The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-17

fore LETT the Bluffs, he wif',ed me on my way
to Virginia 10 call on Gen. Ttfbbsr a. Marietta
70 whom be ihoud communicate HE intentions
as ioon as he had fixed hmfelf in the Spanill
donInions, and that he would cormunca ate
them TO me; and at the fame time he gave me
letter to faid Tnnper, which I burned as foou
as received the Prehdent's Proclamation: &
on his leaving the Bluffs, he preiIed me to leave
the gsrrion in fifteen days, and not TO wait for
the acceptance Of NV reignatien and on my
way dowa the MifIiiippi to endeavor to get as
many Of the foldiery at the Bluffs to sccompa-
| ny NE as peliiblc. And further this deponent
| faith not.
JACOB JACKSON,
| Lieut.. Reg't. of Artiilrrifts.
Henrieo county, SC.
| Sworn to before me in due form, agreeable
to law, this 2oth October, 1907.
DAs'L. L. HYLToN, JYRiee ftbe Peace
far tie laid county.
| C,oh- Qn5Risncd by Mr.. burr. Did Won ever fee
me beio.e that night Yes; but / had &C.
qnaiutanoe with you. Q. Did you not complain OF.
your htuasion that it va, IN rkione one and that
, you were going to leave It a. told you, that !
intended to reign. Q. Did you not complain, that
you wanted Money, and that you could ret
horie to carry you home a. did rot o What,
| became OF the money n. was robbed in 3 weeks
after of POO dollars Q. What did you do with the
order on Mr.. Smith A.. have it here in nv
trunk. Q. Did you receive any money upon i. !!
A. did not. .. Did deliver the letter 10 Mr..
Smith No. Q What did you do with it? A.
Soon after received the Pr-ident's proclamation,
burnt it ? .. Did you read it a. No. o. Are
you not under arret? A. Yes. Q. On what charg
es hecauie it WAS iuipect ed that was connect
ed with you. believe thar .his vas the principal
cauie. Q. Were You iumnoucd here' =. Yes. o
Where you arrelted !? a. At Fort Adams. O.
Il
was frIpmonad by the fheriff of Jeferfon county
e. Did you receive permiiion from any author ~
to come round here? a. A,er ] was funmoned,
was not permitted by any officer. itarrcd with
col. Cuhing. =. Did you give any affidavit? A.
Yes. Q Who drew i, up a. Capt stoddort
mr.. AFeRae. Was there any fpoi delisnated for
you 70 carry the to? A. TO have Attended
the Red River fonie difance, and there get lnRruc
tons
Cor. CUsuING,
zvos brought IsysUard tbe part Of br PreG.1tio4
Hr, Hay na-ed, thas his Object in introducing Col
Q. poove the tnrretnels OF the atcneni lbs
by Cen Wilkinfon.
The wirnes mere gave nor-ot7. of thc incidents
(refpecting Mr.. Swartwout) which happened at Nat
chitoches precely gsreeing with his affidavit and
with Gen. Wilknion's ftatement, already pu6iihed
in the Enquirer.
MIR. Hay. On the morning after Mr. ewar,worr's
arrival, Cen W. made communication 10 you A.
He did; aud he mentioned to RE that lie ihoud al,o
tell MI Bnriing. He bound me 20 fecrecy; bur adj
viied ~ re5an RMS communication in remen.
hrance. The reaion of this injunction was thar he
w'Ihed to get the tefgns il further frcm Col Burr
as on that po', the cyrhered letter fuic;en-
y coDon.snicative. MIR. Ray. Did he flew YOU the
cyPhcred letter faw it in his ROOM
no C,eii- Ereminyfiau.
NJ. Wi-f. afssd the court, how letter now in
town from Mr. Surr could be produced, Rating his o.
pinon IN January sec. that there would he no war
with Spain, and rhat it the policy OF this coun-
try, that there hould b. MIR Burr aGse,i for a
fight Of this letter. CD Jaqiee. Let Col. Burr fee
! II, and then II may i've handed privately 10 me-
Mr. Hay then erquircd for KIy.i. (SuEr's Sccrera-
iry) He wiihed to introduce him to ihow that ID.
eyphered letter was written by Wylie.
Upon being fworn and nterroga,ed Willie deca-
red thai it va, not lis handwriting nor did he know
! mr. Hay eaquired for Mr.. Swartwout to ak hin,
4 Gnge q'saion.
/ SAMUEL SwARTwoyT--r,tor1
! mr. lay Did you deliver packet to gen. w
! - did but did not know it's contents; nor did
receive IT from col. Burr have looked a: tina, cy
Fhercd letters hur NY oP;uion is. that is not co
I BURR hand writing. g. Had you any converfaton.
with gen. W A. had. Q. Va, any one prclen.
A. Np it feemed 60 be the generals Y,l. 20 have
no one US Q. How did ,o4 receive ihis packer
: IL From MIR. Ogden Q Did you receive 10 letter
( isom COL Burr at that time 4. Yes; bur | do 1907
think be made any references the cyphered litter
! inPpoied however that this cyphered letter came
! lrom col. Burr. Nh. E1cPe- Would you no, have
objetied 70 public dc!olure oC your communieati.
nns with gen. w. 4. / would have lpnl.eu in pre.
ieuce OF confidential perGons. O. Would YOU have
done it, excePe IN the mo.t confidential manner 4
! J would up,.
| Nh Bary Did you hear Gen. VS. Terirony ?
n pare heard aud have read the reR. q.
Did you tell him any thug abpu, resolutionizin the
wcttcrn country; when did you fra hear Of il A.
heard il Tor the fro time in court When !, wa,
mentioned my trial Wilmington Cpoke 10 ms
council Me1rs Harper and Key and vilhed to refutr
It on my oa'h. The General has faid that talk cd
about irizing New Orleans and the banks ,here Row
did not NOV 1t that time that there were any Bank,
10 New Orieansi nor did know oft, until 90, ?,
/ Ft. Adams. poke to the General however ahou,
another country. Mr.. Eary. Wnat was that? A.
! Mexico.
Q. Did you make any enquiry about the proprefs Of
the war wiki the Spanards a. Yea was au,ho.
fized to bring youan ofthe wsrand of e hat.
oi the preparations. Cen w. declared tn nae. tia,
he hoped, the feverance oil the union was Col r., Oh
:t and that he WORLD he glad OF il, He fpotc Tore
very bard words Of the Preiident o, Had YOU res.
ION to believe that fcvsrancs OF the Unon was Col
Burr's obeG 4. can lag this, had free seeeJs &c
his papers, while at Philadelphia and never iav
OF heard Of any thing from Col. Burr tina, was IN
LEAH derocatory to patrio,iim
Mr. MR. Did you hear Of a BODY IF men, Pre-