The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-26

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"get them to defer,." II tod hirc no. IT. an
ed me. 1t could not Rsal ont of the carlton.
arms, fuch as mukets, fDftes and rifles told
him, that would nots if could, for him or
any other man on cath; that I had ALWAYS
been well treated by The officers of ,be ,rmv
told him, had rife of my own: and he
told me to bring ii with me, and he would pav
me tar It. harted then to the carlton. and
prepared mytelf to go; that was, after col. b.
mad obtained liberty Of my capt.--The council
Tor the accuied contended that this kind of teC.
timony was not at all relevant to the fubi,te.
After Tome difcuflion, the examination proceed-
ed.
At the mouth of Cumberland, Walter Da.
V'dion engaged man by the name of Cafey.
Q. On what terms? Hifneli. do not par,i.
cularly recol'ed. Q. How do you know that
'v'dton was the agent of col. Burr, EItu.G,.
lie belonged TO the party and told me he was
an agent for col. Burr.-Thc fuatance Of the
e'g 'sement was; he was to receive 12k dolls
per month Tor months, clothes and vietuaIs
tor months, and 100 acres of land, To fpht q.
cainit all opponsnts. This Mr.. Dav;dC,n
Plumb, and Andrew Wood, were fent to New.
Msdrid 70 enit more tneu.--The witnefs here
returned to that point in his narration at which
he had been interrupted on his former ex,mina.
When returned TO Fort MafTac on the
z'th DEC. gave col. Burr's compliments TO
capt. B'ie'l and told him that Col. r. had f-nt
him barrel of apples. The next day. ,otb.
this Mr.. DAYTON, Pinmb, and Andrew Wood.
cime to the carlton very early in the morning,
IN KIT; this was the time when they told me
mat they were going to enh more men FOR
col burr' ihey bought fkiffof me, that was
left with me to felI by MIR. Cutler. A furv.vor
their own fkff was afterwards carried off bv
| col Burr's party. That evening after I'm.
down, barge came down to Fort MaG,c with
~ men IN 1t. Col. Tyler and major Hill were
IN 1t, and think alto Maj Smith. They went
up to capt. BihelPs quarters, where they ftaid
about 20 minutes and then heard col TvIer
tell the boats crew TO return to where col. Burr
was encamPed; with fome other inftruaiors
that did not hear. Between I2 or l O'Clock
that night CO.. Burr's boats pai1ed by the fort,
ana ia'ded about one or two miles below the
earriion. (Mr. Hay. How many men were
then in the garrifon? A. A men. O. Was
that the utual compliment of men, A. No.
Tome OF the troops had gone to Newport, and
;ome 10 other places. 9. Was there any ar.
t'ilery! A. None. Q. How wide is the river
at that place? A. About mile wide.) Next
morning capt Bif1e told me to get G men with
the cllnker boat, to take him down the river
tmall piece. While the men were getting rea-
dy, MIR. Fort (perhaps his Chriftian name was
john) who had been lying there feveral DAYS.
aikea me now would like to go along. told
him ihoHld like it very well, if I couId c.,
leave to go. He told me he had been f,eakiny
to capt. Bfiel the evening before, and that
capt. Is. had confented to let me 20. While
the boat was getting ready, capt. Bif1cIl. col.
lyier, MAJ. Hill, and / believe Mai. Smith.
came down. Capt. B. got into his own boat :.
the ret Puihed off in the boat that had been
lying there feveral days and fell down in com.
Pa"y win him to where col. Burr was encamp-
co. Capt. Is. went into col. BIS boat, and while
there, col. b. aiked him, to let me go with him.
heard 1t, becauie though was not in the fame
room, there was thin partition between ne
and heard him ak capt. BiGcn. 7 did not
hear capt. Blfeps anfwer. Capt. B. came ont
got into his own boat, and after going one or
Two hundred yards we landed and walked ND
TO the garrifon. 3oth Dec. while was in the
military tore, man came in, who brought Q
letters from Col. Burr. He gave cant. Bia.u
one and the other to me. Capt BiTeIl went
out, and after had done in the fore, he called
me- took me through the Sally Port to the
back or the garrifon, and alked me whether
Col. Burr had been fpeakng to me about a fur.
Tough. l told Tim no. He aiL ed me-. ybc,b.r
wanted Through to go. I told him with his
appreciation and advice I would take onr
Capt. Biiel faid, he would not advifc me {: but
1t wanted one for go days, he would give me-
one. he told me, before the 20 days were out.
ihould fse thegcneral. He aked me, if Col n
had told me any fecrets, & if he had, that I nun
keep them TO myfelf / accepted of Can't. RS
offer, and he told me to get ready to 90 with
Col. Burr. then went and faw Col. B,rr
and the conversation paGed about the men and
arms which have already re!lted.-That even.
Ing ION the 3oth Dcc.) capt. BilTell fent for In.
10 his quarters. and told me, he was ooin, %
ad|lie me, what ! was to do he adv;Crd s,s
never 10 forlAke Col. Burr, that he would do
tomethiRg for me. He tod me, that if ever ,,oI
b. got on field of battle never TO leave hin, an
The ground. at the fame time he made me :,
preient OF FLYER breaA.plate. That eyeni,a
vent to capt. BineIs for my furloueh. He
gave me fur'ough, with letter to Ger. Wi.
k'nion' to be delivered by COL Burr. Col, r
had then hAried, and was TO give him the Irt.
ter as loon aS overtocls him On the am n.
oe'ng the day tor muGer and iDfpeaion, 7 n, "a
capt. 81 II was to flow my cly;hing C,id
theys~sre all packed up aud on board, He toid
ne nun 'orrow fnme for INFECTION, which
accordingly did, agreeably to his orders. Whilo
NC Hlgn Were on parade, ] went to his lady's
quarters, TO take my leave, and on INV return
captain Bitel having brought the men to 7
! ground ii: told me, Dnnbaugh, with you
!ncceis, fei You GO where you will" 7 want
ed TO lee Or. futile, before went, and CAPT.
b. told me, it had no particular buhnefs, |
had better go on, and If any one aiked me where
was going, was TO fay, was only going A
few miles down the river, and that was com.
ing back again. There was one of Col. Burr's