Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-25

weapons; as we'll offensive as defensive.
being then and there unlalfsllv, malici
I ously and lraitorously assembled and gath
Iered together. did9alsely arl srailorousl,
I assemble and join shemseiWs together d
gains. the said u. S. and hen and there
viii, force andsarms did falsdy and traitor
ously and in warlike and hIs.ile manner
array ap1 dispose theEselva' against th'
~. S. and then and there, sha is to say, OF
the day aad the year aforesaid. at the
island aforesaid, commonly. cllled Blanner
hasses.'sisland, 10 the county aforesaid Of
Wood. within the Virginia district aod
! the jurisdiction of this sccurt, In pur
suance of such their ,.a:,o.ons intention:
and purposes aforesaid. he the card Aaron
!. Burr, with thessaid persons so as aforesaid
i,rai.orously assembled AND armed and ar,
rayrd in manner aforesaid, most wiekediy
raaliciously add traitorously did ordain,pre
pare and levy war against the said ~. S
contrary TO the duty of their said allegi
ance aud fidelity, against the constitution,
peace and dignity ofFthe said U. S. aud =
gaiast the form of the act Of the congress
OF the said US. in such case made aud pro-
rvided.
And tie grand Inquest Of the United
States of America for the Virginia district,
upon their oaths aforesaid, do further pre-.
seut, thar the said Aaron Burr late of the
city of New York. aud state Of New York
attorney at law, beingan inhabitaat of, and
residing within thc United States aud ow.
ing allegiance and fidelity to the same u.
States, no, having the fear of god before
his eyes nor weighing the -du,y of his said
allegiance, but being moved and seducsd
hy the ins,igation of the devil, wickedly
devisirs and intending the peace aud tran.
guilty Of the said y. S. to disturb and to
stir, msve and excite resurrection, rebel
lion and war against the said y. s. on the
eleventh day Of December, IL The year q:
our Lord one ,hnnsaud eighthandred and
si-, ., certain place called and knows by
the name of Blannrrhassesa's Island. ia the
county of Wood aoa dis,tict Of Virginia
aforesaid, and wishio the Jurisdiction Of
this court, with force and arms ualawfu!ly
falsely, malciously and sraitorousiy did
compass; imagine ard intend 20 raise and
,svy~vav, insuvrsc,iou aaa scb2lhon agaiost
the said US. and in order 90 fulfil and
bring 20 eR-ct the said Iaiiorous compass
aings, imagnatiaus and inseo,iens Of him
the said = Borr. he the said A. P1rr. sf-
,erwasds, TO wit, On the,said last mention
ed day Of D.csaabcr 10 the gear one thou.
sand eight hundred and SIX aforesaid, al =
certain place commonly called aod kaown
by the name Of Blannethasse,'s island, ia
,he said county of, Wood 10 the ,is,r;c. eli
Virginia aforesaid, and within the ;;uris.
1iction of this court. with Que other grea,
multitude CT persons, whose Mares a. pre-.
sent are unknown to the grand inquest a.
iosesaid, 20 9 great number, to Wit, to the
nunbrr of thirty persons and upwards,
armed and a.rsyed 10 a.wa,llke manner,
tina, IS TO say, with gans, swords and difss
and other warlike weapons, as wei, oaen.
sive as defensive /; beiog than and there TN.
lawfully. fnaliciously and tra!ioronsly as,
senbled andgaiaered.;o together, did falsely
and traitorous!y assemble and ,!n ,hera.
selves together against the sid =. S. and
then aud there with force of arms did false.
ly and ,raitoreusly and in awarllke and
hostile. manner array ard dispose them,
selves agains, the said Uu;.ed States. and
then and ttts-re. thA. is 10 say, oo the day
aud in sac year last mentioned at the island
aforesaid and in the county Of " God .fere.
said, in tho Virginia district and within III:
Jurisdiction Of this court, in pursuance o.
such their traitoraus in,ee,ions & purposes
sfe1esaid, he the said Aaron Burr with slas
said persons so as aforesaid, sraisorously
assembled ard armed & arranged in man
ner aforesaid, most wiekediy. maliciously
add ,raitofouslY, dc, osda'o, prepare ane
levy var against the said United States, s