The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-06

"a. 1Not w June ionctlme IN the hummer. D
think in July. Q. What was the impreiiion or
your mind a, the time: did You fuppofe it was
tog'e project hottie to the u. s, A. He faid
he had iome grand project in view. expected
that he would have made tho difclofure without
my laying that wiflled him to make my for
tune. did not intend TO come under any oh
legation or to commit myGelf O. When was
the hrt time that you made any communica-
tons to the government or any of its officers,
with reipett to theie projects ? A. / have a
letter here dated January 8, 1906, in which
fay: have no confidence in the patriotifm
of gen. w. and asa man / think OF him with
horror" : Aft, lRiyt. TO whom is that let
ter ad6fc3fcS 4. 70 size 2z-+r.Hrv at war.
!! Gen w, ~ = yorA ser 2 -sk :. tt,s.t 1ihie !?
/ =. No. Twas NOT La'oking at his papers.)
II does not appear from this letter that was
under areft at that time. Mr.. Hay. want to
know the fad, whether you under arref
or not? a. was not. O. What was the in
terval between your arref and the trial by the
Court Martial? Il. believe or 10 dave, but
am not certain. Mr. MeRae. Had you not
been in expectation of an arrea? A. had ex-
psctsd IT for fome time, In a coDverfation with
the general, about my laying that he would
not ne in fervice fix months, he got very warm,
and faid" this is fedtion." replied " then ar
rett me Mr.. Hay. At what time did this con
veriatton take place about Cold Water, when
you ltatcd in your evidence, your ruin was de.
cided on A. think in September 1905
! Then commenced afy0em of periecuton, which
terminated in my arret. was charged among
other things with contempt to the general ;
that, never denied. ! was fouod.not guilty Of
all the other charges, except that one. Major
Bruff then faid that the ftntence of the Cosr
Martial had been Giiaunulled by the PRECEDENT
of the U. S. and his pay and emoluments, which
had been fufpended, by the fentence, cftored.
! Gen. w. UNDERWOOD that was by tipulat.
on What is Che date of the Prelidcnt's rever
ia a. believe it was on the 18th of March
laft, and my pay and emoluments being refor-
ed, IS equivalent to a reverial. Major BruF
proceeded.-The Secretary AT war obferved
that the PRECEDENT was difpofed to do me iuf-
tee; but 1t was a delicate point, and there was
no precedent where ftntence confirmed BIZ
the Commander in Chief, was afterwards revert.
ed by the Prefdent. anfwered that thought
1t was not very delicate in gen. w. to approve
a fen;cnce when it was mere perioual thing
between us. underltood that it was about
tine 9Th of Nov. when the expedition was to
have commenced, and the Mexican Standard,
Tan emblem of the SUM- to have been RATED.
This delayed my departure from ST.. Louis. /
expected 10 have fccn knights Of the San, and
I.prds OF Mexico, among the Chi>fs Of thoft
chofen Spirits.
Mr.. Martin. Whole property is the place
called Cold Water ? a. undernand the grea
ter part belongs 20 gen. Wilkinion. About four
acres only is decided to the u. S. for iite of a
factory. lie wrote on for me to purchafe fuch
a place. 1t was about this place, that zen. w.
made the rude attack upon me which have
before mentioned but believe the true fource
was, that had faid to an officer in the conf
deOce of gen. w. that he would not be in Of
Vice FIX months knew that Congress
was about to meet and that it was contrary To
the genius of our government that he Giouid
hold the two Offices OF General and Governor
of Louif2na.
Gen. H7ihiaroa. When did you receive the
hrf ntimation of my intention to retire from
fervice ? A. This is intimated in letter from
the genI. dated April 8, 1905. + Here Major
Bru IF read letter from gen. w. to him.-See
reference A. .. Did not reiterate thisi nsenti-
on after I came to St. Louis /? a. believe Won
did. Gen. Wilkinfon. Do you recoIlett at
what period alter / got to ST. Louis, W ether
late or early? a. cannot recoect. You of.
ten mentioned the iuhjed.
Cen. w. Were you fubpenacd TO attend
this place A. / was. faw fubpoena in the
hands OF gentleman FOR me and Mr. Tarin
! had told me IN Baltimore that there was one or.
dsred, and therefore corGdered myfe!f as f,b.
pGnaed from OIeen Anne's county, in Mur-
land. Gen w. Then you had conference
with Mr. Martin A. / had. Cen. W. Do
/ you recolIe6t to have faid that you were reluc.
tant to come, hut Mr.. Martin had promfed TO
Iath me into fortunes? a bave faid that from
I converi1fion with Mr.. Martin, had reafon Ia
believe that your letter 10 col. .. " pot marked
3th OF May" would Ne produced but that
| ihould have come in any event. Here GER
tihcate of COL NJ sigs was read which fee note
I(B)l The frR intimalion had of this letter
was rom letter written by gentleman of the
grand jury TO friend of mine, ftri6iuring the
tSf!mony of gen. w. given before that BODY
That part of the letter was confdenliilly read
to re.
Major Brrf was about TO a ate corverG,.
I ton with Mr. Martin, when he was INTERRUPTED
| BY col. Burr, who ftid that he could not con.
l tent TO a narration OF the conversations which
might have been held with his counfsl.1 Cen.
w. Did you not fay that you believed Burr
was guilty hut that had done you fsrions
injury, and yeu thought this good time TO fsek
1 redreis a. / have faid that | believed col. "A
concerned in that expedition with YOU. have
iid e., and ] think 70 dill. Efr. Me'Pae. win
you rate the character Of Judge Eaton? a.
( have acCUicd him Of an endcavour 10 Cwindle
me out OF half the land we purchafed in com.
mon on which an arbitration is now depending
| Gen. w. Had you no land fpeculatiens with
Eaton A. No. | had no Ibeealqfi9u5 but
we made purchafe Of iDcle traa of land TO.
getber. Perhaps you call that .fpeculations
| Gen. w. You isid that when col Burr arrived
! At Louis, Eaton and Tylclf were infin,t.