The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-03

~ I>e"-os.eanS where tle inhJect was muc
TAXED OF. q. Have there been any judicial proceed
: ings about it "a. I told MIR b. tina. Mr. I.ynel
slammed under MIR Z. Livingaon that this was con
hderabic purehafr; and that MIR livingion had ia
validated this contract in court, Mr. Ba,y. l deny
) that this is Taa
, lie next day, perhaps that afternoon, met Nj
d ~ another homie, in company with gentlemen
o't OF them i.rangersto MIR b. was fpaakrp &
avo"ing, that Mr. Burr had grea. many friends il
; hehtueky. l ohlerved, thar this would much de
pend upon his ohe6 If le,t'e Oaachi,a lands that
tie people would with him we'll but Il it was to at
tack the Territories of Spain thofe of the United
states, he would have v1y few frieudi. I'm re,ly
Mr biennerhatleit obterved, that Whatever was MS
ole,t, he eHher had would have great mum her
OF friends .rh;, was in a public room in a tavern
;eVera' gentlemen were prefe.t Irecole& particu-
'afiy MaJcr SProa,.-E Either or that evening or the
evening OF the next daf, Mr. BlennerheG-tt fad he
was writing to Col BUR-. He invited m. to his
room, and :, iihed 20 know how much of our couver-
ia'ion ne might communicate to Col Hurr I told
"H"' the whole If he cho:c; that The information
was attended Tor him, bu, that he mm ht communi-
cate II to Col Burr During this time ard for few
Gays afterwards, the u,ercoure between us was
riehdiy bur after had had conversation with Mr.
iiendeTion, he'd TO farther communications with
NM, fave dining with him day at the fame table
ana ne role immediately after dinner; and cid mo-,
Zee han again un;iii in tie MiInippi Terri
; tory
Mr. Hay. Had you any COMMUNICATIONS with
! MIR. Bn'r! "A. had and in the MifIiiIippi
! territory too.-In coniruuence of the informs-
! ton had received from Mr.. Hendcrfon and
Others, lodged in orma,ion with the Governor
Of OEio, and 4 Law was paiicd, and was ALTO
Instrumental 8, Frankfort in hentucky, in the
Pat'age of a iirliar law. Their object was to
put an end 10 theft expeditions.
| When arrived at the little town of Waiting.
ron IN al.
! January or beg;nnne of February. heard that
col. BUR- was in the hoult.-afr. liar. Where
IS "alhing on? on the Mliiiippi river, A..
NO 1t IS IL miles from it: and miles back
| nt Natchez. Ii is the feat Of government OF the
Mills. territory. l waited on col. B. principal
| 'y with vicw to aicertain whether tie infor ma
ton had given to Mr.. 81. had been commune
Gated to hi'D. aiked him, whether hfr. 81.
had communicated our conversation TO him.
he laid that he had told him on entering
| his room, that had iuit arrived from the Up
| Fer Country, and perhaps he might be anxious
| to hear the news. he told me that Mr. Ben.
neihaiiet had accufed me of 5re:ch of hoipi-
| tality, ! replied, that neS was in his hou(c
IN my life. lie fpoke of his protected bills
| cra"n III Lexington, and fesmed to attribute
| their pro;elt 10 the meafuits adopted by the
government. told him that iuit before left
lexington, the merchants there had received
information that they would be paid. He faid
| that they ough to pc paid, as the man on whom
Ihcy were drawn, had the funds 10 pay them
with. He then tpoke of the meafures purified
py government as ruinous and rigorous Q am
not Certain which was his expreilion); that
they had detained his people. 60. Was this
before or after his trial? a. 1t WAS before; he
had then entered into reCoeuiZlnce.) He faid
! that he had invited invrfigation into his con-
duct; he ipoke OF the meaiures of the military,
and his determination to fit them: under
itood him to n,ean the military Of the u S. 4; he
either lad I.c lad or that he would order his
! people to rctIt tl'ctn. He taid, that he had
Claimed tae protection OF the civil authority, &
thought that projection would be adequate to
his fatety. he iPuke too of the Ouachita fit-
Element; l believe, he told me that he iilouid
lend his people there, tut did not know whe-
ther lie ihoud venture into the territory him
iclt; intima'ing, as thought, an apprI hention
OF gen. WiSiEiun. lie aii;ed me, if / knew,
what had given rife to The Preiident's Procla-
nation. told him, that did not uneis it
was gen. Eaton's commuuication.-The Court
will tse from he date OF the Proclamation, that
any information could have impaired had not
sien reached the te4, OF government. Col Burr
obierysd. that the Vaccinations OF his enemies
! had led 10 theft proceedings; aud that facts
| and not iuFport anG .jaiti!y them. | aiIured
him that thuie who wric alarmed and Sgitated
we're not his cueDltS; st lSat this was the idea
Intended 10 convey; and after dating TO him
the alarm extending through the Wcllern
Country, 1 propofsd 10 him, that he ihould
MIKE iome public declaration as TO his red! Oh.
| ist;. His reply to thi5 was, that he was a party
conc erI..i anu that no declaration of his could
have any r;i.tl. He ieencn dtpoied to rdicule
the tsa az his bringing about teparation OF
the union by phy icai force that it was 70 be
Procured by moral, not Phyiical caufcs
mentioned tn colonel Burr that l had
heard il the Writern Country of conf
der ih'e nu!nbtr of men, perhaps 2OoO be-
!iagco:!eCed FOR he puTpole Of invading Mt x;co.
! HIS eP!Y was, ,h'i &c f.ppof-d t6at even, was
IN ca!r OF war wiih Spin. / told him, no !;
that had not ua!ciiiood it az depending on
that condition. He then f4id lomei!Iing about
the Onlchia lands; and replied, that perhaps,
when they had iepaTl;c government, fome-
thing Of that fort might he attempted (nesnng,
as undefilood, the inv1!ion of MIxGo.) Soon
after this, or at eait before had heard any cx-
| PLANTATION Of what he meant by ga feparate
| government" 4 gentleman Of his family came
! in, and took my Ie4ve.--I had 80 furiher
ccnveriatiors with M. Burc ar Mr. Benner-
ta!IttG.--I lndGed an Information aRainit Mr..
! Bi-nnsihaGeti, a7d was with him b>fore ma
Citrate.
4. Ear. Hay. Did yon make particular OFFER.
| vd;iorg TO MIR. 81 about the iort Of prepare
! TORS he was making a. lie ipoke of the
ietilerent Of the Ouachifa ~ heir ohisct. lie
never poftively told G1c it was, but tc fiid