The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-12

Ras Did he mention the objea of this enterpri(e
A. he hated, that he expected there would be war
with Spain; and in thar event, the people who went
down "ith him wouli ioin the regular ARMY ami al
vancs, to the frontiers IF there was no ar. ,h.y
woald then effect ie,tlemsiit on the Ouachts He
mentioned that Gen. Eaton, aud Mr.. Galla,m we're
engaged. He named Gen. Wilkiufon. MIR. Wi,t
Did you 20 down with him! A. did not. O. What
prevented you a. When had returned to Marie.-
IA, received letter from young Dani.lion, Eating
to me the lubitance Of Can Eaton's dspoii.ion.
repeated this important contradiction of one of BAN
nerhailett's Gatement. to number of NV friends &,
| they all abandoned the enterprise. MIR. Hoy Had
| you any Conversation with MIR. Burr! A. We had
lone about the boats and the party. Mr.. MeRss
How many perfon. dciiitcd from the cnterprile A.
Mr. Csihing, Mr.. Mum, and two or three from
Marietta. Mr.. Hay. Did you not carry iome n,el-
iagc to BannerhalIe,t abou: the neceiity of his n,
mediate departure A. No. Col. Burr nated this :;
that he believed in coniequenee of news paper reports
! .he Pnohc mind was much ncenfed that he appre-
henoed, the party would meet with fome oppoiition
IN gong down the river and that he hoped they
would net opPoie the continued authorities. O.
were there any men preparing to depart, when you
arrived on the Hand a. When ! returned frcm
Lexington, was furrrized at the number Of men
whom law there: about GO. MIR. 1Yi,f. When
Burr ipoke Of thefe and boats, did he fpeak of
them as having say authority them A. He
lPoRe OF them as one concerned. Mr.. 14eRas When
he poke OF going down the river did he fpeak of his
people A. He fpoke OF them under the general def
cfipton OF they:" He poke then as OF perlons in
connection with hinieif, and with whom he had con-
h.Sf'on Mr.. H@y Did you hear nothing of the le-
glative proceedings of Ohio before YOU carried the
letter A. Mo, till my return &C. Tglee. The legif-
| iature DID not meet till afterwards. Mr.. Burr. The
legiiarre did not meet till the 4th of December and
Frankfort where MIR. Belknap iaw me is abou, 200
miles rom the iland. MIR. Hay. did no, know the
| date OF Mr. Burr's letter. Mr. Belirao IL wa,
dated about the laR of November and returned to
tne Hand about the 10th Decenlber.) Mr.. 1ftRae
D'd he not make fonae enquiries about Blannerhaf
EFT A. He enGured abou, his health aud the pro-
Debility OF his going away. Q. Did nothing of any
moment occur IN relation to Blannerhanetts depar-
5ure ! a. Nothing that recollett. He departed
ihort time after had arrived there. O. Did he not
itate the r.aons OF this iudden departure A. He ad
ne sPPrehended iome difficulty, if he did not mmedi-
a'ely DEPART from the people of Kenawha. Q. Did
you carry no dispatches Tor Jeurdanl A. None. MIR
H)rt Did you underGand from both, that BANNER
haiett was connected with Burr A. | did MIR
H2efee. was there no runour and nofe on this fub.
lect' before you went to Kentucky Was it not the
opinion oil the people, that they intended to invade
Memeo a. There were various opinions concern
ing 'hem' Meiirs Martin and Burr both objected
to this queition. MIR. MeRae. My object is next 70
ak the witnefs whether Colonel Burr did not en-
qure about tis fate of the public mind Did
not MT. Burr fay fonething about it? A. lie
a'ea me what was going abroad, fuch was
ms .e1preihon particularly recolIect him to have
aiked this 4ueition; whether / had feen any thing
IN the papers iroAl the government on this fubie4
replied, that had nos. Q What offers did thew
make to induce you to join them ? A. None particu-
larry except that il when defended the river I
did NOT mud Gems Eaton and WiIkinlon either there
or coming there, and il there was no Spanifl war
then Biannerhaiett wstt TO hear my expences back
| MIR. N=RSe. Then you con6dered yourielf as en-
gagged tor SPaniih war a. | did. o. Aud MIR.
Saliaun was to have joined a. Yes mott par,cu-
| iarly; 10 MIR. BlsnnerhsfTett faid
Crsi5- Exa1sined5y tie areujtd.
hr. 6a'T' DO you remember particular portion
oil land which offered to Mr.. Blannerhalett in my
letter ! a. No. ] reeclIeS you authorized him 70
offer certain quantity to young men. o. DO yeu
not rseoi!eS, offered him 10000 acres A. do
not. 9. DID | not ihow you map Of THE land A.
You did. Q. Did ] not how you fonie deed. for the
land A. ! do not recolletf. Q. Do youlnot reco
ett, that fated in my letter the advantages and diff
advantages Oh both tdes that if he did ne, live in
peace with his neighbors, he had better come dav
a" do not recolect; bat the impreion on my mind
Was, that you expected him down o. Did lever
peak OF the party in the ifland my people r.
You did not; your expreiton generally was they"
Mr. Hay. As ioon as you had made your COM !
niunieation to Mr. Blannerhaett did you retire to
bed and fee nothing eIie : a Yes. Mr. lTeR,.
Did you fay, that you itated to Mr. BlannerhaGett
the realons your declining Al did to his Iadv
Mr. Blannerhalrtt had then departed. o Who
were the others whom Mr. Blame rhahett mentioned
20 you III conversation concerned in he enc A
lie mentioned Mr.. Dayton, Ma Deverix (Mr Wiz,
Does he 1--we III Baltmore--) Mr.. Smith Of New |
YORK Mr. WNf. Did he repreient Burr as the
head Of the expedition a. In the firtt convcrfa,ioo
he mentioned he did not know what COL Burr intend
I'd to do; and to his influence he obisrvcd Won
know, he not high 10 the confidence OF MS country
Ia all the other Conventions, lie did name him 4.
The head II
Mr.. Hay then called RICHARD Es1L, who being
i~oTn proceeded to fate his tsaimony: Lar year
one ofny fons to the llnd on BlsnnefhaG.tt'.
buine!s another lived few miles in the n,ighborhood
About the hrit September, MIR. BiannerhaTstt fen,
for me he iaid he wanted to fee me went down
Immediately. lie appeared very bufy a-wri,iag.-
He aiEed me, il could keep faeret lie faid he
had piece of writing copy chat he had fent the
FRI number which the printer did not undernand.
Mr. Bur- interrupted the wituefs, lie was vii. !
lug Tor gentlemen to have proved the character eli
Ire military expedition which was charged in n.
indictment; aud had therefore INDUCED them bu, !
they now ieemed 70 I've departing from their own
coOrie he wineis wss about narrate his CONVEX
i2'ions with his own ION with BannethsHstt
Mr.. d. o5jeSted to any tsnimony Of cosyerIatioss
with Biornethatett when he was not rreient H., |
mould o6Jed to the teiimony Of any aas, that were
not done IN his pretence II gentlemen were inclined
TO prove the nature Of the military expedition he in
V'd them to do it. IF they would not, he fhsuld
ublra to the produa ion Of any other evidence.
MIR. flag begged issve 10 20 on with fhe evidence
He ihould prove Burrs connection with Baunerh,f.