The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-21


againf him. He did appear, and the grand Jury
found no bills againa him. The Colonel then de-
handed a reeaie from his recognzauce, which the
court refuied. Knowing the refufa to be Illegal he
troubled himf.lf further about the reeognizapee
but let out day afterwards as I obrcrved for
the Federal City. ~.
have been informed by Gentleman, who left
Matches Tome time after me, that Judge Rodney
thinking the bond which had been given by Colonel
Burr aud iuretes could be recovered, had under
taken to draw new bond, which he faved thore
gentlemen the trouble of Ggning, by Ggning i, for
them and had iurren1srcd this new bond to the CO.
vernon as forfeited, for which, niy informant added
the Judge lad been indicted for forgery. RI
am Sir, your moa Ob.jent, q
iuzi5lc Servant,
ROBERT ASHLEY.
N. b. If it had been the with of Col. Burr 70 on
to Florida. Ivy taking fou,h oomle from Na,chez, he
might have reached that country in lefs than 4 day.
the Inc between the Spanards and MiIilrpi Terri
tory being only about forty miles below Natch-z
I'm the contrary, the Colonel, as mentioned as OH
the high road to the Federal City and had travelled
about three hundred miles near eatw ard.
NOTES.
(D Mr. hfhl-y does eondefcend TO inform III, -vbv
he was JUL then Ep~aicd from Col. Burr with an
intention OF re- joining HIM ia few hours" Will he
futfer me, however, enquire whether he wa. not
comm'iiioned by his employer to dog the eeps of Mr.
Perkins, and afc-rtain if pofble his intentions
When Mr.. p. lett Major Hinfon's houie did he not
follow him TO the gate where nv. p. mounted mis-
hore, and carefully watch the road he purCuvd unit,
he had rode out of fight? MIR. p. however, COM
ple,ey deceived him for intead of taking the road
to Fort Stoddart, ne purucd the lane that led to the
Court Houie, and after Mort ditance turned into
the Fort Stoddart road-After MFR. P's. departure
did not Col. Burr anxiouny enquire of Mr.. Bright
well. about the character of Mr.. p. and did he rot
employ theie emphatic words g Are the &c no means
to E.ffer him DOWN." Did not Mr. A loon after
take the road the Court Houe did he not after
wards OH that msrnng meet Mr. p. after the arreR
OF Col. b, although he was totally ignorant of that
tran!acion, between the Court Houfe and the road
to Fort Stoddart when he feemed conlequenty to be
going down that road Did he NOT, how ever, upon
meeting Mr.. p. Immediately turn back with him on
the road to the Court Houle, without any ohenfible
motive for fuch alteration in his route and when
no et!:er is to he aligned than the deGgn of watch
ing the lootfteps OF Mr.. Perkins? Why did he fri
promife Mr.. p. that he would accompany him to
Fort ST. Stephens the place of Mr. Persins's ref
cenee; and yet afterwards change his deRiDation
Why did he turn out from this to- Witt the Co
Lane! OF Warrington County Is not this change of
delination to be aicrbed the following fact: that
when Mr. Perkins and hmfeif reached the COURT
houe, the former requeled the clerk of the county, to
bear letter to the Col of the county; the Object of
which letter, to aform him. that he had already
apprehended A. b. in confequence of Governor
Wiliiamss proclamation, authorizing any one 70 ap-
prehend bin, and him only but that the Pretidents
proclamation, authorized only the eon,mlioned Off
GERS OF the government to apprehend his adherents;
that he therefore called upon him spprehend An
ley -When, therefore, thee three perfons left the
Court hosie, viz. the Clerk, Perkins and Aihey and
when the clerk about turn in the road to the
Coopefs houie why did Afhley accompany him, al
though Mr. Perkins reminded him of his promfe to
go with him t" St. Stephens? Let Mr.. A then fay,
whether his frt commiilion was not to watch the
movements of Mr.. p but finding new fubjeA for
his uiPcions and his vigilance, whether he did not
leave HIM 10 watch the movements Of the Colonel of
the county
(2) IF Mr.. Burr not " in dfguife - if" his drefs
was as uiua except that he had par of coarfe o.
verhalls ;"-Why did he appear with an old and tat-
tered great Goat over his clothes WIZ did he wear
around that garment, belt of lit cloth in one fde
OF which was tuck travelling cup; in the other, a
butchers knife; was itated by Mr.. p before the
examining court! Why did he wear white nou-
ching hat, (the fame which he now wears, after ha
wing paded through the hands Of Halter of this ctyA
with which he aimoH Conceded the whole of his
face; ard under Whole broad flap, while he vas at
Major Hnons houie, ms fine brilliant eyes were TO
eagerly peering at Mr.. p. TO read lis countenance
and alcertan his deigns
81 IF he in the high road 60 Cartons ferry on
the Tombigby river, which tins dreGl and on road
through Georgia; )" he not on the high road
IN Penidcola The road where Colonel Burr
was apprehended, is Cartons Ferry, thence
through FINAL inand a, the confluence of the Tom,
bisbee ana Alabama, then over ferry on the Ala
ba'a river, thence to certain point where the road
forks the one leading through Creek county into
georgia; the other over the Spaniih line towards
Peniacola. 1t is therefore Obvious that Col Burr
was on the road either to Georgia or tn Penlacola-
Mr. A. iays, in his N. B. that if it had been Col.
Burr's with to go to Florida, he might have gone d.
reel from Natchez. True: bit he at the fame time
forget' that the Miifippi troop ofhore was fcovr-
ing that part Of the country and migA, have inter-
oePted hmBelides one of the very reafons for pur-
lung the road towardsihe Tombgbee might have
been, that this only the fecureft road 10 ,be
SPanih line, but in cafe Of an arren he would havehad
the fPecious plea which Mr.. A. has employed of DIFF
cutting his 5rSfe by ansther, pretended def
tiuation.
If he intended to repair to the Federal City, why
dc he attempt Grape from his military EFFORT who
were bearing him to that city as he did a, Chener.
g. e) Rven il in that eaie his intention had been 70
appeal to the civil authority, he hmelf aTe~.ed on
his trial. would il not have been far more satisfactory
for him to have been liberated by the public tribunal
of Wilmington aud Virginia, than an obfeure ma
Citrate of Cheflerl
(D This was the doctrine aferted by Mr. p. on his
examination. He iad that II falls utterly falCe"
that he had broken his recognzasce and even indi
really seeufed Governor Williams Of wilfuI falCe
hood-But how fapds the cafe ? A. Burr was bound
in reeognizance to appear at the fuprene COURT If
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