Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-30

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MoT1oN FOR CoMMrTMEaT.
EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCE.
MONDAY, Sept. 20.
Continuation Of facob DunbaugNs. Esi-
Mr.. Hay. Stare what passed between
col. Burr aud yourself abon, your getting
people to join him.
Witness, l stopt before with saying,
that col. Burr had not spoken to me 10 en.s
gage citizens: But he rad spoken to me
about soldiers. On the 3oh Of Dece mber,
after col. Burr had obtained capt. BisseI's
consen, for me to go with him, Iwent to
col. Burr where he was encamped abou.
mile or two below the garrison a. Fort
Massac on the Indiana side. Col B, ask
ed me into his. cabin Ga private room he
had and asked me if could not get ten
or twelve of the best men ia the garrison
TO 60 along with him. I asked him how
it was to be done. He said, GET them TO
desert" told him 90. He asked me if
could not steal out Of the garrison,
arms, such as mnskets. fssees aud riRes.
told him that would not, if could, for
him or any other man on ear,h that
had always been well treated by the off.
GERS Of the army. | told him 1 had
rife Of my own, and he told me 10 bring
il with me and he would pay me for il.
started then 70 the garrison, and pre-
pared myself to go; that WAS, af:rr col
3, had Obtained !ibsr,y of my captain.
The counsel for the accused commended
that this kind of testimony was not at all,
relevant 10 The subjsc,. After some dis
cussion the examination proceeded.
Az the mouth of Cumberland, Walter
Davidson engaged man by the name of
Casey. G. Ga what terms! Witness.
do no, particularly recollecs. G. How do
you know shat Davidson was the agent of
col. Burrs Witness. lie belonged to the
party and told me was an agent for col.
Burr. The substance of he engagement
was, he was TO receive 121 IL dolls. per
tusls tor 6 months, and 100 acres OF
laad, to 6gh, against all opponents. This
MFR. Davidson Plumb. & Andrew Wood,
wese seq, TO New Madrid 10 epliss more
men. The witness here returned 10 thar
pon. in his narration a, which be had been
When returned to Fort NASSAU On the
2eih Dec. gave col Barr's com plimenss
70 cap ain 3issell and told him shat col. g..
had sen. him tarrr!of apples. Then
day. SO h, his Mr. Davidson, Plumb sod
Andrew Wood, came to the garrison very
early III he morning, 10 skf; this was
the inns when they told me that they we're
going TO erliss more men for col Burr.
They bcughi a skia of oe, that Was left
with me 10 sell b. Asr Cutler, survey.
or, thsir owa skitf was afterwards carried
. Of by col. Burr's party. That evening at.
ter shutdown, barge came down TO Fort
Massac with i2 men 10 il. Col. Tyler &
major Hill were in it, and think also ma.
jor Smith. They weo, up to capt Bis.
sells quarters, where they staid aboss 20
minutes; and then heard col. 'Fyler tell
the boats crew 10 return 10 where col b.
was encamped; with some other iastruc.
lions ,ha. did No, hear. Between fs or
1 o'clock that night col, Burr's boats passed
BY the fort, and landed abou. one or two
miles below the garrison.
Mr.. Fay. How many men were then
10 the garrison? A. a. men. &. Was
that the usual compliments Of men? No;
some Of ,hetr troops had gone 70 Newpcfs,
ard some To other places. c. Wasthe,.:
any artillery A. None. G How wide
is the river at that place A About
mile wide
Next morning captain Bissrll tq!J me 70
ge. 6 men with the cliekrr baat, 10 take
him down the river salali pieee. Wii'e
the men were getting ready, Mr.. Fort
(Perhsps his christian Baaae was Iehp)
who had been lying shsse several days,
asked me how would ike 20 60 alnRg. [