Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-02-13

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kinson in the copying Of certain papers
and documents, and preparing certain
dispatches for the genetat goverpm, MT,
which The general intended to forward by
the brig Thetis. While thus employed
at the Generals lodgings, this deponens
has remarked apen two different occa.
sions, a person knock for admittanee at
door with awindow in it opposite the
table where this deponent was sitting,
who this depon.nt was informed By Gen.
Wilkinson was DR.. Eollman. Upon
these occasions the General has suddenly
risen from his seat, and aecompanis d
this person in number Of turns up and
down q baleony in the front Of the house,
apparently engaged 10 deep conversation.
Upon the latter Of these occasions The :,
general on his return into the chamber
said TO this deponent, " that is DR.. Boil
e man, his iniau'ation is truly extraor-
" binary, he persists in his belief that I
/" am with Burr, and has this moment
"shewn me letter from the latter, in
. which, he Say that he is to be at Nat.
.'chtz on the 2o,h December with two
!" thousand men, that 1000 will follow ia
- the course Of {, W days, and that. he
=" could with the same case, have proeur-
4" ed double that number" General Will
kinson then observed that he had OBJ.
tanned all the information he wanted and
! that the aiFairwould not be kept much
longer secret from the public.
t.. When this drponet left the city Of
New Orleans, the inhabitants Of that ei.
~ were in state great alarm and ap.
pretended serious attack from Mr..
Burr and his confederates, this depo.
nent understood that mercantile business
was much embarrassed and great fears
were enter tanned Of considerable com.
mercial failures in consequence Of the
embargo which had been imposed--that
General Wilkinson was taking strong
measures Of defence, and that four hun
dredpersons wers then actually engaged
in the torti6eations Of the city. ,M
t And further this deponent saith not.
!. Jas. L. DONALDSON.
/ Sworn to in open court.
| - :" WIZ. BRENT, Clerk.
IAN. as, 1907. !
. Deposition Of Lieutenaat ". Wilson.
left New.Orleans on my way to, this
; city on the 18th Of December last: u
! that time, and for some time preceding,
! the strongest apprehensious and~helirf
j. universally prevailsd amsng the iuhsai-.
ttnss ofthat city, that Aaron Burr and
his eoniederates had prepared an armed
force, and were advancing to attack and
, plumber the city jim consequence ofwhieh
the greatest alarms prevailed: a general
stagnstion of business ensued. and the
danger was credited there as a matter OF
public notoriety:-Fhe, brigadier gene
raj Wilkinson with the army ofthe u. s!
was At. New. Orleans, occupied in tssis
most active military Preparations for the
defence ofthe place; repairing the FORTS.
mounting cannon, ollecting ammunition,
&c. IAN under the firm persuasion and
belief that such an attack was meditated,
and about very speedily to take place, BY
the said Burr and his eonfederaies !; this
tdePonent knows that+thr' general was de-
c'dedl5 ot opinion, from The most satis-''
factorv Information, that the said Burr:
and his CONT derates were advancing.
with IN armed force against the place
and tartherthis deponent saith not.
- Signed; WIN. WILSON.
Sworn to 10 open court this 27th day of
Jan. 1907. H"BRENT, clk. -
The deposition of Ensign w. c.
MEAD precisely similar to that Of