Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-31

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Gross Examined.
Mr.. Hay. Is this the tuslough that
yen gave a II is, but there is some
endorsement 90 il of which know 70.
Ih;rg, Mr.. Hey. Aye! That is some
wiring Of judge Bruins.
Mr.. BErr. Have magistrates right
.oenlarge furloushs A 4 know Of 30 such
thing in the articles of war.
s Klr. Hay. Had you any previous &C.
auainsance with colonsl Burr ?ss "A Yes.
/ had seen him at fort Massac in general
W,lkinson's quarters. G Did yoo know
that Dunbasgh was going down The rivrr.
"A Yes, gave him psrmIssicn; and such
had bsen my confidence in col. Burr, aad
such my ignorance Ct the moveneutsin
ahewestcrn country, that had he asked "a.
for o. .srtisant and six men, shoald have
5iudu3gsd him. G When you gave him
this fuslough how far down the river did
you expect him 10 go! a i supposed
not further l5an Madrid. However do
netrecoilscs that gave him any particular
instruction, as to tha. point, because he
was 10 return atany time wi,Lin twenty
days. &
Mr.. Hay You say that he was your
ACKNOWLEDGMENT a He was. raised
him from first cor poral. lie was il.i.s.
rate and requested him 70 learn to write.
Perhaps had set copies for him myself
O You had q good opinion Of him then till
lately! A Ihad.
MIR. Writ. You said that col. Burr.
wanted messenger to 60 TO ST. Lcris !!
A / did. G Lo The Lead Mines lay
ca the land rcuseto ST, Louis. A They
DO.
81 Mfr. Wiirs. I see 10 Easi's let,er thar
Dunbaugh was MOTTO so by ,he lead n.iness
did you understand shat he was going
BY ,hem? Oh! No, supposed that
he was golng down the river 10 New Ma
sdrid; pesE4ps to bring back letters.
sknew nothing Of col. Busr's movements
q Did you conceIvs taat COX Burr qua
.sarteed his re,usn! a / bad but a shcrs
conversation with col. 3. for / was al that
time bssy. DuhbsGgh applied TO ME for
s fuflough, but he had before aEplieG. TO
rae for one 10 go 70 New Madrid. G
Thea ! understand you did cor rely Oh
5Eurr's guarantee! "A | cannot say. When
his bile, was put into my hands, / was
engaged Gu parade; snd | belieyel told
sDunbaugh that would see about it,
Mr.AdcRae. Ilhirk you said, ,ha. you
knew nothing of this expsdilicn? A had
heard Iha. col, B. had been fried and &c.
eaitted in Ken;ucEy, and / had heard it
from travelling ignorant people, who could
not give me much information. e Then |
you had received no such i1fofu,a ion a.
induced you 10 question the propriety Of /
his mos smenssf a None. wssaequaiet.
ed with his standing, when he iefs The Sc.
nate OF lhes II. S. respected EsHl as a. !
former slce prtsidsn. Of The It's. aud / |
tell dis?eard TO t1ess him him all the eiyili.
" which was due 10 lis rank "a When I
You granted this fasIeugh Dunbxogh, did /
you botadver. 10 his engaging 10 Burr's
service and exhors him to obey his.ord<rsss
~ i Gid not. only granted him tgtlaagh
for 20 days. q Didyo speak Il ell with /
Dunbaugh when he apf!isds for rEe fur.
Tough II recolleci 10 have told him that +
col B. had also applied fur tim 10 gos 4
alwayssPeak 70 my nc whso shey 60 on
furloGgh, 70 enjeia On them propr,cy of
cordues. I ibid noicsll him 70 my room.
and give him any private Instructions, as
s,ssss. might have sailed
him before me; and ted HIN otrsas col.
3 withPolitsness. | so felt towards him
both al thai time and 4, 1907.
6 Mr., Rxrrs Hsst ysw the sdytfsisemeHs
Of 5dsseriion 4 Yss1 it's easd u cesss.
II VS. resd. +