The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-28
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nEl ~, FSfnaps ti't 10 O'Clock. o. Was
u nor co'd enungh'to render fire pleafsnt a.
* was. G. Is il not uiiial for boats to ruild
15es on the bark, when il is 70 cold ? A. Ills.
-2Ae soitue5 ALTO ftaied in the courfe of his
examination, that there fremed to be a good
macy men on the inaud; that lanterns were
paiing during the night between the houfe and
ooats, AS II there was bufnefs between them :
thar he could not fay, whether the perfons
whom he had called centinels were not merely
lettering around the fire that he thought il
iikely, that If he too had ufed the watch. word,
that the boats would have put off for him |;
ttat he heard feveraI halls from the Ohio 6de
'ehat d,d not give the word, and no boat came
from the iiland, but boat always came, when
that anfser was given.-He himtelf was on the
ONO Tide.
discrimination Of MAURICE P. BsLLsAP.
Mr.. Fay. Will you tell us, fir, what you "a "
on me iiiaud! Mr. Bsibsap. On the evening
OF the 10th ct December was at the Iflaud Of
Mr.. blannerhaies. arrived the&sbe,ween
ana O'Clock IN the evening. 1 hailed a boat
,nsi they aRed my name. Having given i. =
KIN wasir mediatly feut over with'o of plan.
nerhaiietts fervan,s. Having croaed, met
with Mr.. Woodbridge, who returned 10 the
houie with me. When went into the houfe. I
oolerVed number OF men, who from the BRO
miicunus view had ofthcn, might nave been
about 90. The Or 8 noticed ne.r the door
had rifles, and appeared TO be cleaning them.
lheie wete'al the arms faw: ): for | merely
Paheo through the room where thew were,
Near the place where landed, noticed two
or three boats and people about them. 1t
was ds'k'evenpg and the lights in the boats
was the only circumfance which made me no.
tice- them.
When CroE5 examined, Mr.. B. faid, that
ne mad gwen no watch-word, when he hailed,
nut only his name. He was not certain whr
ther any other perfon had crcffcd during the
night. he law Mr.. Dana there, but does not
know when he crCGed.
Dissemination ofEpmuNp P.Dasa.
On the evening of the 10th December. Irn.
dcritood that the boats were to ftart, with Com.
fort iyieran his men down the river. Two
other young men and myfef were determined
10 cFois over from Bel.pre, where / live, We
went down TO the landing oppofte the i1aDd.
about duiS took ikiff and landed at the IN.
per part of the landing. We then went 10 the
houie. Tyler's boats lay below our own
about ons rods. heard fome perfons talk.
ing but it was dark and Icould not dfineuif,
any one. We went into the hall, large room,
where there were number of men; remained
ou' mort time and did not count them but
| faPpoie there were about Is or IS: One Of
them was running bullets & there was uo,hino
but hub-5ub and confuiion about the large
hre. was then introduced into a chamber.
where there were Tyler, Biannerhaffrtt, Col.
Saith OF New-York, and feveral other gentle.
men. was introduced to Mr.. Smith and DIR.
McCatie, who had his lady there.--Col. W.
Ter had feeu the day before.
MIR. Coleman (ajuror.) Ist proper to ak
any quefions about the conversations which
took place with thofe gentlemen ?-Cbief .Jl/:
fiee ltis left to the content of the accuied
Nir. Burr 1t any of the jury think proper, /
prefftd.
When Croft Examined, Mr. D. faid, that he
was perfect Granger to the people ia the hall
but thaton his going in they did not appear
to be alarmed.
FRIDAY, Auguf 81.
Examination ofIsRAEL MILLER.
Mr.. Miller Rated, that he had arrived on the
Hand between the 9TH and 10th Dec. Lao, in
company with Col. Tyler and Ifrsei Saith
with boats and about 80 men, with rifles and
about or pair of piftols in all, that he knew
of; that he had joined them at Beaver and
gone down with them to b. Iillnd and there
ne faw bunderbufs, and two pair of piho!s
lie law but one man running bullets.
Examination of PuRLEy Hewr.
Nr. He1oe hated, that he had not been on thc
Hand, during their ftay that he had been ap
piIed to by Biannerhaifet TO make 40 boa, pole.
and that on the evening ofthc 10th Dec, he
went 10 the landing tOhio fidc) to deliver them
from his hop; that Bl. had fent his fat to re.
ceive them; that the fat was left with Cent?
mel, being young men armed with rifles thst
he flung the poles down the bank and offered to
atiitt them hut they iaid they had men enough
One OF his nCighbors MIR. AIlenwood wanted ia
go over in the fiat f; but they refufed to take
him, laying that they had orders to take ma
perion from the Ohio Gde.--Mr. Hay. Did
You fee any more arms? A. More but the 9
rifles in the hands of the men. One of the
centinels laid down his rife at the bow of the
boat, and flowed away the poles as handed in ;
while the other fat on the bow and lsgd his rife
on his lap.
Since our lar paper, the court have teen ex-
c'uiVely occupied by the important difcufion
before them. On Tuefday, Mr.. Writ addren.
ed the court for 4 hours. He was followed by
Nj. Bolts, who fpose for hours On Wed
reiday, Mr.. Bolts continued his argument for
hours. He was fucceeded by Mr.. Hay who
ipoke hours. Yesterday, Mr.. Hay reinme d
and continued his argument for hours. He
was followed by Mr.. Lee who fpoke 24 hours.
This day Mr.. Martin will wind up the argu.
ment; and tomorrow or on Monday, the court
will probably pronounce its opinion.
In thisdly q PAPER we n ave concluded all the q