Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-10
CIRCUIT COURT.
SATURDAY, October ::

mouth OF Cumberland, sold Colonel Re-,
ooat ana some articles of traffic. (,,,,,,,,.
which were few plantation utcns, *, '.,,,I
went down TO Natchcz with - par, ot o.
burr's men, and from .hcn,e to New a..
leans, was introduced as IA w;,nrss t.,r a..
purpose OF shaking the credit ii Jacob. Dun.
o'uSh' upon the ground OF a con, ersat,,,u
when Tie sad passed between DunDau,h
and himself at Batsn RI urc.
Captain bissell Qhe commantime Officer
at Fort -'Iassac, with who's, Gems, nt ~.
6augn emered into tie service of Cn,,,.I
DuTr,) was also sworn and n.inut. lv -,
nihed, with the same object in view Ills
testimony differed from that Which il w.a
ihIehded to invaliddic, Chiefly, in ms d,nv-
ing certain statements iJurug his own r,
'u'"uoh' as astounding TO shcw a Crimina, sub.
S 81 on his part, TO the designs Of Col.
oei'' ne moreover charged Dufbaurb
with being deseiter; in consequence 'f
MS having overstayed the time allowed hin,
oy ms 1uriouSh to do which it appears he
was inVeisled by Colonel Burr himself
Coionel M'kee, formerly an agent oftbe
United States for Indian affairs to the Choc..
taw nation, but who was removed from of.
nee oy the president, in the year 800. was
rn'loouceu 10 state some passages in letters
IroH' General Wilkinson to himself. writ
1en IN Ihe year 1906, which were constru.
as sne"ing a design of the General TO
NV aug nieN'Co: but his evidence was of
very little Importance. and h;s 60, 80. go Va
to the General, even of as late dates ne ~,
Gember Goth, 1906, January 22d, 1907. s.
feDruary 10th, 1907, evinced that he CON
elhued TO regard him as friend, and pro-
esseu very high opinion of his virtues.
Mfs Biennerhasset called two w;tneseeo
III MS FAVOR "a Mr. Gates, and = Mr. mi,
Jan Jones; but their evidence was not ma
terial. nv ma
ne afhdavit was also read of Mr. Charles
fenton Mercer; who paid a visit TO Blen-
nerhassets island short time before he
departure down the river and having been
nospitaoiy entertained by him and his lady.
ana hearinS his own Representations orh,.
intended expedition, was convinced of b;c
i..n n., and enthusiastically expatiated
Judge Todd of Kentucky, Mr. Thomas
C!, (GierK OF the Lexington District
III, - ana Colonel Charles Lynch, seve-
r"iy gave evidence, as to Colonel Burr's
title to the Washita lands. To gra,;fv -
curiosity OF our readers we will state 49,
OF the most important circumstances stated
10y .hosc witnesses. Col. Lynch declared
',ia' Coionei Burr had bought of him some
t,ilhs more Than $4,000 acres be ing half
inc quantity which he held that he mid
nun ABOUT tour OF I'VE thousand dollars i'm
Sash was TO take up certain paper fo,.
MN TO the amount of thirty thousand dol
iars ana drew bills on New York (which
were never returned protested) for The ba-
rance OF the purchase money: the vboIa
oeihS about fity thousand dollars. He sta
teu tiat Baron Bastrop obtained a grant
lwIilCh grant, however, was not produced.
ana no other evidence of its existence am.
peareu) from the Spanish governments
lol upwards OF twelve hundred thou
o,'i,u ARES Oh AND, lying about two hundred
tnt up the ked River, bounded by the
w aShltd on one side, and bythe MisSissip-
pi on the other that BastroD's grant W,
originally subject 20 the condition of set
tling the land within a certain time bn.
that, IN consequence of the scarci;v of mo
ney ana some other causes, the Baron de
CaFohdeiet, on behalf of the Spanish gov
Si"Heht, wrote letter, in the wear 1So7
uireCIihg Bastrop not to introduce any n.
ther families until farther notice, and de-
claring that his suspension of settlen,e,,t
should not affect his title
Judge Todd, however, declared that n
paper which Lynch showed him as re-
fopS Fatent was not grant of land. ,ho.
~ was only AN instrument from the Snanish
oEeInor of Orleans to 9astrop engaging
sha' on condition he would settle so m,,nS
iamilies within certain time, the govern,
ment would furnish them with uroSis;or,s
1hat he understood from Lynch the roverr'
ment had not supplied the provisions and
II appeared from the instrument, that The
time tor complying with the condition had
elapsed '''oii ""o
Colonel Lynch moreover swore that =
Mr. Morehouse, Mr. Edward L.ivingstor' :
himself, bought Of Bastrop, the whole ~
his land. Colonel Lynch had six ,.n,h. e.
Livingston and Morehouse the baIance
ne ahcdged that he had dispute with IL
Vingston, about the land, which rIis,,nte ,y,'.
sett'ed between them that he sued More
mousse Tor a part of it, and came 10 a com
promise, by virtue of which and of HE g.
uenlent with Livingston, his right to some
thins more than seven hundred thousand
acres was acknowledged. He exbib;tsG.
however, no deed from Bastrop. and sls,.,'
ed none to Judge Todd, at the time he go
ASKING MS opinion concerning his title. tbos
ne asserted to him as he did i'm CONT ths,
MS ute was regularly deduced from Pas
.troP, whose right he conceived To he =.
good as any held under the Sranisb goy..,s,
ment' Tie best opinion appeared IN h.,
20 be that, the Spanish government bavin.
once hteriered to retard the settlement,
mere was now no necessity To settle 49,
''nes' IN order TO secore the title.
W noG'ey swore that deed from Colo
MI IL