Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-04
F&5A 7Hs RICH bf0yViD E.N'2LfR4EsR,
TRIAL.
OF
COLONEL A. BURR.
MoTIos roa ComMITMEsr.
EXAMINATION or EVIDENCE.
MoTroN FOR CoMMITMEHr.
WEDNESDAY, October z.

or theStxFcue lnafsp0sltiou o. one VI SAs
J. Wir,'s children, which prevented him fron
attending. the court might be adjournss
till lo-morrew Independently OF this CIR
eumssapre. general Wilkinson, whose feel
ipes had been severely wounded by the tes
simony Of a witness Yesterday, was i
The course Of preparation 70 remove 'hos'
unius. isnpusssions. de hoped that no Oh
jcpsiou you'd be made TO the adjourn
mcns.
MIR Hay said, that by sn arrangemen
of The couosel OF the. II. S. The principe
par, of the reply would desolys upon Mf
Writ. TWAS therefore Important that h,
should be present, 10 know whas gfouas
had been occupied BY the counsel whopre
erded him. he did 90. expectany ineon
veuicnce would result from The proposed
ADJOURNMENT, and hoped il would not b
opposed. s.
The adjournment was opposed by colo
mel Barr, who stated thar one Of his coun
sci had been placed in the same situation a
Mr.. Writ, ard no Indulgence was asked Q
the court on thar account. He also men
,soned that the court had, a. his own re-
ousst, proceeded with the examiDa,io,
when he was too much indispossd TO at
tend. -
The Che TTustice, after hearing an ex
p,anasioa {, om major Bruf, abou. that par
of his testimony respecting his daily al
tpudauce fos orders, aud going thsoueath'
exsuina.ion of John Brockenbrough ant
Fessph c. Cabeli, esqs. two of the mem
bers of the graod jury, adjourned I'LL to
morrow.
Msjor Bruf begged leave 70 correct az
error 10 part of his evidence given yeslsr
day, in point not material This respect
ed his attendance at the Office of genera
Wilkinson every day. Afser his remall
abou, Cold Water, aud his saying that hs
should discover tlcsG aud measures which
pus to hazard rhe peace and safety of ths
II. S. he would DOT keep silence Be the con
SEQUENCE What il might. Geperai W.lkin
son was DOT visible 10 hin Tor seversldays
O,hcr ficess attended, said Major BroF
hus Ewas 90, admired to hispfesrnce.
wrote TO The general; and received ar
answer, whieh ] have net here. Il howe
yer stated shst should receive such a.sen
ton as my conduct sad rank eaiiIlsd mt
&c.
Tohn Brocken5rough and 3oseph, c. Ga
5ei, members of the grand jury, were cal
led by colonel Burr.
Colonel Burr. will ask you both, gen
,lensen, whether general Wilkinson, before
The grand jury, acknowledged that in aoS
of his letters he had used she words, " hs
was ready
Mr.. Brockenbrough. Irecollect that Sc
neral Wi!kinssn acknowledged that. II shs
.winser 1866, he had written 20 you sc
veral lesters, >in one of which he nssd ths
expressions :. what has become OF the grana
expedition. I fear Miranda has taken th'
bread our of your mouth. Ishall be rea
iy before you,' He assigned as rsaso'
sor writing such letter. his wish 70 draw
from YOU full disclosure of your project
if il should be correct and patriotic, tha
he nigh, unite in il if improper, shat b
might reject IL asked general Wtlkinsc'
: vbether he had written the letter pos
marked 18th of May He said tia. b
did not secol.ect. but that Is was .possibi
\ he might have wsissrn some note about tha
slime.
Colonel Burr. What period was assign
ed TO that letter containing the expression
jus, quoted A The winter OF ! SOS, 2
the following spring.
Mr.. CabeA being requested BY colsne
Burr 10 slate his recollection Of the evi
denee ofgsperal Wilkinson as TO the point
above mentioned, proceeded IN sabssanc
rs follows: general Wilkinson had stated
4hst he had had az interview with you a
ST. LoDis, a, which you mendoneda gfanl
prnlsct; bur Ma, you did not enssr int