Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-27

seemed To me a Circumstance somewha:
singular, that as carly as the year 1884,
cvrhers relative TO those countries should
have been adopted, when probably un IN
dividual in tins country had the acausiti-
on OF Louisiana, in contamination, as il
was not purchased till some wears after
wards. asked him why he thought of a
cypier expressive of that country, at that
time! He said, that he could not explain
the reason then, but that be would examine
his papers, and would tell Us. The next
day gen. Wilkinson, OF his own accord, to; q
us, that the treaty with Spain, about tn,
Tree navigation of the Mississippi was
formed about the year 1894. But he had
correspondence on that subject, which was
at great moment to the Western country.
hat IN the year 1884 he WAS an oil Ger, il,
the army which marched near Canada a.
gainst the Indians, and thus there fore part
OF the CIPHER hid relation to Canada He
SAID that the CIPHER might have teen form
ed III the year 1894, 1895. or 1896. but he
believed in the year 1894 He was asked
whether he could be more explicit rs to
the time, and he save the same answers
as he gave to-day in court. MIR Rurr
Dta he assign any other reason, why the
cypher had relation to ;his country \ ]
do not recoiiect that he did, or whether
we asked amy further questions on tina,
su' icct.
N!r Burr. Did gen. Wilkinson saw any
,hlnS about tins letter to me? A II was !,
subject of great interest with the grand iu-
~ to understand ;hc cypher and the con-
tents OF the cyphercd letter, after decy-
1herInG 1t, It excited Il strong wish in them
70 sec the letter post marked the 18th o!
70; "a, l,
ccived from gen. Wilkinson, bv you. in
the course of the correspondence between
you. That WISH was strengthened by the
testimony of MIR Swartwout. who said.
that he mad seen letter from, gen. VIII
kinson TO yourself-that it was partly in
common writing, and partly in writing in
| cypher And that the le'tcr containeC!
these words, &" I an rcady" Questions
were then put to general Wilkinson, whc-
tner he had written such a letter. He
answered that his impression was, that he
had written one, perhaps two or three let
terS; that he was rot sure, bu, that his im-
preston WAS, that he had written some let
tefs lie was then interrogated as to The
contents Of those letters He sid, he
could not vecoliect them, but there was
one expression which he wrote on that &C.
CASTOR, winch he did rcco!lect; and his OBJ
lect In writing 1t was, to discover MIR
burr'S rea! dvsignS-that expression was.
~ fancy miranda has taken The bread
" our Of yonr mouth--and shall be rcady
'i0r me grand crteGIfion before gou are.
Mr. Burr- What motive did he assign for
saying that Miranda would take the Bread
cut or my mourn, and that he would be
ready Tor the grand expedition before !
would n He said that he had had an in
'eryieW with you at ST. Louis; in which
you stated, that you had some great pro.
,ject in contemplation but whether it was
authorised by the government or not, he
DAD not explain, nor did you then enquire
lie SAID, that this was all the information
he was possessed OF, at that time, of vour
designs-that he was satisfied you had
some great project IN view-but had not
expressed what that project was that he
was therefore anxious TO extract from YOU.
your real designs. That the object Of the
correspondence was to develope those de.
signs. Mr. Burr. Did he assign any rea.
son TOR wishing to devclope my design A
do not rccollect that he did, or did not
but the avowed object, was 70 communicate
them to the government
Prudence 10 he continued