Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-05

lheOt. A. w 49, 49, So - -. - $3.50
IL miles from Jefrrsonville. G. What
was the nature Of that engagement! A.
To descend the Ohio and Mississippi and
10 ascend the Red river, TO settle the Ou-
achita lands. was not certain whether
these lands belonged TO col. Burr or Mr.
Lynch bu. Isupposed the latter. TWAS
also stated, that should our frontiers De
invaded by the Spaniards, we were to rem.
der every assistance in our power to re.
sist them. G. How many arms were 10
your boat? A. Abou, or 9. q. How
MANY men! A. About 10. G. Were
YOU a. the Bayou, below Bayou Pierre: a.
was. g. Did any thing of consequence
occur ,herel A. do not know what you
may deem important, Q; We're there
any guards stationed there 5? A. There
were, aud for this purpose: the militia
were said to be crossing the river above
us in RATS and the guard were TO give. the
alarm. G. Was aoy ground cleared 10
exercise men: A. There was ground
cleared, but l do nos know for what pur-
pose. G. How large slip? A. About
halt an acre. @. To what purpose was
liz applied A. know not; but the
guard were stationed there. G. Was IT
that the gnard mighr stay there? A. ]
do not know but when i, was cleared, I
did not see the necessity of clearing It. =;
What instructions were givento the guard !
A. heard only from othszs; that if any
one approached, they were 10 fire 2 guns,
aud then the guard was to go off 10 a
small boat. G Did yoa think that the
obiec. of this enterprise was TO settle
landss
Mr. Burr objected to such INQUIRIES. How
could the mere opinions of witness have any
influence in court of Justice Might not
these opinions be formed upon idle rumors.
The same means of deception were used IN
Kentucky; but they were not so easily duped
as the gentleman represents the Virginians to
have been. G. lust. Let the question be pro-
posed in this form Did you see any thing in
| the party ITSELF With induced you TO think
that there was different object A. did
not, before the arrival of the militia, when
began to entertain doubts OF the object.
Mr.. W7rt. Mas there any part OF your en-
eaeeraent about service of months /? A.
We were engaged for months.
Mr. NJ Rae. What service A. | am not
certain. We were to stay there to settle
land ; and it was supposed the settle ment
would be made in that time. q. What con-
sideration were you to receive! A. ten dol
lars month and one hundred acres of
land.
Mr. W7rt. Had you any manuel exercise
as you went down? A. We had on the root
of the boat or times. G The boats were
rooted A. Yes, they were flat on the top;
the exercise was of our own accord.
Mr.. Hay. Did you see the same operation
in other boats a. did not
Mr.. rviu. Did you see any thing OF the
search made by col. Fitzpatrick A. was
there, it happened at Thompson's Bayou. g.
Did Fitzpatrick see all the arms A. The
musquets were taken from our boat before
COL +. made the search. Q. To what boat
were they carried? A. know not, but they
were taken out Of ours. Q. Do YOU know a.
ny thing about burying or concealIng the
arms A. do not. Q. Do you know any
thing Of holes boredin the gun wales OF col.
Eurr's boat A. lido not. Q. You were in
your own boat l suppose? A: was. We
were at too great distance from them to have
seen any such occurrence. G. Doyou know
any thing of It from public conversation a.
lnong. the men? A. ] understood that the
arms had been concealed. / heard 1t talked
of in the company of the men by different
persons, that they were tied to sawyer also
that they were taken UP by the Bayou and
buried; and that they were concealed under
col. BIS boat.
No Cross Examination.
CHANDLER LINDsLEY.
Q. Where did you begin with your voyage:
A. descended the river from Pittsburg with
Mr. Ellis. @. What was the object OF
the voyage? A. Mr.. Ellis called it trading
voyage Did you join the party at the
mouth of Cumberland A. did. Q. What
IT., va, e,,n,>oce yyac the force at the mouth of