Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-31
RlCHMOND, March II


RICHMOND, March II
ss AARON BURR ex.vice.presidsnt OF the
u. S. is now in this city, guarded as state
prisoner.
We have had no opportunity of convers,
ing with his escort, but a gentleman, who
travelled with them 10 the stage, has given
as the. following account Of the manner of
his arrest, obtained from TIER lips. It's
not to be expected that il should be COM
Plsi.'y cerrect; but we. shall hereafter a
mend wha,everimpeIfee,ion whichwr may
be fortunate enough to detect.
Colonel Barr was appvehended 10 the
Tembigbse sous1ry in the FIRST DAYS ef
Match: perhaps the Sd, in The following
manns. :* -
a gentleman whose name is Represented
sous TO be P,rkias, was al apubiic house
10 aviliase in tkas country few miles (per.
haps1S or 2o) from the Spanish line. He
was 10 company with the sheriff Of the
county.
Aboas IL O'Clock at night gentleman
rode up 70 the door. and epquired for the
house OF major-who lived In lhe neigh
borhoed. He was followed by another,
whe turned out TO be his companion. The
strangers were ,old, thar the house Of the
major they enqulred for, was at some dis.
ance from the tavern and that they would
nave TO. cross a water course VII Oh had
been swollen by the waters ADD might. be
dangerous of access. The strangers. how
ever. persevered In their intention and
left the door of the tavern. /
.Mr. Perkins was surprised by these sin,
golar movemuntss tia, men, at that late
hour of cold q ght should leave The com
forts of tavern, and explore Oar gereus
road OF which they were professedly goo,
rant; thei Ca was asoufce of considerable
assonishment. t naturally led to some
speculation upon the character Of the stran
gers,. and he could not start aay rational
explanation ef their mysterious conduct,
bat; that they were robbers, who intended
to pilfer ths MAJORS house. He de,ermin.
ed, ,if possible, 60 prevent their design !;
and prevailed upon his companion (the she
riff to accompany him to this scene Of me
di,ated robbery.
When they arrived, the major was from
home. One of the gent men was IN the
house: the other, had retired to the kitch.
en-, 70 warm his shisering limbs. The
hrs, glance which Mr.. P. caught Of thia
visitant of the kitchen, convinced him thar
the mysterious stranger was no other than
col. Burr: Whether Mr.. P. recognized
hin from a previous acquaintance with
his person, or from the FIRE of his eye,
the shape Of his face and person, SO we'll
corresponding to the description which he
had received of him; the gentleman with
whom we had copyersed was incompetent
to inform Us. Certain it is, Mr.. P. sus-
pected that the stranger who stood before
him with his white ha; slouched over his
face aud with all, the habiliments of man
SO perfectly different from those in which
he commonly appears, was the very man
whose name had rung for several months
from enc corner Of the u S. to the other.
Ii was A. Burr,
Mr.. P. .determined to arrest him. He
repaired to Fort Stoddart on the Mobile,
1T is presumed from this circumstance,
that Col Burr was not far from the Florida
line that he was to take refuge in the domi-
Mons of Spain, the only spot OF ground in that
quarter of the country, where he was exempt
from the authority of the U..States; and that
he intended to descend the Mobile aud repair
to Pensacola.