The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-19
WEDNESDAY. Sept. lie.

mir. Burr o''orved, that he GIuu.d wave The
IrGht TO which he was entitled Of putting an
end 10 this enquiry at The prefeut time but
that as much had been boldly fad about his e-
Yying war in certain places, he was willing to
Indulge the gentlemen in the prediction of re-
evArt tefimony. ifthey, howeve-, wandered
from that hoo, he fhouId Immediately bring
me inVeftigati'n Of roe law before the cours.
Tie a'io demanded a fnrc alton of the charge
tade 'gainf hin.-The CT. Jufice ohfcrveti,
that the fptcfc charge Was ievylug war Al the
m nth or Cumberland river--.dr. Martin de.
rIcd that this tpeci:c charge had been yeGer-
day made.
Mr. Fng ta:ed tina. this difficulty had occur
red re'pecI'g he jurifireiion of the nand a, the
mouth OF CumherA"d river, that he had teen
informed. that ihi' n md had never been cerIeS
20 Kr"t ky, and that it tiIl beo lge to Virgin
ia that # Mr.. Barr then rrae fent TO Keutu ky,
he might be f-nt back again and that even il
ne was wioag IN locating the offence, il was in
the power OF the court TO ferd him TO another
dittrici Tie only arrangement howev that
was row to he mad, WIS whether Rln and
Smith !houd be la lude in the fame molten,
MIR. Wickham otj-c,tj to this arrangement;
Necauie 'htr council was different !; Hecarfe
the c Irnony ~ p!ic+be TO each might &c DIS.
trrent Gu. JUS. Let the tx 'mination proceed
ard il any c0nfufan ihould occur, the diylioa
may then nc made.
M. Martin n6agd on the specification of the
chtree. Mr. Hay then produced and read the
following paper:
Tie attorney The y. States for the Virginia
d'ltrlcf, Charges a Burr, Human B'annarhalfct
and iiraei smith with treaion, IN evyiug war
azainH rs u. States, AID charges that az overt
act ct lcvy4ng war WAS committed on an ii I'D
whole name not known at The mouth of Cum
ht'land liver, in the fate Of Kentucky, and
tha, other oyer' acts Of lcvving war were COM
mItted at B van Pierre in the MIifiopi Terii-
tory, and on the Maifippi river between the
pIa, IS above named.
III attorney for The u. s. then called Janes
w. Dowsli, "ho gave The following evidence:
II Dcceuber was At Wheeling, and engage
ed with one William Dem 70 go down the river
20 ~ w Orleans to take down BOAT loaded
With Flour and WLi1ey. We went dom the
river with The boat from Wheeling to Shawnee
Town and he,e ! fay Mr.. B!anutrhafietfs,
Smith, Tyler and many others. From that
place we wont down ~ tie month of G., ,nrer.
land River in company with tdefe gentienen.--
(Mr. Hay. Where is Shawnee Town? q, II
IS teiow BiannerS'tI-:'s iliaut) r. was at the
mouth OF Cumber'tnd that f,w Col. Burr for
the firif time. We all went I'd to- the beach
whore lie was introduced to u all. AID tbere
we formed ring or circle, where ne told ma il
was not proper '!;'e TO divulce his Gcfets:
there were too man. iye.itauders.
Col. Tyler, and Mr S1ith. aud Mr. Dean &
B!anueThaiirtt food together, and he told Col.
Tyler he might tell the gentlemen engaged
what he thought proper, and Col. T. faid he
would inform the captaias Of the boats for
each boat Rad captain. Col. r flid, he would
let them know where they we're going, when
they got tn Na"tZ de Craze (N W Madsd, as
tome cal it.)-Mr. Dean fod he boat We uent
q 1wn IN 20 Comfort Tyler and Ifael Smith
Ihtn we proceeded in goiae down, till we rot
to New Madrid, whtrt wc ,xvcetrd to hear
lone encouragement f.r ln.oe down and here
we were told by Ccmlrb ly'rr, Tat when we
got lower down, they ...rdtc1 Us. They I'D.
pointed two or three i!ats, but they never
law one TT Tor it. We pett on down 10 Bayou
pierte.--
Mr., Burr. Gentlemen have Gi cni 10 prove
N ad OF war At The Mou,l OF Cumberland river.
We mail preicntly OIL 81 'ofhc kad Of teri
, ony, they are NOW trt-r.rs forward mir.
Wickhan. 1t il gGde,l.O0d, ta4t ihelg ex.ep.