Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-30

PASSSssso tAA OA8hS0s SuV WSStSAo SNNS.'y
where the people where jealous Ia favor
OF the enserprlze. and that piIot bsst bulls
schooncTs were contracted tar aiong eur
southern coast tor their service; iilat ne
hal besa accompanied FROM tks tails OF
Oais ~ kaskasksas and from tAeaes 10
tors Adam. BY a Mf. Osdss, VINO had
proceeded on to New Otlsaas wln letters
tom CoI. Burr, to al. irieaa. tasrs. - 30.
Swartout askea me whesherl nad heard
from Dr. Doilman, and GA my Answering
Ia me negative ne expressed great surprise
aas Observed, g mat tee aactor AID a
Mr.. Alexander had teft Philadelphia be.
fore him win dispatches f3r are ana NAT
meg were TO proceed by sea to n. Orleans
where he said they must have arrived"
though determined 70 deceive hin IL
possible, ceuld not refrain telling MIR.
owartwo1t 1t was impossible esuia ever
disnonor nsy com1ai.sions and believe I
duPed him BY my admiration It the plan,
aud by obseryisg g. taat although cou'd
net joln in tbs expedition, The engage
menss whica the Spaa'srds had prepared
for nae ia my trons, mign. prevent dy
opposing It." Yet did, rhs momens
had dccyphered the letter, put il in.o ssr
hands OF col. Cushing, r,y at}utaat aad
inspector, making the declara,lon ,ha.
shauld oppose the lawless enterpr,ze witt
sy utmoss forcs. Mar. Smastwputistorm
cd ne he was under Gag .gemsnss 10 meeg
col. Burr a, Nashville ne 2O,h Of Nov
aud requested Of me 10 write ;.in, which
declined, asd Ga his lsasing NatSh 10.
shes ahou, the 18th sf Oct lmmsa,ats
ly employed lfeat /. A. Sallb 10 convey
ths information 10 substance 10 The pres,
dent, wItheat the cem1fltaleiit ct NAMES,
Tor trsm the extraordinary na,sre Of toe
Preject, and the more extraordinary ap
peal to me, could BIZ. douss ,;s .eality,
notwithstanding the testimony before me,
and did nor attach solid belief 10 Slr.
Swargweu.'s reports respecting their IL.
teations On TINS sarFitsry asd CIV, unn.
received eonhrmato-y advice from ST.
Louis
After my return from the Sabine, | eros-
sed the ceuntry to N.tcnez and on my descent
of the Mississippi from that place Topod
ayartwout and Peter Y. o. aen at Fort Ad-
ans with the latter [ held ne communicate
ON, but was informed by Swartwout, tnat ne,
Ogden, had returned SO far from New-Or
leans on his route to Tennessee, but had been
SO much alarmed by certain reports in circu-
lation that he was afraid to proceed | ell
quired whether he bore letters with him rom
New Orleans, and was informed by Syart-
weut that he did not, but that a MIR. Spence
had been sent from New Orleans through the
country to Nashville with letters for Colonel
Burr.
/ reached this city the Gath ultimo, and Oh
the next morning James Alexander, eaqulre,
visited me-he enqulred OF me, aside, Wne-
tier had ssen doctor BoIlman, and on my.
answering in the negative, ne aked nae whe-
thsr would suffer him to conduct bsliman
to me, which | refused. He appeared desi-
rous to communicate something, but felt no
inclination to mculpate this young man, and
he left me. A few days after ne pala me
second visit and seemed aesirous to commit
nicate, which avoided until he had risen to
take leave, | then raised nay finger, ana OBJ
served, {" take care, you are playing danger
Gus game"-he answered, F" it viii succeed"
Il again observed, g take care''-and he re-
pied with strong affirmation,'" Burr will be
here by the beginning of next month. I'm
addition to these corrobopating circumstances,
against Alexander, beg leave to refer to the
accompanying documents A. and R.-From
all which / feel no hesitation in declaring,
under the solemn obligation of an oath, that
do believe the said SwartWout, Alexander and
Ogden, have been parties to and have been
concerned in the insurrection formed or FORM
ing in the states and territorities on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, against the laws and
constitution of the United States.
Signed,
JAMES WILKINSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Goth
day of December, in the year OF our Lord
1906.
CEOREF POLLOCK,