The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-13
MONnAY.OHnherIo.

! After MIR. Writ had iinthed his fpeech, the
examination of ftveral witnefIes took place.
! Among thele Mr.. PozUer prefcnted himirlf
before the court and again addreiied them in
the following manner. The gentlemen were
good enough to allow ne time TO confu!t up
on the matter and get countcl-gra'eful as
fee! Tor this indulgence, ] NUT confefs | have
not, nay, could not avail myieIf of it. 1t is
pretty well known, that ] am an utter Granger
IN this place; without Jingle friend to take
any ntereR In my htuation rot even any aC-
quaintance, and without the knowledge of any
gentleman of law from whom could procure
council However, | have undrrftood that the
court have right 10 reiort to coercive and re-
gorous meafures 10 extort from me- that,
which my ideas OF correctness AID proprety-
that, which my confidence, my fcnie OF DUTY
and honor, forbid me to reveal.
And ihOuld the court think proper to adopt
fuct mtafurcs-wel!-I NUT iubmit 10 my fate
with patience and Ggnation-conera,uat
myie!t that am in Il country where the rack
and torture are not IN uc, and where do not
ran I he rak OF being put TO the quettion. mali
aho have the confolation that flows from con-
fcoufnefs of not having departed fron my du-
;y-l will again openly avow it--Thi6 is my
MOTTO, &c Fidelity 10 my King" This conf
der my fri, my mott ehtntai duty; this is an
obligation paramount to every other, and to
WHICH every ttbCI thuit DGNu. MS language,
probably, is new within thcfe walls and,
make no doubt, perfectly unintciligib!e to ma
ny.-But fome, l lrut, interioriy, applaud the
principle, and politely, would DC proud TO have
an opportunity TO diPIay il.
The council for Mr.. Burr Unified that he
ihoulc he compelled TO Fate all that he knew
concerning correspondence between General
Wikiufon and the Baron &c CArondeet
The Grief Jl.y2iee oberved that the exRencc
Of fU:h Il cosTetponsence could be of impor-
taHce in the prelent cafe, no farther Than it
might be confiered as diicredting gen. VIII
kinfan's declaration, that he did not recolctt his
having carried on correspondence With the
Baron De CarondeIet, in cypher miI,r to that
whici! was ufed by Mr. Burr. He f,id that the
otisC Of that correspondence would, if explain
ed, have 40 eject or his 6ecion lative to tie
motion now before him. lie therefore requir-
ed Mr.. Power 10 antwer queltions to the ex.
! iftence OF iuch coriefpendence, but not as 70
| its Objects.
| Nh, P0zrer. 7 sPprehended that, without any
VIOLATION or breach OF my moit iacred duties,
| CAN iatisty the gentlemen [ can crafty their
curio!ity, and give them he Information they
| appear 70 ultimately ben, upon getting for /
confcts do not ice any thing criminal or dc
ieryug of blame in geutemen's Carrying on A
correspondence in cypher with the Biron OF
Carondeiet, or any other Baron or governor al
Louiiiana, or any province and more particu.
| lary III gen. WIikinfOn, who have every rea
| ion to believe has been in the habits of correi.
pond'ng ia CIPHER with ieveraI of his acquaint-
auce witnelS, gen. DAyton.--I can even quote
! mylef-afo a very excellent and worthy friend
! Of miGe, MIR. K. X. ksene, of n Orleans, who
has fiewn me cyPher he had from gen. w
! SO that feel rnyieIf perfectly at cafe on mi.
point, as II DOES not in any ihapr affect or throw
any light on Che pol,tica! Concerns of my go
! vernmert.
AS the Col. has alto faid fomethng about mo-
| nes, neither ila!i feel any reluctance ~ decar
| ing what | may know conc GRAZING any fuirs q
| money fad 10 have been received by Gen. Wi
knfon. For It is pretty well knowo thar ths
/ Spani!h government, AZ a former PERIOD, die
contract with the GeDers! and believe wiz
| fOme Other gentlemen of Kentucky, Tor conf
derab:c iuPpIles of tobaccco.-If The gentlemen
viii coniinc themfeIves within theie limits, in
! their ln.enogatories, they fiaiI hnd me ready
! 10 iatSty them. But beyond theft i declare
viii not Rep.
! Mr.. Eur ihen aGed captain Power, If n,
knew that Gen. WHsinfon had coireiponded il
| cypher with the Baron de Caroodslct Tt
which he replied that he did know that Gene
raj Wiknion tad carried on correspondence
IN cypher with the Blrou, that as lar as he -
! collected the cypher was complicated. aud ;hd
FINAL pocket Dictionary was alfo uied
! (EgJIeAce 10 be rgneiGIsd in ar aevt.J
l,z-.s=.-s- 1890. --.-,r