Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-03

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Rodney and George Hay, eqrs. counseyf J.
tor the prosecution:
The attorney of the di.tric, ebs.r,,,
that II was his duty TO sharge the pr,soss,
present, < upon evidence which he ,bosI,
exhibit beforsthe court, of the Grim. ~
treason against she United Sla.es, and IS
the misdemsaaor Of having prepared with
10 the Unitsd States an expedisios a,a;na.
The dominions of shs king of So
with whom the United States were then =
an,lty. 49,.
The evidence was ,hen produced. Il -,
slated Of tho record of the proceeding.
held liz ,hc cases Of Messrs. Bolman O.
Swartwout, before The circuit ceur, of ,ts
District of. Columbia. No viyo yoce ,.s,;
mony was produced, except tina. Of Mr.
Perkins which related to the arres. Of Col
Burr within the Mississippi Territory
After this evidence was laid before n.
court, MI. Hay submitted the followior
motion hurting.
$" Ths attorey of the Uaited States 10,
the Virginia district, pray, that Aaron
Burr, may be committed os the eyidenc.
nou submitted TO the Judge, in order tia,
hs ,aaay be tried at the nezt circuit cour
for this district, or at speeis! cour: 10 b.
held .fer that purpose, upon a. charge Of
trcason against the United States, and a|sa
|Sjr 2 naisde meanor ia setting oo foot with.
il the territory of the Uaitsd STATES mi,
litary expsdi,ieR. 60 be carried ON froa
thence againx the doniaione Of the kioe
o. Spain, with whom the u s. we're then
and are now at peace"
Ii wss then determined sass. q svBLrc
discussion should be held in the Capitol
this d.sy at tenio'cloek, aud thar ia the mean
time col. Burr should be admitted TO bail,
his bail 80 be bound 10 the sum Of 5000
dollars.
sMessrs. Thomas Taylor saa loac Gsm.
bic are his ssearisies.
ARREST. or. .41Ro.N. BURR
We have taken particular paips 10 aseey.
saia The correctness of the secoun: Of cola
mel BIS. arrest, which We detailed 10 our
last paper. We have eoaversso with his
escort, and it is with pleasure that wehaye
discovered the frat account to De so much
more correct than we could have dared 60
ezpse:. The following stasensSt is, hows
eyer,more complete more accnEats. mors
satisfactory.
He was arrested on the nlorning OF he
18th of February, instead of chs 81 q
March
/ We havs obtained ssketss Of shst psr
of the coua!ry, from the hands OF one 81
the eseor. from which. the sye can at
once understand sh. relative siguasion OF >
places, to each Other 10 the Spanish ilus,
and TO the road leading 10 the AsIso'ls
states. Is is certainly Impossible D. any
kind of description In words TO !sY shsss
particulars >bsfors the reader ,i,us lew
re marks may at lssss elucidats she.nos' 10.
seresting poiGts; particularly it Shsy VIII
accompany these rsmarksb b. retereucs 10
Br.dley's Assst edi.ian of bis map ol The
Us.
The tewa OF Matches, IL ,f1e Silssls'
sippl iclritery, where Aaron BUTTS o'a''
,wera dsposissd, is So the elver M'sslSsls'
pi.- =
about Two hundred miles 80 sh1 cas- q
this river is. the Tombigbce river VINCE
with oshs A!ahama river, eonspIre sS sSth
the Mehilss The Tomb gbee IS ths'"e'''
ern the Alabama the eastero ofsaea'-
Four miles below the point OF Emu ,nF'
is Fort. S,oddart, situated on the Mopn''
and ABORT 1s miles above shs Spanish e."
rida, alne. A bodyof water connects NV
lombigbee and Alabama branches a. a.,
certain distance above their point OF sopa'
sece aad forms au.islaad, OF as II mas 0s''
called, cross cut. .,r.
"A ferry leads over The Tomblgo'e I'M. INA
.ehis islaed; through this island the 'oss
yuas e ferry yer the Ahbams, NC
! The road leads To the east Of the ha0 ~"
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