Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-26

: 81 sr ,,,,,,1 3, PIrHM0ND ENQUIRER.
THURSDAY, October J
fGsaeral Yllk;asan' 8 lsstiim9ny co,ainues..l

:! ~ HUHSUAT3 y NISsopeSs. = Y
fGsaeral Hllk;as0n's tssdnony continued.
Mr.. Wlckham. i observe the word re-
Publican is &c presented In the hirroglyphlc
\ BY 10, erisfocratiic BY $50, Macy by '96 cry
!, of Washington by q single house and that
an indifferent one. Pray why was that,
as The seasof government was not :emov-
! ed till many years afterwards! observe
1.-The city CIV Arlington but cot Phlladel-
! phia, nor any place mentioned As the scat
I Of gosernmrnt The CIPHER was
formsdby my aide de camp capt. Smith,
aati sh- designations originated inh's ca
| price without my psiyity or Paft'clPa'
/ ton.
Mr.. Hzckham Do you recoliect for
what. purpose New Orleans was desig-
mated in the hieroglyphics? A | can
| preoably accoun. for it. Ifyou will refer
to those psfiods you will discover sha.
weswere nan equiyoeal situation with all
the Inaraiimes powers more particularly
with Englard g. Spain, The navigation Of
The Mississippi had been subject Of much
discussion, and one 10 which the western
people felt considerable degree OF In.
tered. The Ohio is also desigaated-- -
| That is probSbly copGaed TO mere locality
We were then engaged in a war with the
Indians, and were 10 the woods on the wa
| .ers Of the Ohio. / have. before said that
| could GOT account for the various designa-
tons bul T cfer these as circumstances
| which may have lnfusnced captain Smith
10 forming ahem.
| Mr. Wickham. Do yoa recoHect when
| the alphabe, 10 CIPHER was pat on this pa
Iprr, abiding to paper on which the HE
| roglyphcs were written, which he then
held 10 his hand = A Lasi vin:sr. |
believe, they were pat On 10 prevent their
being lost
/ M. Wickham. Have you brought up the
1 communication from the government which
we wished to have hsre to look a: !! "a +
have not
Mr.. -loy. IthiDk you said there r J va 4
+ Orleans, but Fors Massac, the Chickasaw
Bluffs and asC;ncinnaui Yes. That
at Cincinnati was established by The 60,
vernmen. alter the flight Of Blannerhasset-
! My. Hay, Was there none at Na,chszs
There was ope liersenan, Peter and a
fewsn,en lsfs at that place 70 keep lcok
out. and give ne regular information,
Mr.. Hay hen begged leave % Introduce
The testimony IF GeoTgs poiEdex,er, esq.
who MAS argos dirgly examined.
GEORGE PoINDExTER, Esq
Mr. Hau Is this the original agree.
men, entered luso between Cow,es Meade.
acting governor Of the Mississippi terrific
ry aud Aaron Eur? Yes. lit is pro-
per, sir, will state the circumstances
which led TO the agreement, asd col Burr's
surrender 10 the civil authority Ct the
Mississippi territory.
Chief 7ustice. Proceed, sir.
fitness Go the day preceding the date
Of this sgSeemen', Twas appointedby The
hop. Cowies Meade, then the acting go
vernon Of the NIissizssppl territory, an he
norary sid-ds lamp, 8ar sae express fur.
pose Of visiting ,eel Esl,.srf - tae boats near
The mouth of Bayou PsfFs, 90 the west.
fern margin Of ,h- ripeF s.ssissippi; which
did in compst,y ss fEEgyg n ;;oY William B.
Shields The OBJ 81 this visit was to
gain correct iofoapstion,a s 70 the situation
Of Burr, TO asceFia ain bis views, SO far as
he would comsauaicate them. and 10 pro
cure his pscia1 suEssnder TO the civila
thorsy. We were accompanied bY a Mr..
Ralstop, one Of Burr's party, who had
called Oh Judge Rodney 60 give has depo-
sition. W. arrived tina, night at judge
Bruin's, who resides. nsar the mouth Of
Bayou Pierre. y The nsat morning " { pro
ceed-d down the river till We came oppo.
site to sol. Bur.'s boats, and sals,on gave
{ a signal for a boat, which was Immediately