham came to Marietta and
MT. biennerhaiiett was that night at my fathers
houie. My father told me, that nv old friend
Mr. Graham was IN town and Mr.. Blennerhar-
EFT told my mother that ihe hai better not let
me go to fee MIR. Graham, for Mr.. G.. would
Certainly pertuade me to go down the river.
Mr. Hay. VIII you fate the different objects
which MIR. Blennerhadett held out to you A.
de mentioned to me that he was going out into
the SPaniih territory, about the fame time thar
ne iPoke of my arming and faid, he 1uppofed
we hould have little fighting to do but the
Spani'rGs were towards and would foon run
Mr.. Hay. Did you undertand where you were
to fight the Spanierds? A. Somewhere about
the Ouacsita lands; that they might be trou-
bleiome and that he wanted men of my dcfcrip-
ton TO do t.-M. Hay Did he profefs any o.
Their object A. My father aAsed him what he
wanted me for, if to work, that would not
work at home. He faid he did not want all to-
work. He wanted men ofmy defcription, he
did not care, If he had 1000 fuch.
When he was bringing up this kiln.dried
meal, aiked him what it was for He fad
that it was to take down the river. aiked
him, why he did not get -four? Becaufr, he
iad, they were going into the Spanih country,
and four would not keep as well. He told
me, he wanted us to get knapfacks to carry
or 10 days proviiion for marching. | ment-
ored thatl was poor traveller; and / would
get me Spanifh horfe aud ride. He laid he
was going out among the Spanards an ignorant
lett of men, and he wanted clever young men
70 go and take command of them; to have
commiion aud fJme Office 100. ! mentioned
TO him, that would not heftate TO go there
and itay or 3 years, If | could make my for
tune. He fad If l once got there, led war
rant, never would return | would be 70 fond
or the place. told him, never wi,hsd to 90
to place, whence | could not ieturn to wifi
my friends. He faid, l hould like the country
70 well, that would be conientcd 10 !tay there.
He told me that when we got to the mouth OF
Cumberland river, we ihould be joined by COL
Burr and the whole party, when the whole fe.
| cret would be divuged and il j did not like
1t, he would bear my expences back TO Marlet-
| tai told him, that if went down, and
number OF my friends were going aifp, ihou!d
! like to have choice Of my boats crew, He faid
If it was 70, mut ff expect to be under the
| iame regulations as regular troops; that was,
| that we might have the privilege of choolinp
| our own officers, till We got to the mouth OF
Cumberland there W. were 10 meet Col. Burr
and We mutt then fubmit TO fuch regulations IS
col. b. thought proper, My mot We fer making
thi, proportion as 10 my friends was, that a
| number of ltranLers were going, and did not
with to be with them. ] recoIle6t nothing far.
Their Of any great impOrtan ce.
Mr.. Duvafs further examination was poit.
poned, aud the court adjourned tin tomorrow.
LATEST PROCEEDINGS.
The court have been occupied finee orr laG in the
examination of evidence
| On "edneiday col B. was indifpofed, and there
was no court.
! On Gburldav, the court proceeded with the exa-
nIinaton Of gen WilkiDfon col b. not preent. Ca
brel VanhOTne ian inmaeral wtnels) and George
| Pondexter Efq. Attorney General for the Milhiip-
pi Territory, the time of BIS. arren were inrodu-
etd IN the eoule of the day.
| On Friday, the examination gen. Wiikinfon was
! complicated Mr.. Pondexter was again called in
a. the requeh of MIR. Burr. Commodore Shaw was
iutreduted to ihow the late Of Orleans, a: the
time they apprehrndcd the approach OF Aaron Burr
The examination OF the ~tutIes the part ol the
acoufed commenced and l.. w. Taz well Efq. one
. OF the (sygyi examined