Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-31

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"a swap ii. He told me, that the Engllst
also were friends IN this piece q business
/ and that hr wass.he very mar Is 80 <
! Z clapd, 90 this piece Of business forscol
| Bur-. He asked me If 4 would nel Gk'
| to go ]; / said, should certainly like toses
nv friends there. / then asked him4wha
vas 10 become Of the men, who were go
| inpsto setslethe lapd she. talked sbousl Wer.
s,hsy.so s,opsat the Red river, or 20 SO on
i He said, & you'lE see how III FIX them
! hen he gosssthem far enough down IN
| river. IF they did not conform TO or
/ der and discipline, heasworeTby Sod heYt
stab them. i Was assonisaed: told hin
| I was 40 .soloier, and could not Egk' =
He said ha, il made no odds; he did no
want me 10 fght ke wanted me 10 80 ane
i've with Mrs. Blannefhasset and 4h'
children. either at Naschsz or some othe
lplsce. while. he wen. on the expedition
Ii talked to him again, and told him, r.
people had got j, into their heads, tha;hs
waited to divide the union- BE said col
B. and he could. DOT de- ii themselves
All they could do, was to ten the sEeople
the consequence of it. He said the people
there paid lhe. government upwards O
100000 dollars year, and never received
any benefit fraaa 1t. He allowed it woula
be avery hne thing if they could keep thai
.meuey smeDg the msslves. and make locks
and build bridges and out roads. sAbou'
Eswo weeks after got home, he sent me- 60
DR.. Benefits Of Mason county with let.
TER. 9 He wanted TO know, If Dr.. ben'-et
would'n't sell himahe aims belonging &c
the mi!i,ia, if he could sell them and keep
himself out Of dangsr,; if he could. he'd
give him . draft upon his friend insAen
lucky for payment if he could not, he
must send him word, where they were
kept, sod be would come and take .hsm
-ow az 10 the night. I was3not TO gives'he
letter TO Dr..Eennei unit. the. Doctor pro.
missed to deliver i, back, for me to burn it
for that i,consaincd high treason. Il dc
burn it. The Doctor said he was unac
quainled with the plot aud con!a'n'tjosa y
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Questioned BY TIE prosecutions.
Mr.. Hay When did the boats leave
the islaod? 4 1t was contemplated to sal
on the oh Of December ). but they didno'
come I'LL Sunday and they sailed 90 toe
"Wednesday night following. G How n 3
nv boats were .here: 4. Four. G. How
macy men from the boats came ashore :
4. Abous~s so $ G. VIVA, did the men do,
who did not belong TO the boats? # Some
were packiog meat, and ,sosne We're pack
log other shings. s.
Mr.. AZ Red Who went off onWedaes
day ,nighls Il. Mr.. BIannerhassest and Mr.
Tyler and The whole Of the party g. A:
What time in the night? a. About one
O'Clock. @. Did all,hascame dewo to iha
Island go away. &. AL but.one, who was
sick. ~
Mr.. Hay Had they any guns IA
Some Of them had: some OF the people
went a shooting; bur do not know how
manyihere were
mr.. N. .SbeYplpa,S IA juFymap) Wha'
kind of guns; rifles or n,usquets3 A.
do not know. . G. Were there any pistols:
A. I saw none; but Blaunefhasse.t's. "a
Was there any powder or~lead! a. Bob
saw some powder in long smaE barrel
like chuyp butI was so cmPloyed.
could no. notice psr,lo usriy ~ Some OF the
men were engaged in running bullets
but do not know how many.
NJ. MRas.aWhv did they leave sbe
island at tha, hour of.,iac night! a. B..
cause they were informed, that the Kama:
,whamiiitia we're cemIng down there. g
Did YOU carry son,e boxes to the boats
| A. carried a half bushe! Of candies and
some brandy :.5seyesslbox were carried,
and great many thiogs Of which I knew
poJhing
Mr.siay. Were you onshe island vhea