The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-17
TRIAL OF AARON BURR.
MOTION FOR CommITMsNT.
discrimination of eVidenee,
CONCLUDED


her, lsC7, which evidence was revifvd and
again iworn to by him, on Trrfiay the 2o,i
\ of the fame month, in the form Of DEPOT.
fion.
| /, Jacob Jackfon, a fecond Lieutenant in the
regiment of Ariillerits, DO certify and fay, thar
on the third or fourth day of January, 1907,
AARON BURR arrived at the Chickafaw Bluffs
IN the night time, with one boat, and fcnt 70
the commanding officer of the garrfon, whiting
to know whether he could have quarters in the
carlton during the night. Being tae command
ing and only officer there, informed the u,ef-
fenger that the faid Burr could he accornino,,i-
ted. Accordingly he came to the carlton in
! company with feveraI other gentlemen and
the next morning he aGSed me whether had
| heard Of the attempts made in Kentucky TO
protecute him. under an apprehension that he
was about TO invade the SpaniS doniuious.
anfUered that had not. He then went or to
| obf:rye, that he had been profscutcd. but that
nothing could be made out agant him that
he was going on project which many wiihrd
TO know, but that from their inquiativeneft, he
was not difpofed TO crafty then; " j. v,as
projett however, faid he, which was honor
able 70 myielf, and which would be the rnak-
ing of thofe who fhonid follow me, provided
'' they furvved the undertaking. He couti-
! nued TO obferve that the fubjeets of Spain were
in very diftreifed tituation, and that his pro-
/ ject would tend TO relieve them from the tyran-
NY of th,ir government. ! was then alSed by
him, what thought the opinion Of my brother
/, "a member of conerefa*) was on the fubie6t. I
anfwered that / did not know. He then af<ed
what thought of fuch PROJECT myfef? an
fwered, that If the u States were going 10 war
with Spain. Ilould be very glad TO embark in
the enterprize: on which he remarked that the
leading characters in the United States did not
mean openly to carry on war againt the Spa
niards, but that they ircreiy favoured his views.
then told him that, if fuch was the cafe,
was willing to engage in the cnerprze; and
after telling me again that the leading men in
the u. States (by which fuppofed he meant to
include the heads of departments) approved his
| EleafureS, he remarked that he wiihed to engage
young men that he wifled ME to go with him
for one (; and that in cafe / complied, he would
give me a captains comrnifion. Fully believ-
ing from the conversation and high Handing of
fad Aaron Burr, tina. war was iecretIy to be
carried on by the u. States aganG fome of the
territories of Spain, finally coniented to engage
under him. He then obferyed that might pro-
baby wsnt iome money 20 raife company. |
replied, that did not want more than was luf-
fcient to take me home; and mentioned one
hundred and fifty dollars. He epquired whe-
ther | could not let him have fome arms and
ammunition--I replied that ! had a fs,ail fup-
ply of theie ARTICLES, but that did not thiHk
myfelf authorized TO furnih him on which he
obferved that he had got fome at another ga,ri-
riton, and tina, fhould be Untitled in iupplying
him TO which | replied that did not win to
impIicate myielf. He then requeitei me 10 let
fome of my men repair two or three u.uiliets>
aud run him fome balls, (the lead he procured
| at the public fsctory) as ne wanted in defend.
ing the MItiilliPp, 10 kill game for the ufe az
hiralelt, and the reiiduS Of his men WHO were
behind and accordingly fufftred the muikets
to he ,eoaireG, and the balls 10 6r run. In the.
courfe OF various conversations, ne frequently
rcqus'trd me % let him have iome folders to go
WIKI him which asof,en retuied tiai he win
ed me to let him have 4 folder TO carry a letter
to Col. Jotn M'Kee, IL the Chick 4taw nation ::
AID. my refutal, he requetled me to give one
J Of Uy folders pdfs for twenty DAYS and OBJ
/ ierved, tht If he did aoi return, could not be
| blamabIe this ] aito refutcd. IL the courfs of
| ths conveTmuor, he aised tae whether could
not tbeU go With him, or icon foow bin. and
| take Wi,h me The iodi5ry WEdet my command
! la apiwer 20 which remarked (neing fun,e-
what alarmed at his propniiuon.) that was
about to lend in my rtfigHation, a1d that as
loon as was dIich'rseC rom the feryice, had
no objection 10 following hir, bot thAt could
not undertake 10 itduce the tOld cry tror1 krir
duty while fed commjtIan. a;fo ohr-rv-
J ID trat my family was rctpsetaJie, and that I
would not do any ;niug T. iniure The feelings of
ny relations, or to wound ny repu atom a. an
officer; aud thai, whatever might he mis- pro.
liccts, did not win to hear any thing more A.
onut them unlefs they were houuurahle to
which he replied that his views were honoura.
bic, and thst by my com byidg with his rsqueN,
l hou,d not incur any STING taat navy OF
the officers OF the army were a&tuay engaged
with hin, AID that he expected To- derive great
afifaocc from The prefent military force; that
Cen. Eaton was coming round vita tie navy,
and tnat he expected loon to receive ten thou.
iard ltand OF arms. lie moreover obCerved
that, as he was acquainted with my father, he
fhould like TO have me join him, and the fnoner
/ did 1t the better. replied that il might be
fome time before I could receive an aniwer 10
my reiigDaton-bat that when did, | would
follow him, provided found him pa:roniged
, by the ". States. He then obfsrved that it
would not do to delay bufinvis, aud would
therefore furnib me with money to raife com
pany. lie aked me the expenie of man 70
carry 4 letter to- Col. M'Kee in the Cbickafaw
nation. Irepied about fifteen dollars: he then
aiked me how many fndians thought colonel
AZ Kee conld raife in the Chottaw nation: NV
reply was, that did not know bu, that col
NJ Kre had reiidcd there foue time, and his in.
ilusnce was probably conliderabi,. On the
morning of the Ola Of the laid January, iuIt be-
fore he itsrted down the Mlgifippi, on my en-.
tering the room where the Iaid Burr was, he rld
to me, there is fomcthing for you on the mantle
tree piece over the fire: on which took from