The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-12


The Jury were then fwsrn and conilted Of the fol-
lowing irdiyit,sls
orris Payne il Carter b. Berkeley,
Iames bootrignt. Robert McKim,
Obadiah Garthr eh,, Robert Gordon,
John Murphy, lanes Penn,
YIN. Bentley, Tel- Bowl.s
fesns3us Smith, Thomas Lewis.
The clerk then role TO read the indictment, TO
which MIR. Bots objected. He faid that it was the
province oil the attorney hin,leif, read his in
d'etment. Mr. Hay replied, tha, iuch the
uual practice and after ihort converlation was
read by the clerk in the following terms:
CIRCUIT COURT OF The BNIrrp STATES or
AaISicA. FOR raE FIFTH CIRCUIT AND DIS
TRIcr OF VIRGINIA.
DISTRICT or VIRGINIA, TO WY:
ne grand inqueit of the United States OF Amer
ca, IN and for the body OF the dirit of Virginia up
on their oath, do preent, thae Aaron Burn, afe sf
the City of New York aud diftrict of New York,
attorney at law, did, the tenth day of December,
in the year of Lord one tn ,4(and eight hundred
and Tx, within the juriidiaon cf the United States
to wit; at 4 certain liland in the river Ohio called
Biannerhaiietts Iisnd, in the County Of Wood, with
IN the ditrid of Virginia aforetaid, and within the
jurdietion of this court, with force and arms begin
certain military expedition, be carried OH from
thence againi the don,inions Of foreign prince,
wit: the don,inions Of the King of Spain the faid
iaid kng OF Spain, againi the form of the aute in
iueh Gale made aud provided, to the evil example OF
all Others IN like cafe offending, and agant the peace
oil tee laid United States and their dignity and the
juror. atoreiad, upon their faid oath, do, farther
preient, that the aid Aaron Burr a,erward TO wi,
OH the iad tenth day of December in the year Of our
Lord one thouiand egh hit hundred ard fix, and with
IN the Jdrlidiction OF the iad United States, wit
at Certain Eand, in the river Ohio called Blanuer-
in If 10 ,be
tric OF Virginia atoreiad and within the jurifdiaon
oil TINS court, with force and arms, did fet on foot
certain military enterprise, TO be carried on frcm
thence agants the territory of foreign Prince, to
wit: the territory Of the King of Spain the frid u
nired States then and there being at peace with the
laid King Of Spain, aganf the form of the fla,ute.
IN iueh cafe made and provided, to the evil example
OF all others, IN like cafe offending and againH the
peace o. the fad United States and their dignity :
and the Jurors aiorefad upon their OATH do farther
Preient, that the laid Aaron Burr, afterwards; TO
wit: on the iaid tenth day of December, in the year
OF our Lord one thoufand eight hundred and fix with
IN the juriidiction of the fad United States 10 wit
at certain land in the river Ohio, called Banner
haietts Hand, which is in the County of Wood in
the diliria OF Virginia aioreiad aud within the iu
rdcfion of this court, did with force and arms fe,
on loot certain other military enterprise to be
red on from thence again the territory of foreign
Prince, to wit: againtt the Province of Mexico in
North America; the faid Province of Mexico, then
and there being the territory of the King of Spain
and the laid King Of Spain then and there being a,
peace with the laid United States, againa the form
OF the a.ute in iuch cafe made and provided to the
evil example OF all others, in like cafe offending and
again the peace of the fad United States and their
dignity, and the jurors aforefad upon their oath do
farther prefent, that the fad Aaron Burr, afterwards
to VT: on the faid tenth day of December, in the
year OF our Lord one thouialId eight hundred and
TX, within the jurdaion Of the faid United States
to wit: at Blannerhshet;s Hand in the river Ohio,
which Hand is in the county Of Wood, in the dGria
sforefaid, and within the urifdiion of this court
did, with force and arms provide the means to witt
boats, men, rroyiions, fire, arms, gun Pc wder bull
lets, leaden bars and other military munition for a
certain other military enterprise TO be carried or
from thence againt the domnions of foreign Prince
to wit; againl the dorninious of the King of Spain
the t2i United States then and there being at peace
with the laid King Of Spaig agant the form of the
tatute in fuch Gale made and provided TO the evil ex
ample OF all others i'll like cafe offending, and againa
the peace OF the iad United States and their dignity
and the Jurors atore!ad, upon their fad oah do far
Their Preient that the fid Aaron Burr, afterwards.
to wit: the flid tenth day of December, in the
year OF our. Lord one thoufand eight hundred aud
iix within the urdelion of the faid United States
TO wit: at an Hand in the river Ohio, called Blsh
nerhaiiett's Hand, in the county of Wood and dif
tr9 Of Virginia, and within the iurilditaon of Til,
court, did, with force and arms, prepare the means.
to wit: boats, men, Provi(ons firearms, qan.pow-
der, bullets, eaden bars, and other military nuniti
on, for certain other military expedition, TO be car
Fied on from thence againR the Province oC Mex Co
in North America the fAid Province of Mexico
then and there being the territory of foreign Prince
to wit: the territory Of the King of Spain and the
ia,d United States, then and there being at peace
with the iaid king Of SPAIN againlt the form of the
iatute in iuch cafe made and provided, to the evil
example OF all Others, in like cafe offending, and A.
ga.nA the peace of the aid United States and their
dignity; and the jurors aforeaid upon their faid oath
do farther pre.ent, that the iad Aaron Burr after
wards, to wit the fsid tenth day of December II,
the year oil lord thoulsnd eight hundred and
Tx within the juriidicion Of the aid United States
TO wit az an Hand in the river Ohio, called Ban
nerhalietts Hand i'll the county of Wood and dirid
OF Virginia aforefaid, and within the urifd6tion of
this court did with force and arms provide the means
to wit: boats, men, provons, firearms, gun-pow.
der, balls, lcaden bars, and other military rnur5tion.
for certain other military expedition to 8 carried on
from thence againh the dominious Of fome foreign
Pate, to the Jurors aforeIaid yet unknown, with
whom the United States then and ;here at peace
again the form OF the latBte in futh cafe made and
provided to the evil example Of all others in Ike ca
and againh the peace Of the fad United
States and their dignity ald the jurors aforelad up
on their iad oah do farther prernt that the faid Aa
ron Burr, afterwards, to wit, the faid tenth day
Of December, in the year Of our lord one thouland
eight hundred and FIX, within tie iurldi1ion of the
fsd United STATES, wit. at BlannerhaHett's Hand
in the river Ohio in the county of Wood and dpria
Of Virginia afofefad, aud within the iurifdision of
rhis court, did with force and arms et an foot GER
or he riaI r..