Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-29
not. "a. Where did You ffst see this
chest? A.. Atthe mouth of Cumberland.

4naufe: We're there aay onsts! A..
Ihete were @. WAS this box opened !!
a. II was opened by the4carelcssness of
the people who took It inshe. boat. 81.
What kind Of rhest vast? a. Il WAS
rough. g We're there any Others Of the
same appearance? A. Yes busI know.
not their contents. G. De you recollccs
one thing were these chests heavy? A..
They were. pid yoa see any other
military apparatus any balleSs? A. | did,
There were some bullets ia a arrels,and.
iug ia The bow of one of col. Tyler's boats.
Some said there were about 600 ia il.
Mr.Uirt. Did you see any powder !?
a. am notcertain whether / saw one or
TWO but am certains.hat saw one Tin
canister Of powder, that was 2u, on board
al Mr.. Blannerhassett's island.
Mr.. Biannefbassetf You said tbs. you
saw the boxes that were said TO contain my
books In the commissary boat, Gid you
notice them9 A. did not see them @.
Did any body tell you that | had put
arms on board. A. No one.
Mr.. Hay. Did you go ashore at the
mouth of Cumberland? A. ! DID. q.
What passed there? a. All the young.
men went up. Col. Burr wanted them TO
come up. tor him to pay has addresses 10
them. G. Well; and where Cid he res
ceive then? A. a latle piece above the
bank. @. You did NOT see them form
circle A. No. was not with them.
lhsslas Harley.
Mr.. Hal, Were you a. the mouth Of
Cumbe,Iand A. No, i was at fort Mas.
sac wheu the boats were there. had left
lie weeks Before. G. You were with col.
Burr az fort NIassac? A. was Co!onel
Barr objected TO this question. Fors Mas
sac was 10 he Indiana territory. G. Did
you descend the Mississippi territory aud
with whom? A.. With Mr. Fort and Mr..
Hopkins. G. Where were you joined by
Mr.. Burr's party a. Jus: below fors
Massac. They passed the fort 10 the night,
aud we joined them Dext morning. c.
How many boats had they? A About
o. 10. @. Do YOU know whether they had
any arms in the boats! "A. | saw none but
towIiog pieces. G. Did you descend the
river WIKI them A, Yes. Invent to New
Madrid By the directions of col. Tyler
.. Were you not. LETT behind TO enlist
nen?
The counsel for the accused cbjes,ed 10
the principle as well as form of This sues.
tion. Alter some discussion the chief lus
t,ce decided shat The principle OF the qucs.
ton might be relevant.
Mr.. lug. VIII you state then for VIVA.
purpose you were left behiod A. All the
boats soded al New Madrid on uewyear's
day snd s,aid 4 days. MIR. Hopkins and
Mr. For. and myself went before 10 get
more men. We go. 2, and some mofe
joined at Nansz dc Grass. @ Ga VIVA;
terms did they join? A. A. l2 and a half
dollars ~ cnth and 100 acres. CT land be-
sides.
Mr.. McRae. Ard what services were
20 b performed? A. They we're TO goIo
this Ouachi,a country, and also 10 descend
TO New Orleans 10 work ca colonel BuEPs
boats.
. Mr.. Wirt Was colonel Burr LOOKED on
as The head Of this party! a. Hewss. G.
did you and did these recruits updgfs.and
that they were to be placed deyleo|bael
Hlrr's command? a. They weHeAo be-
delivered 20 him and to go en- board his
boats /f//Iz
4 Grass eaamiaea6y tie aceussaa/ s
Mr.. Burr. Who wrote The ARTICLES, un3:
der which they were engagrdIA. Mfr.
Hopkins. q. Repeat them.HA, d.
nor particularly resoIiecr ihsmY G. Bat
there was some.hng IN lhem about the
Cuachlta lands? a. They were Lsoa 50
there after they had soae 80 Ntw8elr-
leans. ~ N l/shsSSAsz9
MFR. U1rt. These men wig were en-,
gsged in New Madried !; did theyjoin the
detachment A. They dia,at TIC mouia
OF Coles Creek. q. Dol understand