The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-03
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RICHMOND, Sd JANUART.
BURR'S EXPEDITION.
The following STATEMENT is from high a

The following STATEMENT is from high autho-
rty, and is -utitled TO conGderah!e credit.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 10, 1906.
The reports concerning Col. Burr, his par
fy and his fcheme, have hitherto been 10 per-
picked, that could not digeft them into any
thing which l thought worthy of being ient to
you. As you no doubt are extremely impati-
rneto learn that = l-e"In-- and as 7 am not
lefs dchrous to relieve that iupatience, an Ear
as am able, will delay no longer. The fscts
are as follows. Tn the couric of the lat Au-
fnmn, from Auguf 10 the 1T inif. more than
4, thoufand young men have pated through
Pennsylvania and New-York, TO the Ohio with
the Acknowledged view of forming body TO
defend the Miiinippi, under the command
of,Coi. Burr, upon an expedition they have
laid is authorized by government, but the pre-
cife nature OF which was not 10 be communica-
ted to them till they had embodied at the falls
Of Ohio. 4 number, not uncomfortable, of
perfons, being on the Ohio and near it, have
openly engaged in the expedition. Boats fuf-
hcient to convey all army have been built, un-
der contract with COL Burr. Many of thofe
boats are Of contribution quite mutual for
the Ordinary Purrofes of traufporting merchan-
di2e, produce. or fetters; and will anfwer
Il is aid for coating voyage. Provifons
have been amaiiet! III quantity. Arms and am
rnnntioB have been collected. Col. Burr has
in few inifances by letter, in many by diff
Courfe, and in great number by means of his
partiZans, aiured officers OF militia in the
Wehern country. that there would foon he a
great call for militia, on the Weftern waters,
upon which he was to nave high command
Under the government. He has exhorted them
60 hold themlelves and, their men in readiness
fer fefyice, and has sSouraged them to look
UP 20 him as their ,fuAke commander.
Tbefe circumstances taken together evince n
dcFGn of magnitude. This tamperipg with mi
rita officers in. oSder 70 win their minds TO his
prfion, his building Tea boats and collecting
rarn.s and ammunition, would prove that the
deiign could not be TO frtile Baron BaR,op's
grant OF land, rs every one at frf cUnie6tured ;
hut that is hoiides completely demonstrated by
tie fat, that his expenditures already have,
perhaps, nearly eq1allcd the fun, for which
ira, grant, If confirmed, would at this time
fell, Tile dftlofurcs made 10y him to differ
Sni perIons, whom he attempted in vain
to feducs, contradict that fuppoftiOn. Sieve.
rsl OF thOfc have been communicated by
men of high refpettability, without any concert
with each other, or knowedge that others
were doing IL and they al concur 20 fix up
on him tr,aiouabIe defigrs. Of the molt dariug
and dangerous nature. Ii-ie lclOtUre8 OF
his views, were 10 much varied from caution,
and 70 artfUly interviewer with the different
plans sffured only to maxi the real obiect, that
it is ftill fomewhatir the dark. The greate}
fceptic, however, NUT now admit that it wa
not lefs than to raife the ftandard ofrevo,t, 80
take poffefiion of New Orleans. believe IN,
fef, that this was only the !irt ftcp in the pro
ject. That he would immediately have pro
Claimed from New-Orlears, an expedition for
the conquea of Mexico .yhch would have
quickly brought fuch nu,nber Of bold adyen-
iurets TO his handard, from AL parts Of the
union, and of the ifaude, that ne would per.
hapS have been enabled TO remain there until hi5
preparations for the undertaking were complete,
in defiance of the whole power Of the ". s. II
the frf flep could have ficcccded, his hopes OF
attending the throne of mexico would have
been by no means 70 ex,ravagant. The rout
by land is now perfectly well known TO be
good and to pats through country capable
Of maintaining an army. II is admitted by all
that an army Of 5000 Americans would be fuf-
fcient to penetrate to the capital and to hold
the Kingdom for fome time, unlefs fuccours
gould be TENT TO is from Europe. The mum
Der of adyen4urers who would flock to Col
Burr's eand,rd, If lie could once rafe it in the
city Of Mexico, would perhaps exceed that