Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-16
From tie Il IcHlu0ND IMPURE e.
TRIAL
COLONEL a. BlJRls-
MoT1os FOR CONTINENT.
Ex ANIMATION or EVIDENCE.
Morton fog CoMNITMENT
CoaTINuED.1
SAvJspAY, Sept. &c.
Gen. WlLKTNsoNs testimony continued
! COLONEL a. BURN

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related 10 the operations Of the army !; aud
requested thar gen Wilkinson woala pros
coed 20 relate whs, occurred 10 NswsOfs
leans.
projected from Natchisoches to Nat
chez; and descending from that place.
reached Fort Adsms on The 8sh November
where foaod Mr. Swartwout, who had
bceo tak:n. III on his route from Natchi-
,ochss 10 New Orleans, and for his accom-
moaasiou. was invited BY some one OF the
officers to that pla.e. He informed me that
Mr.. Cgs.ea had reached that place, 90 hts
way to Tennessee, but heing alarmed by
,he rumors which prevailed 10 that part OF
the county, he vas afraid TO proceed, and
had bslsed there. enquired of Mr.. Swar
twoul whether Mr. Ogden had borne any
le.ters. He said that he had not; but thar
lieut. Speoce Of the macy, had been scot
acme time before from New-Ofleans sfro'
The co0ntry with letters from col Burr. !
proceeded on, aud reached New Orleans
onshe 25,h Of Novembsr in the evening
and on the 29;h 10 the n orning received
this letsrr from doctor Bollman- Glare
general Wilkinson prodaced the letter, see
bote CO This letter reminds noe OF cir )
cumssante which have omitted. The
morning after had received the }etieroi
.sdoctor Boilnau al Na,chisoches, I acknow
Lodged the receipt of il 10 a short note, and
Informed him thatI 8hould be at N Or
leans about.,he aosh. did not call on
doctor AolInaan I'LL the sob. After the or.
binary salusatioas enquired Wheeler he
had heard of col. Burr since his arrival. II 5
Informed ne tina. he had net. / asked HIN
: whether he had heard of lieut.. Spenee's
arrivalin Trnn,4 see. He inquired how |
GANG to k.ow any thing of lieut. Spence.
informed him tina, it was through Mr..
Swarrwou,, He assured sac that. he had
sent dispatehes,fo for col Burrby lieut. Spence
and mat he had heard ofhisarrivala at n a.h-
x;;,~ He ,ben ennni;--ss rtfst part lneant
n-=.-7 I observed that felt myself deli.
cately sitnated. T, was Impossible tia,
could take any part while / held my com
mission. aud was so circumstance. tha.
l could nos get rid of il. He asked me
what | thought OF the competency OF the
force for the undertaking. I observed that
7 il depended OF vasieiy of circumstances !;
such as winds. weather. composilion. and
appointment Of the troops, skill in conduct.
The resistance of their opponents. and other
CAUSES on which the success of mih,arv
operations depend. But / gave It as my
opinion that | though, the force insrfRci-
scnt. He said that col. Burr had gone TOO
far TO rctract; thar. he had numerous s
powerful .iends 10 the United States, who
stood pledged TO support him with their
fortunes, and thar he must succeed. He
then enqaired OF nae my opinion, as TO
the ssate of the magazines Of provisions
10. New Orleans.
y Observed, that If col E1rr descended
with the force proposed, they would starve
unless he brought provisions along with
him for I had before ascertained precise
rs the qaantiry then on haud.
He said it was his opinion also that there
would be . scarcity OF provisions, Mat he
had written TO col. Burr on the Subject,
and that be expected supply from New
York, aud Norfolk, where COL Burr bad
many friends. He said that he had uoticed
in the public prints the sailing OF some yes
sels with -four and supposed that they
Nigh; be destined for that place. did not
see Dr.. Bollman afterwards till the 5.h
cf December, the day aftcr the arrival Of
the nail, and / called on him TO enquire the
news He said he had sem leuer from
col. DUR of the sosh October, in which
he stated shat.he should be at Natchez on
the 29,h of December with two thousand
men, TO be followed BY four thousand more
and sha, he could have levied or raised
twelve Thousand msn as easily as SIX if he
bad thought them necessary. Then in.s
formed DR., Bollmsu if colonel Burr came
TO New Orleans should oppose him. He