Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-09
FromthsRIGHM0ND Eng UIR ER.
TRIAL
COLONEL 4. BURR.
MOTION FOR coNaiTMsar
1 EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCE:
coSr lsuED.
THysspAy, Sept: a.
T HvRspAy, Sep. q.
Richard Male.

ton. ,I,sa The obiec. was 10 diyidc the states
bu The back bone. the Allegheny including
mario Is Georgia, Tennessee, kentncky ana
al.,hr Wsslsrn counlry. to establish sc'
pasase govsrrmsas o. ma. s'cS = a's
meuntaia, by which means the money at
riaipg from, the sale Of the lands would DC
keat among them. Easksdh.m where was
tobe their capital. He said he expected IS
Lexington, Keotocky. asked HIM e
congress would not be opposed 10 II. lie
said he cxnccsed not; ba, Is was immase.
rial whether they wesc or nor, "a one
cannon on the mountains would keep on
a.! the forces they could send. ! lsis
Wood coun,y on the ooh October with a
drove of hogs for Alexandria, which TT.
Biannerhassr,s aud my son, M Eianner.-
hsssets's oversecr, had purchased 10 part
neYship a week or Two before started
mr gisunefhassets went down the river
and never saw him, till met him in this
place,
IN the latter end of October last, re.
.-;yed letter from MIR Madison request
mo li,as would pass ,hroughthe westefn
couotry on nv return TO New Orleans.
know not whs.hsrat be proper 70 asss'gu
70 the court the reasons OF ehis wish. Is
NAY seryc however TO explainmy conduct
;oshe western country. Mr. Madison *as
cd 70 me. as a reason of this request, that
.rovernmeot had received Information from
sarious quarters that a project was on
foot % sever the union or TO lnvaae shs
territory of Spain.
My. Wickham objected 10 this explains
sion.
JHitness. II was to show that acted IN
ohsdience 10 nv duty as an officer ar =
Nr.. Wickham. Whs.. Office did you
hold !? A was secretary of the Orleans
territory. When l arrived at Marietta q.
bou, the middle of November, made
enquiries, & heard perhaps what it may no,
be proper to stare. Mr.. Duyal called on me
saad informed me that Mr.. Blannerhassest
had JUST arrived with him and would wait
upon me. After passing the usual con-.
pliments and expressing his pleasure at see
ing me, he begged leave to read to NE
.cersaiu letters he had received by captain
Elliot of the Western country who had
Just returned from Pittsburgh Ar, Bian.
nerhassett made many enquiries relative
30 Comfore Tyler, Dean aud Butler, and
the preparations which they were making
!. for their expedition down the river; what
number of nen and settlers they had OBJ.
5 gained. mr.. Elliot gave himao understand
that sthere would be more settlers than
there would be boats for them. When
Blannerhassett received this inform alton, he
observed that they could descend in his
boats as hcsha d more boats than men
Before Mr.. Elliot Quilted the room Mr.. b.
handed me letter which he said he had
received a few Days before from col. Burr
10 Kentucky. Shall state my recollscti.
on Of the contents of that letter?
Mr.. McRae. Do you believe the letter
20 have been col. Burr's? A. I believed
il was col. Bnsr's writing for although /
had never seen col. Burr write, YET
had seen several letters said TO have been
written by col. Burr. merely me8sion
this letter 10 show thar il gave riseso a
conversation between Mr.. Blanneihasse,.
and myself. relative to the contents ofthis
letter. The conversation was somewhat
dcsultory; nor do ! particularly recollece
the order in WHICH the several topics were
introduced. In general ! recollect thar
Mr.. Blannerhassett animadyer,ed upon
the Conduct pursued towards col. Burras
Frankfort; stating his belief however thas
this conduct was not authorized by the
government. He mentioned that col. B.
! had purchased from col Lysch. think a
ces'a'n par. OF baron Bas,rop's grant 10 the
terrnory otOrleans. He stated also that
ne was to have an interest 10 this purchase
and seemed DESTROYS of impressing on my
mind belief, that the obiec, Of his prepa.
rations was the set,leunens Of this land.