The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-27

"eatn oy Poit VIII remain there long enough to re-
ceive 1t, and hope not much longer.
/ i have the honor to be with very fineere refpea
and eaeem
| Dear General,
| f.i Your obcdient fervant,
| JOHN MCKEE.
| His Efficiency
General WILKINSON.
NafeEes, Jan. s5, OF. :
Dsar Cereral,
wrote You a note from the Chchafaw Bluffs a.
bout Xmas. Soon after fe. out FOR this place. where
hav. been for ten days and will YET remain perhaps
two weeks longer-juit TO laugh 1t the ridiculous
| teenes thar are pshing before US. here is a wide
wide field for conjecture and every man takes his own
direction. The little vrings here ha. affirmed sri1-
~ onifude defend the Altar & the Throne a. well
againtt COL Burr as the encroaehments of the army
lhase little doubt that this you will have fet
down Burri,e and as little that you will he.
lieve me when allure you that yet am no, and
, mutt know the object and the means better than
do, before can be- lis true that having nothing
to do and hearing that fome great enterpre was on
loot, pasroned by many great and winl'd at by
| the Government, came here profit of any opper-
tunty tina, might offer of lettering my Guation by
honorable enerpriie--As yet fee no way open bu.
IN the face ofmy esun,rys laws, and desperate as my
fortune is, will deliberately do an act tina,
will prevent me from returning TO the fpot where
wat born.
have lately received letter from Mr.. Simp(on
laying your friend gen. w. wihes you were here,
as he has it now in his power ferve you" Th. to
me juf now is very interefting information-and by
! return of the mail will lie glad to hear from you
T. Need tell you that comfortable pains are taken
and taking here to render your unpopular and
by perions too am informed who fpeals much of the
laws and contributed authorities of the country
Your friekds Dinimoor, Freeman, and Mckee oc-
cuPy room here and laugh this puddle in form
have the honor to be very RESPECTFULLY
Your E1cellsncy's
Obedient Servant
JOHN MCKEE.
| His Excellency
GfneraI WILKINSON
EunGon Feb. 10, OF.
Dsar Gensral,
lreceived few days at Na,ohez Your Favor of
the 9Th init. and nothing could have given ME more
Peaiure; for the Orange dSnt referve of fou,e of
my friesds IN this quarter, and osfervatou FROM
Doctor Carmichael that my note from the Bluffs had
excited lone iuipicions OF me boiom that iha ne
yer be fulfilled in harboring any, had mortified me
ioeiyread that note again aud if it doe, net fpsak
s'.' '4's .'.forrunats in exPreiiing myielf
never was Barrite can ever give my(clf
up TO iehemes of laweis punder'tis certain that in
my preient iltuarion might have engaged in any
honorable enterprife, however hazardous-but the
late one ipch it has been Represented is fuch as
hope no friend OF mine will fufpe ME of favor
ing. v ,a
have not the means and if had have not at this
momen, the time TO give you much information on the
Rate OF things in this country.
fday your purfe keep pace with your heart and may
you live a thoufand years
Your atfe9ionate friend
JOHN MCKEE.
| His Excelleney
| GeaeraI WILEINsow.
| Mr.. Burr. Did you make any reply to tina.
poiticript? a. ! did not. ] aniwered the let.
ter itteIt.-Mr. Hay complimented col. Mo KEGS
letters declaring them TO be excellent naoGe,J
effbe E1pjq0lavEyIr.
| Mr.. Burr here obferv, that number of
witneiIes whom he bad fummoned, bad gone
away during his iDdiGpofition; and that he had
but one more witnefS to produce, except to
ettablllb certain circumstances againlt Gen. Ea-
ton.--Mr. BlennerbaDeH then requened that
MI. Gates might be called in ON his behalf.
GATES.
| Mr.. 81. will you fate what you know about
the ieizing fthe boats and provifons near Ma.
rIetta a. was preient at the time of feiZing
the boats. There were a few barrels OF kiln-
dried corn meal OH board and few barrels of
|
| fee any officers on duty? a. law militia Of
ficers gen. Buel and his aid.dc-camp Maior
Clark. o. Were you militia man? a. l
told then. they had no right to call upon me in
that character, during my prefent capacity.
Mr.. BienDcrdaBctt. You had been ufed only !; ,
carry fife /; aud not mufquet a. Yes. o.
Did they accept of your apology for not acting
A They iad, that if l would attend at ~
O'Clock, with my uufauet, ! HiouId be imme.
diately difcbarged. Mr. 81. Did you fee any
authority under which gen. Buel acted? A.
| Yes. lie hewed me 4 paper, which he faid
was his authority from Gov. Tiifn. O. Did
you fee the boat that was built for my family ,
what has become of it A. The laa time
faw it, it lay IN very unealy poture near Ma
| riett1.
| CroJ. BsaniacG. MIR. WTrt. As far as I'M
derRsud you, you were called on to attack the
boats A. Yea. o And you were called ON
to carry mufquei3 A. Yes. Q. And YOU
were unwilling to do it A. was. o. That
is, you were willing to whlls and not to fight !
A. Yes.
The following depofition of C5arleJ Feni0s
Mercer was then offered on the part of the &C.
cufed, and read.
| City Of Rjs5mord and Sidff Of P'i,giais.
| Personally appeared before me Edward Darlington
Of the magiRrate' for the City Of Richmond afore
faid, Charles Fenton Mercer, Of the county OF Lou
doun .nd itats aforsfaid wtnsfs lummonsd to at
tend the trial Of Aaron Burr, who being duly fyorn
on the Holy EvangeliGs Of Almighty God, depoied
/" fooweth, viz. That having been called to the
neghbourhood of poin, Plsasnt at the mouth Of the
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