Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-29
SATURDAY, Sept. |:
,E1ani,latioat,of Jacob lun5o,c,,

OF the parry al ING mouth OIL CulrbeFfaH,,sryeu
Witness. Am 10 be confined to the
bertrand river vii
Mr.. Hey. Ycunay go down to the cb,..
asaw bluffs. 'A-N
MIR. Bats Go down TO the Mss;,.i,,.
river: and whether you are &c go Further ~.
court viii instruct you. Some despov ,nn
yersation here ensued on this poin,, sfis,
which the witness proceeded.
On the Goth Dec. 1906. very early IN tbo
a small Skiff with four men and
Mr.. Hopkins, arrived at Fort sIassac. Som
time after the arrival OF TIE skiti capt. Bls4,
Commander a. the fortl detailed me for com
mand, to go to the mouth OF Cumberland i.
yer to purchase beef Cor Kim @. VIVA,
were you. A. ! was and am still sereart
in the army of the 81. S. He told me wa,
to call on Gel. Burr with biz compliments and
if col. Burr wanted my assistance, that va
TO furnish it. Capt. Bissel told me, this NJ
Hopkins, who came il the skill with four men
was going up.wi n me. When we got hafwsy
up to the Cumberland river, we stopt, and /
asked MIR. HopkiEs his business at Fort Mas
sac, and he said it was tol ask capt. Bssel
whether he would oppose col. Burrs passing
by the fort. got to the mouth of Cua5ei-
land, about half all hour -efore sunset,on tic
ssth Dec and landed: Col. B. was then en-
campcd on Cumberland Island. After had
crossed over 20 theisland, saw Col! Eur
and delivered Capt. Bissell's message. Col.
Burr said he was much obliged to hin AMI
that Capt. Bissell-was very good Col. Barr
asked me els not this my Old friend %
had seen him before. He said he believed
drank no brandy: and asked me if would
rot have glass Of wine. When | drank,
said, 6 here's success to Col Burr and his
undertaking; and Mr.. Blannerhasselt ltAis
was theFirst time | ever saw him. stamped
his foot and said (" Amen" Col Burr tola
me that must take breakfast with him neM
morning. frcpliea that | would. On inc
27th,l saw Col. Burr and told him, was
goips to the garrison. He told me to orr
to Capt. Bissell, and asked
me if could take q barrel CT apples to Inn
4 told him I would. Whilst they were getting
the apples on board, the wind sprung up YeF
fresh, and was not able to start IN the
course -of-that day. | crossed him se'eFA
times over to the Kentucky shore, ana se'e'
raj of hismen. During that day, COL buil
asked me, how I wcs.ld like to go down t. inc
river with him. replied very wen u - =
could obtain the consent Of ny general ~
said tilafthat would make no ODDS, nc "ga'-
fix it without. This was on the 2'ta' ai.a04
the 2sth, called on col Burr and told h''
was going TO Fort Massac, He sent DIS 's..'
pliments to capt. Bissel, but said ne ez?FS.S4
he would get there before me. 'oA 1;,
that he might mann his barge as weA - Nv
eotfid.; would arrive there before nm
dyed at the garrison sometime II ''iS ~'''
noon. 7,
ar. Bolts. There YOU may sop. ina
IS impossible to progress WITHOUT 'u .s,.I
snto some impr oprIcW, unless ': s
tain the limits within which the "''0s'
are 70 be coofned. =, .,o
Mr.. Hay observed that he dld n0' w.
70 prove soy acis a, For. Nlassa'' ,,oo
Af.er some conversation the eSal''''"'
proceeded u;r,,r,
Mr.. hay. Did you see any 'a M >.
parade? A. saw the men 'Ta"" ~ ~.
he mouth Of Cumberland. e ~" ba,
ny men? A. I did not count ''l - - what
I suppose there were about loo' y men,
KIDD Of aen: A. Generally y,u'SS ,r Ii l.
,,Ir. ,ylrt. Did they look IKE -, rd'g oor.
barers? y, TIE principal par' ,' g." Up
@. How drawn sp? were thsy d aa 50
ia lines A. No: they were o.. m.sa
ia three w.ag,. g, WAT 40 Wv
by three wings? divisions! ,,.;r posi-.
The zu;tness here described /. ' aoor WITH
.ion by drawing figure on , TIC s a o. a
isfoot. They described 'n' ss, ed, BY 81,
squa.e. Col. Barr va, 'p p.f5 Tbs 4 pary
Tyler, beginning al the let'. c;,eIe
gradually fell IN and formed :,.,o.d9 4. +,
MIR, Hay. How in'rooa y. vi.bes''
wen. around and shook daao' w.
man.