The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-07

mar col. Burr was one, whole talents he then
highly commended. 1 fsid if the plan was a
lawful one, It was good one, from the high H.
p'nion l had formed of his talents. He iad,
that gen. Wiknion was to join with his army.
he mentioned gen. Jackfon of Tennef1e, who
was then preparing body of militia e or 5000
/ tbink,) and who was ready to Join them. He
mentioned gen. Dayton. think aked him,
1t the Swartwuuts Of New York were not con-
cerned. (There was gentleman then At our
houfe by that nance He faid, they were. He
named number OF other characters, whom
do not recolie0.
| Mr.. Hay. Were you on the in md, on the
night of their departure? A I was. Mr. 81
told me, if l would come over to fee ha,, he
would thew me plan IF the Ouachta country.
Some few days after this, went over To the IT,
land. har 81. WAS ut home, but engaged with
tome gentlemen, who were there. IL. made no
further communication. 10 p,@, fleming 20
| doubt whether was fe.ioufly tiifpofed towards
| HIS plane. ffiid only few minutcs.-I pow
irecoite6t, that have omitted part of the con-
vrriation with him. When he faid, that zen.
Wiikin'nn AMI Jackfon were going to join with
their troops, ] alktd him what was this for; If
for the fettiemrnt of lands, they fnreIy were TO.
neccfary. He faid that there were q great ira.
ny Indians and Spaniards in that country,
whom they muit go prepared to rSfiR.
! had no further conversation with him 'till
! the 9th or 10Th of December, when he i:ut a
fervant to know whether ne could get 9 or
ho'ies TO tide 20 Marietta. l i4id, that he might
have all that | had About . o'clock in the
day, fevetal gentlemen came among them
were Mr. Blennerhaiiett, Tyler, and think Mr.
Smna: There were gentlemen. / under
Rood they were going up the Mu!singum after
the boats. Some time in the afternoon they
turned. They rode TO the landing oppotits the
/ iilind and ient the horics down. / underDond
from flying reports that they expected opPoGti-
on and had returned. Hearing that they were
to ftart that evening, felt anxious 70 fee thcir
! departure and to find out their obieGt. With
2 young men went down TO the river, found
! fkiff at the landing and pan:d over. We land
ed Juit above where 7 ycr'S boats lay, went to
the houic in'o large roon1, where number OF
men were collected round the fire; and col.
F., Tyler among them. | told him that under
! food they were about to fart down tie river.
We walked out into tie North wing of Mr.
Bennerhahct's hou!e together, and there
young man by the name Of Bent ohlerved TO
ne, that he nnderitood from Mr. B!ennerhailett,
l had forne intention to join.
Mr.. Bats objected to this fPecics of trcinlo-
ny. Did Mr.. Biepncrhafstt bear of this con.
vertation afterwards aRd approve ii? WineI5.
No.-mr. Hnt. Who was in company With
you? NitneJ5. Mr.. Tyler was. Mr. H9r
fence OF one accomp'ce, would bear upon all
the ret.-Mr. Bats cortended, that if this kind
of teiiimony were admitted, it would be mpof-
hb!e to exclude any iource of information or
;conJecture: newspaper fatemeuts or flying re-
ports.--The Chief TH5. oh!ervcd that as lie was
fitting th:re III the character OF an examining
magiitrate, where the rules Of evidence were
not 10 i"Rrxihly rigid as in a court of jnhice /;
and as Tyler was probably a party concern
ieI h., - 81. l. -, "a.
WitrcG. | replied, that when knew The
Object of the expedition and liked it, would
then determine +; that MIR. b. had been telling
me TORY about fet ling land, in which l did
not place much confidence. Col. Tyler Oh.
fcrred, that it was fatl they had made the
ipurchdfc, but they bad other objects in view.
/ told him, that haI my own opinion on the
ifubject THAI fuPpoftd their operations lay
towards Mexico. Ithey were, felt ltrongIy
difpoied 20 be friendly towards them. There
was at that time flrons ia / about Spaniih
war. He obferved, tnat was not couch militia
ken in tny opinion. told him. that incc the
iubje6 was frit mentioned to me by MIR. BEN.
nerhaifett, had been at fome pains TO examine
the Geography ot that country that found
the people there very numerous; and that his
handful of mcn would net be able 10 make any
! i'npreflinn them. Col. Tyler oEferved, that
with 500 well-armed and well di(cipiiucd men,
he thought they would be bic TO effect il.
a!ked h,m they had attended TO the d. Fyrent
roules through that country? He obfrrved,
perfectly they were acquainted with ever
cow-psth IN that country. lie faid they were
not going for plumber or rapine but to relieve
the dihrelied inhabitants If Mexico dnd that
they had been United for Eve years pad. think
, obieryed then (thnugh am not very poRtive
, in the exprshioB) that if that was their otiect
and they would ay0V It, they woald get three
men 10 Join them for one that they got now
il think hl6 aufwer was, that It was not polite
that thgir military mo scments iiiould be diyuir.
cd or that their otj,c lhould he known to any
but their leaders thdt the Spanlards would
4, get Information Of it and fDrtify themicvcs.
The conyerCaticn cuf d here. / wilhed them
fuccefs in their enterprise. and told them
that # I thought proper to join them, it would
: he at fyme point dom the river / was not
then ready. Col. Tyler Withdrew ir;o tht
chsmber.-Mr. BenHsrhaif-tt oblerved, that
: they were goiu< 10 Fart that night that th,
Legislature bad psisd law which he thought
unconfitutioual that he did not appreheud
m srrelt but on account Of the delay. He fail
, (ometbing about bis goingj that he was forty
alter living 10 long among W, TO be forced tc
80 down in the night hut he was afraid Of de-
> lay; he was afraid Of being Popped, and tn,
l.aiun wac 20 far advanced, the river might
, freeze up aid be couIG not go down. Abou
o'clock DID them adeu, and left the iaand
CroG. Examined Mr.. BoffJ. Did Blenner
haGett and Tyler fpeak of Spauiih war, as az
= a ,stctId ,.erf aioiv take piaCp a