Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-02-06

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Dec.-then to meet Wilkinson-then to
determine whether il win be expedienti in
the FIRST instance ID seize on or pass by
Baton Rouge-on receipt Of this send
Burr an answer-draw on Burr for all
expeness, &c. The people Of the coun-
Try to which we are going are prepared
TO receive us-ztheir agents now with
Burr say that five win protect their re-
lgion, and will NOT subject them TO . fo-
, reign power, thattiA. three weeks all win
be settled. The gods invite 70 glory and
! tortane-it remains to BE seen whether
we deserve the boon. The bearer Of
this goes express to you--he win hand a
formal letter of introduction to you from
Burr, a copy Of which Is hersunto sub
joined--he is a man of inyiolable honour
and perfect discretion, formed 70 exc
cute rather than to project; capable ofre-
lsting factswith fidelity and incapable OF
relating them otherwise, He Is mo-
roughly informed Of the plans and inten.
tons Of and will disclose 10
you as far a. yon require, and no further ]
he has imb;bed q reverence for your cha.
racter and may be embarrassed IN your
presence s put him at ease and he viii
satisfy YOU. Dr.. Bollman. equally con-
6dcntial, better informed on the subject,
and more intelligent, viii hand the du-
plieate--."2 9th July. - !. 49,,
f., The day after my arrival At this city,
the. 25th Of November last, received
another letter from the Doctor, Of which
the following IS q correct copy. 4 < ..2s...
~ d" Nsle.O Orleans, asia Mo-. 1906. =
"Sir, 4Ep ~ s., 81. .~.... =
=" Your letter Of the 9th inst. has been
duly received. Surprising that you will
be much engaged this morning, / defer
waiting on your excellencv till you will
be pleased to inform me of.he time when
twill be convenient 70 you TO see me.
| remain with great respect, w..
F" Your excellency's most r u,
- = @*t.' obcdient servant, s.. = & r.
y (Signed) .sERICK BOLLMAN."
Hiseseeiteacy ~, e ..=.~5:.5. :.
Gtnerai Wilkinson, Fauxtourg.
MARiesY, the jhc.se betr0een ssadarsc
- T,tpigas and N. Hiacarts. y
~ On tn acth Of The same month ! wai-
ted in person on doctor =. Bollman,
wien he informed me thar he had not
heard from colonel Burr aimee his arri-
vathere. That he (.he, said doctor 4.
Bollman1 had sent dispatches to colonel
Burr by alieusenant Spence, ofthe navy.
aud that be bad been advised Of Spenee's
arrival at N ashville, il the state cf Ten.
nessee, and observed that colonel Burr
had Proceeded too far to;retrsat; that
he Colonel BURY had numerous and
powerful friends 10 the United States,
who stood pledged to support him with
their fortunes, and that lie must succeed.
Thar he (the said doctor E.. .Bolman)
had wihtsn 10 colonel Burr on ths-sub.
ject Of provisions, and that he. expected
q supply would be sent from New York,
and also from Norfolk. where colonel
Burr had strong connections. did not
see or hear from the DOCTOR again until
the 5th instant, when I called ON him
the second time. The mail having ar
rived the day before, l asked him whe-,
thef he had received any intelligence
, from colonel Burr he informed me
that he Rad seen q letter from colonel
Barr, ofthe 30th October, in which he
(eolonel Burry gave assurances that he
should be Al Natchez with 2eoo. men on
1.-THE 2oth December, instant, where he
should wait until he heard from this
plass thathe would be followed by 1910
men more; andsthat he (eoiouel Barr) if
he had chosen, could have raised or got
$4,000 IS easily as 5000, but that he. did
NOT think that numbef NECESSARY. Con.
6ding fully 10 this information, I became
Indifferent about, further disguise. 8 ]
then told the doctor that I should most
certainly oppose colonel Burr ifhe came
this way. He replied that they mass
! come here for equipments and shipping,
| and observed that he didn know what