The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-30

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Mr. Ellis. Sir, was on general trading voyage Mr.
Hay How many oi thole articles were thc:ei q i
know not MIR Ellis has, believe, an inventory of
! them and he is here. AIR P,;rf va, MIR Blan
nerhaiiett at the mouth OF Cumbetlsnd. when the
'oois were Purchaied! He was. Was aey pro-
pohtion made to you Join the plrty = There
was. Who made it a Col Tyler aiked me.
told him that ii there nothing hoRile in their
views and there was aproipeef OF gain, would ioin
He iad if there any thing hottie, he would be
as lar from 1t as any MIR Writ. Did You nor
Join | did. had right to withdraw Whenever
p>aed The greater part OF Col I'y.ers men we're,
think, on the lame terms. MIR Kay. Why did YOU
| make that re!ervas.on From the reports which
| were then in circulation Mr. Writ What we're
thc terms! joined the fame term, IS the other
young men, who with aim. Col Tyler told me-
he was geng to le;te Ouachi,a land and thofe who
went on h'h, were At liberty to purcha!e Land. MIR
H4ay. For what time did you engage? 81 wasat IL
herty to leave them, whenever reale I. Mr. Writ.
A'id you hear any ehervstions from Col Burr at the
mouth oil Cum berland? q Ony = lew w,rds He
laid, that he had intended to have communicate hi,
eegns 1T thar place bu, that certain reaons proven.
RED hun. ! underIsnod him to fay, that Col Tyler,
MAJOR Snith and Floyd would make thoCe re ions
known to us. Mir Writ Do YOU know any thing
OF the ,raniaSiions at Thorplon's Bayou? a Twas
hot there.
No Crej DISSEMINATION.
JOAN MuNnotLAx
""nJs DO you with me 10 tate where Joined
the party {? MIR. Hay. Yes. Hltre5 ioinyd l.r
| Tyler and MIR Smith at Beaver in Fenuf iyan;a. q
Was there any agreement between you; or ,yha, wa,
your reaoa fer joining them (? a MY firH realou
was, my meeting with a William Davis from the
back par, of the Rate Of y Y FIe ted me tina, he vas
going down with party lee the country; wiehed
too TO Tee the country brt MIR Dlyi, suli me he
could not engage me, but he would 80 ,,L .aver Sc
mention NE to Mr. Tyler When Davis got to-
Meadviile, he met with Maj Suith, to whom he
communicated my wiihes, and informed him th., /
was At Waterford. Maj Smth sailed oil me at Wa
tertofd, preiensed me with Ar Davss pIinents
and informed ME that MIR Davis aud hn,ief would
+; be p!ea.ed to fee me at Beaver. 1Le,e me; with
Mr.. Tyler he told me- that lie had an idea Ct going
i up the Red River to fe,tle Ia ID Q Did he mention
/ col Burrs name A He did mention hi, name
while we were at Beaver. Q Aud why did yos go .
| "A ie!5 much di(pcfed to lee the country. o Was
there 70 particular contrast made with you A Nor
| at that time. MIR Wi.t} Was there any a-en
| ey given you to engage or proviiions z was
lent back 20 Waterford to hurry fst for latng
provons that Were expeted a; B=sv;r. was ALTO t.
engage what men could; they were ~ find them
ieives in clothes AMI bankers Did you engage any
J men q Yes, feyeral about from Meavilie. q
! What terms did you hold thois men a That
they were to afcend the Red River. Were no
lands promiled them ne compensation None.
| g What infruf,ions d. you give them, they
TO go to Tyler They were to go 10 Col Tyler
at the mouth of Beaver for iuch in!lrptsons as he
/ thought proper. Did you reesive am intruttons
! as TO the kind oil men you engage a None.
! q AS to JoHng or old pcu not Of coErie
! gage old men. 9 Any with families F! Some w;ih
| families did go; wa. allowed TO takr any thought
! proper. Did you go to Bannerhl.leits fund 7
did. Was it known at Beaver, that the Marietta
boats were to be of the parry 1t noe.
knew that Elannerhafett 20 Join; hu. believe
the boat was in, would hav. Gopred 1t the IL
n had ,l,aG,.t
! go with you from the ilan6 He did. Was there
any difficulty abcut his going with you any vo.
/ taken Maj Tyler and Saith afted Us, If we
willing that he ihould 60 with u.s. and We iad, VIC
had no objection. 1t was mentioned among US, that
he was under fome apprehension Of 2 mon arreGIng
him. Was there any rumOur or alarm a1noDg yo1
about the rrta Of Keuawha Wood county a
! We had heard that there mob coniug and
were determined TO reGt them, But 'huui not
| have refiled the militia with legal authority.
! What do you mean b. legal authority de- You nsan
that il they had warrant from the civil authority,
! yon would not have refGed Such was oar mean
ing but would haze refiGed amob What 10
I you mean by mcb If the m,b hal come,
| ih'uld have afksd for the authority, under which
they aaei ard if they had none, tts, flou!l have
gone away without gaining their intentions. Was
there any preparation made for reiiltaace - Not that
! know of. Any bullets run "a There were; but they
were 10 Kill game and iioo at 7rEs; which PC fire.
qnently did on the river. Wigre we're Jou joined
by other 5oa'a2 b. two Of Ne Fiuyjs the Falls
! o! the Ohio Did you fee any arms' There
Were about s. or IS mulsets ~ Rand, 81 rms
| which iaw when got TO the MEit.rpi.
Any arms ofaay other 1cl,riP.i0n; iulh ric,
a There g 4 rH-s. 2 What Parto' ariY
! happened on going down the r,ver2 a: Ghaw eHre
town there address drsvr up to the Cuachita
or Wefern Laud Speculation Company, t-ulsrrg
cor fetycss IN any leca aud sors-able euterPrzs.--
This wa, GEuej by al 'of FLYERS parry Who
formed that company q Tssrc were names
toned in the address bu. c,eiiitrei col Burr
though HI, mentioned. Who drew
up the ad5refs' Major Tyler aad 8 nith Are
! tn pirates legal md honorable enterprise" re-
pes'ei from memory They are. Wasi; prs
tented by Tyler and Smith II was 2 How ma
ny fgners were TO IL About 50 or 81 q Had
you any ahurance that tn plan would be did
| clolej ~ you the mouth of Cumberland None;
from thofe who had r,h; TO he informed. Suck
however was the talk among the men, went
! down. When you attn NJ nth Of CIniber-
land, were you introduced to col. Burr was, on
! the 37ch Dec. We arrived there the Goth.
| What took place on This introdu9nr Nothing
particular. At chs introduction did the party form
! any thing like the liies of fquIrs rhey did o."
, Was he introduced along the line He was to
the men, by one, After thls ceremony was
| there any lpeech from Col Barr? was not neac
enough TO hear what he fad but I uoderlood that
he faid he would irlrart fomething at another
time. q Did you receive any nitruttions TO run
bullets and make cartridges? One day, while we
were in the Mlaiilippi col Burr came into our boat
and a0sed whether there any one there that
could make cartridges told him, that neyeT nad