The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-22

| aud why iiiould not conversations that wero a
! forwards held, be as explanatory as thore which
were there maintained! The charge too, was
not confined TO the mouth of that riyer, but
was extended to any place below that, wi.ich
was in the Iinits OF the U. States. 1t is then
| mma Il Al where thefe conversations paiIcd.
hecauf /. ey make part of the tranCa6iions a.
the pia,.s actually charged. Mr.. BoftJ oaetl-
I'd that ,heie converfaiions were not held With
IN the United States, hecaufe the iurfdi9ion OF
Mlihihppi had never extended beyond the mar
gin of the Mithlippi. Some conversation here
eniued, when Mr. McDozveN was Gfniiicd,
and lillian Lose (the quondam groom of Bian-
nerhafles) was called Into court
ipiilam Lore.
| Mr. Hy. Did you not go down with the
boats A. | went down from MIR. B'annerhaf-
istt's ifl,nd / coniidered myfrif as his fervsnt.
| q. Did you fee any boxes of arms? A. f,w
oce chef in MIR. Fioyd's boat. Q. How many
men went from Bl,nne rhaiIr,t's nand? A. a.
bout %. Q. Did any moe men join you ON
the way A. None. Q. Were there any other
boats at the mouth of Cumberland A. Some,
but not belonging to our party. 0. Did any
men join YOU before yNu got t;iere? A. Mr.
| B'annerhaiett did. . How many boats went
from the mouth of Cumberland river. A.
do NOT rtcn''c9 how many. Q. Were there ic (.
were there A. There were more than al
! together. q. Did no one Join you at the mouth
OF Cumberland but Col. Burr? A. Yes, fomc
mere. Q Who were in the other boats? A.
| FIR. Floyd had joined us with 8 boats at the
| Falls OF the OHIO: one was loaded with provi-
finus, and The ref had Proviions likewiie. O.
How many men were in thefe BEATS? A. l do
not recol'sa. Q. Were there 90! A. There
were about s. Q How many boats were
there in all ? a. There were four of Co.
'onel Tyler's two of Colonel Burr's from
Nshvil'e; Of Mr. Eilis's, & Of Mr.. Floyd's,
who josed at the Falls of Ohio ard captain
Deans boat, called the commiGary's boat {;
and one fmali boat of MIR. BlaunerhaITett's.-
Mr. Hay. Tell me what you know about the
arms; and recocct what you fad before on
this iuhisa.- (CounfeI for the accufed object.
cd to this mode of interrogation -How many
chclts of arms did you fee at the mouth of Cum
berand? A. ! faw one Chef and box with
rifles. There were f-veral other chefs like that
one, bst whether they contained MIR. Banner
haiie,ts books or the arms, | am not able to
lay. @ What was the lZc of the Chef A.
Or courie as long as the muiket. o. But of
what depth? a. never meaiured the dimen.
fiona, but 1t was about as deep as my knee. o
Could you ftradde over it with your legs? A. !
could not. Q. Where did you tirh fee this chef (?
q. AT the mouth of Cumberland. Mr. IMcRae
What fort of arms A. French Q. mean
OF what form and nature: Were there any bay
} opets? A. There were. O. Was this box o.
pened A. II waa opened by the careeti is
OF the people, who took il in the boat. o.
What kind OF ch,a was ii A. II was roush.
@. Were there any others of the fame appear
ance! a. Yea; but know not their contents
Q. Do you recoisct one thing were thefe
cheas heavy? a. They were. O. Did you
fee any other military apparatus? any bullets ?
a. did. There were fome bullets in a barrel,
adding in the bow Of enc of Col. yer's DO ats.
m iad lice were about GOO init. Mr.. Wirt.
Did you fee any powder? A. am not certain
whether isw one o, two ; but am certain
that taw one tin caniiter of powder, that was
put on board AT Mr.. Blannerhaflctt's inand.
r MIR. BianuerbaD;H. You fad that you faw
. the boxes that were fiid to contain my book
10 tn commiiiary boat, did you notice them ?
} a. did NOTICE them. Q. Did any body tell you
that had put arms OH board /? A. No one
Mr.. H:y. Did you go ahore at the mouth
OF Cumberland A. did. Q. What pafTcd
: there A. All the young men went up. Col.
Burr wanted them 10 come up, for him to pay
his addrei!es o them. Q. We'll and where did
he receive them? a. A ;tle piece above the
bank. Q. You did not fee them form circle !:
a. No. 1 was not with them.
Thomas Hartley.
Mr.. Hay. Were you at the mouth of Cum
|
the boats were there. I had lcftit weeks be
fore. Q You were with Col. Burr at Fort
MaiIhc A. was. Col. Burr objected TO this
quelion. Fort Manac was in the Indiana Ter
ritory.-Q Did you dcfcend the MifIiHippi ;
and with whom /? A. With Mr.. Fort and Mr.
Hopkins. Q. Where were you joined by Mr.
Bur's party? a: Juf below Fort Maf1ac
They palTrd the Fort IN the night and we
Joined them next morning. o, How many
boats lad they? A. About or 10. O. Do
you kuaw whether they had any arms IN the
boats. a. faw none TUT fnwling pieces. o
! Did you defend the river witt them? A.
Yes. went to New Madrid by the directions
OF Col. Tyler. Q. Were you not left behind
TO enh mem
The council for the accuftd objected to the
principle as well as form o; this queiion. AZ.
/ ter tome difcu!iion the Chief Juitice decided
that the principle of the quefton might hs re-
Ievant.-Mr. Hay. Will you rate then for
what purpofe you were left behind? A. All
the boats landed at New Madrid on New
years day and ltad days. MIR. Hopkins and
Nv. Fort and mylef went before to get more
men. We got 9; and fome more joined at
! Nahfz de Grafs. Q On what terms did they
join? A. At l24 dolls. month and 100 acres
of land behies. Mr.. MeRH.. And what fer
vices were to be performed A. They were
| 20 90 20 this Ouachta country, and ALTO to de-
| fcend to New. Orleans to work on Col. Burr's
boats Mr.. WIrt. Was col. Burr looked on
as the head OF this party? a. He was. 0.
| Did you and did thefc recruits underhand that
they were to be placed under col. Burr's COM