Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-30

the men and arms which / have already
irelated. That evening ION the Soth Dec,
captain B;ssell sentfor me 10 his quarters
and told me, he Was going to advise me,
! what i was to do he advised me never &c
} forsake colonel Burr, that he .world do
some thing for re fie told me, that il e.
yer colonel Burr got on Heid OF battle ne
! yer 10 leave HIM on the ground. At the
same time he mage nc present Of a sill
I yer breast-plate. That evening went to
captain Bissel's for my furlough. He gave
me Through, with Il letter To general Will
kinson, to be delivered by colonel Buir.
Colonel Burr lad. then started, and was
20 give him the letter as spon as over
took him. On the 31st December, being
the day for muster and inspection, asked
| captain Bissell if / was To show my CLOTH
ing said they We're all packed up and
/ on board. He told me Unjust borrow some
for inspection, which l accordingly did,
agreeably to his orders. Whilst the men
were on parade, / went to his lady's quar-
ters, 10 take my leave, and on NY return,
| captain Bissel having brought tie men to
a ground. He told me, q Dunbaugh,
wish you success, let you go where you WIN -
! wanted TO see DR.. futile, before went,
AID captain Is, told me, ii | had no parti-
cular business, 1 had better go on, and if a
| ny one asked me where l was going,
was to say, was only going a few
miles down the river, aud that / was COM
ing back again. There was one'of colonel
Dnrr'S boats with eight hands to take me
TO him.
We overlook colonel Burr on the 1st ia
nuary ar New-Madrid. handed him the
letter for general Wilkinson, and he broke
lit open. told him, the letter was forge
neral Wilkinson. He asked pardon, took
me into his cabin, and scaled it up. i ask
cd him, what boat 1 was to go in, and he
SAID, In his own as ITS accommodations
were better than in any other. We LEFT
J New Madrid about II or ID o'clock that
! day (ist Jan.) Andrew Wool, remained
at New-Madrid, and Plumb and Waiter
! Davidson, who had been sent en- to enlist
men, got on board the boats; and MIR Hop
kins WIS left in their placesto enlist. Al
ter we got into the stream, keei boat came
along side and touk colonel Burr into ID
neither boat some hundred yards off. saw
him on the bow OF that boat giving some in
structions, bat ] could rot hear him. Ma
Ijor Floyd Rad charge of this kcei-boat and
crew and understood they we're instruct
cd to be at Natchez in days. When we
got within IS miles Of the ChiCkasaw
Bluffs, coione Purr asked me i'll would go
boat, as was acquainted with the river.
told him, ] weuld. We got into a small
boat with IL more men, and he gave gene
raj orders to the other boats to follow on
so as to reach the Bluffs early next morn
ing. We got there between ID aud l o.
clock that night 3rd Jan } After we land
ed, colonel Burr told me, must go up to
the garrison, and ask the commanding of
iiccr, 1T he could not get quarters, that
night for himself and men. When I ar
rived at the garrison, ! was conducted &c
Lieut.. JacEson's quarters. He returned
his compliments, ana said he would furnish
them with lodgings. Cot. Burr went up
with some Of has men and supped. The
r next morning col. burr asked me, if ] was
acquainted wigh the men IN the garrison
! told hiir, was. Hc asked me, if ] cout
: not get 10 or II OF the best men to desert,
; / told him, l would not. He then said, he
: would speak TO them himself, and get twC
/. o. the best men, and asked ME to name
: them; wh,ch 1 did. Upon being inter
rogated, the witness said there were nine
teen men III the fort few pieces of cannon
and the river about AS wide rs at Fl. Mas
I sac.) Sometime in the afternoon, asked
col. Burr if he had got the men TO so WIZ!
I him. He said he had. Sometime that e
vcning he told me that Lieut. Jackson ant
/ the other men would follow in few days
J. That day colonel b. employed man, OH,
: Skinner, 20 run him some musketbails. Ill
t run him 600; for which colonel Bur pait
him one dollar. He bought dozen Tonla
I hawks out of the factory, which colonel
= distributed among his men; some he hat
l helved That day ali the boats landed a
t the Bluff, and on the 5th they all started
: lcxcept a small boat left for colonel Burr
= He soon overlook us, and got into his ow
. boat. No one came from the garrison wit
i him. We proceeded to place, called Pal
r myra 81 miles above Bayou Pierre, on TIL
Il fOth Jan. Col. Burr again asked me, If
2 would 80 down 70 Bayou Pierre with hin
n Mr.. UTckbam asked the court, whethc
] the witness should proceed. How was thi
- kind Of testimony calculated to prose tho {
n vert act How was it relevant to th
Il charge Was in not better for gentle
= men to extract whatever they deemed ma
= terial ont Of the witDcssEy putting intevrC
o gatorics MIR. Wiyi. The witness wa
l. Just coming ~ certain declarations of til
j accused, which directly related TO the OF
e jccty OF this cs,pedniua. When nc has al
\ rived at Bayou Pierre and is about To K
y, something that is imYOrsant, he IS stop
q Chef Justice wished the attorney 20 puti
] terrogatories.
: Mr.. Hay. Did YOU ever get ont Of Co
IS Burr's boat to 50 into another? A. Neve
c. except at ChiCkasaw Bluffs and Bayt
&c Pierre, when ! went with Col. Burr az j
ie particular request. O Did you so asho