Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-03

MoTrcN FOR ComMrTMEk-.
EXAMINATION or EVIDENCE,
MONDAY, October $.
COLONEL A. BURR.

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Commodore Sha1u suas called BIZ the prose
eaton.
Mr.. Hay. Did you travel 10 the stage
with major BruF as he was coming 20 this
place! "a did. Mr.. Hay. Will you
state the conversation which passed 10 The
stsge! Commodore Shaz0. The CONVEX.
sa,iSp was Lengthy. and pot particularly adj
dressed TO me. undrrstood, ss msjor
Brug stated, thar conspiracy had been
urganized 10 the Western country, at the
head Of which was Burr, and shssgeneral
Wilkinsoo and several Others were impii.
cared that he had kept q va,chful eye on
shems; had been 90 The aisrt and that ne
had q jpst right 10 know tina, such conspi
,acy existed He said that general Wilkin-
son had done him serious injury, and that
he had come CO from scme informatiop
thar Mr.. Martin had given him, to tell
.ons story. % What was the drift OF the.
conversa.ion; that he intended to injure
general Wilkinsous a The impression on
my mind was. that general Wilkinson had
done him serious Injury, and he was com.
ing 10 retsliate; but thar | cannot recol
lee, the very words.
The Chief Justice declsredthat imbses1
SLAMS were no. evidence. Witnesses must
always depose 10 facts.
Ilr. McRae 70 major BruW. under.
stood you 20 say ina, you were summoned
from Queen Anne's county 10 Maryland !:
: did you ever ace the subpoena there? a No.
@ What indaced you to think then that you
were summonsd there? a own property
& in Queen Anne'a county, where j had been
nakipg arrangement for my return from
The Western country. I went,o Baltimore
10 transact some business, where met
With Mr.. Martin. He told me that if /
had not come to, Baltimore, he should have
rene to see me. asked him II the letter
s post marked Is Of MAY" would pro.
dsced. Hesaid be believed il would, and
iotormed me tia, might consider myself
sum moned for thar be should order a
subpoena for me.
CAPTAIN Daniel BisseN called By the Pgese-
eu;ion.
8 e. General Wilkinson. Were you 2 mem
Der of the court martial which sa, on the
trial ef major BfuH Al was. Q BY
whom was major BruG arrested A By
capt. Richmond. He preferred the eharg
ca and so!;cjied the arrest. How aaany
members composed the court, their names
and rack /? A colmel Thomas Hunt presi,
dent; coloIels Cushing and .Klngsbnry !;
captains Lockwood, Bissell, Strong and
Many leu,enaD,s Peters, Multord, Car
scp. Whit!ock, Richardson and Kimball.
Was the court unanimous IN their sea-
/. scnce?
Some dorbs arose about the Prcpriety
of answering this question consistently with
the articles Of war. II was waved tor the
present.
Mr.. Martin. Was. il mot some short
time before the court.aariial. that an ad
dress 70 The president was handed about,
which was signed by most OF he officers |!
believe it was. Q Did major BfuH
sieoi ,i Ado not know that ne did.
did not see his name &c il. Q Did not the
: e,csrs impugu the honor Of any member
who refused 10 sign a lshas been more
than two years since the address was ~,
lated; and canpo,reccllect what were the
inp,essions Of the moment.
Major BruF said he had seen q nntilat.
Cd corp Of the address published inthe
peSsnapers. The aodfess was fo,hc pre-
s;aenr. the obiert of winch was, to conti-
nue. general Wilkinson ia the oGce.of sc.
nersl 10 Chief while he, was governor of
I.ouisiapa. Il says a grea,mapy handsome
lhipes about his services from Canada TO
Florida, aud the sufsfings which he bad
undergone in the cause of his county
[Refer 70 note (C). True copy:l