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

was, the men MIGHT frp and make the moN
they could of; aud If there was not enough to
iA''siy their, they might 20 to the Wail,ta
and aud take ZAP what land they wanted and
goto work upo9 u. The boats aud provifions
were taken To hatcher, and part of them fold,
anc part of the proviions lored which would
: not readily fell, aud the money divided among
the men. ihe boats were different in their con.
nruc'ion from aiy this affian, had ever feen,
7 ra'her larger than were ufual on thofc waters,
and iuch OF them as were fold brousht feyesty
n'e dollars apiece the ufuai price of boats be-
ing from twenty to thirty do lars But there
was great demand for boats at that time 70
freight cotton down the rivera
y After the boats and men had jfned co.,
i'u'r al me mouth OF Cumberland, whAappear-
ca To nave the command the expedition ,
a.. 1t was generally underHood that the eyre.
nnhon was under the command of col. Burr :.
OUT 90 not recoi'ett to have heard hid, p,vr
any orders, except as to the fale of the boa,s
H"u P'oV'nons' alter we were fopped. ths;uyb
often law HIM in convtrfation wi,h Rl,nnst
naiIet' Tyler, Smith, Floyd and New. and fnn.
Po'ed tnat ne communicated his order. 10 them.
Henrico County, &c.
| sworn to before me in due form ,,,e. Ill,
10 law TINS ED Sept 1907.
| se DAM. L. HYLTON.
Oaeit. by Diff. How did You unelrrflanJ n,
NUMBER OF men TO be los A. From fomr of tbe
4 us" never counted them. This incl,t.d
."e men IN all the boats at the ifl,nd., 81 q How
'"'! "is" came with col. Burr? "A. do mn.
S"ow out not more than 3 or 4. T hsl;.rs
DoYoa include Deans, Eilis's and Bovec'a
,u;.,, r., a. 1eS' Where did the converf ation
vi, .n r.oya about Mexico and Baton Rouge
'aSs place and was COL Burr. :B,.nn.,h,n!,,
or Smith prcient A. do NOT r.oa,,"a =.
wa, pace It happened; but neither of The ,b,ss
ee"''T'heh named above were pre,cnt n W..
| CYL d. Preient when the boats w..
OF was he then at Wafhineton, A n. ,naa
w'th inc boats. Did Blame, bafttt h.. 10.
eo"'hand over any of the boats A Nam ev
Sepr ms own boat, which was in conr,n'.
20" not at that time expect war with
ton 81 o'o 1t was the general expetfa-
NJ 81 o. cue party. Q. How did you underlfand
! A I.xoy. I, as 10 Mexico and Baton Rouge !!
49,, sNPeS'eu we were going on in the event of
war and that we fhoutd be on1ed bv the arm, ",
%. tue U. States. Q. Were you not told thai u
w.. ose't OF no war, you were to frt,le ths
w anna lands A Yes; aud after ~. 80
nopped' col. Burr advifed US, TO ,rocced ard
make the fettlement. f'Neeu "''o
80 NJ 20. Inc foregoing que tions were nut
20 WI ~. David Fix bythe,eouafel for col. Rprr
C.ncsu, an.@ers thereto fworn to 10 my DIG,
picb,,, >'1e VI the l.psaSe for the city of
HNDElSSlQN BARRETT
'iLh LANDER HENDERSON OF Woop CouNr,.
noou, the Ian OF Augut or It of SeD,.o,h.r
S2e,,9Mr., BdrnnerbaGftt wrote To M, -
a"u WIS .Iofe"Herbagsit intended TO VII. M, g.
/ "''y .u Inc courir of few days.s f1f,nc,h'i
Hppol'tea he and Mrs. Bl. came, in com, ,,!,
VITA my brother John. After taking ~
lfelhment' MIR. BennerRsfIett entered into c..
so"ve'ial'on ABBOTT the feverance of thr un;on
laDG mad H.. i
! IL Tue aGvaHtages that would .riG.
i go s people nthe Weftern country from
separation that we were paving ~ ,,,, o
dois. towards the fupport of the ,ooo'ooo
nent' wnen with 100000, I've mjght F'o,,or,
government OF our own He oeot;on.sr ~,
n,'i name as man of brilliant mr. for.aJ;a
sdiebts as Wen as, of great goosinefs of ~, ~
rome expreiisn of that fort) that h. b.J -, W.
!ne fortunes OF hundreds without at al, -.
Ne us o"" ne mentioned as an inffanc- ,b.
r.. BANK and Company. 1Uif convsr
1T 80 pace before dinner. After dionrr
:, "0 p'opoisd to my mill. objected to
| y, Ssi was weak aud not able to wall n.
plahnerheliett mentioned that + u,.o ~ IL,
o'e 10 walk as himfeIf, and Unified th,, o,o,Ia
| go along with my brother and himf.lf G..
/ " dI'er we got INTO the meadow. Mr. 49,
"dHett mentioned that he had great ds,I &c
confidence IN my brother and mvGsIf W. ~
inred MIN that we ihonld not betrav !, and ,ha.
IL was not mhp'aced. He then mehtion.J ,h,,
under the auipices q think that was tbe sy,,,ar
nom OF col Burr, feparation of the nnion 49, .
contemplated that no particular lire az diy,T
on mac as yet been fixed on, whether II was 70
De me Allegheny, or whether or not The Sou,b
orahch OF the Potowmac q well recolleN III,
! he mentionedthe Reimbursement on the 6. hrsncb
was 10 be included /; that n. Orleans VA to h.
,eizsd the bank or banks of New Orleans IN
Or ieZed; that all the military fore. in ,bat
country were to be iezed that A park Of A.
.'iefy' at or near n. Orleans, which werc aid
10 oeiong to the French q think so piecesl ana
| Wh'ch mr. Jefferfon WAS too osconom;cs.l 90
puTchaie, was aifo to be feized,. and that COM
| ny 'e'optIonIZed IN the courfe of 0 montbo
ne mentioned that the principal cbar.H.rs
| throughout the union were aconaintcd win mr.
concerned q do not recoiett whch) in III. %.
| terPrIze; that the officers of the armv and -,
w were iecured. He mentioned gen. Eaton as
oe'ng engaged; Mr.. John G aham Mr.. NON.
20. b'Fr fon-in-law, as enamoured of the
| tPeine. lie mentioned other names ,hi,k
nut cannot recolleGt any. except Robert q;
harper, who was either concerned or en.,osd
Wy brother si!sed Mr.. BlennerhafT,t what tnd
~ government was intended to be eAablia,ed
W. d. mentioned that it was not YET deterr1in.
ca or out more energetic one than the rre.
ie"' was contemplated NY brother aGked him
u any foreign power was to be engaged in il
lie iald, that there was not. Nv bro,brr AZ Cd
o'" VI John Randolph member Of Cong.e (, was
at qualnted with and engaged in it ibid c,en.
t t tn't mr.. B'anneroaiielt fad that he him