Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-26


10 induce the citizens 10 believe his plans
were laudable and sanctioned by govern
ment. When we reached the wesfern back
Of the river, we were net by col. Burr,
10 whom msiar Shields handed = lettsr, OF
whichh he was she bearer from Mr.. Ieade.
acquaintiDg col Barr with the abJect Of
our visi.- Ia the letter there was a SEN
tsnceselatins 10 thsrestorasion oftraaquili-
ty 10 the territory, which scntence Burr
Ia pca,ed once orstwicr with sncer, add.
ling, that /" he had no intention 20 irjlre the
citlzrns Of The United States" Col. Surs
then expressed himself to This effect: "SAs
TO any projects or plans which may have
been formed between general Wilkinson
and myself heretofore, they are now com.
pletelY frustrated by the per6dious Con-
! ducl Of williamson, add the world must
pronounce him perfldious villain = Burr
also, in speaking of Wilkinson, said /" l9
! an, sacrificed my Port Folio will prove
him TO be a villain" He further stated,
tina, SO far from having any designs hostile
to the citizens of the II. S. he had intend,
edsto have met Mr.. Meade at Gibson Port,
on the day Of a general mua,er, which hap.
pened at thar place about the time Of hia
arrival q. Bayou Pierre, bur was deferred
from doing SO, by belief thar he would
: be assassinated, were he seen passing thro',
the. territory. He then pointed TO his
boats and asked, If there was any thing
military in their appearance. tod him
:. 80 So. u. - d;<4 - ~, annear RI Ina
armed, but they were just such persons as
Ishould expect TO see about camp; they
did not seem 10 be 10 situation 10 settle
on farms. / also remarked to col. Burr
that had no hesitation in giving him .h4
most perfect assurance OF personal safety
. while ia the territory, Until he should be
disposed ef according 10 the laws Of his
country; that the object Of Mr. Meade in
calling out tae militia was 20 preserve in,
violate the laws aud constitution of the II.
S.; that if tina. object could be secured
wi,hou. the employment offorce, It would
be preferable, Dot assured hias that force
you'd be used If necessary, for which pur-
pose the sniii,ia were then on their march
TO arrest his progress. Col. Burr declared
his Willingness 10 submit to the civil au
shorty, and proposed that an Interview
shculd take place bcswixt himself and the
ac.ing governor, on the next day, al some
convenient place 10 the territory, that VIC
should guarantee his person from actual
,,;a,ancA .L--4...-~. ti1nc, and restore
him to his boats, if Mo Meade should not
accept his surrender TO the civil authority !;
that bis boats and people should keep the
position they then occapied, until after the
proposed interview took place, and that, ID
the mean time, his peopAs, Gas be calls q
theEa) should commit no breach OF the
peace, DOR violate any law Of the y. S
or OF the Mississippi territory. The place
designated at which col. Burr should meet
the executive was the house Of Thomas
Calvin, respectable citizen Of the Mis-
sissippi territory, who resides near The
mouth Of Coles Greek, where the detach
mens of Militia which had ascended the
river were stationed. Fhe substance Of
these propositions was committed to>wr.s.
ing at the request of col. Burr and copies
interchacg ed; the copy given to col Burr
is IN The hand writing OF major Shields,
and that which remained in cur possession
is in the hand writing of eel. Burr. sub
scfibed BY him In my presence, aod also
BY the witness, col. Thomas Fitzpatrick.
Col. Burr, according TO stipulation, de
scended the river Cd the 18th of January
last Che day after the agreement was en-
tered into) as far as the mouth of Coles
Greek, 10 company With col. Fitzpatrick,
who directed him to be taken 10 charge
by capt. Dayidsoo's company of dragons
and conducted to the hcuse of Mr.. Calsit.
10 short tirne after COL Burr's arrival,
Mr.. Meade aud him commenced CONVEX
sasion on the subject of his surrender TO
the civil authority Of the territory. do