Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-30

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18Th Of Os'ober 60 the iosh day Of ~ TIC
! 1so6-thas during the latter psr, :, ;, Dss.
.'me he was frsquently ia lac coa, 'as
general James Wilkinson, aud v;s raay q
general tbs day -aflsr his arrival >, as
Urlsaas. Ga This occasion his ds, NV
received in confidence from general s lss
kinson information 10 the faliaw;,o y"
port: Tha: the general had aadoub,soa ~,
indisputabls eyisenee of sreasonahI. 'aa
siga termed by Aaron Burr aad o,ha. us'
dlsmsmssr the uaion, by separat;aa
the western states ADD territories fram.@
Atlaa.ic statss--shas New Orlesos :. ~'
ia inalsaiase danger, and shal he had ~. ="
Guided has,y compromise with tb, c G."
piards, SO as to De able to wi,adr,. f.
troops Instantly 10 ,his the immediate oh
jecs Of attack ana great vulnerable poi,,
Thar he had received a letter .som b..
koidins forth great Inducements to him :,
become party, OF vhlcsl be shewsd =,
The origina! ia CIPHER, aad anathcr WRITE,
paps. Purporsiag 10 be decyphefed cors
Of The 'etssr. lie expressed grea. iad;sdn'
lion at the plot, and .urpr.2e thar one :.
wcI acquainted with him as Burr, shoog
dare TO make 10 him SO degrading NJ
posal, and declared bis ssiesmlpa,ios 81
defeating the enterprise, or per!shpp !.
the attempt, lie eGssiyed ia a1ditiOD h,
tsers were many agents of ar. burb.,
10 the town, wEo has already bsen a.sdu
Gus IN thsir visits, aud towards VII m /.
was determlaed 20 act win eaatioas snh
gu'ty, SO as al the same Ums 10 breons
possessed Of he whole ex;esi of the p,p
the persons gagged, ana the iase Of ia
execution, asd also to preyeal aay .,ism9,
Ga his psrssn. Of which be dsclsy.d h
h d ser!ous prehens!oEs. OF The rum
bet Of these aseais BE was not aware. eo
mentioned ths name Of TIVE of waom h.
was cerie,a. Messrs. HOLMAN apd Alex
andsv. Prom tirae 10 time, as .h.. dsgs
nent had Interviews With general WIKI
sen, be inforEed .bis deponea, that b.
had received adIi,ioaal lnformai,D re.
spectlag tie Rie2emenis and dssigas Of
Burr BY nsaog Of ,hzse s9ea,s, Of wasn
he considered EoIinan as the sriaeiod,
In The coarse Of these TRANSACTIONS, hi
dsponss, was eapIsy@d by genera! VII
knsoo il tAs copying of cerrsIa papsn
ana aosunen S, aas preparing ssrtsIa dis
patches Tor the gcnsrsl geveraa eat, Whia
the general luteadsd 20 fsrward BY 30
brig TAesis. WaiIs ,has empisyad At
tas eeaeral's lsdsiags, ,hls desoaeut hs,
remarked upon I'VE di1sreat occasions,
person ka$sk i9r admittaacs a, doot
with a window 10 i. opposite the ssb:
where this deponent was sitting, was tbs
deponsat vas ,n!eFmsd by gza. WaklH
son was d. Bollmaa I pan sfless ocea'
sioas the gsnsral has suddssly risen irsa
his seat AID accom- panied this psrs9n 1911
nunabs' Of ,arns up anc cowa a sa:oaY
ia shs traEt Of the house, apparently co.
essed IA deep conversation. Upon 81:
lauey OF these eccasisns ths general 81
his resura mo the ehsKabsr said 10 tab
dsponsat - that is DR.. BoIlnan, his To-
fatuatlon ia trsly extraordinary, he Psf.
alsts ia hls'hels ct ;Ss, SIN with Burr, ads
aas :his masasas sheNa sas q lettar IRON
he later. In winch he sasgs that nc IS %
be- 8. Ma chez oa the sOh D.>sme=r WIZ
wo thousand men, that 1000 Wy ienv'
IN the eeurse Of fsw days, aud thy D;
could wI5h the same eass have procuFea
dsable that nam5sr." General W'ikl1,
son then obastved that he had abEslatd al
;hs iasormatioa he wanted, aud that 'as
affair woaid not be kept maaa lssSsf
secret frsna the pab!ic.
When this depanent lsft the CITY o.
New Orleans, ths Inhabitants of that ''!
were IA s's;s OF great alarm and appts.
hsnaed serious attask from Mr. Du''
asdh csatsdera.ss, this depensns anos!.
stood that mercantile business was mu'"
embarrassed AID great fears were sn's.)
tanned Of cassidsrasle ssm Z: rcial tallai',
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