Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-23

. us 1 supposed them to be agcitS, sent ty
Burr into the country, to collect infor !iiat
ton respecting the public Sentiments cote
corning him, and TO induce the citgahs rs
believe his plans were laUdabe and santti.
onedb by government When we reached ehH
western bank of the river, we were met bf
col. Burr, t. whom major Shields hauderl 4
letter, OF which he was the bearer frbla
Mr Meade, acquainting col. Burr Rith tho
Object at our v,sit. I'm the letter there ,yas
sentence relating 10 the feStora ticn ef
tranquility In the territory, which Sentence
Burr repeated once or twice with a sneyr.
adding, that she had no intention 20 iri,+.s
the citizens of the u. States Col Bn-,s
then expressed himself to tbs effect lsAa
TO any projects or plans which NAV haya
been formed between General Wiiklpoms
ana myself heretofore, they are now COM.
Pietely frustrated BY the perhdious cons
Duct DIV ItSinson, and the weird must proA
nounce hun, Il perHdious VILLAIN. "-Burt,
| also, in speaking OF Wilkinson, SAID, & III
am sacrificed my Port Folio will prove him
! to be villain" lie further stated, that SO
TAR from having any designs hostile to the.
citizens OF the United States, he had inten-
ded to have met MIR Meade at Gibson Port.
ON the day OF general muster, which hap,
pened at that place about the time Of his
arrival at Bayou Pierre, but was deferred
from doing so, by belief that he would
be assassinated, were he seen passing ,hro'
the territory. He then pointed 70 his boats
and asked, if there was any thing military
IN their appearance. told him, it was true
his men did not appear to be armed, bua
they were Just sucn persons as should sx-
pect TO see about a camp they did nos
seem TO be IN situation to settle them
selves on farms. l also remarked TO col.
RGrr that | n al lac
him the most perfect assurance OF person.
al safety while ia the territory, until he
should be disposed ofaccording to he laws
OF his country; that the object OF Mr..
Meade in calling out the militia was toprel
serve inYiolate, the laws and constitution e
the United States that Il that object could
be secured without Tie enlployncut force.
it would be preferable, Iut assured Linn
! HAT force would De used If necessary, for
wElCn purpose the militia were ,he1 on
th-ir march u arrest his progress. Col.
( Burr declared his Willingness TO submit to
| the civil authority, and proposed that ar
interview should take place between him.
! self and the acting governor, on the next
! day, at sonG convenient place IN The terri
! tory, tnat we should guarantee his person
! from actual violence i'll the mean time.
! and restore him to his boats, ii Mr..
! Meade should 10, accept il sur.siIcr 10
! lac civ.i authority; that his boats anu PEG
, PIE should keep the pcs ton they then &C
| cuHIcd, until aftcr the proposed Interview
took place, and th2t in the meantime, hiE
I Eeoiite (as he called thcm) should commit
! no breach Of the peace, nor violate any
1 law of The United States or OF the hIissis-
sippi territory. Thc plaCe designated az
winch col. Burr should meet the executive.
was the house Of Thomas Calvjt, respcc-
table citizen Of the Mississippi Terrtoryl
who resides near the mouth c Coles Greek,
where the detachment of lni.ltia VIII. oh had
assembled the river We're stationed The
substance ot these prop sitions was Conn
mittcd 20 writing IT the request OF sol. Burr
and copies interchanyed the copy g.ven
TO Col. Burr IS in the hand writing OF mai.
StIelds, and that which remained in our.
POSSESSION, Is III the hand writing Of colo4
y hel Burr, subscribed by him IL NY pres
sence, and also by the witness, col. Thomas
Fitzpatrick. Col. Eurr, according to sti-
puaricn, descended the river on the 77th
B day 1T January last, (ne day after the A.
greCmcut was entered Into) as far as the
nouh ot Coles Creek. IN company with
col Fitzpatrick, who directed hirnpo be Ia.
ken in Charge by capt Day .dson's compa-
ny OF dragons and conducted to the house
of Mr. Ca,yt. In short time after colos
mel huPl arrival, MT Meade and himself
commenced cOnv erSa ion on the subiecu
OF his surrender TO the civil athority Of the
territory. J do not know every thing shat
3 passed between them, but understood the
following terms were offered 10 col Burr
: by Mr. Meade. !. That the agreement en-
: tered into for the purpose Of procuring that
interview, should be declared VOID 2.
That Burr 5houll surrender himself uncon=
ditonaliy to the civil authority and proceed
b directly 10 the town of Washington. 8 That
his boats should be searched, and all mili@
tary apparatus found or board OF them to-
. be disposed Of as the executive shuu,d think
fit 10 these terms Mr. Meade required
colonel Burr's unequiyocal reply, as ! an
! derstood, in Is minutes, and IL not agreed
: 20, Burr was TO be instantly returned td
his boats, and the militia ordered 20 seize
= the whole party by force The terms were
D agreed toand carried iutoCH.ct Gsl Eurr
, declared himself unwilling 70 fall mo the
= power Of Gen. Wilkinson, ana requested
u that ifsny attempt shonid ,cuoGe 10 seiz,
= him by = military iorCo from New-Or.eu 8,
that Il might be- .g.n-, t. e.s .yseIfoi
. opinion, that gen. Wilkinson w,Ue mal e
y no such attempt, rs it " iII tend O. ...
e vert tie laws and constitu 30 Of The W 4
c States, ard also ,hc municipal regulations
S Of the TERRITORY. 'IaG s.-h IN eifar; been
Is made, while Mr. Meade vs.. .l" acting .o-
;. werner, ! have reason 20 j.. .igvt. chat lie