The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-06-20
LAST PocEEDINds.
FRIDAY, June 10.

The proceedings Of this day, were very un-
'ntereaing in tbemtfiVes and may be condenled
Within a very fmail compass.
AS foon as the court NET, Mr. Burr addrelied
them: He ttated that the Express that he had
fent on to Wafhington with the Su5trua Duees
Team, had returned to this city on "wednesday
lah, but had received no other than verbal re-
ply from the P. Of the u. S. that the papers
wanted would not be fent by him from which
have inferred, faid Mr. b. that he Intends to
iend them in fome other way. / did not men,
ton this Circumstance yefterday to the court,
under an expectation that the laft nights mail
might give ps further intelligence on the fubietl
now rife TO give notice, that uniefs receive
iatstaetory intimation on this fubje6t before the
meeting Of the count, fliall to morrow moyc
The court to enforce its proccis.
The g. i. handed down 70 the bar, COPY of
a letter addrened from DR.. Erick BolIman 10 the
c. j. ii was not publicly read, and for that
reaion Mr.. Hay declared that he ihould not
make any remarks upon il. It's contents have
moi yet tranfpired
Mir. Buu's council called up James Knox
and Cballes Lihdf1sy, 1.-TWO ofsthe witneffes for
the u. S. who had drawn up depoli,lons, on
which it was iHte&de to ground the attach
ment sgaina Gen. GVikinfon. MIR. Hay inter-
rupted the motiou-@ty Eating that he himielf
had motion to make, to the court, and thar
was, for leave TO tcna',bp fuch written interro-
gatories to the G.J. ss'he thought proper to be
put to certain witnelfes. His reafou, was, that
Tome of thefe witDeaes would voluntarily de-
pofe to as little d5 poiitie; that the Grand Jury
might not always know the particular queitions
TO DC prOpofcd TO them respectively, and TO
what point to ihape their enquiries that he
himielf better knew what they would fav, (ha
yipg feen their depoiitons j and that his infer.
rogatores might PROBABLY aid the jury in their
iHvvfigation.-Mr Martin. llaH ohiea to
this motion, uncfs it is qualified. We cannot
feud up our own witneneS TO the jury, but we
may fend up our interrogstories. We will AZ
ieut to the motion of the attorney for the Unit
ed States, upon the condition that he will &C.
fent to ours.
Some conyerietion enfued upon the motion
for an attachment (; when the Cb. 91J2iee ak ed
if the papers could not be put INTO his hands a.
the argument takei place tomorrow. He
wiihed to coniider the quefion before it was
Hay approved of teis courfe
it would prevent the public exhibition of thefe
affdavlts, which were drawn up for the fole
purpofe of defaming General w. he would
fay nothing about the quarter or the perronr
from whom they came sr the deadly hatred
which they had conceived againn him that
he had merely glanced his eye at fnple ex-
preflion in one OF thefe papers, which was az
impudenta faiiehood as ever malignity bad ut
tered the court might compare thefe papers
with the law, and determine whether thew
would juRify an attachment or a rule.
Mr.. Randolph fpJke at comfortable length.
He was difpofed TO ,Foftpone this lubiecl TIL TO.
morrow, but from the moment when he heard
Mr.. Hays anticipating fpeech he was oppofed
to ali delay. He had produced documents TO
fupport his motion and yet according to MIR.
Hay it was dictated by nothing more than the
policy to defame G.. w. Mr.. Hay had wan.
dered into the very error which he had charged
to US. lie bad called upon the court to defend
the character Of G. w. the defender of his
country, who isto come through the fery fur.
mace purer than gold and yet he has himfelf
charged the witnetIe snow before the court with
malguity and rsncour.
Mr.. Bots Why DO gentlemen Object to the
prefent action being heard, when they have 70
often inliaed upon their own right to re heard
by the court : Why do they reproaci US with
thinking from the evidence, when they are
now attempting TO fcreen Their fayouri,e wit.
ne(s g. w. from a fair invetgation Of
evidenced Does MIR. Hay defre that the cha
raeter of thoie men should be inundated TO tbis
fayiour of his country? The contribution has
recognized the equality of man, Though thefe
gentlemen may not be tricked out in the tinJei
of military PomP; their rights as citizeas aud