The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-09-06

y highway in South Alabama. The guard
passed by the site Of the present Noun,
Mcigs, and stopped At the house Of 'old Mil.
lev tho former wife Of British soldier,
who, with her husband ia ITO left the bar
racks al Savannah md came to tho Crock
nation. She had long been resident Of
these wild woods, now lying in the county
Of Montgomery. Her husband at this time,
colorcd man named Evans. WINS employ ed
BY Perkins 70 pilot tho party across the
dangerous creeks Line, Cubshntchce and
Calebec, all Of which they had to swim. 1t
was a pcrilous and fatguing nnrch, and
tor days the rain descended In chilling tor
rents upon these unshetcrcd horsencn,
collecting in rivulots and swimming them
nj every point. Hundreds Of Indians
thronged THO trail, and ia a moment the
party could have been shot down; but the
fearless Perkins bore on his distinguished
prisoner amid angry elements and human
toes. Ia their journey through Alabama,
they always slept in the woods near swamps
Of reed, upon which the hellcd and hobbled
horses fed during tho night. After has
ngan to remount march on in gloomy 81
Iencc, which was sometimes broken by n
remark about the weather, the creeks or
tho horses. Col. Barr was n splendid ri.
der, sitting firmly in tho saddle, and nl-
wnvs on the alert. Although wet for hours
with cold and ciammv rain, riding forty
miles day, and at night stretched upon II
thin pallet, yet in tho whole distance to
Richmond, the impcnctrnhle Aaron Burr
was never heard to complain that no wns
sick or even fatigncd. A, tho Cattnhoo-
chic WINS crossing place owned by an In
dian named Marshal. Tho effects Of tho
expedition were carried over the river in
cnnocs and the horses swan alongside. In
this manner they crossed the Flint and Oc-
,nulgcc. Arriving at Fort Wilkinson, on
the Oconcc, they entered tho first ferry
boat they had seen on the whole route. A
few miles further on they were sheltered
by tho first civilized ropf-a house Of en-.
icr,ainment kept by one Bevin. While
breakfast was preparing, aud while tho
guard werc seated around large FIRE, the
host, like all publlcans on the highway, on
qurcd from whence they came. As they
were from the 'Bigbcc settlements he i'm
mcdia,ely fell upon tho fruitful theme OF tho
traitor, Aaron Burr. lilo asked il he had
been taken, was he not n very bad man,
aud wash, everybody afraid Of him? Per-
kins and his party were very much annoy
cd and embarrassed, aud madc no reply.
Burr was sitting in corner by the fire
with his head down; he now raised il and
planting his fiery eyes upon Bevin, said:
i nm Aaron Burr, what is il YOU want with
meg Bcvin, struck with his appearance.
the kecnncss 81. his hook, the soIcnnity and
dignity a. his manner. stood nghast and
ircmhlcd like leaf. lie uttered not m.
other word while the guard remaincd at his
house.
When Perkins reached the confines OF
South Caroinn. he watched Burr moro
closely than ever. In this State lived
Bnrr's son-in-law, Col. Joseph Alston, n
man oi ,nlcnts, wealth md influence, and
afterwards Governor Of the State. Per.
kins, upon reaching the frontier Of Georgia,
endcnvorcd TO convey tho prisoner in by
roads, aud 10 avoid the towns, lest lse
should be rescued. The plan wns attend
Ell with ditiiculiy-they were often lost,
the march impeded and the highway was
again resumed. Just bcforc entering tho
town OF Chester Court House, in South
Carolina, tho party halted. Two men
were placed before Burr, two on either side
aud two behind, and in this manner they
passed near tavern in the street, where
many persons were standing, while music
and dancing was heard in the house. Soc
ing the assembly Of men SD near him. Col
Burr suddenly dismounted aud exclaimed
in loud voice, \ am Aaron Burr, Under
arrest, and claim the protection Of the Grill
authoritics.' Perkins Immediately dis.
mounted with several OF tho guard. aud or
dcred him 10 rcinount. Burr said Il ,riN
not Nut wishing to shoot him, Perkins
threw down his pistols, and being man Of
prodi2ious strength, md the prisoner a
small man, seized him around tho waist
aud placed him 10 his saddle ~ though be
were a child. Thomas Malone seized the
reins Of the horse, slipped them over his
head, and led Burr rapidly on. The aston
ishcd citizens Of Chester Court House had
seen a party enter with n prisoner, had
heard him appeal 10 them for protection,
had seen him forced ON his horse again, and
the party vanish before they had had time
to recover from their confusion; for when
Burr got down from his horse the guard
generally cooked their pistols aud the peo-
ple run in tho piuzza 10 get out Of danger.
This feat proves that Perkins was we'll it,
ted for the difficult task Lieut.. Gaines had
assigned him.
Burr was still to some extent popular in
South Carolina, aud any waycriig or H.
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