The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-10


done him p ferious Injury in The csi. before ire
Court Martial, AVID now he would baveN in his
power 70 give evidence which would bear hard
upon the General or do him as ferrous an III.
Jury.
Captain Daniel BiFel.
MIR. BeRae. 1t will be reooiletted that capt.
Bifc. was 4 ulcmbrr of the Court Martial
which Eat on the trial of Mljor BruH and has
been patty examined. We win now to ak
| Tome further Information from him. MIR. aicRae
to Captain BigtI. Was the Court unanimous
IN the fentence paHed upon NJ jor BruT: A
There was 4 legal majority in favor of the fen.
tencc; fumc ws,e for one more icvere; hu,
none for a mder one. MIR. N>Rae. What
was the oharaSter IF Major Br,N among III.
brother officers and the people at large? a.
haveIoeen but little acquainted with Ma;or Bruif.
had received letters from him and written in
| aniwer, on public bufne(s, before becam. Fer.
torlilY acquainted with him. o. my return 10
ST. Louis in 1906, I found Major BruiF IN great
| difrepute among his brother officers. He had
heen charged with being par,izan, and With
having excited jealouGe; among the officers
! He did not Wifi general Willsrion and great
many things were fad of him but did not
enquire into the particulars. ] had never fpo-
] ken to general Wilkinfon about him, but made
[ eneoires of captain Richmond and many othe-s,
and found that they united in an opinion very
uriasorabe TO The Major. hIr. NcRae. What
| your opinion Cf the c7ntonment of Cold
| Water, as t. hcaithine!s, aud the convenience
OF wo ID & water: A. There is great abun-
| dance Of wood, and The belt water in that part
! OF the country. The cantonmrnt il on the firn
Bank, and in fandy and dry fituston. Ii is
not commanding iitustiop, bccauie hiii run:
parallel wi1h the river, about half mile din AT.
| from the can:onment WIS informed nv my
| brother Captain Ruiisl Bneil who was for fone
| time ttationed there that the troops were very
healthy. They were very healthy when was
| there on the Court Martial, and have been re.
putcd To he very healthy ever iince. Mr..
lfsRae. Was that fituaion chof,u for place
OF rendezvous or 4 permanent petition? a.
cannot fay what was the ohje6e oe the a7ticr.
1t IS very convenient as place of rendezvous,
and alto for the collection and trarfportrtion
| OF provihons and military force. O WHIT
is the general character of fudge EaCo on? A.
| have generally untierttood nc bare an infamous
character. Q. Did Major Buff give Judge
Elton l room in the quar,crs furn;ibed by the
public to Major Cruff? A. That know moth,
ing OF. Mir. MHr:m. Isthat he Judge Eaton
who was commiionsd by Mir. Jcfierion A.
iuprofe Co.
Mr.. MeRas. Did general Wiikinfon fnrniil,
a barge TO colonel Burr when he left ST.. Louis !!
a. The barge and men which colonel Burr had
were turnthcd by mylef. received no or
ders from genera! WiIkinlon on the fubiect II
was my own private barge, and the men belong
ed to my company, who were going down the
river on public duty about the fame time {.
was an accommodation to colonel Burr ard no
injury 10 n:ytsif. General Viknion never
gave nle either verbal written orders, TO my
recollection, 10 furnif!l barge and men TO col
Burr. Mr.. R0ndolbb I am requettcd to ak
you whether on the Court Martial FOR the trial
OF Major Bruf general Wi.kiniun was not
~ltneis agaiEit him and whether ,Iaor Bruff
did not put queftion to him about the CONVEX
iation in the WOODS below Ccrondelet? a.
have no recollection Of any iuch qu=Gion the
ai1Alr lated very long, and number of Quefti-
ong were aiked which cauEot polbIy recol-
lett. .. During the Court Martial did not the
officers invite Major Bruf 10 dine withihem /?
a. recoilect having dined with him at two
places, perhaps more. Q. Do you recolleet
general Nilkinton laying, in anfwer to fome
GneltIon, that he did not keep memorandum
OF tmail conversations? A. recollett fuch an
aniwer Of general Wilkinion, but do not re-
collect the quefion.
Mfyor BrM7.-As my character has been bro't
in Gucftion, 5cE leave TO fuhmit extracts of
iegera' letters from the general himGIf who
ought to know more Of me- thin any other Off
Ger prc!ent.- Here Major Bruf read the ex-
tracts marked L. and +. The proceef.
ings CT the court Marital have been furniihed
me, and amorG TIE documents is note Cd of
OCT. 1908 which he read. IEr. NL>Rae Did
you return an anfwer 20 that note 4. had
an interview win the general Msior Bruff here
read an extract of letter from gen. w. of the
4th Of Augut 1877 G. and another ilortiv after
the death of gen. Wayne fri6turing the charac-
ter OF that oilicer-dated June 18th, 1877.
Lieutenant Clarenee Naljora.
Mr.. Me'Rne. Are you well acquainted witt
Major BruH? a. l ferved under hun. O.
WHAT was his general character A. Tia, is a
very delicate quelfion. Unfortunately for Ma.
jor Bruff he had oOt many friends either among
the citizens or officers. Cbi;f JaRiee. What
was the chaT7Lter of Major Bruf "a a man of
truth A. l never heard il called in queGion.
Mr. Me- Rae. What was his general character
before the arrival of gen. w. as a man of integ-
rty and truth. l fay his general c5asafr, for
} never VIII enquire as toevsry particular act of
man'slife 4. | cannot fay. ] do not know
bow he was eleemedas a man Of integrity and
truth. never beard it impeached, but think
the general had more friends than he. know
he was not hked as the commaGGant of the poR
20. What Kind .! petition 10 Cold Water Is il
dehrab'e one a. thought it the mot de-
iirabs one ever faw, as to- healthinefs, wood
water and tie convenience with which proyii-
ons and military toes might be collected. o.
Were you placed there for the accommodated
OF The troops as for any military operations A .
That place was isletted for cdntonn,ent and
for that prrpoie II - the NOT ClicihIe ( ever