Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-02-16

we regret it is not in our power to
Civ tIc statement which Edward Liv-
iAgs-on ia, published respecting his
beng charged 5y Gen. Wilkinson, as
one of COL Buns associates the fol-
loving extracts are worthy Of notice.
1t appears that about three wears since,
Mr.. Livingston being much emb.r-
raid iI 4l, plcuniAry affairs, removed
from NtN-}or6 10 New-Orleans for
I'M purpose XII practising law and I'D
hops z. acquiring property TO enable
hin. WI Discharge the demands Of his
ciel.o"s, among whicu was Col Burr.
4 short time Since, Col. Burr gave Dr..
BOIntn an order Oh M. Li,inltOus
tor 1900 dollars, which hc presented
On uis arrival ~ \cw-Orlcms. This
was considered by Wilkinson As afford
Ing sufficient proof 70 charge Mr.. l..
with treason. .nc highest crime ci.i-
zen can be guilty Of: As appears by an
cXrJct from the statement -
On Ne 25t- ut ,-oy. Gen Wilkinson arr
we'd ID this CITY. Having been Oh terms If
intimacy w,tt Iiu since ny arrival hcrc.
Clicd Oh INN TIE evening hc arrived, TX re-
turned my visit and suppcd with lur. ard
in Tie course IF thar evening I If r,,s. is7:
that Dr. H. man had broa.Ai ,,ic .u .5-r. t-5
moae, tJonl L,L Bar, au. expressed uy
surprise as ~ the manner Iu W.,h hy could
have become indebted 10 Mr. BClman,
whom understood IN have been iu failing
Ciscuns aaC,s II Philadelphia The Corcr-
al bot. t.Jn ard In several visits which
subsequently made, gave ne 20 reason u
suspect dat Tins Circumstance had made ant
impression, bur behaved with hIs usual cor
diaiity To me, which continued unul the very
night before his dcnunclation.
On sunday afternoon, the l4th Dec Doc
teI Boliman was arrested by military or
uer. w.ut4ei PERSONS, Mr. Ogden and Mr.
SNa Is gut, on Ike order were arrested
.l .uunnld on board of bomb k,tch III
il river These circumstances with some
y -cs Of the same nature caused very
rear s., sation On Monday, when tl1y weIc
.u4Wn but having only 4 slIt ht 4cquail-
-.-Ce We Bonm.,l, ana none wnatcH CT ". j.
thcT -lutI-maH, did not think ny st Z
: ite,., -'less H f.,sona.ly called upon, to
IVY any Steps i.. lucir release
Nj. Jsmcs Alexander, however, q gentle
,i... VINO ranks le-crvcCly high ~ an sdyo-
lie + tuls territory, made an affidavit OF
..r arrest, and 4pph.u, as have heard, III
, |!unoay 10 one y the Judges Of tLc Supc-
ror cg .t for The All vance ~ an HUI III
T. .h4s this w,s refused, and he was d.
-~tcn 4tl wards told me, to make
"a, "A. Il in open court On coming ~ g
1a ELEVEN cluc., on 1ucsd4. morning.
I e l1ls d.v g J. camher, las accoSteI -H,,
-d 4,..u.sf 4 LttI would join him u an
1n.irai,n : lhe court tor an allowance of
the writ Ibid n0t hesitate III dO INV uutN
on the occasion, though | had reason % be
h5te from thc violent measures which had
already taken lace, that might expose
my self tp danger.
On the following day Gen. Wilkin-
son came into court and denounced
Messrs. Livingston and Alexander an.
traitors but when requested 70 com
init lis affidavit ID writing, ne declined
doing IT, he assumed all the respond
siDlhty Of suspcnding the right OF A4-
bcas. Corpus, and observed that il was
necessary to cut Of limb 70 prcscrl,
the body. The following day NiIkin-
son engagedto substanI4te the charges
instead Of which, he sent word to the
accused that he had no leisure to attenli
and proposed an interview at Head
Quarters.
The fear, Csays Mr. L. Of incvita5le ruin |
RI nv family fro1n q milf NY arg n an p
movsl, all concurred 20 produce the rcuc
ant assent, which, after q delay Of son
hours, gave to the proposition OF calling
Head Quarters in company with triend |
Eight in the evening was the hour appoln |
Cd. The gentleman 10 whom | before a.
luded, was 20 perfectly persuaded that th@ /
visit would end in the most satlsfac ory a.
:Angement, and expressed 70 friendly
lIeasure in the prospect, chat could scarce
b -Aeve him II earliest. when. at The hyu |