Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-30

p where colonel BUR was s psny With Il.
Captain Blsse!l wen. into , ~ -
boar, and while there. colonel sy'I . Buzz
4 him, 10 le, me go with him Dur y, s.s,i
because though Twas no,in ~ heard
, !. was a Thin partition bssv zane rosa
! heard him ask captain H;s. .saas IS, d
not p. bear captain Bisssil's aps,n ,n' ID
bisse!l came out got into his owa s,. csa
alter going one OF two huos ~ 0oa, nj
we landed and walked up 10 n. . nrl
sob December while was il ~ safisos
store, man came in, who Bro 'lAs,y
letters from colonelBnrr. He SSns ls,
Bissel one, and The oiheer 10 m e'ss Cpl
,Blsssl went out and after Ihsd ~. lsE
store, be called me, took ns ' :. aa:
the Sally Port 10 the back of ,hs '''oesa
and asked RE whether colonel E sslfso
been speaking TO ME, abous turloa..1 had
told him no. He asked me whs,b,, %
ed iarlough TO Sd. = tcld Dim !; sa'1
appreciation and advice. l would ~ IN.
Captain Bisssll said, he woald 90, sa :. 'rs,
me bat u wanted one Tor 90 d.y. 'A'
would giysme cps.r He soId me- ~ (, ac
the 20 days were out, should Sc, ., S''''c
neral. He asked me, if col. Il. b,a g.
me any secrets, and if &c had, lha.I p va
keep them 10 myself. accepted e @Os
BIS. offer, and he told me to get re.a m
go with colonel Burr. then wen,
colonel BUR, and the conpersa,ion a = ."
about the men and arms which ha rassa
ready related. That evening "a ,hr ,r o.
Deeembef) captain Risse!! sen, for y. vs."
his quarters, and told nae, he vas eo,na
advise me, what | was TO DO he sa.!sS
ne never 10 forsake colouel Barr, ,hs, :.
would do something for nae. lie ,yIa r..
that if ever col. 3. got on q field g. ban.
ns.er to leave him on the gsouad All.
same time hesmade me preseu. ola sjl,..
bteas, plate. That evening | weal 10 can,
tain hissslps For my turlough. ifs eay.
me furIough, with alet,erto gsusrslWl
kinson, to be delivered by colaas! BUR.
Col. 8. had then started, and Was Is e;ye
him The letter as soon as overlook t,,,
On the 3lss December, being The day f,r
mps,er and inspection, asked cap. 3. il
was 10 show my clothing; ! sad t!lsv
were all packed up and 90 baard. Hs,od
nc I mus, borrow some Tor inspection
which | accordingly did, agreeaby to his
orders. Whilst the men were o. parad:, ;
wen, to hrs lady's quarters, to take ny
leave, and on my resurn, captain Bis,u
having brought the men 20 a gound, he
told me. {. Dunbaugh, ! wlshyaa success,
let you go where you Will" waited "a
see Dr.. Tus,le brtor ! w-as, ana capt. 3,
sold me, if | had no particular business, !
had better go on, aad if any one asked ne
where I was going, l was 10 say, Was on.
~ going few miles down the river, and
snat Twas coming back again. iasrewss
one of col. Burt's boats with 8handstosssa
me TO him.
We overlook Col, B. on the lst January at
New Madrid. l handed him the letter Tor
gen. Wilkinson, and he broke It open : too
him, the letter was for gen. W. re asked
pardon, took me into his cabin, and sealed i
up. ] asked him, what boat | was TO go M
and he said in his own; as its accommodate
ons were better than in any other. we lsi!
New-Madrid about ! l or - O'Clock th3t Il a-y
list JAM Andrew Wood, remained at Aes-
Madrid, and Plumb and Walter DaNaSoH'
who had been sent on to enlist men, SO. Oh
board the boats and Mr.. Hopkins was iei' III
their places to enlist--After we go INTO 'ls
stream, q keel boat came along SIDE !, ana 'oo'
col. 3. into another boat some hundred ?$@0:
of. saw him on the bow Of that boat Sl'ii5
some instructions, but could not near MN
Major Eloyd had charge Of this keeDc1. s Gu,
crew and understood they we're ia''ru's .n
TO be at Natchez in days. Nhen W $,
within As miles Of the ChickasaW runs w.,
Burr askc;! ne if would SO ahead WIN NV ~
to C.. Bluffs, in small boat, as ! Wa ~
.alairtod with the river. | told INN ! Soa -,
We rot iatc small boat with Z more h n,.
and he gave general orders to the o'hs a, On
10 follow so SIS to reach the Bluffs next hlor.o
We cot there between IL & O'Clock al ll5''
.f2a Tan ! At4cr We landed, col. 3. told ln'