The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-06
WrnnrsnAY. OHoher 7.

WEDNESDAY, Oeober 7.
Rir. MeRae re quercti, that on account of the
extreme indifpofion Of one of Mr.. Wits chill
dren, which prevented him from attending, the
court might be adjourned till tomorrow. In
tcpendently of ,hrs circumfsnce, Gen. Wilkin-
ion, whole feelings had been teVerely wounded
~ the teit,muny cf a witnefs yefterday, was in
,he courre of preparation to remove thoie I'M
iut mputatons. He hoped that no Objection
would be made to the adiournmtn t.-Mr. Hay
iaid, that by arrangement OF the couDtel OF
the United States, the principal part Of the re-
MY would devoIve upon Mr., Wirt. II WAS there
fore important that he fhould be preient, to
know Whist ground had been occupied by the
council who preceded him. He did not expect
any Inconvenience Hould reluit from the pro-
pofrd adjournment and hoped 1t would not
be cppofed. Thcadjoarnment was oppoted by
Col. Burr, who ttated that one OF his council
had been placed in the fame t'iuatIon as Mr..
WHIT, and no indulgence was sisSed otthe court
on that account. He alto mentioned that the
court had, at his own requeit, proceeded with
the examination when he was too much lHdli-
po!rd to attend. The Cbief .ft,9ice, after hear
ing an explanation from Major Brut, about that
part Of his teitimony respecting his daily at
tendance FOR orders, and going through the ex
animation of John BrocktnhrOugh and JGtc ph
g. Cahell, Efguircs, ESQ OF the weu'hers of tho
Grand July, adjourned till tomorrow.
Naicr Brpf, begged leave to cofred an error
in part of his evidence given yeiterday, in 2
Point not material. This re(petted hi. attend.
ance a, the Office of General Whkin(cn every
day. After his remark about Cold Water, and
his iayng that ihould he diicovsr pans and uhea-
Iures which put to hazard the peace and tafety
Of the United States, he would not keep hience
BE the contequcnce what it might. General
Wi!kinlon was not viibie to him for fcvcral
days. Other officers attended, f,Id Major Hruf,
Int | was not admitted to has preirnce. 1
wrote TO the Central ;aud received Al aniwer,
which have not here. 1t however Gated that
ihnuld receive luch attention ss uiY conduit
and rank entitled me 10.
gfobu BrocIensrongb md :JTofrb C.. C.bsh,
n'tn5e,J eftbe Grand Jury, sveTt sailed 1y col.
Bprr.
Coj Bur- will a1S YOU both, gentlemen,
whcthsr Cen. WIkinfpn, before re grand jury,
~ Acknowledged that in airy OF h, letters he had
n!ed tie words, - lie vas ready" Nv Br5tkcn-
5roggb. Irecolletf that Gen. WiikiaIoG ack-
nowledgcd that, in the winter 1866, he bad
written TO you IeveraI letters, III one of which
he ufed The expreiiion "whss has become Of
IS the grand expedition. / fear Miranda has Ia
{" ken the bread our ,f your mouth. liIaiI he
8 ready before you." he aiigueJ "a \ reafon
for writing fuch = letter, bis win to draw from
you fu'i dicioiure OF your project; il il
thould be correct and patriotic, that he might
unle IN 1t if improper, t&aj be might r, ie2t IT,.
I aled Cen. Wilkintun whether he had written
the isttcr "poA-maIked I8'h OF May." He
f'd that he did cot reCole c', tut that It Was
noltblc he might have written io,Hr nate about
That time. CO.. Eur. WHAT period was A.
Egnsd TO that letter containing The cXpreii MS
HG quoted? i. The winter Of 1866, or The
FOLLOWING ipriug.
Mr.. Caben being rcqntned ~ Col. Burr to
ffste his recoliettion nf the evidence of pen.
Wsn(On "a TO tie punsa above mentioned,
proceeded in fubiancc rs fellows: Cen. VIII
kinfon had naied, that ne Ind had an interview
with you al S.. Lonic, IT widch YOU mentioned
\ grand prcjctt bu, taat yaa cid ret enter in
To particulars. IL remarked i.st he Mad made
fpme enquiries az to tie nature ct the ~pIer,
prise; bot you ohiefgcd i, wan u-necefitry -
enter INTO particulars, for t was poiible il might
never he carried into tfcH. l.f;er Col. Burr
ltft 81. Louie, Gen. Wrkinfon remarked that
he had revOivcd in mis- ipInd the CONVEX lIiion
which had pafed between him and Col. Bsrr,
wbca ne Poke of ", n-rn entcrpr2c aud
concluded that an attack on MexIco was con.
tciDplated, which vas 10 re carried on by the
sid Of Britiih feet through TIE guPh Of Mex.
icoi That he had written tcver" letters OF
rst.s to col. Burr, with rev TO aicerisia tis
real defgD, between the time of their interview
a. 81. Louis, and the commencement; Of tic 'Ri.
loving furnmer; bot did not apCc2rto be poi.
iTsaS { 0 the number or raiurs of thoie letters.
BII he remarked, that no De is.T ws' 10 draw
from Col Burr Ji1Iolurs o: The nature OF The
enterpyiZe; Vt II wire proper, that he might
participate ~ il IS not, that he might ccmu,u.
uicsio the infotMslleq o ibe government. Goa.
Wjkuion, on teing nieuaYaied, as 10 toe coo-
tents 81 rs citt5-, lad that - could uot recrl.
lee preci.iy thcrr trrma, zud bat only two ex