Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-07
Gircult Court.
MOTION FOR COMMITMENT.
TUESDAY, Sept. %.
HueH ALLEN.

HuGH ALLEN.
Mr. Hay. Where did you embark a
Jembarked at Beaver with Maj Tyler and
Smith. Q. On what terms? Mr. Tyler
and Smith told me, they were going TO set
tie lands and that whatever profits they
shared, should share; / bearing an equal
proportion of the expenses. Q How many
men did you see at the month of Cumber-
land A About seventy. Q Was that the.
whole party? 4 Perhaps there might be
more. Mr. Tyler's party was about forty
and Mr. Fioyd's about thirty or forty; so
there were in all about severity or eighty.
o How many men came with Mr. Burr to-
the mouth of Cumberland a do not know.
Mr. Wrt. Did Tyler's and Floyd's par
ties arrive there together? A We gottherc
first, by a few hours. Q When did youar-
rive there a On the evening of the Goth
December q Had Colonel Burr party,
like Tyler s. Floyd a There were IA num-
her ofboats there, which understood were
Colonel Burr's. q Did any thing occur To
change your opinion Of the object of this
enterprise? A The only ground ofmy ever
cft4aiging my opinion, was, when under
stood that the government designed TO arrest
Colonel Burr. Mr. Huy And do you think
that men would have tc!t the better part
OF the world, to go and settle aw iderness ::
Why did you so? 4 made my calculate
ens on this subject Mr. Tyler and Mr. Smith
had said that the object was the settismeh:
of lands, which would be rrohta6e.
Cross ErGmined Mr. Burr. How ma
nv guns were in ycur boats? a five rifles
except at Blennerhasset's island y None.
O Did you ever see musquets and bayonets
in those boats A Never. Q What was
the construction of the boats ? Were they
able to go up the stream a They were.
Q Did YOU ever see any boats that could so
UP the stream with them? A / never the
experiment tried. Q Do you know whe-
Their had single man at the mouth o!
Cumberland with me, except Dunnahue
ythe pilot A do not know him; nor how
znahy were with you.--Mr Burr here sta
ted, that he had hired hands at Nashville
TO bring him down to the mouth OF Cum
berIand.-Mr Burr. Were you present
when was introduced to the party A
was When you we're Introduced, you said
you had intended saying something to us
then but for certain reasons of your own
YOU had deferred il. Q Did ] say that hat
any thing like secrets to disclose! You
did not. O Had you any reason to suspect
that any of the party mcditated hostility
against the United States a lIever.
What do you call the captain OF boat Il
il not every man who stands at the helm
a The way was to make h'm captain VII
is supposed to be the best waterman.
How are new countries settled is it no
the way to send party on before, to ex
plore 1t and prepare fer the reception oFo
fhcrs? a never settled new country,
but suppose that is the way Mr. Wiri
Ave that's an historical fact, Tor whic
we hid better apply to the general record
of natlons.--Q DID YOU see any powder
Bienue1hasset's island A ! Saw q guar
tcr cask witIi about IS lbs. of powder. NJ
Burr. Did you use that continually on tn
river? X Those, who chose, did. Q ID
sou know OF any more powder on board th
other boats A None till latteriy. Mr. Bur
Were there not some kegs of biscuit!
Yes Q Were mere any bullets in barrels
A Ali the bullets ] saw were III canniste'
on Bignncrhasset's island. Mr. Wirt. Ia
YOU any reason to believe, that YOU wei
going tu New Orleans A Not before <
10 Natchez, when | determined myself
go down.
WEDNESDAY,, Sept. %.
On account Of Mr.. Fjsk's iadispositio
the following deposition was taken az
read:
The affidavit Of David Fisk, Of lawful ag
who being ffst sworn before me, Daniel
Hvllon. a Justice Of the Peace for the cou
~ If Hcnrico, saith, that some time IN 4
month Of September, 1906, n certain DAY
Floyd, Of tho Indiana Territory, came
this afiant and asked him if he did not wi
10 take "a voyage down the river with hi
during the course Of the fall or winter, III
he was going 70 settle a new country, {
Washita on the Red River. This happe
ed either the next day or few days at
Colonel Burr had left Jelfersonville, the
s;dence of the said Floyd At that ti'
this afiant did not tell him whether
would go or not; but about two or thI
weeks afterwards he did agree to go,
said Floyd having several tin,es mention
what a Gne chance there would be for hi
chat they would no, agree TO give to {
one man more than welVc dollars mon
and ono hundred aHd Htty scrcs Of land
the eud of SIX months, besides clothes Z
provisions but as he and this aRiant "
wen acquainted, If he world have CO