Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-23


lnccassion, were in the same form. Judge
'toducy informed me that MIR Harding SAT-
down to draw the recognizancc, and, after
acginning it, said it was useless to go thro'
with 1T; that they would acknowledge
themselves bound before him, and he might
make out the recognizancc in due form at
his leisure. MIR Wickham. Then you UNI
uerstood Mr. Rodney to say that the recog-
nizance was not reduced to writing until
the departure Of Col Burr from his pre-
sence! A. j SO understood him. Mr. Wick
ham. Then 1t was no rccognizance at all.
MIR Polndexier. That is question of law
Mr. Hay. As something has been said
about Mr. Rodney, what IS his senera. cha
racter! a One of the most honest men
nnder Heaven, and an ole Revolutionary pa
triot
Mr. Hay. And this is the man who has
been charged with forgery by Mr. Martin
| Mr. Martin. Let him be who he viii,
chargc him with having returned a d,iicr
ent recognizance from that which was en-
tered into before him.
On Friday, the ID of October, MIR Pon-
dexter was again called, ami farther exa-
mined.
Question by Col Burr. Do you rccollect
whether it was one OF the stinulations be-
!
thoiity should be laid aside! A You were
not required to surrender yourself prison
err OF war; but you surrendered uncund;ti-
onaiiy to The civil authority
Col Burr Did nat Mr. Meade promise
to diaugc all military authority as to me
\ | do not recollect to have heard MIR
Meade say any such thing.
Col Burr. Did you not hear Mr. Meade
Iietcitate me on my fortunate escape from
4 party who were armed with knives and
ItomahaWils tor the purpose of coming on
board MY boat and masSacreing mci a |
was NOT present st any such felicitHtion. o
Had Mr. Meade in his possession any docu-
ncnt which would authorize him to issue
any civil process gsiust me A Mr Meade
was an executive CfIicer, and could not IS
sue q civil process in any case. O Did not
Mr. Meade declare to me that there was
not any document in the territory to au,ho-
rise the issuing Of civil process against me
A l do not recollect 10 have heard any such
declaration. Q Had Judge Rodney any do
cument before him that would authorize
the Issuing any such process! A That is a
matter of opinion. There were smtlrv de-
positions i'll his possession, some of which
were given by persons belonging to your
party many of whom voluntarily came
I
ken, in order to induce belief that tlcv
had forsaken you. That was the genera!
impression, as it appeared to me, and be-
'ieve it to be the fact. In those dispositions
/ 1hey stated nothing of Importance against
! you. q We're not some persons seized by
military force and brought before Judge
Rodney! A Not after your surrender to
the civil authority, until the discovery Of
paper which was said to have been tgken
out OF the cape or a negro boys coat
There was then some seizure at Natchez
! by order ct the executive ard the Der-
sons seized were detained under guard a
short time, but whether they were brought
before Judge Rodney or not. do not know.
Here Mr. PoiDdextcr observed-One cir-
icumstance | omitted to mention yesterd. Y
which took place at the time when visited
Burr's boSts. A boat commanded by len
tenant Paterson Of the militia, with bee tween
twenty and thirty arrhed men landed about
two hundred yards below, on the west side
OF the Mississippi, for the purpose Of am
huscading the men of Burr's party who
were separated from their boats, and were
amusing themselves I'm the woods. A per-
son whom did not know ut that time, but
whom have since discovered to be Davis
| Floyd, approached Col Burr, and ask ed him
what was to be done; saying that boat had
landed short distance below OF the same
side of the river that he was not afraid to
attack the boat, provided such were his di
rectioDs Col Burr Immediately requested
Col Fitzpatrick to interfere to prevent any
attack from the boat; which Ire immedi
ateIy did, and directed the lieutenant to re-
turn with his men 10 the mouth of Coles
Greek.
Col Burr. Did you not hear Mr. Meade
say, that If Wilkinson should attempt to arr
rest me by military force, he would Join me
with the militia to prevent it a.? a never
did but remember Mr. Meade said that
he would not permit any military force to
come into the territory, and arrest you out
of the hands of the civil authority, if he
could prevent II. lie kept some militia in.
readiness for the purpose of supporting the
civil authority, and acting as circumstances
might direct. We were of opinion thar a
majority of the people who were about the
courthouse at Washington at the time the
! Grand Jury made their preseutinents were
the friends of Burr, consisted generally Of
persons vhohad come promisedruslyintoth the
territory; and i was supposed would inter
fere to rescue him, II necessary. NV own
impression was, and believe il wa 3 the ee-
neral impression, that he wished the force
Immediately about himsclfto cut n dimipu-
tive figure, while a majority of his adhc-
rents were dispersed over the country for
the purpose of making favorable imprcssi-
ons on the people concerning him.
Mr. Hay here produced the paper said toI
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