Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-25
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TRIAL
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COLONEL 4. BURR.
Morton ron COMMITMENT.
ExADlIN TON OF EVIDENCE;
Morton ron CoMMITMERT.
MoNDAy, October 5.
1870 Brua,s egidence c0nti1sNea. 3

arrival uf colonel Cushing, the Dext morn
inc louud the general rather distant sne
yesefved. He observed that ne had yet e
pemiss IN the army !: and among the m SONS
from hisown slate; that hc either i'a'so
orIoyed AEarylandeFs more than others
Igesrnling this iosended for me, irepied,
1 snppose you take me for Marylander
- why, are yop mol ?'' answered no.
wasibasn Ia Jersey, but had The good luck 70
be brought Young to Maryland, of which
state NV falhcr, grand father and great
grand father were natives" born 10 Jsr.
sex! (replied the gsnesal second eoosir
10 Yankee. a damned cunning fellow !
suspect This was the first rude thing nc
had said 10 ne for before this, was
treated will, respect and had received ma
ny irisndB letters frcm him ! therefore
attributed ibis to my declining to join him
n his scheme 20 make fortunes some time
sf:er the troops had moved 10 Cold Wa
Ter. 40 officer Informed me, that they were
encamped 90 low camp bottom, subject
10 be oxeseowsd-
[Mr Hau objected TO the course OF the
testimony pursued by the witness Colo
mel Barr SAID that he did not know the
whole extent Of bis testimony, bui tina. be
X had been inroducedio sheu palpabIe con.
ssadicliors ia the evidence Of general Will.
kinson.l !,
The Missouri en one side and maFst
or bog on The other, and the whole canton.
men COMMANDED by high second bank
o. hill 10 lis rear observed the situation
was 10, only uumilitary, but would proba
bly become the grave of the troops if they
were not removed. Ar that time did
rot kuow The general had contracted toi
the GROUND as private properly, $ snug
Gx,nfe where be might hang up his sword
The morning after This conversation was
sen. for By the general and severely and
ru3elv repslmanded before two strangers ;
To:bid 10 interfere viii his plans ard mea'
sures; / replied it wRs my duty and incll
nation to obey his nllitsry arrangements
but should Idiscoyerany plans or measures
which put 10 hazard the peace aud SAFETY
Of the u. S. would not keep silence, be
The Consequences vhat they might he ur
slers,ood me-. And from tha, moment
believe nv ruinwas de,erminedoD.
Colonel Burr arrived little time af.el
shis at St. L.oais.
FAIr Wist. AZ what time (? a Ibeiieys
10 August, 1905.
q Judge Esston who appeared to think
very highly of colonel Barr aud bcassed q
possessing part of his confidence. inform
ed ne that colonel Burr had inquired o.
him, whether there was any officer of ex
perieuce 8. enterprize who could be trust
ed With The command of an expedition 4
Santa Fe, and gave me very inquisitiys
look. demanded by what authority col
Burr made the inquiry, or in what light
was TO view il. he replied that coione
Burr atthat time held no public ofice, bu
that he had powerful friends and woule
probably be ia very exalted situation be
fore long ]; iha. / had been we'll spoken O
20 colonel Buir, Il suppose by hmsslf) \
be advised me 10 make him my friend.
answered thar the inquiry was suspicious
enc: for if governments chose TO employ
NE 10 thar or any other way, it had right
. command my services-(fcr / was il
service al that ,ime}. We d1opt the sub
ject.
4 Yes. Mr. Martin. Was he in habits o.
orea. intimacy with general Wilkinson? 4
Yes, there appeared 10 be a good under,
standing bstween the three.
Sur as general Wilkinson some time be
fore had wrote me that every Information
Of the route 30 Santa Fe would be highly
acceptable, |" and recently sounded my. in
elinssion towards energetic government
and bis grand scheme TO make fortunes,
no logger doubted of their connec,isn.s
IMr Martin. How long was colone
Burr at ST. Lonis, how was he treated b.
general Wilkinson, and how was he sen