Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-15

with view "a carry 40 exped ition against
The Msxican provirsc s that Ave hundred
nen would descend the Alisgany river
with colonel Swartaous and a maj or Or COS
lionel Tyler that the boats were already
bailt. He observed that his territory
would be reyolusionized, vherethe people
were ready to Join and thar some seising
be supposed, would be necessary az New
Orleans tha. they expectedto make their
fembarkcalion about the first Of Febrnary;
|. that they proposed landing a. Lavsra lraa,
and marchipg from thence TO Mexico. i
Observed TO him that there were large sums
of money ia the banks of New Orleans.
He replied that he knew that full well. !
observed, I" surely you will not violate
private properly z He said, we mean
only 10 borrow !; aud will Frsrrn - that
they must equip themselves AZ New Or
leans; that naval protection would be had
from Great Britain thar commodore
/ Truxtou and the officers Of the navy were
80 Disguised with the gov.rnmentaha, they
were ready 10 join: and that pilot boat
bull, schooners were contracted far on the
southern COAST OF the United States, for
the service.
He enquired of me whether | had heard
of Or. Botlman: and on my replying 10
the negative, he exPressed some snrprlze:
observed thar DR.. Eollman and q Mr.. a.
lexandrr had been dispatched from Phila.
delphia, by sea 20, New Orleans, With dis.
pa;cpes from colonel Burr 10 me, and that
they must have arrived. Mr.. Swarswout
iDlormed nc lha. he was obliged 70 go 70
New Orleans, and was also nsdcr engage.
nen,s TO meet colonel Burr and general
DAYTON at Nashville on the 2Osh Novem.
Der. thok Mr.. SwariwoHt left Natchl-
toches about the 18Th of October, for New
Orleans, as understood. It may be pro-
per, 10 this stage of nay testimony. to say
that the envelope which contsined the cy;
phered letter from colonel Burr, covered
also two other letters. To save misspprr.
hension, it may also be proper to say, that
when speak Of an envelope, it is 10 con.
tradiclionio a .saled packet Isoccura 70
mr. recollection, thar ales,er addressed to
John Peters, esq. Of Nashville, was enclos
ed in the envelope, as vel. as auosher let
ter from general Dayton in cypher. (See
gen. Day,on's letter, noie G
Mr.. Baker. Do you cay thar ths letter
from general Dayton was ineicsed In e.
nother cyphered letter! A lssy express.
~ the reverse. Iteame with IL.
Mr. IHiickhan, objected to reading the let,
ter from general Dayton He said that &c
ueral Dayton being absent, hs had no op'
pcrtuni,y Of consulting him, or ofascertaln
log MS wishes respecting it. II there be
no other evidence thar ,he letter was from
general Dayton, except thar letter was re-
csived By general Wilkinson, purporlng TO
be a.letter OF general Day,on's, it was not
evidence.
MIR. Hay. The fact stated 81 general
WiIkinson is, that he received this letter.
1t way have had considerable influence with,
him as 10 the course which he pursued -
He received the lester together with ano.
,her cyphered letter from colonel Hufr;
and, fact being that he received this let
ter, purpor,ing TO be a letter from general
Dayton. it surely may be read.
Mr.. Wickham. If the Lester by itself
would not be evidence, its being connected
with Others would NO. make il so.
Mr.. Hay. On that distinction. mean
IL offer il. If gen. Dayton were before
the court, he M ghs require some other evil
dence. as TO the authenticity Of the letter.
General Wilkinson is telling his whole sso.
ryf; he is to give his whole narrative: aud
all he circumstances vii! bear upon each
other
/ Th- Chief Justice at first said. thai if
gen. Wilkinson could say tina, the letter Ia.
auenced his conduct, is mighs be read !;
bnt foally observed, that on the mosicn'
now before the court, umight hr improper
10 read il. If il be The intenlion Of g.n.