Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-03

';sgs afs =. .a,,,, house. Mr.. Perkins was
sbsss y. sg;.s : abou, twelve or one o'slosk'
iphI' 0hl. ,oh, Of the Ash of February,
II 'as Aa a'o Burr and Ashley appeared
When na' The scene which sasued be-
before NJ !. not materially -dissimIlar
issta ! ~ one which wasskssehes IN our last
pa gsI .aee,,ors which followed itin Mr..
ins .s mind, we're in one resp:ct dlfter.
'll l,oa What we had stated. L was not
ss' ''. : miduight robbers, sha. these mys.
sl''s $ ! .,rapesrs appeared to his magma.
ssr'0o, 80 ,,isa also occurred to hin, that
s'9' s h hem might bs colonel Burr. This
|pss was the result OF letter, when shs
\ .e.,,ed frou member Of the lssls
/, nae 's .' so,aeil q, Matches, stating the es.
la'l.' e g colonel Burr, aud the probability
s & sx,s,sd of bis passlsg through Mr..
. %. s,Ilsse. Bat uhether they were rob-
:, eoe of them wss eclensl Burr, 1t
Ds', a - him TOO Important mater to be
. ICED ;u,o neglsst. he sstsrniasd tore.
I'm !, major Hinaen'shouse. Asyas &C.
f =. by hi. irieud.shs,shsrf 81 the
~. .San,v They reached the major's house
. sso IL O'Clock. The ulySerious ssraus.
:. had arrived before them. Ashley was
!. i, , ard. Col. Burr was In shs,ktch-.
!, j, useless to repeal. the dhsrsnt parts
: ri, interview. II is sufficient to say,
IN, every circumstance which. ocsarfsd,
e.o,r;bu,ed TO givs new een6smas,oa 70
Mr. p,s suspicious. The lzysserioos
,,raucr, could bs no other than cob. Burr
,od under this impressions. which heocare.
lul]y kept to himself, he determined TO:
r,usir 10 Fors Ssoddars, snd obtain
me assistance Of Lieut.. Gaines 10 examine
,he stranger. Gay was breaking before
4, arrived a,yFors Stoddars.
N.aher Mr.. P. nor lieut.. Gaines were
prsouasly acquainted with col. Burr
lie, Us examine them, however," said
Mp. - If nei:hcr of,ihem proves TO
b col. Burr. and the oaesI. suspect, is
nlemau, he will think himself aatsered
i being mistaken for col Burg. II he is
bot 4 gentleman, we will not regard his
dspessure.'' The resolution was formed.
Mr.. P. lieut.. Gaines, a SERGEANT. and 4
soldiers left Fort Stoddart 4 miles from
r,jorlHinscn's house they mes col. Burr,
and The sheriff Of the. seunty. 1t is use
less to- expa,iase on the interview which
sa,ued, Ii terminated at Last by colonsl
Buu's being conducted TO Fort Ssoddart.
and Mr.. Perkins returning TO the court.
house.
@Rssuest my corapanisn TO follow me
iahe Fort" were tins parting words ad,
dressed to him by Mr.. Burr.
0p.he TOAD 10 the cosrt heuse, he me,
A,Aley, who had aefs major Hinsen'.
house early 10 the morning.; n.whst par
tsular ccmmissien we shall not presume
even to conjecture. Our BUSINESS is at
present with facts, aud not with comments.
Ashley. determined TO retrace .hls steps,
sndre,ura with Mr.P TO the court house.
lsvOuld be divergiag INTO the. region Of
comments, 20 acsouD, for this Variation in
|hn journey: Ii is still less our parposs to
|ds'srbe Mr.. Perkins, lesteE,se lie colonel
81 Tie soun.y, inviing him % arrest Ash
ny Ashley's visit TO the colonel 10 com.
pay with the messenger who bore the let
,Ti the conversation between Ashley and
nc colonel; the fermer's Descriptions Of
|las object of col. Barr's visit to that coun.
|'T' their Subsequent interview ,at the
|s0a's house with Mr., p; rhs ,uncer,aisty
|s0,sh Ashley then affected respecting BIS
|ssslgns; aud the winding up of the scene
N TIE dual arrest Of Ashley. Mr. Per-
:, ,ssisfi bin 10 the custody of the colo.
Mr' T. repaired tosF ortsS,oddsrs. AT
a'' line II was 20. his intention 30 assist
y, 'sorsng Mr.. b. 10 the A,laotic ssates.
~ % event which more Immediately dicta.
S. MUGS . resolution, was risR q, Fort
~, su0afs from Spanish oficer whs was
| y ssysd up the river By the .kiff of one,