Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-09

,hev avoved thar this was their object;
,bat 4 was aslegal one and government
s ~, have no right to Interfere, Until y
was asccrsaincd tina. they neaning col.
Bnrr and himself, as unders.ood) had 40
alrerior object. He contended that they
had right to 90 towards this object with
4sueh prsparasions as they thought proper
This was an opinion IN which ! did not
aenuieace, I made few enquiries, but pc
admitted ia the course OF conversation,
that he was bulldog boats for the eSpsd,.
ian in which he was engaged with col.
gnrr: that he was engaging young men,
single aud without families 10 SO down
armed he said they would have no cam
MN hn, riies. stated inttc course
of conversation use 10 which these n.
iles might be applied ; 70 resIs. the lnd,'
aas and Spaciards or TO kill game. Iris
/ y.,s,,ce 20 MIR. Btaunerhassets 10 add, that
q . said he did not solicit men to go that
he took such only as pleased to go, and
mat he did not expecs more than three
hundred men would go With HIN. ne
stated s!so ,ha. he was,eugagins provisions
for this same expedition. From what
had heard sftcr my arrival at Marietta and
from the mauner 10 which Mr.. Blapner.
hassese had enscrcd my room and MADE
these communications, | was rather 10.
duced TO believe that he considered me TO
be one Of she party. @ Why from his
manner? "A MY acquaintance before with
him vas slighs, yet he was extremely
n.Ii,e 10 me !; and expressed how happy
he woa!d be at seeing me in his own house
For reasons, which it is unnecessary to
take I'D the time of she court with, was
anxieus 70 undcceive Mr.. Blannerbasseu.
I asked him if he Aedssated that was one
ofshs party. He said that he had, and
that he hal understood so from col. Barr.
| When / assured him was not he expires.
sed considerable su; prise not BY verbal
as slara,ions, bntby the markedalr OF his
coun,enaace. He observed to me that l
did not know col Burr, and passed some
eulogiums upon him, aud asked me IN
very impressive manner, whether ! had
a O, heard of an association at N. Orleans
| tor the invasion of Mexico. told him
! tina: had nor, and vensured to assure
| him thar there was no such ASSOCIATION
| there. He told me that there certainly
WAS aeae d{h IA . about three hundred men
Tia, was his expfessIo5ha, Tor the purpose Of
invading Mexico. After had repeated
| nv thorough conyiction ,ha. there was
none such, and assigned ,hefact OF his be.
ing deceived about me, as a p,esump.iye
reason why he should be deceived abou, 0.
Tiers, he told me that he had obsaiaed this
| informa,iou from Mr.. Bradford,
Considering Mr., Riennerhasse. al that
time deluded man. | endesvored to draw
him off from the undertaking in which he
WIS engaged; and considering that il wa,
more he policy Of tie goveramen. TO pre-
vent than to pnaish such enSerprizes 90 tic
Ohio, Informed him, tina, so far fsom
being concerned il the pan, was an sgen.
-ot the government, authorized to enquire
| into the facts relative 10 this enlerprize in
| the Western country, and TO take such steps
as nigh, be necessary for repressiEgit, /
then stated to him, from reasons drawn
| from col Durr's vis,; TO N Orleans ID the
preceding summer, from the infcrma,ioa
| which government had received, and from
| the-na.ure of the preparations which Mr..
| Blannerhasser h;mself was then making.
lszoAg believed tina; The object Of col. Burr
/ was either to astacs the territories ot .h-
| United States or those of Spain. ( aasur.
ed him at the same ,ime that any callsc-
ton or con- bina,ion of armed men on the
4 Ohio; would under these circumstances be
{ considered as violation OF he laws and
repre.sed accordingly. Heagain coutend-
ed that they had right togo down the ri.
/ YER, as they thousht. proper, inssmnch as
| they ayowcd .ae sentences Of Onachila,
which was legal object. Though we
could not agree on this pojut, he asked me