The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-21

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lars Mr., Burr. When was the money received
A. About March laR. @. You mentioned Miranda
where did you underitand he gone to a. Or
the benevolent project of revolutionizng the Spanif
Provinces Q What part of them! A. Caacca.
had lone reaon too to know fomething of that pro.
)ect becauie too was invited to Join in that. He
too was to have beena little Emperor; he might have
been troubefome TO us; aud of courfe when afsed
you what was TO be done with him. you obferved
!" hang him. g. Did you underiland, was to do all
at once TO execute the central projec too as we'll as
thoie IN the welt a. have Elections to anwer-
ing that but it will be nothing in your favor When
Col. B. was fpeakng of central revolution, not
mueh was iaid about his revolution in the wen.-
Had the other been effected, doubt much whether
you would have been willing to have frparat.d tina,
part Q. You fpoke of a command-A You iated
what have already mentioned that you were aiIured
from the arrangements which you had made that
an army would be ready to appear, when you wen,
TO the waters OF the weitern country. | recollea
particularly the name of EphraiIn Kibby. You aGed
me ABOUT his iPirit You aiIerted that his brigade
was ready to join you, and that the people as in
that country were ready Cooperate You fpoke
your rih-men, y0nr infantry, yuy cavalry. TWAS
with the lame view, you mentioned TO me that that
man (Pointing to Gen. Wikinlon iuR behind him)
was to bave been the frf to aid you and from the
fame views you have perhaps mentioned me-Mr
Mart" objected to the witnefs interpreting his own
ance is TO be made for the feelings Of man of honor
Mr. Eaton bowling apoogii.d to the court for the
warmth OF his manner MIR. Burr. You fpoke of
my revoutioDizlng the weftern flates-A. Your
line was to be the Allegheny mountain. You were
certain about Kentucky and reneffee but expr.fed
lone doubts about Ohio; well recolea that ON ae
count of the reaon which you gave; that thew were
too much of podding, induNrious people 10 enpap.
IN your plans. Q. How was this bulinefs ~ be ef.
iected a. / underfood that your agents were in
tHe wehern country that the commander in chief
was ready to Cooperate with his army; and that
th'ie with the adventures that would Join you
womb compel the ftates to afeParation. Indeed you
.eneo 10 coniider New Orleans already yours and
'hat from this point you would make conqueGs and
coniolidate your empire. Q. Was it after all this
that you recommended me TO an embaGy A. Yes.
and oecauie thought 1t the only way to avert civil
war. =. Did you communicate your recommended
on to me ! a. Yes you ieemed to aIent to the pro
petition.
| Q. What had become of your command
That ] had dhPofed of myfelf. Q. Did you under.
Rand thar you had given me defintive anfwer
A. Mo- after you had developed yourlelf, l deter
mined to uie you until got every thing out of Won
and on the principle that when innocence is in
danger to break faith with bad man is not fraud bu
virtue" Q. Did you think that your propoGton a,
to foreign embady which waste incompatible with
my own plans, would be received by me with ind;t.
| A.,
feemed to ME to want fome diftnguiihed place a.
to the Mode, you indifferent and YOU feemed
to acquieice in the plan of foreign embsIy. r
Hay. You faid that you received about 0 goo dolls
from the government. The act of congrels did not
give you dehnitive fum-A. The aa of ConqreG
gave the accounting officers the power of ettng with
me, under the infpeoion of the feeretary of ltate
under whole department had ferved, and the fet-
Element was accordingly made.
Mr.. Eaton was followed by Commodore Tho
mas Iruxtou, who was introduced to lhow the
intentions and the turn of mind of the Pri
ioner, about the beginning of the winter O
1866. The Mefirs. Morgans were then call
ed to carry on the regular chain of events, bu
one of them being abfent, Peter Taylor (Blan
nerhaIett's gardener) was introduced to prove
the overt al on Blannerhafett's iflaad.
| On Wednefday, the examination proceeded
Col. G. Morgan, Gen. l. Morgan, and Mr.. Tho
mas Morgan, (the farmer and two fons) from
the neghborhood of Pittiburg, Pennsylvania
were introduced alto to fhow the turn of min
of the prifoner, about the latter end of Auyu(t
1906; when he viited Col. Morgan's houf
on his way to the wetern country. They wer,
followed by Jaeob ANbrgAt who had been
workman on anuerhaflett's ifldnd, and whc
depofed as to the oTert at I; and William Love
who had been III. Bannerhafett's groom. Ii
the courfe of Loves examination, the importan
quefion was fuggeted, how far teitimon,
could be introduced for the purpofe of provin.
facts without the diitrict of Virginia which
queition was reierved for fubfequent dfcuf
| lion. The examination on this day was ClofeC
by the tefimony of Mr.. Dudy Woodbridge
who had H. BlannerhaiIett's Partner in flor,
at Marietta CO.. and who gave particular hf
tory of the building of the boats on the Mufk
ingam and the laying in the provilions.
On Thurfday, Mr.. Burr obferved, that RI,
nature of the overt aa had been feen from IN,
evidence before the conrt and that the pro
fecutors had even acknowledged that they fhoule
not prevent the overt act by aG7uai boRiLife5 ant
he hmfeIf was not Preient at the time this o
vert act was faid to have been committed. |
they were miftaken in thefe points; if it wa
fhown that they had grofsIy miftaken the deci
lion OF the iupreme court, it were better to Gay,
the time of the court, the expence and incon
venience, be arrefting the progrefs of his pro
/ fecution. Some difcuHion enflIed upon the pro
priety OF taking up the argument, which wa,
waved for the prelent when Simeon PooLe whc
had been on the Ohio iide of the river oppofis +,
to Blannerhsfletps iilaGd on the evening anc
night, when the boats departed; and Monric
: Brilnap and Edmund p. Dana, who were A
the fame time on the iland were refpeetiyl,
examined. The examination was then furpend
ed, to make way for an argument on one o
the points fuggeled by Mr.. Burr. Mr.. Wick
ham opened the argument and fpoke hours
until 4 O'Clock, when the court sd;our,.d