The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-17

tRe arrival or SpaniHi OH ctr, who COM
mands one of the armed veiiels at Mobile
twhoie name cannot recollca) He diued
With me yeiterday, and made r, qrea through
irs interpreter, to- be permitted TO Ice COL Burr,
who. ne iaid, he undertook was in the Fort.
| proQHcd to t-e the colonel, and then give
h,m an anfwer. went to the colonel's room
and informed him that the Spanifh officer win
ed to fee him. He Immediately fhewed me
paper he had juft written, in which he requef.
ed me to introduce him to the Spanifh officer,
adding that he was anxious to (rrd to his friend
Morales Tor few nccefr,ries. l obferved that
perhaps It was nothing more than idle curiofity
that prompted the Spanh officer TO win to fee
MN, and coIld not, under Prefent circum-
ftances admit m interview. I returned and
informed the Spaniih officer through his inter.
prefer, that as col. Burr was citizen of the II.
States and IN confinement for an offence againft
the laws thereof, l could not permit an officer
| OF neighboring government TO fee him, eipe-
cial!y as pre!umed they could have no fort of
onhnefs with each other. The officer in,medi
afeIy Jet out in FINAL boat for MOBILIZE This
c'rcumitance, together with communication,
| made ny MIR. Aihley, who accompanied COL
Burr TO TINS country, to one of our citizens,
has induced me to adopt meafure, which had
before arongly prei.nted itfelf as indifpenfble,
to lend him dred TO the feat Of government.
| CSee Note IL
A'SE'St t!ldt sNOOIC nave been
Compelled TO take any meaiurcs in relation to
the diipofal of the prfoner, without infrueti.
ons from my iuperiors nor would | have ha-
zarded TINS ftep but from The fulleit belief that
could not keep him fecure at this place much
longer; nor could have fent him with fafety
to Natchez, from whence his aiTociates are no
doubt moving towards this place. But in ad
dition to thefe caufes, l.have to combat an e.
| nemy, that might prove more formidable, and
,nyl. al
learnt from folder, whom ] have uiuaIlv
found to tie man of truth, that the Colonel
hao made overtures to two centinels (who were
at different times on duty at his door) for his Ii
| oeratIon, and had made offers of cain NV in
iormant, John Brown, a Taylor, had been do
ingiome work tor the Colonel, who finding he
could ipeak French, and after fome converfa-
ton with him in that language, and founding
aim as ne believed, on the fubjett of bride,
enqulred whether the two ceAtinels aforefaid
could be depended on. Such is my lituation, that
| ihoud any attempts be made either within or
wisnout the fort to refeue the prifoner before
ais departure, the meafures which feel bound
| 10 take " iiLbe or much more ferrous nature
than his removal to Warrington.
have committed the prifoner to the
charge OF M.jor r. Perkins, to whole ACTIVITY
and patriotiim the public are indebted for the
,e'zure OF tins extraordinary man. The Major
|
men. See Note 2. to afIift him on the route.
and he will ALTO be accompanied by fergeant
tiarris and Cyrus Jones, who were with me
| when took the prifoner, aud who are amoneft
the mott confidential men of my detachment. !"
| Motel. The communication, here referred
to, we underltand to be this. While Ahley
was IN the company of the fheriff, he faid
he was well acquainted with the objects
col. Burr had in view, and among other things
4 yyac hic int. ~.
Fioridas. On fubfequent enquiries made of
MN oy Others, he projected total ignorance of
| the views of col. Burr, and faid that he had &C
cldentally fallen in with him. This A fhleyis A
| character OF fome celebrity. He is reputed to
DC man of talents, pofIefles coniderabe pro.
Perty, and was with holland in the Spsnifh
! country when he fell.
Ihere was another Circumstance, which pro-
badly operated ftrongly on the mind of Lieut.
Gaines, and which is fiated on the AUTHORITY of
MAJOR Perkins. Information was received in
converiatien with aSpanifh officer, that Col.
Burr was generally expected at the town of Mo-
Die oy the officers here, where alfo it was re-
ported that Morales then was. This together
| with the Immediate departure of the officer from
fort Stoddart, on finding an interview with
Mr. Burr unattainable, probably led Lieut..
| cams 70 believe that refcue might be attempt
| sd.
| Note2. The EFFORT was competed of the moi
| reipec.aoie men IN the country, fome Of them
Poheiied OF very comfortable property, and
others much dihinguiGied in their dinr;fs.
10 thefe circumstances it is proper to add,
that col. Burr was treated during the tourney
with the greateit attention and lerdernefs.
From the beginning to the end of it he was fup-
Piled with tea, coffee, wine and brandy, of
lone of which artio les he hard even p portion
lett on his arrival at Richmond-and although
the party were for two three days deRitute
ut infficient fupply of provifious, Mr.. Burr
mad allotted to him the ufual quantity. Until
the attempt made by him to get ont of the
power OF the efcort, he was permitted to wear
his pitos and large knife. After This attempt
he was deprived of the former.
NEW-ORLEANS, March 8.