The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-23


been 9ewa the river. 9 No. Mr. Afhiey was in ,h.
back part Of the eouuty. Q What reafon bad you TO
believe, that MIR Afhley had the power to fummon
YOU ! was to;s that he was f,,nmon,ng others &
ne iest mo verbal meIay- come but don, know
ny ~hom (; iund-reoo roo from Carr. Floyd tina,
| mould he wanting, MIR McRac. When did you re-
, eeive iubpGna Not before I came here.
CAPTAIN BIsssLL.
Mr.. Bsrr. You have heard the teflimony OF
Dnnbaugh; win you 10 Ratr every thing that
came within -your pertonal knowledge how
ne came Oft whether on my application or by
Your objectionable you receive aoy meiiapr
tom me by Mr.. Horkins A. None further
'han Billet you fent me on the morning of the
2e'h, Ii was delivered at my quarters a,
fort Maiiac h Mr.. Hopkins. lie was intro
duced to me by MIR. Fort, who had beer pre-
v'ouHY introduced to me bv merchant of
New Haven. Mr.. For, walked up with him
aud took breakfa!t with mel had then heard
OF Col. Burr's aoqnitia in kentucky, and |
fuppoird he VAS praceably defending the river.
MR. HTeFbant read the Billet in the following
terms
lIoa.S sf Canttriand, as Bes.
DEAR SIR,
avail myfelf Of the opportunity of Mr. Hopkins
to offer you iaiuatious and the compliments Of the
feaion.-
Fall have the peaiure of paying my repets TO you
or my way, and of receiving your command for the
iouth.
am Dr. Sir,
Very r.fpeaful!y,
Ir, obi. ST.
A; BURR.
Cap Brs'rLL, e0ur-aading at AzaGa..
Mr.. HoPKINs.
M. Burr. Did you receive any other letter
from me be!ides that /. a. None. had lit
tie conversation with Mr. Hopkins none about
col. Burr'S psiIiog the earrifon.--On the even
ing 81 the 22.h was the nexg information that |
received. Mr.. Tyler arrived with his barge.
They took fuPper with me. After upper,
tome ore of the gentlemen faid they rruR re
turn TO col. Burt, who would fay in the bend
above, all night. invited fome of the gentle
men to take a pallet with me, w.'cb they a.
greed 70. Col. Burr's boats, nevertheless, came
down in the night. had retired to bed, when
my Gentry hailed aloud, | arofs, and uudretTrd
repaired to the Fort. Some one fid that col.
burr's boats were paiiing. | thought this a fin
guIar thing, after had been told that COL b
would hay in the bcud above. His boats went
down to the bend or Bayou, mile below the
fort. When returned to the houi., found
| that Tyler had gene to the boats. MIR. Burr.
| Is not the lower bend good harbor A. Il ia
Q. Isnct the river jut oppoGte to the garrifrn
| times taved on the ro ks in that part Of the RI
ver.-l rofe foon in the morning to pay my ref
poets to col. Burr. | went down in my boat :;
and was Introduced into his room. | invited
him 70 brsakfait, nhiCh he declined ; invited
him 70 dinner, but he declined all my civities
Ike aiked me il had received any news from
below. irep|ied that had not. He then i'm.
formed me that gen. Wiiknfon had made a
compromife with the Spanlards. He fad he
was forty for it; aud that gen. w. ought to
have fought them. ooferved, that fuppofed
gen. w. had acted by orders. MIR. Burr. How
came DunGaugh 10 go? a. After breakfast
while was at my ice-houfe, Dunbaugh came
and S!ked for a fuiough for 20 days. He had
Previoully aikrd nc for furiough to go down
ttie river TO 60 buhnels. After fllort time
agreed that he thouid go this happened while
on parade, and not az t5c balk OF the fort, IA
his tetImeny ltates. X is proper to mention
that boy had cor.c up with two blets; one
; for Dunbsugb and the other for me. Here is
n,i'e.-When was in col. Burr's boat, he had
aiksd me If knew of any opportunity to fsnd
to St. Louis by the way of the lead mines, and
whether he could procure An expref5. I told
him that had reviewed my carlton and that
had a thought OF e. dng nenenser, & Dun
bau8h to DC that meiienger. as he had a good
horlc that If he would bear his expences.
Dun6ausb might co. Mr.. Burr. Is /: not i'm.
poihoie 10 get an exp'e!s in that part of the
country 4. 1t is. There is no population
ia the nelehbOrhood OF the gsrrifou The IT.
dian title Is jua ex;ingu!ihed. They are inf
, furveying the land, hut it is IT prcfent s.er.
military poa. --iIere Mr.. JY7e!5am read the
letter III the following ternrs;
~
80 Jan.
Hy.u VII give Gerjt Dunbar farlongh for 20
days, engag- thai ls hall conform to the term. Of
it. "'' VI
In this s4le, he will not 20 the Lead mines.
Very respectfully
Your obs feryt
"A; BURR.
M'. Burr. WAS DnHbaugh inrpet,eds A.
He WIS, and murdered too o. Did he ,ho,y
hrs clothes! a. IL did. o. Did you tell him
to borrow any clothes in winch re was to an.
pear on parade? 4, / did not His own
clothes we're then there, aud are now in his own
box At Fort MIiiac. He wanted to CARR bis
clothes, bat forbad him.-I gave him this
furlough with pointed order to return at the
end of 20 days.
Sergeant jacob Dunbaugh Of my company has leave
OF abienee, for twenty day. from date AZ which sine
he is to return 70 this Garr,ion.
Fort M4Gac,
Deer. 81 q 1906.
DAN, BISSELL Captain.
#. Regt. u. s. Infantry,
Commanding.