Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-16

! ting to Blannerhasset's departure a.
Nothing that recollect. Mr. nc Rae.
| Did he NOT state the reasons of his .depar-
ting so precipitately A. He said. he ex-
peCted some difficulty, and had detained
Tyler some days. He had kept his pro-
ccedings secret, and apprehended ilsofne
danger from the people of NanawhaHif he.
| did not depart Immediately. Mir. Nc Rae.
Did you carry no dispatches for Jordan
+! A. None. Mr. Hirs. Did you understand,
both from Blanoerhasset and Burr, that
, they were connected in the eaterprize! a.
Yes, Mr. lie Rec. Was there much ru-
mour and noise among the people on this
subject before you went to Lexington A.
Yes. Mr. NE Rae. Was it not the opinion
of the people that they intended to invade
Mexico! A. There were various opinions
concerning them. (Mr Martin and Col.
Burr both objected to this question as i'm
proper.) Mar. Gfc Rae. Did Col. Biirr ask
YOU about the state of the public mud A.
| Yes He asked me what was going on IL
broad. Such was his expression: and told
him. Mr.. nc Rae Did he make no other
enquiry y. He asked if l had seen any
thing IN the papers from the government
GU tins subject. / answered that had not.
Mr.. 10y. What did he say when you men
toned that alarms had been excited A.
! lie said TREY proceeded from wrong i'm
prcss;uns. --Mf. nc Rae. What invi.at-
ons were held out TO induce you to Join in
The enterprise? A. None particularly ex-
cept that if, when ! descended the river, /
should not find generals Eaton and VIII
knson either there or Coming there, and
II there was no Spanish war, then Banner
hasset was to bear my expences back. Mr..
! Nc Rae. Then YOU considered yourself as
engaged for a Spanish war? A. did. Mr..
! &c Rae. And Mr.. Gayiatin was TO have
joined A. Yes: most particularly SO
Mr. Biannerhasset said.
Cross examined by the accused and his
counsel
| Col. Bnrr. Doyou recollect any specific
! offer of land which made 10 Mr. Banner
| hasset in my letter? a. No. recollect
! You authorised HIM Ia offer certain guam
tity TO young men Q. Do you not recollcct
! offered him 40 0G6 acres )? n | do moi.
: Q Did Inot shewyoua map of the land A.
J You did. .. Did l not shew you some
/ deeds Tor tile land A. do not recolect.
! y. DO you rScolicct that l stated in my
letter the adVnta ges and disadvantages of
I his coming down that, if he could rot
! live in peace with his ne:ghaors, he had
better come down p? 4. recoliect some
thing IN that way. But the impressions on
my m:nd were that you expected him to
come down Q. You state that you had Of
ierS from biannerhasset. Had YOU any
from me? 4. Not from you. Q. Did /
imcntion any thing about party with IT,
Ter? a. No. .. How many guns did you
see on the island. a. saw no more than
| three. q. Did ever speak of the party
! OF tbs island as my heoiIe ? 4. No. Your
expression was ge.era!ly Mey Mr Haya
/ x I, L IL.
tyonr communication to MIR Blannerbasset,
p, did you Immediately retire to bed and not
examine particularly Al Yes. The Chief
Justice What did Mr. B!annerhasset say
! to- yon about your finding Gen. Eaton and
Wilkinson A. He said if / did not find
them 1T the place to which we were to go
ard there was no Spanish war, he would
lbcar my expenses home again. He said,
IN case there WAS no Spanish war, they
were to settle the Washta lands Mr..
AFNGe. oyou recoliect any others whom
nc mentioned to you as concerned IN the
enterpr'ze 4. He mentioned MIR DAYTON,
Mr. DcvereuX of Baltimore, Col Smith of
New-York. Mr. WTrt. Did he say that
Col. Burr was concerned? A. In our first
conversation on the subjecthe said he did not
+ know what Col. Burr meant to do /; and, as
10 his influence, ne observed "you know
he is not high in the confidence ofhis coun-
Try" In all the otger conversat.o ns he did
speak of INN as the head of tie party. Mr.
14'RGe. Did you say tiIat you stated to
Mr. Blannerhassct the reasons fr your de-
Ching! a. did to his lady, after his de-
parture. MIR Wirt. Did / understand you
correctly as saying tdat Col b. said he had no
improper design, and that the people were
under wrong impressions a. Yes. Mr
Rirt. Were you NJ the boats A No. ]
landed some rods rove them. Mr. Carter
Berkieg, one Of the jury. Did you hear
BlanDerhasset say that the men came down
, the river to the island by Burr's directions
, A. did not hear him say one way or ano,
, Their.