The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-29

~ ',"H "l|iSu Il iSWdIo tCr tue dPpre-
henlon of Burr.
The Senate were engaged during the whole
OF Friday till a late hour, with clofed doors.
Both Houies adjourned ever till Monday.
We lay before the public the following
fkeich of proceedings in the circuit court of the
! U. s. for the djitri6t of Columbia. We mall
endeavor 20 preient in our next paper more
comprehensive ltatement.
On Friday Mr.. Jones, the attorney of the
DiitrIct, invited the attention of the court to
the Htuation of Erck Bolman and Samuel "
Swartwout, and the crimes laid 20 their charge.
He made number of remarks going to thew
that they had been guilty of treafpnable acts
againH the peace and union of the u. States
Evidence to this effect he faid would be addu-
ced at future period. He rofe, however,
merely to move that the court would inue
warrant directing the MARTIAL of the dnria to
take the priOners, at preieut in the hands of
military authority, into his cufody. He ground
ed this motion on the afiidavits of General Will
klnion, already publihed. He did this i'm ODE
cience to infrudions received from the execu-
tive OF the U. S. whole win it was that they
ihould be surrendered into the hands oft CT
vii authority. M. Jones then read the afiida.
wits of General Wi!kufcu, and went into an ar
gnment OF iome length in fupport Of lis mott
or.
Various queRions were fubmitted by the
court the obiecf of which principally was to
aicertaln the fPecifc offence charged, and the
grounds on which the attorney fipported it.
The attorney in reply, made an argument to
Thew that the offence charged was treafon ::
but commended that if it were Of inferior hue,
itHl the arrtt and commitment were proper TO
be made.
The court took time further to examine the
cafe. Their hcGration to grant The motion of
ELECTROMAGNETIC chiefly from the uncertainty {
tie offence charged draint the prilouers in ;he
aihdaViis of General Ni,kinfon; ard from the
nscciiity # fpecifying tome fpeciic offence in
the warrant of arre0.
ON SATURDAY, on the opening Of the
court, Mr.. Jones otiervtd that If was bis win.
previous to de-iion on his motion, to fubu,if
the evidence of General Eaton and lame, Low.
ry Donadion, tor whom he moved lubpu.
mas.
The court ordered fubpoena3 to be iBu-d for
thefr wtneGes.
MI. Caldwell then fid that he held in his
hand petition igred by him IN behalf of Mi
irs. Bo'lmm snd Swartwout, whole dgn4turcs.
could not TIC obtained, As acccls was denied To
them. Mr. c. read the following petition:
To tie Jndgs5 oftbe Ciremf court offbe u. s. in
and for the difrif Of Columbia.
Your petitioners Erick Bollman and Samrel
Swartwout, respectfully reprefent that they are
confined within the body Of Warrington corn
ty, in the difrit Of Columbia, at the Marine
Barracks under military guard, without iuft
and legal caufe, and are deprvd Of the benefit
OF council, or being confronted with their ac-
cutters, and of being informed Of the nature of
Their offence, or of the cauGe Of their commit.
ment. Your petitioners therefore requeR
writ OF Habeas Corpus, in the ufual form, di-
retted to 1t. col Franklin Wharton, or TO fuch
other perlon as may have the culody of your
petitioners, that they may be proceeded againa
as the laws direct, and have an opportunity of
being heard in their defence.
For and on behalf OF Erick BolIman and
Samuel Swdrtwout,
ELIAS Il. CALDWELL,
r. AfforHey.
After offering this petition Mr.. C. made
conciie fpeech in fupport of its prayer.
Mr.. Jones oppofed allowing the prayer Of the
petition, principally on the ground of its col
hhon with the motion made by him, then de-
pending before the court, the eGed of which
nc commended would be the fame as that pro-