The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-10
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Mir. Bolts. Who originally dsvifed the cypher
nat You hold in your hand Che Hierogly-
phics) MAS deviitd partly by myieif aud partly
ey capt. Campbell Smith. MFR. Bolts. Are yo,
iureit WAS in 1896, in which that part was de-
V'ied a think faid in 1895 or l796, but
could rot atccrtsin which. But, advertng to
! the motives which induced me to form it, +
;! think 1t was in 1894. Mr. Bolts. Are there
( no circumstances which can enable you to az.
certain the time? a could have proved with
certainty, the time, If a witnefs whom had
iummoned had attended. Here is another CIV.
! pher made by capt. Smith in 1871 ; and the
literoe'yphcs representing the Pre!ident and
Vice-Preildcnt are the fame with thofe ufed in
the cypher with col. Burr.
! Col Burr. Whs; was the mode adopted by
you of tending round the pr'foners, b. pub
nc vsticis! No. My plan was 70 engage par-
| lagos on board private veilts, and to lay in 4
double ftock of flores for their accommodation.
Col Burr. When did your dfpatches go on
board the veflels? Can you afcer,ain the time?
n Not without recurring to my corrs fpondence
M' Writ. You had been for many years in ha-
BITS OF intimate correspondence with col Burr
Il Yes.
MONDAY, Sept. as, 1907.
The coprt did not fit on this day in confc.
quence or the indhpoiition of col Burr.
TUESDAY, Scpt. goth.
The examination of the oitnef1es was refpm
ed on she part of the United States, altho' col.
Burr was ft'il unable TO attend on account of his
indifpotion.
MIR. Graham obferved that when he was be.
tor the court the other day, he had omitted, he
believed, to detail part of converfati,n which
he had with MIR. Blennertafctt. He was ALTO
aPprchcntive that he had not been 70 explicit in
relation to his convsrfaiion with gen. NeviI as
ne could have wiilled.. He therefore requefted
permifion of the court to add a few obiervati-
ons by way of explanation.
He lad that BlenHerhalIttt obferved in tn.
couric Of their conversation, that both O, Burr
and himf,lf believed that the people Of the
Wehern country would be benefited by iepa
ration OF the uncn but they had fonnd that
they were not ripe for the neafurc and a. thew
had no perional views, they were not d;foofe{
to haften she event. underlood him y, mean
that the people 1.-THE Weftern country were not
ripe for the meaiure. think Mr.. Benuerhaf
felt went on 20 fay that this was an event which
muf happen but of this am not 70 certain.
This conversation took place at Marie :. mfr.
Hay. AZ what period of the conversation A.
Al the fri couyerfation. Indeed lad hat one
convention with him. Our frhfs quent inter-
views and conversations were merely cafual.-
Mr.. Hay. Was it at the frit par Of your on
vefid1ipn.with him No. Towar IS the clofe
and after rad informed him that was al &C,
credited agent Of the government.
bsvc fonle reafon TO relieve that may have
hscn niiundernood with reflect TO what faid
relative to gen Nevill. Col Burr had alkcd be-
fore what converfation had about a gentleman
in the neighhorhood of Ptiiburg, before the
grand jury; wi,ront mentioning his name. The
alluhon was underitood to be to gen NevilI &c
whencvcrI mention the name Of a gentleman
Is my with, to fate every circumffzncs which
occurred as nearly as poilibe. My recoIIeeti-
with 10 81,
Alter detailing the conversations which he had
had with Others, he fad that there had been
itrong prejudice againit col Burr about Pittf-
ourg that the people there were attached to
the union, and helievedthat col Burr had inte7 I'd.
ed to fep.ratc it. Afterwards he faid there
was reafon to believe that the expedition was
medItated aganft The SpaniardS, and his Wits
might DE more weIcOme.
Gr@ Eaton requefed permffion to introduce
a letter which he had jun received from Sirbbeu
Pynfbon, efq of Brimfrld, Mafachufetts, Iitst,
ing with precitinn feversl circumstances with
reiPect to iuhjea, Of which he had before
ipokcn dOubtfu'ly. See the letter at the end of
gen Eaton's evidence. (Mr Wckham ] muft
protef} aglnlt fuch courle of proceeding. Mr.
Hay. This letter prcfume, relates 10 the toaf
ne gentlemen have over and over again inter-
roFattd gen Eaton, with refpeG to that
soait ; and now when he is able to fate with
W. bidlCIIdi tHCuNlldUCe III TSidtI-
on to u, we are told that they do not with to
hear it.)
Ces Eaton. From this letter am enabled to
Rate, that when paifed thro' Wilmington, in
the month of December, 1905, on my way to
the Borthword, there was fome intimation that
this prciect of Operating the union was in en-
bryo. A public dinner was given to cap y Ca
tur and uyfeIf in Georgetown; and am pref
ty certain that this toaf was once given and orr
ginally there. As | paGed thro' Phil fometime
about The Goth of December, an application
was made to me by gentleman whole name
preume, am not at liberty TO mention here.
mir Martin. We requet hia name onG.hag
Dayton, faid gen Eaton.) lie old me there
was project of revolution 10 the Weftern
country aud hinted at general revolution, and
iaic he ihould Introduce me to Gel Burr. had
an interview with col Burr, hut he did not 70
70 fully into the fubjeet as gen Dayton had dore;
he talked much of war and eu,erpriZe, and of
an expedition agsInf the Spaniards and here
the conversation ended at that time. I paGfsd
on to the Northward and entered the viIsee
in which lived and having received many c.
Whites from my fellow.citizens and neighbour,
gave an entertainment in return At which
gave this toah. / was itilI ignorant Of the exc
tent of the projed, nor did pohtively know
that col Burr was the chief mover. On fnyre-
turn to the city of Wilmington, col Burr laid
open TO me his whole views, as have before
Rated. Then 1t was that wrote on for the pa