Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-02-26

SD hCeiy IN Il luli senate, taat his nOn,ip,
ton as governor o. Louisiana, WAS CARRIED
I'm iuii senate, unIer tbs present .dEih;s.
tration, only by q single note
1t would further gratif, me. ~ l.,ov.
whether the information which th., grncr,,
| says, he received from lieu.cnans Sbcnca>
of the design of Burr's party, to assass;nn,e
him on the Sabine, 1.-The should get curao.I
with the Spaniards, hreceeded, or 7vos On
Sequent to the period, when the general
thought 1t wise, patriotic, honorable aud
expedient, to turn states evidence.
| l should particularly wish To be inforp-
ed, why he should swear, on the II " lvan-
gelists of Almighty God, that be had sent
the President as fair an Interpretation oe
Bnrr's cyphered letters rs could he mot;a
cut, when the true translation differs in -,
many all-iinportant points, and when it was
indispensable 20 translate fh- 7yboIc mr..
before 1t could be ascertained 7rhat yards
Il zvouid be PRUDENT and hJ.ofcj. Co,. k;,, ~
omit, and of course could have taken Inn,
few additional moments to insert those wor,,s
after they were known.
The reason given of its being prudent ,o
omit them IN translation to be exhibited
TO the Orleans legislature, where the gene
raj had many enemies, although it m;ybt
operate, as 4 palliation of perjury, in thar
case, could scarcely. be thought to have .nv
weight as justification for. sending To ,be
chief magistrate OF tie y. States a tran,Io.
ton materially different from the true one
,t is not little remarkable, that many of
the words omitted have particular bear
ing upon the Character of general FfLkinso,,
as connected with Aaron Burr
1t is said, and / believe if necessary. can
be proven, that the general swore berore
the grand jury at Richmond, that Burr's
! cAfhered letter had ncUer BEEN our of his
Possession until ut into their hands. How
does this compoIt with his oath before the
lpetty jury where he swOre t6atk he MN h,,f
u oaH Of ms hands INFO those oChfs friend
)Uncdn, who kindly undertook the trans
'atlon, and had influence enough with the
general to pursuade him To swear to it, all
though varying from the truth.
But above all, / should like to know the
reason, why Mr.. Hay and Mr.. Wirt-two
OF the counsel for the u. States at Richmond
The following is ar exact copy of Bur,'s
cyphered letter to PiLk7uSo7, as is was de-
lcyphered by the grand Jury who found the
/ bills OF indictment against aaron B1rr
comparison of it with the copy, to the cor
rectness OF which Wilkinson made oath.
md, forwarded to the President of the u.
States, detects n number of omissions, some
/ al winch do rot appear important, and o.
Tiers SO tar to shew that Wilkinson, it not
actually engaged in the whole extern OF
Burr's views, did believe that the cypher-
ed letter, when fully decyphered, would in
duce and justify suspicion of his treason
aud treachcry. The words printed in lfa-
ic@ are those which Wilkinson lett out in
the copy sent to the President.
"REAL NO
/ mn LEI 6nc ~
ceiVed. have az length obtained friends.
and have actually commenced The Eas,
tern detachment from different points, and
under different pretence, will rendezvous on
tOhio on / November.
| Every thing internal and external favor
oEts views.--NdVal Protection OF England is
lsecnreG. Truxtul is going to Jamaica to
larrange with the Admiral there q will
meet US at the Mississippi England q Ma
Wy OF United States reAdy to Join, and final
orders are given TO my friends and follow
] eTs 1t viii he host OF choice spirits. Will
kinson shall be second to Burr only, and
t-Wilkinson shall dictate the rank and pro-
motion of his officers.
Burr will proceed westward first Au-
gust, never TO return. With him 90 his
daughter u grandson. The husband will
follow IN October with corps Of worthless.
! "Send forthwith an intelligent and conf
dental friend with whom Burr NAV confer.
he shall return Immediately with further
details This is essential to concert a har-
mony OF movement. Send list Of all per-
sons known to Wilkinson westward of the
mountains could be useful, with a note deli
heating their character.
"By your messenger send me 4 or s of
the commissions Of your officers, which You
can borrow under any pretence you please.
| They shallbe returned faithfully. Already
an order to the contractor 20 forward six
months provisions to points you may name.
This shall mot be used Till the last moment.
and then under proper injunctions.
Our firojecf, my dear f-iend, is brought
to the point so long desired. guarantee
the result with my life and honor.
with the lives, the honor and the fortune OF
hundreds the best blood Of our country.
"Fufr's plan cooperation is 10 move down
rapidly from the falls on fifteenth Novem-
Der with the FIRST 500 or 1000 men in light
boats, now constructing for that purpose, to
be at Natchez between the 5th oil Decem-
Der ; there 70 meet you, there to determine
whether II will be expedient in the first in
stance to seize, or to pass by 3 r. On re-
ceipt of this send me an answer. Draw on
ne for all expenses.
"Ihe people ofthe country % which we
are going are prepared toreceivc rs. Their
agents, now with me, say, That IL we will
protect their religion, and will not sub;ert