The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-10

.hrengtheued ny the Information OF Cap. Stod-
dart, of Burr's being =. For, Nafiic, and the
attempt of Gen. Wilkinion TO found me. Q
I fpesk of the time when the inpreii;ons were
forr.3. DID tha, fufpioion exit in Aueuf,
sso5? A. Yes. That they were connected in
Tome plan. Q. Believing as you did, why did
ycu not communicate your fnfpicop9 - fo;se of
Tire Officers of the government? a. do not
always communicate my iuipicions; was watt
ing for acts.-My letters will ihow the nature of
the communications made. have copy of
one w,th me. 9. When is the hrt letter dated
which communicates thoie hints ! A. The csc
have with me, is dated the sth OF January,
1906. Mr.. AcRde. Did you ttate IN that let
ter al the various c'rcumtsnces YOU have men
toned ruch as Gen. Wiknfon's taking you
into the buihes, your bring isrpriZed by par
~ OF Frenchmen, and his having mentioned to
you the plan OF grand project, by which ali
concerned were TO make their fortunes? Fla
tior BrKF. What will be tic confequencc it
read "A part of that letter--wih the letter. ,ei be
demanded? Cs. f.1fics. Certainly; but you
may ftatc from recollection. Mr.. Hay. Hon
f'id that it was your intention TO rate fats /;
and viii, to know whether thele facts were
ftited. Now here are iinportan, facts. AGjor
,BrMf-H,nfs were thrown out IN the letter OF
the 9Th of January, 1906; but nothing commu-
ncated ill March, 1907, that can he regarded rs
q ftatement of fa6s. However think had Civ n
hints before but have not the letters with me
Ia refre:h my ucmory--nor can read what }
Intended as hin's from the one have with me.
Mr.. Har. i allure you that iha'l not call Tor
it if you fiy it is a confidential letter. Major
BraF. Then will iay generally, that did
give hints about " hich expected the ieoretary
at war would have called for explanations and
demanded proofs. I aifr made communicate
on to Cap. Lewis Immediately otter his return,
and related to him the conversations between
Judge Eaton and myfeif 70. What Captain
Lewis the one who explored this waters OF
the miliouri and Columbia rivers and the welt
ern part of the continent, az far "A the Pacific
OCEAN a. The fame. Mt Hay. But did
you tell him Of the ronvcJ !atiops which had PAL
fed between Gen. W,Ikirfon aud yourelf; did
you inform him that GeH. W,kinion had men
toned to you the grand expedition /! 4. be-
leve tina. limited fomething of that Dature.-
FIR. MeRoe. Will you Gay whether you made a
el'irloture to the iecretary at war, before the
9Th Of JIcuary, 1906 a. have iaid over ard
over, ina, believe had binted fufpioions o.
Tiik,nioo's cneaiures in previous letters but
lave not thote letters with me. did thak
that WiIkinfon and Burr were colRecled and
acting in concert, AMI under this imprefiiou re-
NAMED in that country till 18Th November
1906 In order to couuteraSt ard oppoic
their attempts, and pull down their itandard.
MIR. McRns. Did Won write prior to the stt
OF January 1906? Il. was in the habit OF
writing to Joieph Fl. Nicholion and OTHER pub.
lie characters. Q. Had You written letters 70
them iriuriuufIy to General Wiikinfon before
the s'h of July 1906 A. My letters detailed
WIikinfon's meafurcs, which | coniidered fui,
picious and hottie to the interet Of the United
States and of Lou iana. aifo rated that gen
Wiihnfou appeared to cOniiicr me as tpy OF
hi9 conduct, and had deprived me Of al com.
rrand and intercourse with the troops, and had
prejudiced the officers againft me. Q. But had
you written TO any ofthe heads Of department,
prior to the 9Th of January 1906 4. How of
ten will you ak me this queilion ? / have re-
peated over and over that have not the correi
pondence with me. What do Won with me IL
fay? Twill repeat that ny impreiiions are, tina
R@vc the government hints before that TIME
that lVtlkinfoH's conduit was iutpicious. Mr.
hay. Did you think it was incumbent on you
to tate 10 the Secretary at War your fufpic3n
OF the patriotim Of general Wi'knfou, if they
had been well founded, and yonr ideas of tn,
views of col. Burr 2? A. was waiting 70,
fomethPg unequivocaI. expected it to hap
pen every day. Mr.. McRG- Did you fay thc
other day that the Secretary at War had declar
ed that general Wiikinfon woa!d b. fuPDorteC
by the government a. did. The Secreta
ry at War appeared angry and frowned when
Denounced W,lkinion, and faid he mutt anc
would be Imported. o. At what time die
Judge Eaton leave the J erritory FOR The feat o
Government A. think in November 1905
Mr.. lHeRae. Did you not give Eaton fpecia
letters Of Introduction to your friends a.
believe did, or if did NOT, | ought TO have
done 10. He was then denouncing Eur ant
WikiniOr. Q. Was thlt after ycu fu(pyGtec
him of treafon4ble dcfgus? a. 1t was afer
he mentioned the treaiousbIc d, Ggns OF Burr &
WiEinfon. Q. Did YOU rot write to YOU
friends, particularly recommending Eaton ? A
wrote to Mr.. Roter, Wright and gen San,uc
Smith, as 10 the fa.e of the Territory, and tina
Judge EiAon WIS ptrieC uted by Wikinlon, anc
was united With us to penetrate ard defeat thsi
ds5Srs. 9. AS far back as November 1905
was there public dcnunciation? a. gave
the conversations with Tn6Ge Eaton tire day
before yeterdny. 9. When did Judge Eadoi
t"lnd'c you' ~. Ny Information vas Ion;
iInce that converfltiou. Q Are you on term
OF intimacy with bim now Il. No: at vari
aoce. We hsge an arbitration depending.
Captain Edmzni Peudisf2u Gain.5.
Mr.. GIeRde. We with Captain G3incs Il
Ha'e the conyrfdions Of M ,ior BruT as h,
csTe on TO this place in the dagp.
Captain Gaines. Sometime in the heginrinr
o. EnEutt, pahSd in the mail tage from Alex
audrla 20 this place; and little Sfter day !igh
0ithe firfs morning after we had left hlexardri2
found Major BruH and Leuteuant Swcarin
zen were paIenFcrs. They eotiuto corysrfa
tion about Buu's tJia'. ! paid very little At
iention to it for indeed did not calculate or