Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-29

set, AMI the other from John Smith, of Gin
cinnati. He asked me, If he might open
the letter from John Smith, for he expected
it was for him. / told him ] supposed it
made no difference between him and. Blan-
nerhasSet, and he might. He broke the
seal open, and Showed me that there Iuas
n letter inclosed for himself He asked me
about my wife, and after some talking, |
asked him whether [ was at liberty 70 go
down stairs. l went down and left tile o.
pened letter with him. then went to Mr..
Jourdan, and asked him whether / was 20
stay NJ his house or SO To a tavern. lie said
was 10 so to a tavern and he would pay
flor me. Mr.. Jourdan wished me to go next
day to Millersburg after the saddle-bags,
left there by Mr. Biannerhasset. / went
and left Mrs. Blannerhasset's letter with
MIR. Jourdap, expecting Blannsrhasset to
get there before me. l got back on Mon
day by / o'clock; and there Mr. Blanner-
hasset was come and preparing to 60 home
I'VE started and got ten miles that night
We stopt at a tavern. L went to see after
1.-THE horses, and he went into the house
There were people in the house, who wan
ted tn know his name. He told them, his
name WAS Tom Jones. He came out and
told me, the people in the house had as
kcd and he had told them his name was
Tom Jones, and l must mind ana make no
mistake, but Call him Jones too. So he pas
sed by that name, till we got to the mud
IliCk's,-He then told me he was known
there, ana mus; Caa him By his own name.
| %. When did these Things happen A.
All this was in October, 1906, l believe
He then began ut every tavern that he came
TO, to enquire for young men, that had Ri
lies; good orderly men, that would be con-
formable to order and discipline. He al
lowed that Col. Burr and he and a few Of
his friends had bought 900 600 acres Of
land, and they wanted young men to settle
lit. He said, he would give any young man
who would so down the river, 100 acres Of
land, plenty Of grog and vctuals while go
ing down the river and three months pro
visions after they had got to the end eve
Try young man was to carry his rife and
blanket. l agreed to go myself, if | could
carry my wife and family, but he said he
must have further consultation upon that
AS we rode together, began to think, and
asked him, what kind of seed we should
ycarry with Us He said, we did not want
any, we shOlild find every thing where we
were going. (Mr Wirt. Ofwhat occupa
ton were you on the island X. A gardner
Mr. Wrf. put this question, that the ju-
ry might understand his last observation
II urged that subject TO him several times |;
at last he made sudden pause, and said
Peter, we are going to take Mexico; one
of the finest and richest places i'll the whole
world" He said that Col Burr would be
the King of Me xico, and Mrs Aston was
Ito be the Queen of Mexico, whenever Col
Burr died. He said that Col Burr had
made fortunes for great many of his fla
mily if he had made nothing for himself (;
but now he was going to make something
for himself He said that he had a great
many friends in the Spanish Territory
1000 Roman Catholic Priests were enlisted
in his corps that those Priests aud the
Societies which belonged to them were Il
strong party that the Spauiards, like the
French, had got tired Of their government
ana wanted to swap it. He told me that
the English also were friends in this piece
Of business, and that he was the very man
to go to England, on this piece of business
for Col Burr that he had been friend of
Col Burr In this business, and had beGrien-
ded HIM more than any body else. He as
ked me If would not like 10 go: I said l
should certainly like to sec my frieTdS
there. then asked him what was TO be-
come of the men, who were going to settle
the lands lie talked about! Were they to
stop at the Red river, or TO go on He said,
Hyou'll See how Pll FIX them, when !
get them iar enough down the river" If
they Gia not conform TO order and dsci-
pine, he sWore by God he'd stab them.
was astonIshed told him was TO soldi-
er, and could not fight. He said, it made
no odds; he did not want me TO fight !; he
wanted me to go and live with Mrs Blan-
ncrhassee and the Children, either at Nat
Ic'ez or some other place, while he went
on the expedition / talked To him again,
and told him, the people had got it into their
heads, chat he wanted 20 divide the union.
He said, Col Burr and he could not do it
themselves. All they could do was to tell
1.-The people the consequence Of it. He saTd
Tie people there paid the government up
wards of 400,O 900 dollars year, and never
received any benefit from it. lie allowed
it would be a very fine thing, If they could
keep that money among themselves, and
make locks and build bridges and cut roads,
About two weeks after ] got home, he
sent me to DR. Benefits, of Mason comfy
with a letter. He wanted TO know, IL DR.
Bennett wouldn't sell him the arms belong
, ing to the Militia, if he could sell them and
; keep himself out of danger if he could
he'd give him draft upon his friend in
+ Kentucky for payment: If he could not, he
5 must scud him word, where they we're kept
t and he would come and take them away III
the night. ] was nos to- give the letter {,
DR. Bonnet. until the Doctor promised e
{ deliver it back, for me 10 burn it for M
. Blannerhasset told me 90 DO so. and said j