Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-06

',,,ps of al fIilavit, ought nsisii'so a"s
S.,siec,ioo or rs absolute disbyIh '0oues
!. @assr of tie afitiavitis at tooNwnen
S,,sncs TO trpairths faolt. could n Ssa'
he stage Of the prosecution absolutely dix
- The affidavit, because tde uaiefial
s,,, slIedgsd nay very veil be within the
s.avIcage Of the witness, although he has
l 1 10 state expilcisly ahae mzaas by
Zach this knowledge is ebiaia4.
Tbas, general Wilkinson states, ha, Tho
,.a.r was received from colonel BIZ b,,,
So,s no, say ,ha, il was in his hsndSs;,
49, nor does he state the evidence whics,
no .a,,orls this affirmation. But 10 addition
me circu mstance that the positive asssr.
Of the fac, ought not, perhaps, in, this
se OF The inquiry, 10 be dlsregafdre,
~, ~ nature of the Case furnishes that ssi.
Ssnee. ,,
The letter was 10 cypher. Genera! VIII.
,i0sop, il is true, does not say that ey-
06.r had been previously settled between
rolourl Burr aud himseii, in which lhey
miob, correspond on subjects which though
;ooocep,, nel,her of them might wish TO
,nbisetts the casualties OF transportation
Goo, che atlantic 10 tie Mississippi bur
vbso VIC perceive that colonel ksurr has
v,lueo 10 cypher, and thar general VIII.
slnsoa is able 10 decyphet lhr letter, we
aas: either presume ala. the bearer of the
l,ti.r was also The bearer OF lis key, or that
tie key was previously ie possession Of the
person 10 whom, the le9ssy va, addressed.
Ia s,stiog particularly the eiscamsta1ees
suendlag The delivery ofthis le;teg gsnersl
Wilkinson does rot say that il was accom-.
paard BY the key, or that he fels ssy sur.
prize ., us being IN cyphef. For shisgea.
500, as we'll as because there is nas ;mach
more security 10 sendiag lsstsr 10 cypher
accompanied by It's key, than there is in
ssuding letter sot in cypher; thlak it.
mere reasonable TO suppose that the key
was previously 10 Posssssion.ef Wilkinson.
Ii this was the fact, ,he letter being wris-
ten in sypher previously settled hetwesn
himself and colonel Burr, isin This ssssc
Of the enquiry at Least, q cirsumssance
which sufficiently supports the assertion,
thar the letter was vrisien by colonel
Burr. 81,
The euserprize described ID this letter
is OBVIOUSLY military enterprise, and
must have been intended either agains, the
us. or agains, the territories OF some O.
ihsr power on the. continens, with all OF
vhon, IN \ q 1srs
Interpretations of this letter must be
adaittsd 10 furnish atlessS probable canse
ter beheslsg, that The means for the Coz
ismPla,sd expedition were provided. In
ssery part OF it, We End declarations indi-
eating iha, he was provsdisg the aresns for
tie ezprdiflon, and as these mesns mighs
oeptovided in secret, | do net think th4s
.iarihtr testimony ought 20 be required to
Satisfy me, ina, there 10 proba6le cause for
sommlt,irg the prisoner 90 this charge.
SINCE 1t will be entirely IN the power of
The attorney sencral,o pr Ter an indieimen,
against The prisoner, tor amy other offence
which he shall think himself possessed of
testimony to support, Vt Is IN fact, iuimate.
1awnelher the second lhargs be, express
co lOlhs warrant OF. eoaues.tnept or not /;
wi as hold il to be my dnsy TO inser, eve
= charge aliedgsd on tue part of thcU. S.
msupport cfwnlch probable csnsr is shown.
,0d TO irseE. none in support OF which pro.
oaOie cause is not shove, am bound to
proceed 10 the ,enquiry. /
lac second shargs exhibited against the
pl'seaer, ishigh treason against theU. S.
'u'svying war against them.
As this is the most strocious offence
winch can be committed against the polisi-
ssi body. SO is is.he charge which is most
Spaoie Of being employed as the inswu.
!, ,nsa. OF those mahgnant .apd vindiative
PASSIONS which may rags 10 ghe boso&s Of
I,se:'sud'ng parties struggling fer power
/, that, ii which the people of America
A'se been most Jealous, and therefore,