Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-26
II l-2 Ccnts Single.

any accession tothis party altcrw ards A.
1t was Increased before we got TO Coies't
Greek. q. What was the total Il rnount os
the party y. here were about 1856 as
Coles Creek. @. Was the * any appiira.
ton 10 you 10 join them , A. MIR Banner
hasaet applied TO me @. III what n,;,niier :
n. Tic asked me to go alaLg with him bus
sad did not wish to so without knowing
where they were going. He WAS al ms
two or three times. He sad that many
men we're going, without knowing any moro
than did told him | had very little nv
the world; but that did not Wish t6 irai-S
! it in that way.
Mr.. Enrr here interrupted the examia
ination. He observed that the counsel tnis
Ike prosecution were bound 10 proves I'll. o.
vert act first (; that there Was no ilnpropr.S
ETY. In producing circumstances e21;.inatoA
ry OF the overt act but how could these
conversations between other persons, and
held i'll his absence contribute to establish.
this act, or how could they affect h I'M Mr.
hay commended that these circumstances
might contribute to show the intentions OF
| the party and the character of the Entera
prize. The Chief Justice considered this
az admissible testimony. If the counsel for
| the prosecution charge a military assenA
| blaSe at the mouth of Cumberland, they,
were at liberty to produce every circum-..
Stance explanatory of the natsre OF that ass
semblage. lie considered conversations IA.
mong the men themselves at the mouth Ok
Cumberland as admissible, because they
contributed to show the nature Of the expe,>
ditlon and why should not conversational
that were afterwards held, be as eMoi4nas
tory as those which were there maintain
! Cd The charge toe, was not coafneG 10 the
mouth o. that river, Lut was extend d I'd.
any place below that, which was IN the liz
mits OF tine u. States. Ii is then inmates
rial where these conversations passed, be-
cause they MAKE Il part OF The TRANSACTIONS
| az the places actually charged. Mr.. SotfS
! objected that these cCnS trsat.cns were mo-.
held within tie United States, because the
J JuI isdic;ion OF Mississippi had never exz,
Tended beyond the Margin Of the M,ssiss.pS.
Pi. Some nversation here ensusd, when
J MIR NC Deceit was dismissed, aid EIA.
[sc0e Che quondam groom of HlannerhsSs.
set) was called lhto court
UiGam Lcpe.
Mr. hcy. Dld you not go down with the,
boats A. wshl down trluI Mr. Biannel :.
hassct'S island. Considered Rt,seif as his
servant. q, Did you see any boxes of arms:
a. saw one chest N Mr. Fioyd's 5oat Z:
How many men went from bianncrhAsset'S
Island a. AbuHt %. Q. Disl amy more iuerN
join you OH the way A. None. Q We've
there any other boats at the mouth of Cum
iberland! A. Some, bu. not belonging -
our party. .. Did am men Join You before
you sOt thEre { \. Mr.. b,anne rhasset sid.
-. How many bouts went from the M. utit
lot Cumberland river ! A, do not reculS
lect now many o. Were iherc 10 weres
there 4. There were mt e than 6 al.
together. =. Did no one JON y,u at tile
mouth OF Cumberland but Col. Bur? A.
Yes, some more. Z. WHO were ia tie o.
Their boats! ~ MIR. Floyd bad iuneG liz.
= f.s. E.lr ,rn
LOADED with provisions, and tue rest had
provisions likewise, q. How many men
were m these boats 4. 40 not IecC.lA CT.
q Were there 20! Il. There were abouS
8. y How many boats were there iii ali
y. There were four OF Col. Tyltr's Two,
OF Col. Burr's ron Nashville one OF MIR.
, Elis's, aud two OF Mir. Floy.'s, who jCiHLd
at the Falls OF Ohio /; aud CT rt.;n Cesn $,
; boat, called the comm issary's beat and
one sinai boat OF Nh. D!am,1Thasaet Is. Mrt
Hay. Tel me what you KIN; " about The
arms ; and recoiiect what " sad lcf, ~
I, on this SUBJECT Counsel tCr the acuu. cd
objected 20 this mOdc OF interrogation -
How many chests OF arms diu you see 1t
: the mouth OF Cumberland A.. saw enc
. chest and box with rifles. There wers-
several other chests like thu. onc, bu, wac.
" ! thcr they contained Mr. B.annerAassE, s..
: books or the arms, an not able 70 SAL. @.
! what vas the SIS OF the CnCst a. Ut
course as lCna as lle ihuskst, q. But u
: twhat depth n. never n.es sured the ia
l ncnsioHs, but it was about rs siycp as NY
knee. q. Gould you stra1dlc over it. Hith.
I your legs 4. ] Cotld not q. Where did,
you frs, sec this chest ? 4. At the mouth
I tOf Cumberland Mr. nc Hae What sor.
u lof arms A. French O. | neal u uh4G
, form and nature; Were taLre any b.yba
- nets A. The,C were q. Was th.s busi o.
. peheG A. Il was openeG b. The teiesss
= ness OF tic people, who tyuk II III thc b,.lt.
" What Eind Of chest was u ? n IL wa
u rough . Were there any OILERS Of the
y same appearance A. Yes, but l,now huS
: .heir contents. &. DO yCu rscoACct Unt.,
hing were these chests heavy A. 'FhuI
a were. q. Did you see any o,b,a military
apparatus any bullets A. / do. There
!" were some bullets ~ a Uaric,, standing III
D. the bow of.cne Of Col. Ty.tr's byats. >, ~
" SAID there were aDou; 600 in It. MI ms.
8 Did you sce any powder A. am not -cfa
" tain whether ] saw one ". two; but am
&c certain that ! saw ore tin Canister Of rows
sI der, that was put ON board AZ BlsuuerinP7
~ set'- island
r Mr.. BonH1rka5scf. You said that Voc
~ saw the cc1-s that were Sail 70 c1ut..ir ur
!" BOOKS IN the cGmnussary boat, ala W. no.
AZ ticc them "A. I j rlt s,e thtm. y. Did