Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-30
TIE DEPOSITION


late wee presideat of the Unasd States,
signi6ed 10 me, al this place, that, under
the aatnorltv of tie general government,
he was orgaazlng secret expceitioa q
gaiasttae Spaaisa provinces GA our souta
WESTERN oosders; which expedition ne was
TO l1ai, aad 10 whiea hs was authorised to
invite ne 20 take the command OF dlvi-
sioa. [ aad nsyer bsfore been made per.
socially acaaalaisd with colonel Barr; aud
having for saay years bsen employees In
foreiga scrvice, knew bu, little aoeut the
cst,aatioa this gentleman held ia the Cpl.
nisa of his csanirynsn aud his govern
msas: the rank aud coa6 ience by which
hs had 50 lately been distinguished lett ms
DO rig { 10 suspect his patriotism. lkaew
him soldier. Ia case nf war with the
SPANISH eagiou, which FROM the tenor of the
presidents messags to both houses OF con-
ess sc med probable, should have tho't
il CIV duy TO obey so honorable call al
my csunuy and, under his impression
did eng &c 10 embark In the expedition.
4 had frsquea, interviews with col. Burr
in this ei,y-~and, for considerable tlme,
his object seemed 10 Be TO iastract Ns by
maps. aud ether Information, the feaslblll-
ty of nesranps,o xico--always car
ryiog forward the idea that the measure
was authorised BY government. Atleng h
some tine in February, he began BY de.
erecs o anseil hiMseif--he repreached the
government with waut of character, want
of gratitude aud want of justice. He
seemed desirous of irritating Testament
in .ny breast BY dilaung GA certain injuries
he leit had suffered from reflections made
on ne a ,or Of the house of representa-.
tives concsraing any operations in Barbary,
and RON the delays of government 10 ad
ius.iag my claims for disburse mepts on
ths, ceass during my consular agency at
Tuais aad hs said he would paint ms TO
an honorable mode OF indemnify | now
begin TO sneertaia suspicion that MIR.
Burr was protesting an unauthorized mill
s taYy expedition; which, re me, was enve
lopsd In mystery; and, desiroas TO draw
ga explauaton from him, suffered hin 10
suppose Gae resigned TO his counsel. He
now laid open his project OF revolu ionis
Ing the western country, separating II from
the union, establishing monarchy there,
of whica he was TO be the sovereign, New
Orleans to be- his capital organising a
force on the waters of the Nj ssisnp2i, and
extending conquest to Mckee. lssgges,
cd number OF impediments his seheme
such as the republican habits OF the cisi.
zeas Of that country, and their affection
towards the present administration of Co.
vernment; the want of funds the resist.
aoee he would meet from the regular army
of the United States on those frontiers /;
and the opposition of Miranda 10 case he
should succeed to republieaaise the Mexi.
cans
MIR. Burr fouud no officially IN remey.
ing these obslacles-he said he had, the
preceding season. made . tour through
that country, and had secured the attach.
mens of the principal cltizens OF kensuc.
XIV, Tennessee aad Louisiana to his per.
son and his measures declared he had ia.
exhaus.ible resources to funds assured
me ,hs regular my would act with him,
and would be reiaforced by ten or twelve
thousand mea from the above Msnsisaed
states and territory, aud from other parts
Of the .uniea said he had powerful ageats
In the Spanish territory-aad, as for Mi.
randa, said Mr.. Burr, We must hang Mi
randa. He now proposed TO give me the
second command in his army. asked him
who should have the chief command? be
said general Wilkinson. IobseFved 1t was
singular that be should count on general
Wilkinson: the elevated rank and high
trust he now held as commander ia chief
OF car army and governor of proviRce,
he would hardly put at hazard for any pre-
earioss prospects of aggrandizsmens. Mr..
Burr said, general Wilkisson balances 10
the confidence of government, was doubt