Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-02-09

orders were fent to the Governors of Or
leans and Mlfiiifippi, supplementary to
| thofe which had been given on the asth Of
November, to hold the militia of their ter
| ritories in readiness to cooperate for their
defence with the regular troops and arm
ed vefiels then under command of General
| Wlkinfon. Great alarm indeed was excl
ted at Eew-Oileans by the exaggerated ac-
counts of Mr.. Burr. DIFFERENTIATED through
| his emifaries, of the armies and navies he
was TO aflemble there. General Wilkin-
fon had arrived there himfelf on the 24th
| Of November, and had Immediately put in
TO activity, the re urces of the place for
the puipoie of its defence, and on the roth
OF December he was Joined by his troops
from the Sabine. Great zeal was fhewn
by the inhabitants generally the mer-
chants OF the place readily agreeing to the
mof laudabe exertions and facrihces for
manning the armed veiiels with their fea-
men; and the other citizens mamfeiting
unequivOcal fidelity TO the urion, and a
fpirit Of determined reiltance To- their ex-
pe6ted aflAIlants.
Snrmles have been hazarded that this
enterprie is to receive aid from certain
foreign powers But theie turmiics are
without proof or probability. The wiidom
of the meaiures fan6ioned BY congrefs ri
its lait iefion, has placed US in the paths
of peace and juftice with the only powers
with whom We bad any difierenccsJ and
nothing has happened iince, which makes
II either their interea or ours To purfuea-
mother courfe. No change OF meafnre
has taken place on our part, none ought
10 take place at this time. With the one
friendly arrangement was propofed, and
the law, deemed ntCeflaiy On the failure
OF that, was iulpended 10 give time for a
tdr trial of the Iilue. With the fame pow
er, triradly arrangement is now proceeding
under good expectations, and the fame
law, deemed uecenary on failure az that,
'ailliuipended - give time for far tri-
al of the lllue. With the other uegocia-
ton was in like manner preferred, and
provlional meaiures only taken TO meet
the event Of rupture. While therefore We
do not ceAeet in the nightctt degree from
the courie we then affirmed, and are fin
purifying, with mutual content, TO reflore
good understanding, we are not to i'm
pute TO them praQices AS iireconcileable
TO interof as TO s01G faith and changing
nectharly the relations OF peace and iui-
tice between uS to tfofe of war. Thefe
fWnlirs are therefore 10 be imputed to
the vanntings OF the dsthor Of this enter
prize, 70 multiply his partizans, by magni-
flying thebelief IF his p' Cpctts s. fupport.
By letters from gene al Wilkinfon ofthe
14th aud 18th of December. which came
- hand two days after the date Of the ref
olution OF the H0ufe Of Representatives,
that Is to fay, on the morning Of the 18th
inf. received the important affidavit,
copy OF which now communicate, with
extracts Of 10 much of the letters as comes
within the fCopc of the refolution. By
thetr il will be feen that az three Of the
principal ehliharies of Mr. Burr, whom
the general had caufed to Be apprehended,
one had beer liberated BY II IDEAS Corpus,
and two others, being thofe particularly
employed in the endeavor 10 corrupt the
General and army of the u. States have
been embarked by him for ports in the At
lantic States, probably on the confederation
that an impartial trial could not be expect
eu curing me prcient agltatIons OF New
Orleans, and that that city was not as yet
4 fate place Of confinement. As foon as
theie pefons fhall arrive, hey will be de-
livered 10 the cuitody of the law, and left
To inch courfc of trial, both as TO place 81
prOCeis, as its fun6tionaries may direct.
The prefence of the highef judicial author
ities, to be afItmbled at this place within
A FEW days, the means Of purifying found
er courie Of proceedings here than elfe-
where, and the aid Of the Executive means,
ihould the judges have occafion to ufe
them, render il equally drfrablt for the
criminal, as for the public, that, being al
ready removed from the place where they
were FRI apprehended, the FRI regular
arrf ihould take place here, and the courfe
Of proceedings receive here their proper
direction. tn: JEFFERSON.
jan. y, 1907.