Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-02
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kinds of guns had they n. Rifles and shos
guns. q. Did you see any guns With bayo>
nets A. / saw more. q, When aid yuts'
see most arms; in the day or ia ti,C nigh, {
a. l saw more of them in the day bti6 10
was in the night, hat saw most arms its
their hands. Mr. Parkcr "a jhrcr) Why
did you think, that most of ,i,em had nrn,s
A. Because l Was with them Almost all
night. In the dag, saw some ofthcm shociA
ing at marks; and ! saw other arms at
that time lying upon the bea CHI. From tho
evening until they started 1 think | seE
arms enough to arm all the men who sstra
there. Mr. Vickham. Did you sec .hen,
all with arms at once? A, No @ Dc yOu
know the men who had armsi A No q.
How then are you certain thaJ you q d not
see the same arms at different times tn the
hands OF different persons? A. Idon't know
certainly.
Mr. Burr. If gentlemen have now done
with the witnesses as To the Overt act, or
when they have done, will thank them to-
infarm US for then We shall have some
considerations to offer to the court Mr.
{ Hay. We have other additional testimo.
ny to offer on this very point.
Examination 2f hILLJAM Loyk.
! Mr. Kay. Were you on biannerh as:et'a
4 island A. Yes but not there at tie Time
when Col Iyler's boats arrived there.
wss then at Marlettaj ard it was Oh Sun
day that went down in a skiif with Two
barrels OF salt. And Mrs BiannerhaSset
desired me to carry a letter for her 10 Air
Blannerhasset Q. How many boats were
1t the island! ~ Four y. How many
men! A. ! cannot tell you but l suppose
about, bctwixr 20 and IS belonging 10 Col
Tyler's boats, . Die you see amy armsS
a. ! saw tue men and rifles. know that
lIt-p . L.
bIunderbusscs, pair OF horse pistols, pair
! of pocket pistols, and dirk. Some tusees
were put in the boat bur not more than 3
| or 4. =. And WHIT arms had Is leI's men7
a Pistols, dirks, and rifles they brought
there; but 1t did not appear to me that aIl
were armed with IIEes. | know whe-
Their they were armed with other things.
| Being as now, Mr. Blame, hasset's S, rvant.
that is his groom, ! went down tie river
| with him. -. Did you see Taylor and ALI
bright there! a L knew Peer TAYLOR ve-
~ well and saw Albright. j saw Mr.
/ Woodbridge too. q. VIII { time did ycu
set sail a We were the last to embark =
and we ct off between Il and ] cam {
swear that | saw General 1'u, per there.
Though knew han. We all went off To-.
gether-in the greatest friendship 9. Did
! you see the prisoner on the isl4ls.! A. +
never saw Col Burr on the island. | frsS
saw him at N"tchez about two ard half
years ago. q. What took pace after yoz.
left the island A. That night was very
cold. Some OF the boats got aground in the
night. The next morning We stopt and
made fires. Mr. Blanner,iassct and Colo.
mel Tyler went ashore and called the com.
pany together; and made speech ~ vhem,
and the best could make out, was that the
governor of Ohio had uttered state-war@
- frE Ia ~, ~
and that they wanted to make their esc,Des
as fast as possible. went down with me
party to Bayou Pierre, where
Mr. ERrr expressed q wish that the at..
tentinn OF the wltn6 : should be al present
confined 10 the transactions on the island
| Mr. Martin Gentlemen had better con-
Enc themselves to facts within the district
Of Virginia. When they travel beyond ;hs.
district, we shall have some important qaes~
| lions TO drng forward. We shall obec; to-
the production ofsuch evidence MIR Hay
acquiesGsd soN the present in this arrangeA
nent.
Gross E5caafeed
i NIf BUR-. Were not soine of Mr. Biaus
| nerhasset's clothes put up in the boats Z
! n. Yes. Q. Were not his books uut uD
In boxes and trunks A. None; tlrst 20
! yer I saw. Q. Were there any afIrsput
on board! A. 1saw great many it, the
bouts, and G/fer 7,e joincd yOn at the mum
! IT Cumberland | saw mare Here ne was
interrupted by Col Burr's counsel EnG told
not To speak Of transactions out Of the dis
| trict. q How long had YOU lived with
! Mr. Biahnerhasset \ Ten or twelve
days. o. How many g,.as had the party
A. DO not know. a great many Of the
men " ent ont hunting. Q Did YOU s-s
any thing like nilit ~ appearance : A.,
! There was no fear Of cir being atsae ked
until Tyler's boats arrived, Then the re-,
I port was that tie Kanawha militia were
coming 70 lear down The house. I'll u foen
we're IN state of preparation to defend
! themselves and TO the best Of my opinion,
! they did not mean to be killed. wilhCit
! solnc return Of the shot u was Said sg
Marietta, that the people of kapaWhs.
! we're to attack them; aud sappese they
would have done the best 70 resist lshohd
/ be sorry II a man slapped ne on m, Taco
iwi'hcut etosn'Dg taC blow o. Washers
| no disturbance Among the parry on tBe
/ island A. Rone ] did ntt % "a won
! my friends III Epg'ouI tnerc com oft.,sig
! dian ~ parting " 90 thepeopit ontheis; ID
: Mr. Parher ca jurrrJ Bd 5an ctey S.. =
all The mcu With srms y tcottots
! did not see al the arms in IN. bo,,e r.
any one time. Wheu / got t3 ta nf 90
of Cumberland River saw qcbcst a.. ,t,,.s
/ opened Mr. Fur. Were ant cheese a
arms Unt into tHf horfs % 49,, H.,