The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-10

Nr. Caa,lcs Gratiot, who were introduced Z
me on board ny barge and invited ne 70 lam
and'take horH to St. Louis: to which confen,
ed, and dehariing was received by trool
coniiiiing of fifty or iixty Dragons, command
ed by Captain 7. Chouteau, the brother of FIR
a. Ch0nseau. 'Iheie, preiumc, were tn
trenchmen who hunted lis up in the woods.
mounted horfe which had been provided 70
me and was efcorted to ST. Louis. Theft ar,
the facts 70 far rs they related 10 the interview
with Major BruF. / dined with Mr.. Chouieau
I out found that Major Bruff had anticipated MIR
Chouteau, and rad engaged every officer to
dioe with him Twas left alone.
| Mr.. E.y. Had You thofe other converfation,
mentioned by FIsjor Bruf, in which he Rates
You tn have been rumOating about grand
project, which was to make she fortunes of all
concerned? a. II is imponib!e for me to FAY
! what ccnvsrfatcns ! had with the officers o:
the g'rrifon, Especially the one whom found
IN command; bat from the circumstance al
! ready Rated. il is irpotiible hou|d have had
| ;tofe convertstioGs With Major DrUE nnentioR.
ga oy him. The Major, in order 10 iubitarti.
ate h's tale, las Affected air Of rryfery. aud
h!s imagination has iurniitsd the fcesery--for
this pn,pote he takes TIE into the woods, has US
bnntcd up by FreGchnen, then locks door
"here there was no lock, it icing fiitened ny
ncoSs and ltapce; nor va9 i nsceiiiry 10 f,ut
IT at Al, as TIE Ordinary Caa.d ct Head Quar-
tiers save two fentine's for It's protection.
Ibis locking Of the door betrayed iome con-
cert; for-I well rememher that few DAYS ago,
one OF the council of Col. Burr (Mr. MARTINI
demanded of ne emHhatc3llv, whether did
not feco'!ett being locked up in room with \
gentleman and having long convtrfat with
him Mr.. Hay. Did you ever ftlctt Major
Bruff for the prrpofc Of making Confidential.
communications or hate 10 him any thing -
Don't the Proipect OF making fortunes A. No,
never.
Col. Barr. Are you acquainted with Mr.
Bon AMI, A Magittrate of New Orleans /? a.
have no recollection of ary perfon of thst
name Mr.. Wickham called for the produc-
ton OF The original letter OF Governor Harrifon
to gen. w. from which an extract had been read.
Inc coun!el of col. Burr contenleh that as IN
extract had been read from il, they had a right,
to the whole letter, As The bed evidence They
were aTiwered by the couafcl for the u. S. that
there Was not word III the letter which had
anyrelationto NJ }jor Bruf except the paragraph
winch had been read and that the letter was
entirely private aud confidential. After forae
further Debate the Chief JuRice declared thar hc
ie't great rePugnance at the idea of producing
the letter, as twas entirely private and couE-
dental, and ne was certain that neither the let.
Ter nor the extraSt could be evidence in the
cauie but il was RUE of Law, that when an
extract was read, the whole paper mutt be read
II demanded. Ii the prettnt cafe the whole
letter InHA be PraGGced, or the extract re win
drawn.-llr. Hay remarked that gen. w. had
been drawn into the production OF the extract
by the opiuioR of the court. Geu. n. addrsf-
led the Judge, and declared that he had Pre-
ducod the extract by his permiiiion, aud that
without that permiiGon he would not nave pro-
duced 1T that he held the letter facrcdly con-
q, .spsI AZ aDl, 4 T.. ~, 81.
duce It. The CHEF Jufice directed that the
extra6 iflould be Withdrawn, and requefed
that AL thoie ~ho took notes ofthe proceedings
you'd eraie every thing which had hccn fad a.
bout the letter or the extract. iIr. Mariia
hoped that they would crate the impiciIion
from the public mind. Mr.. IVlckbnm.--You
have iaid louething about dining did YOU not
write 10 Major Braif from Klika!i;ias executing
yourfelf for not dining with him A. can.
nor recoiitcs. Mr.. WTkbam. Are you certain
the door had no lock (? II. have my clerk
here who can prove that it had no lock it wa
fatened with hooks and bolts after the French
manner. Mr.. WicAban; do you reco.leet what
gentlemen went down IN the barge with Major
Buff? A. cannot.
Mr. HIck5am. Do you recolIe9 whether
Mr. Grsiiot came with him 4. have f4id
that MIR. Gratiot, MIR. Chouteau and Mr. Sou
lard met me ; but whether they came with
Major Brif, cannot fay. Mr.. H7ckbaa1.
VIII yon FAY whether you FRI met Mr.. Chou
tsau aud Mr.. Souiard in the woods q. hav.
already Rated the clrcumfabce of their gong
out ofthe boat with me, and accom- pan ying n,e
TO St. Louis.
AIcior BrHF zva5 eaLedin and croG examined
d tire Pr2yecAtioa.
Mr. Ea2. | think you fid that YOU had to-
ken up Tome impreiiions of gen. Evilkinior's
connection with col. Burr, previous to his ari-
val at ST. Louis a. ] bad. q. Do yon re-
collect having any converfllon with an officer,
Eating that your rcaionS forinyiting gen. w. 10
dine With you, were on account of the injuries
which had been done 70 his character? A. No,
but have argued that the cropping order was
peftecliy military one, and that ne had a right
to ltiue /, but fiid nothing OF his moral cha
ratter. Nor have / fulfilled his perfccuticn of
col. Butler. have afo fld tGat be had fome
good military notions, though ] do not know
how, or IN what feryics he acquired them. q.
Do you recoIlect having any conversation with
gen. w in prefence or col. Cutting? A. What
conversation do YOU alludc 10 T.? iNr. Hay
There had been a coonels between you, long
anterior TO the arrival Of gen. w A. Yes,
had long been periecuted by the general, but
wiihed To bury the Ratchet. had been ccn.in-
ed to carlton wlthou, the liberty Of SONG out
Of it, except by the Pcrmillion of iuperlor Of
Gcer who was poltld three hundred miles dif
lance. Here is pOhcript to a letter which
proves an order to that effect from gen. w
(See note e. (Rsa5 i;) Nr Mayliu. Where