The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-14

vcyS me particular orsSk .aiuded TO- may en1-
brace a variety of other matter, many parts of
which it would be highly criminal in me to d.
vu!ge. I conceive I fhoud forfeit my honor
and the confidence OF all military men. ifiI were
toreveai my correspondence with che govern
snen,. without the command of nv hyperion.
(Mr. Hay had no doubt but the order was in
itri9 conformity with law but if there be pri-
>ste and confidential communications in the let.
Ter, II would not he required of gen. WiIkinfon
10 produce it. Oh. Juitice. If the order be
mingled with other things, private and conf.
dental, the court will not REQUIRE it's produa-
on.) MIR. Wickham to gen. WiIkinfon. Did you
hy letter or o:herwde, rsqrrf any perfon not
of the army "a feize col. Barr, and put him on
board vefIc,? A. \ gave initrnttions to ren-
fernan who is now here, Sas Dinfnore, Efqr.
snd who is no. Of the army. Q. Did you give
fuch orders to Others? a. recoileet DE-. Car
michael; hut no other pcrfon, except the ciii-
GERS of The army. O. Do you recoeet expref.
Gn2 to any perion that he would confer the
highelf Obligation on the government by f.i1iug
col. Burr! A. 1t is probable that did, for
thofc were my fentiments. My great object
was to apprehend him, aud deliver him over to
the civil power for trial; and the city of Wafh-
iagton was the Place to which wifed him
fent. But had no idea Of doing an injury to
his perfon. ] recclett a German came to me
1 and profercd 10 take col. Burr; but on COM
ing to particulars, he fd he would take him
dead or alive. ] was fhocked a, the idea, and
f. declined employing hirc. q. Have you the
cyrher No. 81. a. ] have nos. Q. Are YOU
acquainted with perfnn by the name of KID.
by: 4. an acquainted with two of that
name! O. Where do they reiide? where does
Timothy kibby refi,c: A. In Louiana. O..
Have you had any communication with him on
the fibic6f Of an iuvs6on of Mexico, and when
A.. j canr-t recol'e6. I have feen depoiition
afcribed to him, inherited in the public prints
rep!ete with faliehocds. O. You are not GER
tain then whether you ever wrote to him on
the fubi-et ? A. am certain that 1 never
wrote 10 him fpec6caIly on that fuhietl. He
was an Off Ger Of the militia ard ] might have
correfpon6s1 with him on fome matters relating
TO his co'rmaud. / recoeet to have received
an order from the government to aicertan the
frength CT the militia in the territory, and !
might have fpoken or written to him on that
futjetf. Q. Cyn you fay whether you did or
cid not ;? a. / cannot. o. Did you inform
him OF the ohj-d of lieut.. Pixies expedition :
A. | think not, from the depoGios have rcen.
Here are my orders to lieut. Pike. (Gen. vii
kinfon produced his irftructions TO lieut.. Pike.
See Notes STD
This is the information given by me 10 gen.
Sam. Smith; which goes to uaraie my ideas
of the rate Of our controversy with Spain
(Here gen. Wilkinfon read the extract of let.
ter annexed, marked W
(Geaera! IV5lkigIon's 7eJQin,ony to be- continued
Ektra7 ofs litter io9 General 1axss Ipikirfou IL
tie Roeowabie DeayGsrn Sef,tfa-y Of qvar, a.a,ea
Nafebes, SEPT. 8fb, 1906.
~ arrived at this place Ian evening at Fix O'Clock
and addreheda the iecretaTy of the territory
tGov: Williams being abGent) of which you have a
copy under cover with his anfwer; this morning
waited on him, and have feen the plan adopted bv
I-nu and he IN
which appears to be in direc oppoton to your order
repecng the removal Of the 5Paninrds from, Rayor
Pierre, which place undrrhand they have fallen
back, from the vicinity of Adayes and | hope they
may continue there until my atrival Nachoehcs
tcr which place mail commence my Journey the mo.
mens after have arranged With the ry Of the ter.
fty, FOR fueh auxiliary force o militia, may even
tually become nece!iary from his jurisdiction; GOV
Ciddorne has, ! undsraand, arraysd the militia IN
the Wetsern countries of the Territory of ORLEANS
but ihaH dicouTage their march, until have pene-
trated the deigns Of the Spaniar6s and may ui hi,
deaf t. the iclemn appeal which lhaIl make to his
undertaking his in.crcas and du:y.
LET the ereid.nt be aftured, FIR, fall drain lhe
cup OF coneiatioI to maintain the peace of our com
try, and that the frord {ha!I not be ORA wn but in
the Ian extremity, a!,sr rcalon and remembrance
have failed to Prcis,Ye pyioia,e our territory ea oil
the Sabine; but the fame time tIa, an awful re.
fPoh5iEty rearains the inciina,io:,s and ambition OF
tfe i"'!Ier TO chs temperate courfc &C tordut9 in
copai':on to the order which thin! dfcsrn in the
Executive officers of thefe terr',pris vii rIedye
I''y iife to him thar no an ihal F.. fnf.red within
my t"owl.dys tseri, tue la;:ona! honour or Eff
she iui!re OF rs a3roila:.tnn.
II the precau'ioHs embraced by my irGusiol, Ia
Col. Cutting, OF wi 81 I trarl,tisted you a ocpy
from St. Louis, have prevented c,e eGn,:on Of blood
mna believe have done io'ne gned TO he fac
becaHfe rae re,ruipetlian of n. Sploilrd, has rem
Ger-d the Ultimate appeal c-lry at leaf for the
rress1t q as nothing can be u old every thing may
De gained by little delay, it ieems better the oppor.
tunity tor exciting koniiities Shnud have eftared
rlau that It lhcUid have been e;zr, ou to c p tl,e
dogs Of war, befo'e tlie eae1s OF ccncia:o.y mea.
iurss rad bsen duly tered.
l ne re'roEade Of the S,auarls is not accounted
Tor bai may ne afcri5ed three cauie., rhr unhea
thineis OF the troops, the wan. Of forage for the i'm
mene cagaIeade with which they are ihcumbered
or the failure Of proVifons; but as they would lcarce
Iy have made 70 formidable and bold an advance in
the face OF the prohibition uttered by major Porter
witho0t Pofve orders from the compctsnt authority
II IS Reasonable to prtume when the caule Of tbei,
Nrrtrogrellon has been removed, they may refnme
their former petition, for which events fone prepa.
rstery arrangements mud be commenced. The spa-
Yards who have approached Nachitoches being all
mounted and without artillery and eat private being
o5gged TO keep up four horfe and mule for fervicc
oft OF his esv OF hundred dollars per month i,
will be impo5le for them to maintain fertilization
bit the lame Circumstance will enable them to relate
or togVe battle TO infantry their difcreton IA
remedy this dlladyautaue and enable M. I