Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-17
! E Attest Proceedings.
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Weduesday' September. 9.
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After Peter Taylor: had delivered his.
testimony, Moyyis 3. Belkhab was called
In and The reader will recollect
thai. Mr. .Belkoap was ode Of those wines.
.ses who were examined ~on the. trial tor
treason but that his testimony on thar oc-
casion was conhned 70 the overt acf on the
island, where he had NOT arrived before g
sor 9 o,elack onths night on which the ex
petition had descended the river. His tes
timony was therefore NECESSARILY short, and
perfectly distinct from the evidlnce which
hegave on the present occasion.
Mr.. Burr observed that the geutlemen,
wsre about to depart from their usual me-
thod of introducing the evidence. They
were now going from the island.
Some desuito,y conversation ensues
when Mr. Hay observed be wished, to
prove by Mr.. Belknap that he had convey.
ed letter from col. Burr to the party on
The island, which had produced their pre-.
cipitate departure. IF he was DOT missak
en this was at leas, one great pointin Mr.
Be.knap's testimony, and it would neces.
sarily prove how much the party on the
islaod were under the direction and agen.
cy ofthe accased.
Mr.. Burr observed that if they were 10
shew his acts done without the districs of
Virginia, he should objec. to il /; that. the
whole of the testimony exhibited on the
fsrmer case should be gone through ; and
to save the time Of the court that the whole
of ii might be read from the judges notes..
but DOW il seemed they were proceeding
to an enumeraiicn Of those acts which we.e
done out Of tho district. He should also
protest against the right, which gentlemen
were about to assume, of bringing .he acts
and sayings Of other people at any time
and place, as evidence against himself.
Mr. Hay wished to.proye by Mr.. Belk.
nap an act that was done, it is tr1e, without
the district of Virginia but was consum.
mated in that district. He wished 90 prove
that Mr.. Burr had appraised the party in
the island Of his owo apprehensions, thar he
had conveyed his dispatches BY Mr.. Belk.
nap, and that they had produced the preci.
Pirate departure of his men.
Mr.. Bar. Twill permi, the gentlemen
TO go on with Mr.. Belknap's testimony 81
though it is no. RICH. TO produce il, be-
cause am sa,i.Ged,hat Mr.. b. is incapable
of proving any such circumstance as they
relate.
Morris B. Belxaab.
Mr.. Hay. Were you notion the island
on the night of Blannerhasses's depar,ures
A. | was; on the plight Of The 10Th Of
December. Mr.. Hay. State the cause
and consequences Of your going.
4 Mr.. Bsfknab. had been employed by
Mr.. Blame rhassN to carry letter to John
Jourdan at Le Eg,on, Kentucky. Mr..
Hay. Joufdan There. In that letter was
one enclosed for col. Burr. Sone time
previous TO his asking me to go to Lex,
ing,on, had stated 10 hin, in conpersa.
too that CERTAIN rualoss were saoat calcu
lated to shew tic unlawfolness of his ex.
pedision. He declared 10 me tina, his ex..
spedilian was not unlawful, and be read To-
me this letter addressed to col, Burr. |
do not particularly tecollec, the contents Of
this letter. but this sYas he subs,apce of il;
He congtasula,es col. B. on his acaaittal
10 Kentucky, and that the grand jury did
not h2d a bill against him he MENTIONED
the state of the boats building on the
Muskipgum, tho' do not particularly re-
collect wha, he said aboutthem. &c. AT.
what time was this? A. Ahoutthr mid.
die Of Nov, 1906 Hehkewise pen,ioa..
ed the Quantity OF. provisions thar he
should probably have to take down s.be
river with him /; particularly rrccllecs
corn meal, as enc Of the articles. he