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

Ger from Mr. Mad'fon, requefing that would nal
through the Wehern county, on n,y ,ouy. 20 New
Oreans--l know not whether il be proper to aITiv,
IN the Coa!s t'ie reafons o. this win T. may ferv
however to explain my conduct in the N'eRern CON,
fy.--hir Madifon hated to me. as reafnn of Ri;
, Te1ueh, that government had received inrorma,o,
IRON various qsrters that proje on foot 20 f.
Yer the Union Q! To invade ,ire territory of
MIR Wief5om objected TO this explanation -N,S,.t
IL was TO flow that had aeted in obedience 70 m,
duty as an officer Of the government. MIR VickL,r
What Office did ysu ho!,i a. was f-cretarv of,hs
Orleans Terri'ory-Whsn arrived at Marietta. a
bout the middle Of Noven,hsr, made enquiries and
heard what it may not perhaps be prop.r 70 nate -
MIR Duvai called aud informed me tina, Mr.
Blenne'hailgtt had ua arrived with him and YouJ
wait upon ME. After pai,ing the uiua commitments
and expreiing his plesiure at feeling me- he her,ed
leav. to read TO certain letters which he had re-.
ceived by Captain Elliot of the Wencrn country ,yho
lad juH returned from Pr;furg. MIR B.nnerhal =,
made n'asy enquiries relative to Comror, TYLER
Dean and Butler and the preparations which they
were making Tor their expedition down the river (:
what rambler OF men and ir;ters they had obtained
MIR Ellio, gave him to rnderl.ard that there would
be more fetttrs than ;here wonI be beats for them.
When BennerhrGitt received this information, he
bbi.Fyed that they could defcerd in his beats as he
had more boats than men. Before Captain E!lct
qsisted the room, Mr. Bienne, malIat. handed me
letter, which lie faid he had received few dsyst.-
fore from, Col BUR- in Kentucky. Shall fate nv
(recolie6ion o. ti,e contents cfthat letter? Mr. Ie
Rec. DO you b.icve the letter to have been Col
Rurr's a. believed i, Col Burrs writing: for
though had never feep Col Burr write vet had
isenmany letters laid to be written by Col Burr.
merely mention this letter how that Il gave rife 70
eorvtriAtian betwesn Mr. Beur'rhsil II & nsyl.lf
relative to the contents Of this letter The CONVEX
faton ionewhat Il, ultory; nor do Ipart;cu!ar.y
recolec the orJer in which the Ievera topics were
introduced. In general recoI,e6t, tia, Mr. B!ca.
nerhaett anuiaGv, RED upon the cordua purified TO-
wards Col Burr at Frankfort, Eating however his
belief that this conduct not authorized By the
government. He mentioned thar Col Burr had rur
ehafea from Col Lynch, think Il certain part of the
Baron Bafirop's grant i'll the Territory of Orleans
He Hated alto that he was have all ntsreit in This
Furehafr, and iremed delrous of np-eiiing on my
mind belief that the obje g of his preparations was
the fettement OF this land, but cauuos recoe4
that in the courfe of csver.aten he did poitively
vow it. His obj-a feemed TO be avoid an expI;c,
aVowai but he iaii that they avowrd that this was
h, their ol'irH that it legal one and govern
n.ept wJrd lave right interfere until it was
a!certair ed that they (nreaning Col Enrr and HIM
feii asI underlteoi had Interior obj-et He con-
tended that they hada right to 60 towards this OBJ.
jeSi with inn fuch preparations they thought pro
rer. This was al opinion in which | did rot aequi-
Gee. made few enquiries; hut he admitted in the
cour.e o. eonverfa,on that lie building boats for
the expedition in which he engaged with Col
Burr that ne was engaging young men, Jingle and
without families 20 go down armed; he iaid they
would have no cannon, but they wcuid have rifles.
He hated in the eourfe Of oonverfa,ion, the uCe to
which theie rifles mi sht be applied: rel the IN
dams ana Spanards 10 Kill game. IL is juitice
Mr. BenHerhaHctr to add, that he faid, lie d,d no,
fpeit men to GO; that he took fiIeh only pleaied
to go; ard that he did not expect more than 800
men would go with him. He lated alto tina, lie was
what had heard after my arrival Marietta, and
from the manner in which Mr. Bennerhafiett entered
my room and made thefe communications, was ra-
ther induced to believe that re conceived nre TO he
one oil the party. q. Why i!cm his manner a. My
acquaintance with him before was flight; and yet he
was extremely polite to me; aud rxprefsd how hap
Py he would be at ieuing me in his own kouie. For
IeaiDn' hch 1t is unnectfary to take up the time OF
the Court with, was anxious to undeceive MIR.
j. eAnerh5hett. | aiStd him, il he had ha;eh that
vas one oil the parry. He faid, that he had; and
that he had underlood 70 from Colnpel Burr
When ailured him, was not, ne expr q comii,ic-
Tabie iurrrizs, not by verbal declarations but by the
married. AIR al his count-nancc. He ohlerved to NE
that did nor know Cot Burr, and paiItd fume euo-
gums upon him; and ai&sd ne ii, very in,prcfive
manner, hether had not heard Of an Alteration
" Ne" Orleans for the invaEon of Mexico. tsld
him, that had not, aud ! venturrd to aillr. him.
that there was no uch AiToca,ion there. He tciI
ie that there Certainly wac, aud that about 500 men
had hgned to iuch AhJciation hl; tat " as lis
expedition, Tor tie purpoe Of invading, Mexico Al.
tsr hsdsePcated 'y thorough !ion cha. there
va uene ineh, aud aligned the fa2 of lis bling De.
e@iSed ab " mr. as pfsiurptve r,aicn Why he
hou!d be deceived about others. he told thae he
Lad obtained this information from Mr Bradford.
ConhderivQ Mr. Benuerhallc:,at that tianc as de-
lnded man, enieavorsd to draw him OF from the
rnd-rtak ~, in which lie as engaged and eonlGer-
st,r-y t.. 4 r. l.
prevent than puGi.I lueh o.teTprEes ON the Ohio
Informed him, tina: 10 far roa heirg concerned in
the plan, wasan agent Of the government au'iori-
fed 20 qI're into he 81 IS rra:ivc dis enterprise
in the Wciern country ard take iuch ites might
he nece!llry Tor rePrrlilg IT, / then Hatcd to him.
trom rrat,ns drlw I5on CU EuTt's viiit New Or
leans in the preceding urncer, from the Information
which goverDmen, had received, and frou the nature
of the preparations which MIR III. hnlfelf was then
making, 7v5y believed thar the obiea Of Col E. was
elr attack the territories Of the United States
or tho!s Of Spain, | afIured him at the fame time
that any coe6sion combination Of armed men on
the OhiU would under thel= circuniiances be conf.
dered violation Of the laws AMI Iepreffed accor-
dngly. He again cnn;enIed tho they mad right to
go down the river, they thought proper, inaiu,ueh
Vas ;hey avowed the fcttlement Of the Ouachta which
was a legal Object Though could not agree oil
this point he aiked me whether there would be any
Digestion oppof;ion made to tiofe men, il they
went down in Lna;i parties. | gave him to under
hanI, that this would depend upon circumstances, but
that when they were cole GlC1. they would be afret-
ed, and the enterprise would end III the ruin & di-