Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-30
Gtrcult Court.
MOTION FOR COMMITMENT.
MONDAY, Sept. 21st.
CONTRIBUTION OF gAeon DUNBAucH's e

CONTRIBUTION OF 5icoB DUFBdUCHS e
: VTDENcE.
| Mr.. Hay. State what passed between
col Burr and yourself about your getting
people to join him.
jYitness. 1 stopt before with saying,
that col. Burr had not spoken to me TO Gu
gage citizens: Bat he ha,L spoken to me a
| bout soldiers. On the Both of December,
after Coz. Burr had obtained capt. Bisselfs
consent for me to 20 with Him, went TO
col. Burr where he was encamped about n
mile or two below the garrison at Fort
Nassac on the Indiana side. Col. 3. asked
me into his cabin q private room he had
| and asked me if could not get 10 or 10 OF
the best men in the garrison to go along
with him. i asked him how it was to be
done. He said, "get them to desert" l
told him no. He asked me, if could not
steal out of the garrison, arms, such as mus
kets, fusees ard rifles. 1 tol;l him, that
would not, il could, for him or any utlier
man OIL earth; that had always been well
treated by the officers of the army. Itoid
him, had a rifle of my own; aud he told
ne to bring il with me, and he would pay
me for it. started then to the garrisom,.
and prepared myself to go; that was, after
Gel. b. / had obtained Liberty Of my Cap
tain. The connection the accused CONTEND
ed that this kind of testimony was not at
ali relevant to the subject. Afser some
discussion, the examination proceeded.
! At the mouth OF Cumberland, Walter
/ Davidson engaged a man by the name OF
Casey. q. On What terms! ftfaes8.
/ do not particularly rccollcct. =. Row ito
/ you know thar Davidson was the agent of
col. Burr! fitness. He belonged 70 Tie
! party and tpiS me he was an agent for col.
! hurr. The Substance of the engagement
/ was: he WIS 10 receive 10 1-2 tlol!.. per
month for = months, clothes and v,ctuals
ior montiis, and 100 acres o. land, tn
( fight against all opponents This MIR. Da-
wilson, piuG,b, and Andrew Wood, were
sent to Eew-Aladrid 70 enlist more men.
Th" witness here, retpIr.cd TO that point N
his narration at which he had been inter-
S. rup,ei Oh his former cxanination.--SVhe
l returned to F0rt NJ ,syac on ne 23th Dec
gave col. Rurr's compliments to captain
Bissel! aud told him tsat Col. Burr had
sent him barrel of apples. The next
day, 29th; tbs MIR. Davidson, Plumb, and
Andrew Wood, Game to the garrison We.
early in the morning, jn skif'; this wa.
the time when they told me that they were
going 10 enlist more men for Col. Burr
They bought skiH Of me, that was left
with me to sell by d MIR. Cusler,a survey.
or, their own skiff was afterwards carrie Z
off by col. Burr's party. That evening al
ter sun-down, barge came down to For
Massac with Omen in it. Col. TYLER art
mai. Hill were in it, and think also mai
Smith. They went up TO capt Bisseli'.
SQuartcrs, where they staid about % mi
nutes; and then heard col Tyler tell the
boats crew to return to where col. Bur
was encamped; with some ether insiruc
tons that did not hear. Between - 6
l O'Clock that night col. Bdrr's boats pas
sed by the fort, and landed abort one O.
two miles below the garrison. Eistr. HGQ
Hcw many men wcre then IN the garrison
a. "a men. .. Was that the usual CON
piiment ofmen! A. Nc some of the troop
had gone to New Port, and some to otEc
4 places. .. Was there any artillery? A
None. q. How wide is the river al tha
{ place? A. About mile wide Next morn
ing captain Bissell told nc 20 &c, SIX mel
with the clinker boat, to take him down
/ the river a small piece. While the mel
: were getting ready, a Mr. Fort perhap
his christian name was Johu) who had bec
2 lying there several days, asked me how
would like to go along. ] told him l shOu.,
!, like it very well, if could get leave To &c
: lie told rne he had been speaking to cap
!, tain Bisseli- the evening before, and tha
. captain Bssell had consented 70 Jet me go
'tiS NDh ~ 40 F1NftihE 'rttJldt
!, Bissell. colonel Tyler, major Hill, a be
!, lieve major Smith, came down. Captain
il B,ssen got into his own boat the res
e pushed off in the boat that had been Iyin
. there several days and fell down in oompa
d ny with him to where colonel Buriwa en-
e camped. Captain Bisseil went into colonC
BuTr's boat, and while there, colonel Bur
q asked him, TO let me 90 with him. hear
II, because though ] was not in the sam
= room, there was thin partition betwee
. us, and heard him ask captain Bissell.
F. did not hear captain Bisscll's answer
:, Captain B.sseil came out, got into his ow
boat, and after going one or two hundre
yards we landed and walked up 10 the gai
rison. 2Oth Dec. while 1 was in tho militia
e ~ store, u man came In, who brought ~
- letters from colonel Burr. lie gave CAP
y. tain Pjssell one, and the other 70 me. Car
be tain Bissell went cut, and aitcr / had dol
m in the store. bc called me, took me tliroug
I'd the Sally Poi; To the back Of the garrison
~ and asked me whether coione bCrr bu
~ been speaking TO me about a furicush.
81 told him no. he asked nc whether / wan
ed furlough TO go. ] told him with h
appreciation and adv'ce ! would take on
Captain BisscH said, he would not advi
me but IF ] wanted one for 90 days,
y, would give me one. lie told me, before Il
r, 20 days we're out, I should see the genera
% RE asked zoe, if colonel RarF lad told u
q my srcretS, audifhc had, that rIusi ke'