Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-24

~ 8 sforning me that ne had received
ouF'' ' ,ss,rrs from colonsl Burr, through
fvsf''e ~ ausnss { Nj Swsrtmous] and
r. e :. principal attack would be upon
bsI Ds / was never mere sssonishrd,3
'' a's nc ) heard thar auy suspicious were
v LAIN lined against him { informed the
ss's' q, he sisuslioo:io which | bad found
s's, e'ss,,wout ON my arrival, and reqsess.
',s . srfess him. The general re-.
9 - .syipa, that he expected 70 get much
''s.' mt 81 hin, that he had held out 70
a''s sou, The ieSa OF not opposing col h.
'ss n ,hoold assemble hiswhols force At
- - = f,,lrs,s. 10 enable him 10 deferd
- ',,l,ce aYd d fes, the whole plan.
~ a.sas d;rec:ed 10 coodnue my .ctyilities
s.fo,e. for irsr' that Mr.. Swarswaus
s: e. Der alarmed a the Increment of the
en- : ,nd nsslisary stores. On she 18th !
wiz '..;5,sd otsers 10 proceed wish my CON.
-. I'd 10 Nascbsz. with Instructions soaake
p '. necessary measures 70 ascertain The
y ..Sseh of body of armed men from the
~; XXX coun.ry sndao give the general the
v ,,;,st iuiormatisn by express, Of every
..y.mens fron, that quarter, either at
T.,fhrs Of By ssndieg 4 Confidential! part
s.,be river above the Yazos, IN The dis.
.s;.e e hupters, sod I according eofnnu-
! ss,,ed every Information I could, Abou,
s, hat Of Dcesmber saw TWO letters,
E. Z. from, the posi-. master Of Nashville, 70
H.,,v Turner Of Naichsz, dated the 18th
i december stating thar col. Burr was.
,s.a ID Nashpasfs, aud that he meant To-
,,oc.ed 90 sh= 2osh 10 the mouth ct Cum.
s.,l,at where report said he would have.
r,,nbisa from FIVE 70 eight thousand
nso and thai il was generally bsiieved
S, ae iniencrd a visiito Mexico The
sb.r letter 20 a Mr.. Wood from Mash.
,ns, spoke Of col Burr's beng ia y ASA.
NE. ,ha. ;wo of his prcsyEses had Lett
svu that morning for Orleans by land ).
| hon the bes, of myreccllecsion lhe above
n.mens Ct Tie letters 10 Tufner 3 Wood
| i correct, and col Burr's arrival very
hay espscted by al persons al NAsshsz..
lumy cwn part / did DOT doubt y. ADD
npnaering this information as ali import
sa 10 The general, | proceeded for Or.
ksus, arrived there 90 the Pad January.
nd communicated it TO him. Soon after
asiuforma,iau was coSroborated bY the
msa Of Bradford, The printer ct the Ca
nus Orleans.
GEO: PETER.
County of Washington, SCI.
o. this nineteenth day Of Sept. 1907,
George Peter came before me, . Justice OF
he Peace Tor The county aforesaid, and
sde oath on,he Holy Evangiliss Of Al
hshiy God, .ha. the facts stated 10 the
BEGGING are irue as stated.
7F0S. eQRCORAN.
lYl @
tsraet Of letter from Leonard 1ousngfoH 20
General Ttilkinso,l.
Max 18th, 'o7.
iouweIl know how much has been SAID
udnsinna.es about the memorable cyPtered
Mer, handed you by Swaftwout, and OF the
aasansby which you unlocked the cypRer, and
eaoush this circumstance has never been
@lained BY Yourself or the administration,
ahas besn seized upon by your enemies as
eausr for elimination and ground Tor suspl-
na yeti have never been at a loss, IN my
IN rlnd for the satisfactory explanation.
'@ may not perhaps recollects that III the
~ s7s4, wien Ilcftthe TesterR Country,
ann, THAT YOU rsq,iested me to interchange
y 5oua cypher for the purpose OF cores
ssAng thereby and at the time you INFORM
, NJ that you had practised that method
.ssmany OF your friends J; this circumstance
sa .a e my recollection, / have examined
~ my old papers and found the cypher'
: ~ at your scryice,ifit, and the crrcum-
~ sonnectet' thercwith can III any way
, sss'sse You. Pray snatch one lsoraent,sif
z and let your friends here know how
set ar! are situated, sc. &c. YoNr taa
Ssy Nr. ]. Johnson, all came safely to
~. ~ sad have warmed the feelings of your
& ~ la'this quarter. Ipray God to keep
a,Is y as holy protection; and that he may