Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-06
CoMMUNEc ALTON.


Tavern, in this city, on Monday last, was
continued or, Tuesday at The capitol, be-
fore the chief justice Of the Uni,sd States,
and inslhc presenes of an immense as
semblsge Of the ci,izsns. Col. Burr had
been recognized to appear at 10 o'clock.
At half past ten he presented hlraself be-.
fore the judge, and Wieh some. degree OF
emotion apoiogised for the apparent delay,
declaring he had misaPprehsndsd ths hour
at which he was bound TO appear. The
Judge then adjourned from The Court
room to the hall Of the house Of dele.
gates, for the better accommodation OF
the spectators. v-,..,
(Grea, complaint has been made about
The private. examination al the Eagle.---
Some have branded it with the eplthess of
g . secret and unprecedented proceeding,
NOT unlike ths preces, Of a Spanish laqal-
sitien." The facts are. said TO pc, lhai
whenthe attorney tor the district applied
60 the chief justice for warrant, Snme
conversations. ensued on the manner OF ex.
animation Mr.. Marshall observed tha, II
was. ind fercnr to hin whetherit ives hela
at the capitol or the Eagle. Mr.. Ha. 90.
jected TO she latter, that 40 room was suf
6ciens!y large 10 recsive the crowd thai
would attend, which would DC source OF
considerable Inconvenience. MIR. VI. OBJ
served ,hae this difficulty cosid be obvi-
ated BY having the exam naiioa in private.
To which Mr.. H. assenlsd, ON he condi
ton, that if ,here were discussion BY
counsel. they should adjourn 10 the CAPT
sot. The evidence TO be adtnced was 81
ready before the public, On the exaa,na.
ton, it was agreed that discussion was
necessary. Mr.. Hay then moved for an
adieusnment 70 the capitol In which ar,
range men, col. Burr's council lmuedis.ely
acqaieseed.
Mr. Hay. attorney for the u. S. inshe
disiries of Virginia. opened The esacn'ua
tion, and in speech of considerable
| length and great persplcony, eafoFsed che
reasons which induced him TO believe sol.
BurFguilty OF the charg Witch had BEEN
ailedged agsirs, him. These were the
same as stated 10 Tie last Enquirer, vis:
Isl. The setiing on fonssahd p >vidjeg ne
| means for mira, y0exp ,di:iop against be
territories OF aation III whom she l..
S were. at peace; and 2dly. Far High
Treaso1 against the II. 5
! He cited Blackstone Com nnentaries 10
shew taat on mere ques ion 10 commit
person accused of a crime, morning more
was necessary than to s7ew a prtb sbth,y
that he had been guilty Of it. 10 require
noresin this lnsap'en' stage of he proceed.
ipgs, particularly IN a country O. sach
thin population and expensive territories as
the u. S. would bs to hald out an saviia.
ton TO perpera,e crimes with a eer,ainty
of avoising punishment. In support of:
these charges, the testimony Of ga Ea-
ton the deposition of gen. sWllkipsou,.
and the disclosures made 10 him by Bolls,
/ man aad SWartwout WIRE relied Oh. Ihe
reasonable intentions of col Barr b1lag
clearly established, enough appeared 10
renderis highly probable, that he had com.
mitted The overt act requredby The con.
s,ltntion TO CONSTITUTE the cHeuee> 10 adj
dision to this testimony, his flight from
the Mississippi territory, and The evidence
of major Perkins, by whom he was con
Quoted from the Tomblebee, ,asere he
was apprehended, ,oshis place, s,sung bis
attemp. TO appeal 70 a magistrate in she
state of South Carolina, were adduced as
strong circumstances to provs-h his guilt. :
Mr. Hay addueed ether reasons fpr q
commitment among others shasih exc
cutives and legislatures Of Ohio and Ken.
tacky had sanctioned by their own acts the
probability OF some reasonable conspira.
cyl
sMr. Burr's attempt 10 escape from the
hands Of his escort is thus represented
In passing through the town Of Chester in
S. G. the FIRST town of any size thar hey
visited, Mr.. B. suddenly alighted from his