Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-29

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S. n,mDp siob 81 Al Pc knew dare lay '
/ wcek brfor II u AZ kaewn 50 sfle public.
4 II showed me he eyphered letter from
nsneral ID y,ca with his asure % it-----
b This enabled tx as sooner 10 ST. ny "a
Z val prenaralIons ready
M Hev DID gsnesA II skioson give.
you this tnissnss ioo uaasr a'juuctret's g
/ b. CD III secret mi B! l.sc roper s!tne should
& as,ive for di,utg;rg II q Me d'd "a "a.
( I'll Ia could l IS alD ,sarssx compiese ntoTma@
\ tioa ffoaa soa of col. rs ageassshrn IL
to~g,. s.. y
slr. Hay WaAsol. freeman then q q !.
Otieaus He vas. !,
ar. Writ. What was The ssrergth OF
lie sg4rrisoniin New Oflcans! 4 10 si'e1
pppsr foss there we're 2 8 Founders and 4
: "a pouadsr. 81! The guns 10 the lower
3 fort sere dismsuled. In the upper fort
/ there mere 6 men and accrporal's guard.
& Z al, sure there we're n6ss aaofe than three
2ues .htre,y
{ E;r. EJ,t. Hhsswss the nsisnbeseof;re.
ea.ar men ID garrison: a Itwas small
garrison. Generally there were parts OF 9
companies Of regulars thsre. What was
]. the precise number Of men ! do not fecoI.
iSlcct.
Mr.. Hay. Did not those who were
responsible for enc safety Of New orleans
| sasprss many Ct Justification! a ! did
surposs that there were rlanyio snd near
/ New Dileaus who were inimicstso the so.
yefEmcot Of The U. s.
Mr.. W:rt. SUPPOSE an attack had b-en
/ made by asei from below and 80 army
/ from shove, would tie pcopls Of shs5ciiy
! havs resisted with proper spirit? a !
/ tneugk. thar he people were pct as
/ 4patnctiz as they ought 70 have been. Ria
my endesvored g discourage tns belief
/! Tim, t.asie vas ssyidauger Of "a attack
/ CRossrE 1aMISEp.
| Mr.. Wiissasaa DID gSn. ikiDson show
I yau TIE cyphend isisri! A Yes, 10 ma
!. Aruscr.>s G Did he show you the trans.
!! a,in? a He did G Was il gen Will.
kinsop's q py a I 50 usdsrstaodn. @
AS copy of lie whole !e;iers A YES;
( as The ttus copy Of The who!e, Of the letter,
1ecsig.d BY gen. Wllklnson through Mr..
4 Suar,wou. z Ord you say there were
accompanies Of regnlafsy ., New Orleans :
a / ssia hey were not tall. G Wssthere,
! apysiasm btsors gen. Wilkinson gos down!
B a Mere .sla; heard Of.
Mr.. WickKan- Did you spspess the
! people cf NV Oarens to be d,ssHes,ed
because they would not believe these ~.
& moars No not FOR that reasou.
Ibelseved them tisaEecsed for other rea-.
scns. Mr. WiethaE, Willis. these ru.
mass prevailed, didihs ordinary commerce
of,h= "a. b ,tsonsd boa,s couiipg down the
river continH.? did. @ Did The mails
arrive IS ususI? Thsy were notfegulsr
a 10 Jsrusry, ihought some Of nsy letters
{ were detained, apd then determined 70
e5mmaoiease with Ike government bY wa.
ter g Did you obcy any orders from &c.
neral N'ilkiesan !? a No; our service was
qui.e distinct. Ha, Ihad orders TO CO ore.
rate with gen. w. and he might send the
squadron 10 what poin: he pleased.
G. Who gave you The ordssato sppre
bend col. BuIr? a They WEI from 60.
vsrnmcns ard ighilk from gen wilkinson.
Ny osGers from the government have
been Published, aad s.snpose col. Burr
may have seen them 81 Naehez. The .oIi.
! ginal orders. ARE 81 my lodgings. Here
Mr.. Hay produced . ccPyoi these ordrrs.
Mr. Bgra. I hat is not The order, com.
nsaslore Shaw. which was published at
Na,chrz A (Eisviag readn.) The very
same, sir, verbatim. G Did you MOI see
al order 10 Inc newspapers. directing my
boats 10 be destroyed, kc.f a | did not,
sir These orders hose 10 his HANDY we're
5 put on the cas;oG1 house books. Mr.. Bnrr.
Was stsre any qualifications " if attacked
: 10 the ofdes :has spUblishsds A There
was. @ Wasi.nos 40 ogtisr, to attack &