Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-06

SlCoNTINUED.l
SATURDAY, October 9.
ELIIAH TcNEs
PCS called on the bart fssr. Blsaner-
s haSseft.

vESSatlQOS aOa tfaHsa6sfo1S sbas PaS ~ = -. -
tween Mr.. Beunernassett and yourself
3 The counsel for the PROSECUTION oblscsed
TO this question. Gould the declarations,
of Mr.. islennefhasset be considered as.
evidence
MIR W.csshans enquired whether Inc &c.
eiarasions previous to the act alledgsd as
40 offence. might not be received as cyl.
dence
Mr.. BlennerfaSsctt observed that his
declarations had byen freqncstly quoted
aud rged a geinst him, particularly in re-
!, lstian 20 the Mr.. Hsndersous. Had he
not the same righttc quote his own deola-
rssiens. when they were broushs foi yard
S 35v his yindicslion
Chief Justice. Asy person sbo accom-.
panied Mr. Biennerhsssst. anay be ccnsi.
dered as competent witness.
Mr.. Hay Did you then SO doHn the
riser?
Fitness. Ibid nos. G Did you agree
70 20 with Mr.. Biennrrhassets? a There.
were no articles of agreement between u.s.
though Iagreed 80 60. There was, how
-ever,l roshiug binding aud did not go.
Mr.. Hay. How easy would il have been.
for Mr.. Blennerhassets 10 havs made GER
tain propositions 10 this genllrmsn, tor the
express purpose of keeping his real OBJ
jects out Of view
Chief justice. What prevented your
going!
FITNESS. Because Mr.. Blennerhassess
went off before the time that was appoint.
! ed. If he had renained, if the boats had
bsen 6uished aud NOT stopped, Icsrsainly
should have gone.
GaiJ Justice. Proceed ssith your eyi.
dence.
Witncss. In the Tall Of 1906, called
on Mr. Elsnnerhassetsa a. Marietta TO know
Gu What terms I coGid 60 down The river
with him. He said thar should be far
nished with liquors aud provisions, when
going down the river, and that a, the end
of the, learney should receive 100 acres
OF land: yet stillthe engagement Ras 10 be
no ways bnding upon me, and might
leave him whenever was dissa,ishsG. IL
y mentioned there was arumor 10 ciruiation
that there was something else in view be-
sidesthe settlement of Cnachita and that
his designs we're hostile to The u. S.; If
so, be had better infnrm me at once for If
he took me with him under such circun
stances, he would take 40 enemy. He said
they were no, hostile 10 the u. S. asked
biz, if they were obssruc.ed by party in
descending The river fshey would defend
themselves? He replied, thar he would
notresiss the constituted authority or per
sons lawfully authorized to stop him but
ifthey were not lawfully authorized, the
laws of the u. S. would hear him OUT il
resisting. He observed, that those who
wento ON the FIRST to settle lands, would have
the most, IS he would do the most TO help
them.
Mr.. Wickham. Thso your agreement
IVES, TO leave W T. Si. whenever you pleas
ed! A ii was. Was the presidents
proclamatlan received before their depar-
tuss A | think il was not I'LL afterwards,
though am not positive.
Chief Justice. Mr.. Woodbridge said,
thasis was not received gill Friday after.
wards.
Grass. Examine9
G. AT what time, did he say thar he
should leave the island! A Different
times were stated. He intended to have
started earlier than he did. but col. Barker
did no, hnish the boats ia time. He then
said that he should start as soon as they
were finished. G Did he positively deny
that he had any hostile designs against the
j y. s.! "A He did deny il. I told him if
he hadaoy designs hostile TO the u S. he
had better tell me at once. and not take me
~: for # he did, he would take an enemy.
lie htsedu up his hands to heaven and said
he had not.
M. McRde. Did he say that you should
inf, .f.s.