Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-30
ha5H TIE RICHMOND ENQUIRER
TRIAL
or
COLONEL A. BURR.
MoTIcN FOR CoMMITMEs-.
!. EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCE.
MosDAr, October $.
lNyar Brgf's evidence.
CONTINUED.

1 TO Tue post OuIC, AVuuu sSstSsS ssOss' ~
Louis, detailing the operations OF colonel
| Burr; and of a par.y from ST. Louis and
ST. Geneva, the common friends Of gene.
raj Wilkinson and colonel Burr, who at
tempted to iojn him with twelve thousand
weight Of lead.
(Mr. Wirt. Who was the letter from {
A From Samuel Hammoad.)
That letter offered proof thas the party
sent by general Wilkinson to Santa Fee,
was connected with, aud par, OF colonel
Burf's plans. AS thar letter related to the
subject which we had been talking Gu,
sent it to the secretary at war, aud The at
torney general; and another letter which
came ca with ittrom the same, point from
Judge Easson. They wrote that major
Wescos and DR.. Stell had lett ST. Louis
ard were joined by Mr.. Smith. Dodge.
&c. from St. Geneva, who attempted 10
Join col. Burr near the mouth Of The Ohio.
The Secretary ar War returned the letters
and thanked me; but Ihave been surpriz-
ed after offering proof, and osmlng gentle
men who knew that a counexion existed
between. gen Wilkinson and col Burr, sha.
none oil Them were summoned 10 the grand
Jury. Major Bruf was here asked who
those gentlemen were, andshe mentioned
gen Adair. judge Eas,on and major Kib-
By, who wcold prove the object OF The ex.
petition 10 Santa Fee, also Mr.. Provin.
chere. He then stated that he had seen a
letter from gen Wilkinson TO gen adair,
10 which gen Wilkinson urged him to come
on, said that he could nos-go without him,
and then asked if he was ashamed 10 serve
under Spanish conspiratcr.
EGen. JV7Lkinsoa Wheo was that letter
dated = "A do not recollect when. Geo
Adsir read it 70 rae, he offered me copy
which made me the less particular shout
lis date. Q Where was the lenes received:
was il at Washington 10 March last? a II
was The letter which Induced gen Adair 10
go 10 Orleans as he said.
Gen Wilkinson pressed him to come on;
said that thirty thousand troops would be
sufficient 10 effect their purpose as they
would have little more to 90 than 10 take
possession ofthe countfy; that they would
have 10 divide them INFO three columns,
and gen Adair was TO have the command
of one Of rhem.
FIR. MacRea. What county were they
20 take possession of? | cannot say but
my impression was the Spanish coupgy
The general then chidcd him i}G the
caution he used Ia wri,ins,; asked him #
he was afraid TO trus, his friend or asham.
ed TO serve H,der Spanish conspirasor'
AT the bottom Of the letter were these
words: "We shall certainly have Spa.
,nish war;
&c. Tust. Doyou know the hand wris.
ing of gen Wilkinson A LIDO, very well,
], sal by gen Adair when he read sse let.
ter and it appeared to be The hand writ.
ing OF gen Wilkinson; bot ] did nos-sake
it UP to compare.it.
Mr.. lEartin. Do you remember the
date? canno. tell the da:e or The place
from which it was written. Mr.. Hay.
Did it appear as if twas Of ancsert date
or modern? Recon.
General Adalr complained bitterly he
said thalthis letter had induced him TO go
10 New Orleans. where>hc was seized by
general Wilkinson.
llEr. Wirt. Willyop mans all the Wit
ocsses, who could give evidence Of the
| connection between colonel Bufrand gene
raj Wilkinson? A Judge .Easson. 20 prove
that generalWilkinson was the PROTECTOR OF
Miranda's expedition. and his connection
with colonel Burr; major Timothy Kbby
the person whose deposition has beeo
printed, and Pierre Proycnchere. who could
prove the connection between general Will
kinson snd colonel Burr, .andwho was the
|.common friend Of both, colonel Samuel
Hammond. with wAom general Wilkinson
had conversation nearly similar with the
one held with me aud Samuel Hammond,