The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-10

net was at their jrea, or the dagger of their ssin
at their lde; TO lels dangerous ltuatcn can plead
their execute: Wi!kipfon, in telling this unlikely
a'e inIehds hot only execute for his Illegal
aeis, but it laying thoie he has injured fus
mo il you dare(6}--.l here cntrerehed in N Or
e4h, in the favor OF the exccutvethe governor jud
ges are my creatures-you cannot injure me. How
long he will rstilain thus feeure, will ref with the
PRECEDENT.
Wilkinon in his long fulfomc panegyric himfelf
pubilhed in the Aurora Of the 23d infant letter
from New Orleans (or his tricks OF this kind
well known pafs) has difcovered from hsfpy, who
had it in confidence from the friends of COL Burr,
that was fent to New Orleans, and tn meet the
col. at Bayau Pierre, on the l2th January. Unfor-
tuna,ey for this tale which feens to have been fabr
Gated after my arrsf-Major Floyd and Mr.. Ralaon
will declare they have never fpoken to the fub
ljee-but rcosn to juafy myfelf, where cannot be
accuied twas necelary alledge fomethng agsinit
ME- Wilkinfon and his fpies and other confidential
men, have made me general, and given me army
OF 1000 men, 1000 more than Icould have needle
and this roo without coniuting me, whla was
harmeisly diverting myfelf in the uninhab,ed can
iwaNps in Wea Florida three or four hundred miles
out OF the road leading from Nahville to Orleans.
| What can they not Go Bonaparte can conquer ar
mics fait his enemie. can rale them. But Will
kinion and his friends both rale and conquer
them in the fame breath without powder ball.
have fuffered 5ecaufe the dfcovery has been made
| iince my arreit. I, feems have committed ano-
Their very great perfonage in this city, has decla-
red publicly, that Adair the mot impuden of all
the confpirators; for he had iad to the rt man he
met in New Orleans, that the commander in chief of
the army was villain, and Spanilh fry, and that
he Adair expected to find the city in pcafion of his
Catholic maeGy.
With due Iubmiflion, will correet this latemen,,
which preiume came from Wilkinlon, as was told
lie repeated it the fame evening I was Confined.
When ] was repeatedly told in the public room, a.
niongt gentlemen, acquaintance and lrangers; that
| Wilkinton had denounced as a traitor, and de-
oiared me at the head of army coming to attack
that city f; cooy anfwered that reports were diff
ferent IN different countries; that in Kentucky the
people were more afraid of Wkinfon than Burr be
cau!s many Of them believed him to be in Spanil,
pay a gentleman (ponting to fnall in the
room) oblsrSed to me, take what you fay, that
man is iPy you from the general, and would not
be iurpriied you confined for that before night
aniwered with perhaps fome warmth, let him con-
line me and be Id, defpife his power For this
have lufered, for this have been impriloned had
before been perfecu,ed for faying MIR. --- did
not IN my opinion Poiefs talents than every
ther man in the u. States. ought 20 have known
the danger OF fPeaking freely Of great a,know-
ledge my imprudence ; but cannot repent of my
Inns; have iuffered, but have done no one aa for
So far as know believe of the intentions Of COL
Burr land my enemies will agree am not ignorant
on TINS iubJee they were to prepare and lead
petition into Mexico predicatsd a war between
the two governments (S) without war he knew be
could DO nothing (s) On This taking place. he ca
enlated with certainty well from the policy of tie
eaure at this time, from the poiitive aurances of
w nkinion, who feemed have the power to force it
In his own hands. This continued TO be the obeet of
col Burr, until he heard of the venal and ihamefu
bargain made b. Wikinfon the Sabine river-ths
information he received foon after the attempt to ar
Te hun IN Frankfort. He then turned his attention
altogether towards strengthening himief on the Waf.
ehIta, and waiting favourable crGs thought
tue rs OF theie Objects honorable and worthy the at
tention OF any man; but was not engaged in it-ny
political as well private purfsits forbid me from
taEing part until it was over; nor did ever be-
heve notwithstanding Wilkinfons waggering letters
to me OH that iubJecf, which may be feen that war
would take place-this opinion formed LAT winter
IN this city In the iecond object of COL Burr had
no interel have faid was not engaged in either.
1t had, the fri Dep uft have been 10 engage mem
could do nothing without. call upon Wikiulon
and ms friends to produce Jingle man that have
attempted to engage in any enterprise whatever am
not the Ppog'it ot col. Burr OO)he can defend him.
eh only peak OF his intentions 70 far as thew relate
to myfef My buEnefs in New-orleans did ~, -se
qulre my Preence there till the latter part of Ianuar
conequentiy took the crcuitous route I have h.
fore decribed 10 far this itatement relates NV inn
priionment am ready ateit it before anv trim
nal. 1t remains with thofe who have the mower m
lay how long Wilkinion lhall remain fecure fas he
boalts) IN New-Orleans, when he will be nlaced
within the reach of the civil law
JOHN ADAIR.
City Of WejSiagfon, ]