Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-02

miles to 20 along with him. Then he sait
to me "you are Dutchman, and com
mon man and as the Dutch are apt to bt
scared by high men, if you'll go to New
LANCASTER, where The Dutch hive, and ge
me 90 or so men to go with us, Twill give
YOU as many dollars" went home then
and gave him no answer upon that. In =
few DAYS after number of boats came and
landed at the island. The snow was about
three inches deep, and went out n hunt.
ing. / was OH the Ohio side. / met two
men; l knew they belonged TO the boats
but wanted to find out; and they asked
me whether had not given my consent tc
go along with Blannerhasset down the river
( AS we were talking together, they NAMED
themselves Col. Burr's men. belonging tc
the boats, landed at the island. When they
asked me, whether had not Consented tc
go down with Bannerhassct; Iput ques.
ton TO them. told them Lid not know
what they were about and one or the gen.
tlemen told ne, they were going TO take q
silver mine from the Spanish. ] asked the
gentlemen, whether they would not allow,
that this would raise war with America.
, They replied, no--and said that AS there
were but few of them, if they went with
! good army, they would give it up and no.
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conversation with two the men. These men
showed me what fine rites they had. Then
I went to the island, and Blannerhasset
paid me off in Kentucky notes. People
however didn't like these notes, and went
over to Virginia to get them changed. l
got two of the notes changed; and one, a
ten dollar note, was returned On my hands.
| went to the island again the day the Pro-
clamation came oft. But before / went to
Blannerhasset's house, heard he was not
at home, but at Marietta. ] went TO the
Virginia side, where i met three other
men, belonging to the boats, with COM
plete rifles. They made n call upon nc
to take them to the island in my canoe,
and accepted (excepted) 20 it bat after
wards carried over the third man who
stood close by my canoe, when came down
to il. After being some time on the island,
went down to the four boatz-Blanner-
hasset was not at home yet-and saw some
Of tine boat. people shooting al MARI
/ They had fire between the bank and
boats l went up TO the house and Biau-
nerhasset came hume. He seemed very
much scared. One of the uen came up to
ask hun for semeth ing and r. tod him
{. Don't trouble me; have tfccoie enough
already" He went up TO his chamber ;
and saw no mere of him. asked az old
gentleman to go up to his chamber, and
change my note for silver. He did 70, and
brought me silver. By and bye heard
| that they were going to start tAat night. -
| Thinks / "Pll see the end of it." This
was the night of the very day that Bian-
nerhasset got back from Marietta. He got
lack before night When night came on,
was among the men, and alsoin the kitch-
One ofthem spoke out to the others, " Bows,
; let's every one Of US mould as many bullets,
as we can fire 10 rounds" Alter that, /
saw no more till after twelve. o'clock at
night.-Then Blannerhasset came down
| from the chamber and called up some of
his servants he had four or five trunks.
There were not trus,y hands enough to car
ny them to the'boats and some person
called after my name, and asked me to help
them: and carried enc Of the trunks and
moved along with them. When we got
down, some person, / don't particularly
know, but think it was Blanuerhasset HIM
! self, asked me to stand by the trunks, till
: they %erep put in the boats. When the last
of them went off, | saw men sanding i'm a
circle on the shores / went up to them ;
4, perhaps they were five or six rods from the
boats. The first thing l heard was, their
, laying plans how Biannerhasset and Com
! fort Tyler should get safe by GalIiopoiis.
/ OEc Nahum Bent was called forward, and
( when he came, Biannerhasset asked him.
whether ne had not two smart horses N
! Bent answered, no; he had but one. Then
| Blannerhasset told him TO go 90 captain
! Donnie, and get his sorrel horse and N.
Bent TO dhim, that the sorrel horse had nc
shoes on and Blannerhasset said, the
roads were soft and would not hurt the
horse. BlanneThasset told N Bent Co meet
him and &. Tyler with the horses some
where about Galliopolis Bent enquired
how he was TO find him ont should he
enquire for him " Mo-" Have you
no friends there ?" "No." Mrs. Blan-
ncrhasset then came forward and she told
Blannerhasset and &. Z Ter, that they must
take canoe and get into il before they go,
. 10 GallIopolis, and fall down the stream OF
the Ohio; for no body would mind two
people going down the stream. she said,
she'd pay for the canoe. D. Bent was told
to meet them above GaliopOis about day.
break, and then they might sgrr0und Igc
around) Galliupolis. Tnen man by the
name Of Topper, laid his hards upon Blan-
ncrhasset and said 4" Your body is in
my hand Nv the nan,e Of the Common
wealth ;" or such a word as that As quick
as upper made that motion, there we're
7 or. muzzles levslied AZ him. Topper
! looked about him, and said, Gentlemen
( ] hope YOU will not do the Ike" A mai
! next to me about two yards OF who had a
shot gun, said, ED aslieve as not" Tup.
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