Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-12

the WiSSlSSiPpl eDOVc <lS Juucion sWju
The Ohio A So heard. G To St.
Louis? heard so.
David. c. Wallace, 5zvora.
In the fall Of 1906, Mr.. Bianaerhasset
informed me thar he was engaged IN plan
with anumbcr Of persons, which he sho't
would be highly advantageous, ADD that
he was authorised 70 offer me The appoint
ment Of surgeon general. ! enquired SUR
sgeon general of what? And he replied,
ina, he was no, at liberty 20 egplaio, I'M
till had engaged 10 the expedition re
used various arguments TO induce me 70.
4ioin. He said thar should be 10 very ex'
crllent company lha.the association would
consist Of respectable individuals, and par,
ticularised col. B. He thought that after
SO long an intimacy, might rely on his
friendship. he conversation ended vith.
my .pe,emp.ory refusal TO Join in any expe
4si.ion, the, nature and p.a--sof which,
was not fully Informed OF aud APPROX.
cd. + heard Mr.. Blannerhasse;tm make
proposals TO several individuals TO 5oin;s
Offering 100 acres of land each man TO.
furnish himself with rife and blanket,
He stated that when they got TO the faouih1
of Cumberland, the plan was to. be disclos
ed !. s.1a those who did not like IL were at
liberty TO return. Some of the men en-
eagea others took time to consider the
proposition fuzzy. Al this time the boats.
building up the Muskingnn were nearly
complicated, and a general run1or. prev allied,
that Burr, Blanuerhasses & Go. were pre-
pairing an expeditionto disscser The states:
ans, 20 carry the war into Mexico. When
Mr.. Blannrrhasset,ag asked me TO- icin,
/ replied that The sssne obfertions CONT.
nued; and that was nat Informed Of the
objects Of The expeditions. To which he
replied, ,.syoa have heard what we were
aboul,'; which ! understood as asserting
10 the reports. x told Mr.. Blapner hasses
,hati expected they would be slapped de-
scending The river : To which he Piled,
.ba,he did not lhink the country wsrid be
able TO stop them; that be would have
500 men from Marietta; he would have
s Z boats at ita! place, and lasy would be
joined by others from above ! remarked
that the people 10 IhesVestern country were
excellent msrksmen, and that the woods
On The banksoflhe river would afford them
Al excellent cover for firing upon those
who were descending the river. He re.
Piled, that !" ID that case we would land
party and set Ere to every house and town"
I rode with Mr.. Blannerhssset 20 see the
boats that were building up the Maskin.
gum, where he showed the builder Of HE
boats and myself the articles by which the
people under his command, as he called i,
were TO he governed on descending the
giyer.
2 Each boass crew was 10 ohaose,he caps.
pn,il they joined col. Burr ar the mouthos
Cumberland where he was to direct ,heir.
proceedings. Z. A, the beat yard, be direct
ed The. builder TO have a. apartment e.,
ted up ia bis boat for cel BUR-, as be ex
lpected the Colonet, when he Joined him
a, The mouth of Cumberland, would some
times wish TO s,ey with him. Durirg
lhe4ride. obsersedto Mr.. Blenneshasset.I
that ] Gid not believe the plan would sue
coed, as the people generally e.iessed and
egrrra,ea The plan. 10 which he rep!ied
g if stespepple could got secsi!eir interest,
we will not cram .hs reasuye down their
throa:s." Mr.. III. Showed me.some let
tiers he had received from col. Burr 9.
bout this period.
(. MIR. Wnt Al which time was it?
Between Sep:emher, and the time Of going
down tie river.
.4' In one Of which he admon'shed him mott
TO be alarmed by the rumors respecting
his arrest in Ken,Gcky as he aFprehend !
ed no danger but delay to,eretard the in.
tended settlement on the Ouaehita. A
person present fCapt. Elliot) ehquised,
whether COL Burr had mentioned aoy thing (,
about the expedition. TO which he repli.
ed No: Nothing comesto Us on .ha. |
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