The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-06

NY NON """'usos TOT rev daye H. "'c|t
time after col. Burr rode to the door, and -,,.
duefed him intomy houfe where he rems,.sd
Tome days; during which time did not h,.r
him utter aword about The f.paration Of !.
union or the invaiion of Mexico Nor d.. (
hear him fay any thing about his proiett. o,., r
than to fettle large tract of his Wal,ita ,arts.
Some time after his departure from Cipcinr..:.
wrote him that It was currently reported, :. d
by many believed, he did mediate a difne ~
berment ct the u s. and I frankly reprefencd
my fears, that whatever his proiett might :.,.
the tranquility nfthe weitern country would -
interrupted, and that he moved in fuch nyftsr.,
fufpicion would be attached to him and I
earnvfly folicited d,fclofure of his ol;,r; :.
his anfwer is contained in letter herewith. =.
der the date of the aSth of Oa. Iaft. The E
dor difcovered in the above recited letter
iPirrd my conhdence-And when he ms...
his tecond Witt to Cincinnati, in Nov. lat, he
d,tcloied his plan fully to my view, AS thought,
which added treneth to my confidence. f.e
being about to take his leave of me, obf-rved.
Mr.. Smith my ohjea n few months viii; be
difc'oied you will not fud it difhonorsi,fe or
'nimIcal {" this government feel hyperion to
the mean articles which are afcrihrd 20 n, 4:
Caumniators do not notice, for as fail a, you
put one down another will riff up This tn,.ch
j will venture to tell you; IF there firou 4 be
war between the u. S. and Spain, !hall h,a.i :
corps OF volunteers, and be the firft to march
INTO the Mexican provinces IF peace fhou Id he
preierved,which do not exped, alalfe,tie
my Waih'ta Ia de and m * iocsfy az p'earant
about me as poiiible. In this government
nave been periecuted, THANKFULLY perfrrs,,ed.
aud am fcrry'o fay, that in il all private con.
1cence between man and MN fecm 20 be rear.
" dehr0ycd He ihewed me deed for large .
tract It land on Red river, and fiid If I w,onid
COIL n TO let MY TONS go ,hther, he would
provide well for them to which gave con-
hn', fnouph never communicated ii to nv
eide6 fon, till lae Saturday, the day on which
ne returned from Marietta, and not till h, ex
preded dihnclination TO cooperate with col.
Burr's Object, till he knew whether it was bottle
to the government of the u. S. or nor.
Col Burr told me further, that very many of
his friends in different part, of the U s. would
remove and fettle with him and that nc would
Or the belt neighbour This country ever had, and
repeated that his ohiea was nor hottie 10 the
there the word esUernn'enf appears 20 have been
originally inferred but dslied out by the pen)
people If the u. States, or diihonorabis to him.
ielf and further, that in few months many of
his enemies would be proud TO call him their
friend.
folemnly declare, that Inevcr purrhafcd.
directly or INDIRECTLY, any prnvfions for the ufe
OF col. Burr and his party, though application
was made to me for that purpoie which de-
clined.
(signed)
JOHN SMITH.
SsD0rn aaa Gejeri5ed before me, tbi5 9Th dr., of
January, 1907.
(S;gnedJ
MA7THFIV MIMIC.
One Of TIE a0oeiate judges evifb;a and for tbe.
county Of Hamilton and fate Of Ohio.