Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-20
Ms ION on EVIDENCE.
fGsaera W IL ;ns2a's testimony coafinned.
MorioS FOR CoMMlT'M EaT.

frun that place. itwas also prudrns 10
&c oti the,n 10 that manner. thar the jsal3asy
IF The Spasiasds. through whose tsrfNo.
siss they had 10 pass might not be exclss
cd.
They were scot prisatsly, for the sue,
cess Of shs entsrprize dependsd apon
ii.
MI. JVsclaan,. Did you give them
write d OF oral Instructions? a Both. G
Have yon copies Of she written instruct.
lons Il No. here. g Will you furnish
copies
FMr. Hay objected TO the production OF
those orders. RE said thar they had :.
right 10 isnpeach she credsbllisyof the Wit
ness, busnot 10 compel him 70 disclose the
orders gwen 10 those under bis command
@ WhercSthoss orders 10 seize eel Burr.
wherever shey eould End him a They
were: sent op s.has service expressly. L
think the orders were conhncd,o Natchez;
inflammation having been received that col I
Barr lad taken up his quarters there. q
Were thcrsSany orders 70 selas him even.
10 court? A caouot say bal presume
there were not. g Were any private snts
s1iers sent on this service 4 No. @
Were any soldiers ssnt solicusenant Iones's
quo boats 4 Infantry were furnished to
supply the place Of marires 10 all the gun
boa:.. G Were any Instructions sent by
you that the nsn 10 lieutenant Jones's gun
boats should act 4 gave lieutsaaat
ZONES no orders as he was not under my
command q Was commodore Shaw
scousidered uoder yorr aAhority A He
was rather considered as cooperating With
me but he had Discretion Of his oWn.
c. Was there recomine ndasiouto com
nsodose Shaw 20 give directions tolient
lones 60 take a5y measures 10 apprehend
col. Burr Il Ithink the orders required
him 10 do so. @ What orders were given
for the disposal of col Burr "A The
orders were that he should be put on board
vessel, and sent by the way Of New o.
ls aps 10 the city Of Washington. g Were
.hsse orders written! a believe they
wege. What orders had you from go.
ycsnmcnt, or did you dois on your own
authority? EGen. w. took time Till to-
morrow TO consider The subject and exa
mine his papers & When you were at
New Orleans were not letters addressed
10 other persons frequently brought 10 you
from the post cfiee oy whose orders
were shey delivered 70 you; were they o.
.pened and with wha, viewl
Mr.. Hay thoughf thar they had no
rightto ask such asquesiion. II might Be
importans between the United States and
General Wilkinson. Butt does not sp.
pear 10 be proper to inserrogase him IS 10
his conduct any where, unlessit has some
bearing on The caase nor cana witness.
&c asked any qaessinn the answering Of
which might subjecthim TO prosecuilon.
sIf We haI introduced evidence on thai.
point. they had Alright 70 sross.sxam,nr
him.
Mr.. Wsckham. We may suppose with
out impsaching the ctsdi, OF gen. NJ. that
he viii give US as favorable an account Of
hrs conduct as q MAJ ID his situation may
be disposed 70 do. Gen. w. has detailed
nunber Of facts TO account for,she eon-
duct of col. t0fr he has. ,aken very
strong ground. We wish 10 shew that
the general has,thc stropsesr possible mo
tive to crimina,e col. Burr. We were
permitted 10 ask him abon, sending officers
10 disguise 90 seize col Burr we wish now
60 prove some other seizures. This eyi.
dence7 has direct reference 10 the case of
col. Burr If gen. Wilkinsca took all
these measures, II will surely have q ten-
dency to weaken his testimony.
Mr.. Martin We mean TO shew that &c.
nersl Wilkinson is identi6ed with the co.
vesnmens. and the government had de.
clared that they would jostify him. We
have witness 10 prove the express decla.
raijoas Of ihs eecretarv ~ ,varg ,tat o.nar.l