The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-02-06

'eheo on as os'ng evidence upon the ts,il,.iye
trial OF the priioners when their htc or Death
al 'ine but merely as matter of pubic
| notonety, OF which all courts and myo;n,,,..
may take notice and prisna faeis prefanc the CIV
ittence OF fuch Fate of things. for the pr.l;n;
nary purpote OF iffung warrants or other ,,c.
ceis initiative to profecution by indie,mer,
The contribution expressly prcfcribes il to ,h.
Prehdent AZ duty, that " he fhall, from Tim
to time, give to the oongrefs information NJ
the hate OF the union" To give information
of an exiting Rate of rebellion. or of levx;n..
| wal" is clearly withis the terms of that dn,v
Common report, thus authenticated, nun fur.
| ~ fatisfy the terms " probable caufc" uC.,t -,
the 9th article Of the amendments--if the rxon;-
lite of that Improbable caufe" being Is fi,ppor,-
ed by cath or a6rmation," is frieIy infara
on 1t ihou'd be remembered that all the func.
tons OF the Preiident are performed under the
faneton of folemn oath. The probah,.
caufe" is further Imported by the oath Of re.
neral WIKI nton. who fwears that one of RI.
prifoners, an acknowledged confederate in mi,
confpiracy, informed him on the sotb Noven,.
Der that Burr would be at Natchez on tn. so,h
December with 1000 men, to be followed bv
1000 more. and that he could have RATED ~. oon
as eah'y as 5000, but did not think 70 prraf /.
number necei!ary. IT may he very reafoa,b,r
and naturally inferred from this information.
when the dates are compared, that at leaf the
1000 men NUT have been already entitled oo
the 3oh of November.
Mr.. Jones then offered the following mott
on:
The United States attorney for this tiiftrie an.
peareu IN court, and Informed the court thar F.
rick Bollman and Samuel Swartwout hid hAc,
ie'zed IN one of the territories Of the Y. s bx
orders of the commander of the army of ;hc r.
States as perions engaged in tre7fonablv leyyinv
war aeainft the Uated States, that the r,erfons
10 fezed were, during the lar night, bronrlr
into this county under a military gu4.d. AID
were yet detained under guard until thty con;d
be proceeded againe in due courie Of law.
that the Secretary of War had Immediately ilJ;,.
ed written orders to the officers of The quad. To
deliver thofe perfons, on demand TO the mar.
mai OF this dIftFiet ;--and the rar,hai nov.
waited tor legal authority to take charpe Of
| them. Wherefore the United States attorney
| moved the court TO ifue a warrant to arreft tbc
iaid Erick Bolman and Samuel Swartwou,. ON
charge OF treafon. in order that they NAV be
brought before the court and examined and
committed, or otherwife dealt with according
to law. And in fupport of his motion the U.
States attorney read to the conr. the depoitons
OF James Wknfon, brig adler general and COM
mauder IN chief OF tie armies OF II. S. which d.
petitions are filed in this court.
All which being read and heard, the corr,
took time till tomorrow tn coaiider of the far
| motion.
4
| No bu6nefs of national importance ha, been
tranfattea in the Houfe of Representatives for
| the lalt two days.
Agreeably to order of court, MefTrs. Bollmau
and Swartwout were again brought up, on
"Wednesday morning. In confeqnence Of the
| indifpoGtion of Judge Fitzhugh, the court wav-
| ed hearing council on the motion to commit.
| until the next day.
Yeiterday council were heard on this mott
on.
| Mr.. Key opened on behalf of MeGrs. Boil
man and Swartwout.
Mr.. Jones replied.
| He was followed by Mr.. Lee, on the part of
the accufed, who clofed his argument about 10
O'Clock in the evening, when the court adjourn
| ed.
The Attorney General (Mr Rodney will
cloie the argument this day.
We Inderfand that the Senate have poftpon
ed the further confederation of the bill autnorif
ing the erection of a bridge acrofs the river Po
tomac until the next feiiion Of CoDgrefs--Ayes
| l7--Noes 10.