Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-24

as We'll as tue W SInb'"& $50 Ft~to'~',5s. s.
this scene of deprssity, 50 Tar As u mas
been &C ed on the Ohio and It's watefs--
From this The ssarc OF safety OF the lower.
ecunTy might have been estimated On
.gfubablr g.ouads, and the delay was ~
obliged the rather, because no e'fcuml-
stance had ystuade II necessary to call III IN
ehe aid of the legislative fuastloas. inior-
maIion now recently communicated, has
.br ought us nearly 70 ,hesperi.od soGsem-
plate d. The mass otWhat 1 have received
in the coarse Of lhese traus actious IS solu-
minous bus l:ale HIS heen given uodsr
the saucsioa Of an oa.hs SO asto constitute
formal aud legal evidence. II rs chiefly
in The ierEa OF lestefss ofteo containing
such a mixture ofrumefs, copjscsares and
suspicious IS renders 1t diihcolt TO slit
out tbs real facts, aud anaasisab,e 10 haa-
ard more thag gensvalpnt,ncs, strengthens
ed BY concurrent information, or the par"
,lcuIar credaily of the rela1or, In this
stale Of the. evidence, delivered some
times ioorndsr the1esfriction OF private
confidence, neither safety nor justice "''l
psfmlt the exposing names, exsept that OF
the principal actor, whose guilt is placed
DC, ono question:.
Some utAe in the latter part of Sepsem.
Der. received in.lnaEions that designs
were In agitation IN the WESTERN country,
ualaefsii and uufrendiy 10 the peace OF the
uaior and that the prime mover IN these
VS. Aaron Cur, heretofore distinguished
b, the favor OF his eouery. HE grounds
of these n.imasions beipg conclusive, the
ebiects uncert.n, and he fidelity OF that
country known TO be FIRM. the only mea.
sures taken was 10 u &c the inforinan 10
sse heir best endeayofs 10 get further IN
sight into The des.gns ana proceedings OF
the suspected persons, and 10 communicate
thsm 10 me.
Twas not I'LL the latter part of Ocso.
Der mar the obj Cts cf the conspiracy BE-
gan 10 be Ferralsed, bat still SO Blended
and involved in mystery that noshiag dis,
tinct could BE-. singled out tor pursuit. La
this state OF uncertainty, as 10 the crime
contemplated, the. acts dong, and the se.
gal course % be- pursued, / hought it best
10 send TO the scens, where these things
were principally In transac1ien, person
n whose insegflsy, understanding aud dis.
cFetion, entire confidence could be repos.
ed, with instructions to investigate the
plots gong on, To enter iato conference
;ior which he had sufficient eredentials)
with the governors, aud all other officers,
civjl ana military, and gi h Reir aid, to
10 on the SPOT Whatever should DC uecessa
! to discover the designs Of the conspIra-
urs, arrest herr Meas, biing their per-.
sons 10 punish:nsnr, aud 10 call ont the
&orce OF the c. antry to suppress any un-
;swtnl enterp'ize, in whi ch II should be
touud they were engaged. Bs this tlnse It
was known thar many bQals were under
preparation stores Of provision consct,ng,
snd al unusual number q suspicious cha
'ac,ers IN motion on the Ohio aud rs wa
sers. Besides dispa;lh;ag he conhdenuai
sgent TO thar quarter, otdcrs were al the
same time sen, TO the g5veraors oil the
Orleans and Nssissippl territories, ana
10 'he commanders Of the land and pss |
iotces there 10 BE- 90 their guard against
surprlze, and In constant readiness TO re-
SIS. any enterprise which migh be attempt.
81 On the vesseis posts or other objects
under the:r care: and on the 9Th of Nov.
Instructions were forwarded to gen Will
knson TO hasten an accommodates with
the Spanish commanaant On the Sabine,
and, as soon as tia, was effected, to tall
back with his principal force TO he hi.her
bank OF Mississippi, fer the defeace Of
the interesting poin's on that river. by.
letter received from thai officer of the
25th OF Nov. but daed October 2ist, we
learat that confidential agcn, of Aaron
Burr had been depu,ed TO him with com
n,aoica-ions. partly written 10 CIPHER and
partly IN oral, explaining his dsslgns, ez-
aggsfa,ing his resources, and a,ak!ng suca