Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-02-09
DeveAhemem Of Bnrr's Cs1Hfiracy,
con,lu.;u the Prefdent's coblhnuieaiion
- hcules of Congress, JAM 1904
" tbe Senate and Ro,.jt Of RefrsieHfHf'vf'
offbr United States.

10 fDS OEH6fc ana AtptJF ~ fN~f
effbS United States.
.hGREEABLY to the reqneit OF INC
Ho,se of Representatives. comGlun'cAteu
n ,h,.;r retaliation of the 10th init. | pro-
~-1ded RI itte under the referVe therein
..~,'r-ir..i. i,.s,,rrnation received touching
IN ;ll-gal combination Of private lndivldn-
ais aganit the peace and iAIety 81 'i'e =,
Mon, and a military expedition piaoieo
bv them aeaint the territories OF power
IN amity With the u. States, with meaiures
I have purfued for fuppreihng the lame.
had, FOR Tome time, been III the CON
ftant expectation ofreceivlng, iuch further
information as would have enabled me 10
Law before the legislature the termination,
as well as the beginning and psogreiS q ms
fcene of deprasity, 70 tar asst has oeen &C.
ted on the Ohio and its waters from
mi. tbe fate of fafcty OF the lower country
MIGHT have been eltimated on probable
grounds. and the delay was INDUCED tue
9athsr. becaufe no circumaance ia yet
made il nrceaary to call IN the aid OF tue
LegifIatiye functions. Information now re-
Gently communicated, has brought Us near
Iy 10 the period contemplated. nc ita's J.
of what / have received IN the courle 81
.hefe tranfaaions is volumHnols out III
re has been given under the faction OF
ar oath. 70 As 70 canititute formal and ie :
gal evidence. II is chiefly n the form OF
letters, often containing iuch mixture OF
rumors. conie1ures and tuipiclons, A. rem
der il difficult TO aft ont the rial TACT ana
unadvif. able to hazard more than gclefAi
outlines, frengtheued by concurre n inior-
nation, or he particular credibihty 81 ne
rrlslur. In tins rate OF the evidence, de-
liyered fynrtimes too under the Retire
zion sfpnvate confidence, neither i1fety
horjufice will permit the exPofng names,
except that of the principal actor, whole
guilt is placed beyond qucttion.
Some time in the latter part OF SePtem-
Der. / received infurmations that dciIgns
were in agitation in the WeaeTn country,
unlawful and uutrivndiy to the peace o.
The union and thstthe PRIME mover IN
thefe was Aaron Burr, heretofore diltln-
ruifhed by the favor Il his country. The
grounds of theie iniilnatiCns oeiag neon
ciufive, the objects ueceTtaln, and the IL
deity of that country known TO be hrn,
the only meafure taken was 10 urge the IN
formants to ule their belt endeavors TO
get further might into the detigns and
proceedings Of the fuipeeted Perions, and
10 communicate them 10 me.
II was not till the latter part OF Octo-
Der that the objects of the conipiracy be-
gan TO be perceived, but ftlii 10 blended
aud involved in myaery that nothing diff
tina could be fngled out for puriuih In
this Rate of uncertainty, as TO the crime
contemplated, the acts done, and the ie-
gal cOurte TO Be pursued, thought It bSt
fofend to the icene, where thele things
were principally in traniaetion, Perfon
IN whole integrity, understanding and dbl
cretion, entire confidence could be repOt
ed, with inhruaions 70 iavettigate the plots
going on, to enter in conference, (torw hlcG
he had fuf6cient credentials with the gov.
errors, and all otktr officers, civil and mil
uary, and with their aid. to do on the ipc
whatever Rlould be nccefary TO dhcovel
the de6gns of the confpirators, arrtf then
means, bring their perfons TO puaiihment,
and TO call out the force OF the country "
Inppreis any unlawful ehterprize, in when
II fhould be found they were engaged
BY this time it was known that many boats
were Hader preparation, flores of provih-
ons collecting, and an mutual number of
fufpicious characters in motion Oh the Ohio
and its waters. Bslides dhpatchiDg th-
confidential agent to that quarter, ORDER
were at the fame time feut To the Govern
ors ofthe Orleans and MiEippi territories,
and 20 the commanders Of the land and ma
val forces there, TO be on their guard a.
sainft fdrprile, and in conftaat readiness TO
rehf any enterprise, which might be at
tempted on the v-ileis, poas or other OH
jects under their care: and on the S,h Of
November, infructons were forwarded to
Gen. Wilkinion TO halten an 1ccommoda-
tion With the Spanilh commandant on the
Sabine, and, as foon as that was effcaed,
70 fall back with his principal force 10 the
hither bank Of the Mffi6ppi, for the de-
fence Of the intereaing points on that riv-
er. BY letter received from that Off
Ser, of the 7sth of November, but dated
October AFT, we learnt that a confidential
agent of Aaron Burr had been deputed 10
him with communications, partly written
IN cYpher, and partly oral, explaining his
deigns, exaggerating bis reiources, and
making fuch offers of emolument and COM
mand, to engage him and the army in his
unlawful enterprife, as he had fattered
nimief would be fuccefsful. The Oener-
al, with the honor of folder, and fidelity
Of good citizen, Immediately dispatched
atrufty officer to me with information of
what bad pafed, proceeded to efablifh
Nch an understanding with the Span;lh
Sommandant on the Sabine as permitted
nlm to withdraw his force acrols the Milf
hnipp', and to enter on meaiures for op-
pollns the projected enterprize.
The generals letter which came to band
on the asth Of November, as has been
mentioned, and iome other information,
gsSlYSd tcD days earlier, when brought