The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-22

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!" o,hf'i Of bis c.patry, If cccs6on ihon,,'
f'qiite lie save the .unl fo'e,rn stii.ra,ces,
q, "h'ch there Is written proof in pon; iiion
81 ageniIe'nsr 'ate'y ppoi',cd TO the 9, IA, {.
from iNsn;G Ky, t"a. his fthernr was viewed
; WIN the yroaied fi''.tattinn by the executive
government OF the Uuitcd States, becauie it re-
iemoied their fa*ari;r plan of creating militia
- force upon the South. wefcrn frontier, Nv
f'viag a bounty in Lands to ahlc.hodicd men
VINO would te'i!c Immediately, and engage TO
perform military fervice for fo many years ::
which plan the legislature had not fanttioned.
In this he ufed with fome e..eSt, but f,cri-
need forever, his former reputation for vera
! Guy, which with the world has bren urinpair.
ca wi now, although it is now f.id, it was
long ago blafted with his acquaintance.
do not heiitate to pronounce, that his dc
hens are completely fruftrated. Should that
part or his Flotilla, which once eftaped govern
or l'ffn, have continued Fortunate in efcaping
him again at Cincinnati, and in,pafIinc TIC Ken.
lucky militia (; fhould the boats built upon
Cumberland river, and the Tenncnce, be Ioc-
Ky enough to form junction with it, and the
wno!e proceed down the MiaiiIippi, and all
! th'S IS rendered too probable by the date of t.
vents, and the difcor:nuance of the accounts
OF ie'zsres, aiil their capture is certain.
BY letters from New Orleans, as late as the
OH OF December, which arrived yenrre,av, ac-
counts are brought of the exer,ions of Cen.
"hSinion and Governor Claiborne, to pre-
pare 'or the defence Of that place, againft at
tacks from the iide ofthe Tea. not the river.
All the gun veiIcs ofthe u. S. in that Guar.
ter, were in the river, and were advancing I'D
it. w
! The REGULAR army of the u. s. had returned
| again to the Miaiflppi, and had arrived in New
Orleans.
The militia Of that city were in motion.
The French inhabitants had difplayeci zeal
and p'rit, IN their loyalty, which renders them
worthy either new country.
General Wilkinion and Gov. Claiborne. h,d
convened the merchants of New Orleans, in
full aiiembly. The former in an animated. ad-
dreis' after denouncing Col. Burr, exhortcd
them to atiiit him in his efforts, for the defence
OF their city, and folemny fwore in the enthu-
hattie fyle, peculiar to him, that if it were ia
ken by the vei1els, he would perrin in tbe en-.
deavor to repelI the aliauIt. The meeting A.
dopted unanimously, fome fpirted and patriotic
refoutions.
The governor was requeaed by thofe who
would be the frf fufierers by the meafrIre, to
lay an embargo Immediately, which he did
without helitation.
A comfortable FUN was fubfcribcd to be diE
triouted as bounty among the filors who
would engage to fervc on board the ff,ips.
Many ofthe guns of the city were placed up
on the merchantmen in the river, and a refDec-
table fleet was fuddenly formed to repeiI oue
eObieb seas expetfrd from TIE NrR-Lu6ie5.
It's by no means certain that there is any
ground at all for this apprehension. Col. Burr,
when he made propofa!s to general Wilkinfon
to join in the fchrme, aiiured him that The
late Commodore Truxton was in Jamaica col
/ Letting fleet to meet them at the mouth of the
! M,ihtiipPi. This is one of the numerous dibo-
nor7h!e falfehoods of that deluded man. Trux-
ton .ad too much regard for his former reDu.
tation, and too much honour to engage in this
affair. He communicated at once the propo-
| falls made TO hin, ard remains ftill on his farm
near Am6oy in Jcrfey. ~
! Perhaps the !aiichood may extend no farther
than the name OF Irpxton, and fone of Mi
randa's vefleis may I've expected, but more pro-
| baby the whole is fafe.
! Col. Burr. by the laft accounts was fill AZ
tbs houie of Genera! Jackfon in Tcnnefee.
who entertained him without the fmalleft fuf-
picion of his treafonable conduct. (c.)
:. PiIot-boat has been lately difpatched from
! New York, It is conje6ured TO meet him Tome
where on the coat OF Florida and take him off.
| Information ofthe falling of this boat has bern
forwarded 20 General Wiknfon am incIn-
ed, myfrlf, to think that he will not 20 TO the
coat, eif he ihouid be appreheuded by the
| Spanlards. He cannot venture TO New Orleans,
for he mutt have learned of the arrrft of his ac-
completes by General Wilkinfon, which was
to have taken place about the 18th of Decem-
her, foon after which, they wereto be nipped
for this place. (S.)
Thcie men on The 9th remained fill isno-
rant that they were to be apprchended as tai
tors. and thought themfelves fafe in having &
parated 70 early from their chief, alt. our they
had acted under his authority in defending The
river. j am dipofrd TO conjecture that Col.
Burr will eudeavor TO meet fu,h of his boats a.
may have cicaped fome where upon the Milf
Gnippi, above General Wiikinfon's advanc ed
party, and will place hinfclf in the ceutre OF
Baron Blitrop's grant, with the view TO main.
Eian boldly that he never had any other rcheme
in agitation.
Should this be bis refolu,ion, it will be ex.
sremely difficult for Juice to purfac kim in
effect through all his willy donbIirgs. Wncn
he has converted upon the fubieG Of lis OK.
petition, he has been e. art(u in blending al
his different plans together, ibat :; /. rot PRO.
babe he has committed himfelf in Gifcourfgs 70
fully as TO produce his own conviction. when
he has written without difsuifng his natter, Ee
has always ufed cyphers. Unefs faac IF tis
IaccorrpIices viii coniefs, it will Lt doubtful!
how the trial ray terminate.
There is no certainty yet. as 70 the fourcr
from which he has derived hls funGs. My own
c0riettures ret where it did from the COM
mcmcent upon the late Spanjh Amhanador as
to the Target portion ofthfm: uDOu he force al