Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-16

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sill permit him TO come. Irrplied 10 the
negative, and we then parted. SoAe few
mornings afterw ards he called at my quar-.
sers J; there saw DR.. Bollmaniia the room
aud TOOK himinto the piazza. He said
THAI he wanted 10 know my determination.
expressed surpsisc and told him that ne
knew my determination.
Mr.. Hay. While you were thus extract.
ing from BoIlman the secrets OF his party
were You taking any measured for the Sc
cnrisy of New Orleans
a. Yes; my orders and instructions Will
shew. what smeasures deemed e my du-
- to pursue. For these am responsible
10 the executive OF the ~. IS.
MIR. lNartin. Are the cypheredleuers
fled. A. Yes. G Are the keys furnished !
"A Hereis is.
Mr.. Botts mentioned the situation OF
Mr.. Tazewell, who was summoned as g
, witness 90 the part Of col. Burr. lie said
that Mr.. Tazewell had represented the 81.
tuation of his family TO be such, a. to re-
quire his immediate retugn home. Mr..
Bolts observed that although he had iatro.
dnced the request Of, slr. FszewelIto be
discharged be should be compelled TO
oppose il,
Mr.. 7aze1ueI stated that he had been
unexpectedly summoned 10 answer inter
rogasories as TO certain proceedings before
the grand jury. That he had jus, been IN.
formed OF an occurrence in his domes.
tic affairs, which made it indispensibly ne
cessary for him TO return immediately
That there were many gentlemen 10 this
place aud tn vicinity OF the g1andjary, who
were as competent,o give evidence on the
poin,s to which he should be called upon
10 depose as heeould possibly be, aud who
wouldbe subjected 10 no kind of inconve.
Nance in attending. If he were TO be exa-
nined at sill he requested that it nigh. be
irntn edissely done, for the situation OF his
| family was such that he should be compel.
led 70 re!arn.
The Chief Justice said to Mr.. Taze.
| well that he knew full well, that j, was not
in the power of the court to discharge
! him.
Mr.. Bots said it was impossible TO exs-
mine Mr.. Tazewel till general Wilkinson
had gone lhsough his testimony. /, was
not possible TO know the importance OF his
evidence ill geo. w. was cross eSanln.
ed.
Mr.. Hay observed that j. was an uupre-
cedented measu:e to Introduce ms mber
ofthe grand jury, to prove what had passed
t IN The jury rooG1-
| Mr.. Bolts. We have nss aaid for what
porpose we mean to in,roduce him.
Mr.. Hay. Ipresume- i may bePsrmits
ted 10 presume for what purpose.
j. Mr. BakeT said he meant TO speak &C..
morally of lhe propriesy aud convenience OF
giving testimony as 10 what passed,in the
grand jury room. One good efsc, ar least
would result, from il, lhatby Introducing
| Witnesses 10 prove what had passed there, il
would prevent people from giving insorma.
tout the grand jury,wheh they could ne:
support elsewhere.
Mr.. Bots called for the Key 10 the ey-
phsEed letters of col Burr. GEO. Wilkin-:
BOD handed him small pocket Dictionary
aud paper containing hlsrog!yyphics.
mir. Bolts. In the duplicate received By
Or Bolltnan there is an, erazure-Wll yop
be SO good as % explain the cause Off.
! Ger. W;iSiason.-rhas erazure was
!, madeby myseEf and the words afterwards
Introduced byme. / have q deposition which,
will be more satisfactory than my own
Ic1flanasion.
| Mr.. Bots. Whose Deposition. a Mr.
Duncan,
Mr. WiTt read the Deposition Of Mr..