Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-28

found that new difficulties had occurred to az
adjustment. Leaving out the sums which !
had advanced, the government had balance
! against me. The last session of CONGRESS- has
provided for the payment and the cqmmissi
oners have settled it. "a
Mr.. 1Nartin: VIVA, balance dil you re-
ceiyr? A. rha, is 1nu concern. sir.
Mr.. Burr. Whas was the balance al
gaiust you!
Mr.. e.. (To the courD IS that propeI
question, sir. a
Mr.. Burr. Mysobjecs is maaifess.
wish TO show the bias whlch. has sxisied on
the mind of the witness.
c:isfs Justice saw 40 objections TO The
question.
Mr.. E. canno. say TO cens or dol.
lar: but I. have received, about TO- 0c
dollars. .
Mr.: Bars. When was the. money re.
eeiyed? A. About March last. G. You
mentioned Miranda. Where did you 10.
derstand he was gone to A. On the be-
neuoseot proiec, of revolusionizing the
Spanish provinces. @. What par. Of them
a Caracas. bad some reason TOO TO
knov somcihing Of that project Is because
! TOO was invited TO joinan that. He TOO
wasto have. been little emperor; he
might have been troublesome 10 US; and
of course when I asked yoa VIVA. was 70
be done with him, you observed, .shang
his,." @. Did you understand Iwas to
do all a,,once, to execute the central pro.
jecs 100 as well as those 10 The wesis A..
| have DO objections to answering that /;
bar il will be nothing in your favor. Wheo
col B. vas speaking Of central r-vo!u.
tioo, not much was said about his revoiu.
tian.in the west. Had the other been .ef
fec.ed, ! doubt. much whether you would
have bren willioe to have aspsya:ed thai
part. g. You spoke OF a command. a.
You sia.ed, from the arrangements which
y,os had made, that an army would be rea
dy to appear whsu you wen. to the waters
OF the western country. ! recollect par
ticularly the name of Ephraim Kibby.-
You asked me zbou, his spirit. sYau as.
serted that h;a brgads :was ready TO
join you, and thar the people also 10 that
counsrv were ready TO co operate. yon
spoke Of yonnr'hs men, yastr lnfsntry, your
cavalry. il was with the same view you
mentioned 70 me tina, that msn (poialiug
10 gen. Wilkinson jus, behind him) was 70
have been the first to aid you !; and fspm
the same views yon have ps,haps naeation-
ed me.
-Esr.,lGaytin objected 10 the w;sness-in.
terpcsing his owo opinions in this manaer.
Mr.. Hay Some allowance is 20 be
made for The feelings OF a manroE. hspor.
Mr.. sEaie. bowling apelog;sedt to tie eour.
for the warmth Of his manner.
Mr. Burr. You spoke os my revoIu.
sioui2 ,ng the western. states. "A. aE.eur
lice was to be the Allegheny mountain.
You were certain about Kentucky and 1.ess
nessce blaesP, essed some doubts a5ou,
Ohio; we'll recollrct saat on, aceountS,of
the Iea.on you gave; that they were too
much Of plodd;ng, industrious people to
engage 10 your p!ans. q. How was ;hla
blsiness to be efected. 4. understood
,hatyour agents were 10 the western eauu,
try; that the commander 10 chief was rca.
dy to cooperate with his army and The:
these with. The adventurers that would join
you, would compel the stases4 10 .assepa.
ration. Indeed you seemed 10 consider
New Orleans as already yours aud that
from this poin, you would make canques,s
and Consolidate your empire. @. Was
i, after all this ,ha, yoa recommended me
10 an embassy? A. Yes; and because {
thought il the only way 10 aver. civil!
war. @ Did you communicate yoa.,te.
commentator TO me? A. Yes; sou
seemed TO asssns 10 she proposition.
g. What had become of your coma
mani, A. TaatI had disposed OF myself.
G, Did you understand that you had gwen
me deani,ive answera "A. No :saf5er