Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-01

ter9inro my hands signed Aaron bu.r' Ia
which fse said thar himself and bis TREND
col. Dapies,er would dine with him the
following day. My father requested me
and my brosher to go and NEE. col. burr !;
whIch we did, ABOUT screen mites distanI.
After few words OF genersl convefsa-
ton, col. BaYr observed 10 me, sflst .ae
union could not last, and thar separation
snf the states must cnsne as nafurai con
aeonenc. in a or S years. Col. Burr made
enquiries OF me relative to the county OF
Wasaingsoo; particularly the state OF It's
militia; the discipline, arms, ACQUIRE
ments. and .hc character or lts etslrers,s
These conyersasious continued some time,
besides other things which cannot recoi.
lec., because did not expect 60 DC calico
~rpon 10 this way; after travelling some
miles we r.,st,one Of my workmen, likely
vounr fellow. Col Burr said nc wished
he had 10 coo such fellows. Tiny ia.
Tiers table, during dinner, col Burr again
observed thar the separation OF the union
must tske place Inevitably in less than
Years. EShall give the answers that were
made? Mr.N1Irt. Perhaps it May serve
10 conas c, your narrative berer. Irecol.
lect that il was my father who answered
him. God forbid! Col. Burr 10 the ceur:e
of conyersasion obssfsed, that With OF
500 % en- he could drive the presidens and
congress into the Potomac, and with or
500 he could take possession of the city OF
New York. After dinner, be walked with
! me 10 my Brothers; and on our return,
s,okc oil military men, aud asked csesif
si,hsr of my brothers had a military turn.
!. He said be .bould like to see my brother
George az the head cfa cofns OF grena-
diera: he was fac, stout looking fellow.
These circumstance induced me 70
snr AZ 10 nav father: warned him to be
ware of col. Barr told him that IN the
coarse Of that night col. Burr would at
,ar,ot 70 have an Interview with him, and
would mske a requisition OF my ofotner
Tan 10 go with him aud that suspected
something was going on. The oex' mora
ing I rods With col Burr TO the town O.
Warrington, about pr 10 miles.
We had much conversation principally
mon military affairs on the state OF the
militia: the necessity of atlendingso mill
,arv discipline. He told ms that in New
York The militia were 10 good order, which
suss braopht about by the influence and
sexertions az gle individual Mr.. Swari-.
wou..l Col. Burr asked me if ihoaghs |
could raise resimsns IN Washington
coo a,y. or whether | could raise one With
more e..ein New Jersey. Mr.. Writ.
yoo have lived in New Jersy! A. Yess)
Al Washing ton We took walk ;co'. Bur-.
col Dupissses aud MYSELF, dawn The town,
ard pointed out the house to him where
Mr.. bradford lived, who had been at the
HAD Of the western ,nsursecsion. lie en-.
/. ouired shout Mr.. Bradford Gle was az
ba,ou Rouge. | told him his soa was IN
sxewn, AID col Burr expresseara wish to
see him. Col Burr mentioned 20 nc chat
he had met with stvcva! who had bcen 10
s,he Western Inserrection, aud particulars
~ : 10 sior 10 the North Western Terrific
- (whose name ] do not reecllect) who
had told him, tha. If ever he was. engaged
IN ! similar hcsiness. he pledged himself
=; sboald not end without blood shed. He
said he was fne fellow TWAS on these,
circumstances that ! advised my father TO
.ncriizs the president of the United States
.Eat something was going forward.
questioned By the prosecution.
Mr.. Hau. Which way did he go? A.
Isaw him leave Washington for Wheel.
Mr.. HGrt. Were the separation OF the
union and military sfsirs the pred oEniusnt
features in INTERPRETATIONS! a. Our con
'versasion was general aud miseds batshese
seemed "a be the leading subjects.
Mr.. Hay. Dovoa recollees any sn,ng
he ssid about Bradford's qualifications fnr