Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-27

MoTIox ros CoMMITMERE.
TAuRsDAY, October i
! Mr.. Po'aisrser's tesfim0ny concluded I

s-oi. -3urr1s lid yAu NOT uSAI tAls
Meade fslicisage me % my fortunate e.
scape from parry whoywere afiard with
kuivss add tonahawks for the purpose Of
ro,n;ng ca board my boat and n'assacreing
NE! was not present az any such
fsicitasion. G Had Mr.. Meade 10 his
possession any document which would gu
thorlss him 30 Issue apy civil process 9.
gsiass me! 4 Mr.. Meade Was an exscu-
live q ficer and could not issue civil proc
cess in any case. G Did nss Mr.. Meade
declare TO me that therewas no. any docu.
meptinghe territory 10 authorise the issu.
irg Of civil process against me a !
do not recollees 10 have heard any such de-
eiarasion. G Had lodge Rodney any
document before him which would ausho-
tise the issuing such process = That
is matter Of opinion. There were sun.
dry deposi.ions in his possession, some OF
which were given BY persons belonging to
yopr party many of whom voluntarily
came forward and had their own deposi..
tions taken, ia order 10 indace belief thar:
.keyhad forsaksn you. Tia. was the ge-
aefalimprsssiop, az i appeared 70 me, &
Ibrliyve il TO be the fact. In those depa.
sitions they stated aosniug Of importance >.
gaiuss you. G Were DOT some persons
seized by military force, audbrough, before
Judge Rodney? NOT after your sur
reader 10 The civil authority, uutil the dis.
eovery Of paper which was said TO have
been taken ousof the cape of negro boys
coat. There was then some seizure at
Nstches BY order Of the executive; and
the persons seized were detained under
guard short time bas whether they were
brouahs b1iore judge Rodney, or net, do
not knov.
Here Mr.. Ps;ndsxfer observed-o
circumstance 4 omitted 10 meniion yester.
5 L:sfr vuoK place &C the time whea
visited Burr's boats. A boat commanded
BY alieutenans Paterson OF the milisia,
with between twrnsyand thirty armed men
landed about two hundred yards below, GA
the west side of the Nisslsaippi, for the
purpose of ambuscading the nen Of Burr's
parry who were srperaied from their boats
ADD were amusing shenscIvesin the woods.
a person whom I did no. know az that
simc, bit whomI have since found TO be
Davis Floyd, approached col. Burr. and
asked him whatwas tobs done saying that
boat had landed shor, distance below on
the same aide the river; that he vas cot
afraid 10 attack tie boat, provided such
were bis directions. Col Burr Immediately
requested col. Fitzpatrick to Interfere to
prevent any attach from The boat which
he immediately did, and directed The lieut.
10 return with his men 10 ,hemcush of Coles
Greek.
Col. Bnrr. Did yonnoshca Mr.. Meade
cay that Wilkinson should as,emp, 70
arrest me by military force, he should JOIN
nae with the militia ,osprsvensi il? A. I
never did but RENE mber Mr.. Meade
5 said that he would nos pefmit any militia
fy force TO COME into the territory aud ar.
, rest You out of the hands Of the civil au.
thori;y If he could proven, is He kept
scme militia in readiness for the purpose
OF supporting the civil authority. aud AGA
leg as circumstances might dirccs. We
were OF opinion than majority of the
people who were shout the court house at
Washington a. the time the grand jury
made their prsseusmsnss were ne friends
OF Burr, consisted generally of persons
who had come Promiscucnsly into the
territory; aud il was supposed would Ia
terfere to rescue him, if necessary. My
own. Impression was, aud believe it was
the general impfcssion, thar he wished the
force. immrdisteiy about hinself 10 Cut q
diminusive figure, while a majority Of bis
adhefenss we're dispessed over ehe country
for the purpose of making favorable i'm
lress'ccs % The people eoncsrning him.
Mr.. day here produced she paper said
70 be fonud a the cape Of The negro 4boy's
cost, whichpspef isins The feliowiag words:
you are yet together, keep together.