Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-30

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moug US. or TO expose myself TO all conse.
quenres by disclosure OF MS latennons..
Accofdiagis Iwa,lsG on the president OF
the United States; and after some aesul-
tory conversation in which aimed to
draw his view TO the westward, used the
freedom 10 say 10 the president thought
MIR. Burr should be sent OUT OF this coua.
try; and gave for reason, taas ! believed
him dangerous ia it. The president asked
me where he should bs sen, I! menti-
oned London aud Cadiz. Ths Peesldens
thought the trust TOO important and seem
&c TO entertain doabs Of Mr.. Burr's IN
,egrity. l intimated that ne one perhaps
had stronger grounds 70 mistrust Rir. BIS
moral integrity than myself; yet bsIev.
cd ambition SO mech predominant over
hin that 9hen placed upon an emlnence x
put Ga his honor, respect to- himself would
ensure his fidelity: Ills tasents were I'M
questionable. I perceived The subject was
di.sg.eeable to the 2res'aeo! and 70
give 1t the shortest ceGrse TO the eoiet, de.
elared my eoncern that if Mr.. Burr were
not ia some way dispssed Of, eye Should
within eighteen months have al Insured.
ton, If act revolution Ga he wasers Of
the Mississippi. The president answered
that be bad too much coahdence 10 the in.
formation, the integrity and attachment 10
the uniep, of the citizens Ct that country
to admit IF an appreh nsion Of lse nd
am happy that events prove this conh
dSace wei placed As TO Interrogstonss
followed my expression e 4 rn' | thought
tlence on he subject at that TINE \ place
became me Bot | i tailed about he
same time, the wkele r jeots Of MIR Burr
te rain memsers # Congress. They
be iced colcns BUR- eapabi= of any thing
and az eea TIA tie fstl9sv ousht to be
haHged--bnr houSh, a's projects too
numerical and bis clreur,s aaees 100 des,
.erae TO giss the subjses The merit Of Sc.
rious eonsidefa,i3n. The total security Of
feeling in Jhose 10 whom / had w,uEg taa
tocsin induced M 10 suspect my own ap-
prehrnsions unreasonable or at least too
dee ply admitted /; ADD Of course grew in.
fIsrsn. sbout the subject.
Mr. Burr's visits 10 me bscams less
frequent, and his conversation less fa-
a,Ilsr. He appeared TO have abandoned
me idea ct a general revolution but seen
ed determined GA that OF the Mississippi,
and although | could perceive symptom,
If dis,rust 10 him towards ms, he mani.
tested gr at sollc;tuae 10 ergegs ms
wta him in the entarprize. Weary Of his
importantly, AID at once 70 convince hlm
Of my serious attachments gave the fsl
!owiag :oast to rhe public:
The UNITED S~sis.-- PsIsey t. the
arain thar should plot 50 d,smsmhsr, and
!cprosy o the h,sd that W.; not draw O
iefsnd nor Unien!
dsubt Wheeler she sessimens was bet,
ter understood by any OF my acquaias.
anecs thar col. Barr. Oar Intercourse
nIed h1re, ne me; bat seldom afterwagd.
returned TO .y fafm ID AIassachuset5s
aud thought no more Of Nj. BUR cor bis
smp're, ill some time la;e ia Sspte aDber
or beginning Of Oc;ob~r, when Isl.ey
from Morris Rslknap, of Marietta to II
ne'hy L. Daalelssn, fell mo my hands
at Bfim6ela, which satisfied me that Mr..
Burr had actually eommeaced his prepa.
ratary oPeraioas OH tae Oaie.-i aow
spoke publicly OF the feet transmitted
copy OF tac letter trsm bs!kusp ta lhs &C.
oartmeat Of state and about the same
sas forwarded through the hands of the
aess.aassef geseraI TO the president Of
he United States, statement ia sab-
ssanee, OF what is here abase detailed sou
-eralag the Mississippi conspiracy Of the
said col. Asroa burr, which is said TO
nave been the first formal inlsIiige nee
received by the executive ca the subject
Ut the conspiracy being in mo,ien.
lknaw ast whesher the country will al
low ne the mart Of eosssc,pess OF eea.
dUet in thje aG.,r ,o,.a.x L.