The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-18

pofe an order may be made to iliue fubpoe.
ma duees tecum addre1sd to the attorney ge-
neral for the u. States, in cafe the letter is not
found. Mr.. Hay. have no objection.
| defultory conversation enfIed between
Mefirs. Hay and Bolts, on the arraiynment of
II. Bannerhaf1ett. Mr.. Hay was averfe to in
terruPtng the jury after it had been once impan-
nrlled for the trial Of Mr.. Burr he was there.
fore anxious to have Blame RI af1ctt Immediately
arralgned, and il poflible, to have fome day
liked for his trial. Mr.. Bolts did not think it
poihb'e tor the court to fix on a particular
time for his trial or for the attorney to fur
nIlh any means for calculating it, MIR. Blan-
nerhatiett was not prepared for his trial but
ne was then preparing a brief for the Informal
tion OF his council which might enable them
to give deRnitive anfwer on this fubjeet.
MIR. Hay was willing to grant them any ac-
conmodation they might require. At all e.
vents the court would only have occafon to
meet one hour fooner on fome day, for the ar
rangement Of this affair. Mr.. Bolts promifed
| that he would notify Gle attorney fome day in
thenext week, for this purpofe. -:
| The'court then adjourned till Monday e
O'Clock.
| - .s.."
| Y".'sI MONDAY, Augut II. r"' ~.
Charles Lee, Eff. appeared as council for the
DR.. Bennett of Mafou county, witnefs on
behalf of the U. S. was called and recognized.
| Mr.. Hay itated fomc little difficulty which
had occurred betwecn Mr.. Bolts and himfelf
tie had furniihed the prfoner with lift of the
names OF iuch witnefles, with their places of re-
iidence, which had been in his pofiefiion. He
had llkewife propoied and Mr.. Bolts had con.
tented, that all fuch witneffes fhould be exam.
ined, whole names fhould be furnilhed to the
prltoner before the commencement of the trial.
| fpr I,pA h., c 4. @
day, viz. Meiiis. Neil, Goodwin and tones:
which MIR. Bolts did not think ought to be &C
cePted, becaufe they were not furnifhed pre-
Vlous to the trial. For his own part, he did
not think that the trial could be fad to have
commenced before the jury were fworn and i'm
pannelled. Mr.. Bolts denied the sxi(tence of
any iucf agreement between Mr.. Hay and him.
ielt; and entered into long itatement to fhow
that MIR. Hay was mifaken. For the truth of
his atlertions he appealed to the Record of the
court. However he would agree as matter of
voluntary motion aud grace to the introduction
OF theie three witnefles. -"
MIR. Hay ioIemnly expreffed his belief in the
accuracy OF his fatements but as he was at
liberty to introduce thefe three witneIes, he
would let the iubjed rcft, where it was at
prefent.
The names of the feleeted Jurors and of the
Venire were then called over. After which
John M. Sheppard and Richard Curd were fe.
ieeted to complete the PANEL and fworn.
| The following is therefore complete lit of
the Petit Jury:
Edward Darlington, Reuben BIakey,
David lambert, BENJAMIN Graves,
Richard E. Parker, | Miles Bott,
Hugh Mercer, Henry Coleman,
Chrtopher Anthony, John Nj. Sheppard,
James Sheppard, Richard Curd.
Proclamation then having been made in due
form, the Prifoner Handing up the clerk read
the copy of the indictment, and afterwards ad
dreiied the jury in the ufual form.
| VIRGINIA DISTRICT.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
| STATES OF AMERICA, IN AND FOR THE
| FIFTH CIRCUIT AND VIRGINIA DISTRICT.
The Grand Inquef of the United States of
America, for the Virginia Difrict, upon their
oath do preient that AARON BURR, late of the
city OF New York and fate of New York, at
torney at law, being an inhabitant of and REID
ing within the United States, and under the
protection of the laws of the United States. and
owing allegiance and fidelity to the fame Unit
ed States, not having the fear of God before hi,
eyes, nor weighing the duty of his faid aegi
ance, but being moved and feduced by the in
| litigation of the Devil, wickedly devifing and
intending the peace and tranquility of the faid
| United States 10 difturb and to fir, move and
excite lniurre6tion, rebellion, and war aeainft
the 1'id United States, on the tenth day of De-
cember, IN the year of Chrif, one thoufand
eight hundred and FIX, at a certain place called
and known by the name of BlannerhaHett's if.
land, in the county of Wood and Diltrict of
| Virginia aforefaid, and within the iurifdiction
OF this court, with force & arms, unlawfully,
falfely, maicioufly and traiiorou1y, did com.
pats imagine and intend to rafc and levy war,
Iniurreetion and rebellion againft the faid Unit.
ed States and in order to fulfil and bring to
effect the fad traitorous compaf1ings, magma
tons and Intentions of him the faid Aaron Burr,
he the faid Aaron Burr afterwards, to wit ;
on the faid tenth day of December, in the year
one thouland eight hundred and FIX, aforefaid,
at the faid iflhnd, called BlannerhaGett's i1and
as aforefaid, in the county of Wood aforefaid,
IN the D'itrict of Virginia aforefaid, and within
the juriideton of this court, with great muI.
| titude OF pertons whole names at prefent are
unknown TO the Grand Inquef aforefaid, to a
great number, to wit to the number of thirty
Perions and upwarde, armed and arrayed in q
warlike manner, that is to fay, with guns, fwords
and dlrks, and other warlike weapons as well
offenhve as deieniive, being then and there un.
lawfully, malicionHy and traitorouEy attended
and gathered together, did faiftly and trato.
roully aflemble and join themieves together
agaInit the faid United States, aud then and there
with force and arms did falfely and traitoroully
and in warlike and hottie manner, array and
dfpofe thentelves againitth the laid United States,