Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-11-20
BuRRaS TREASON


NARRATIVE OF BLEssERHAssRTTs ESCAPE,
= General Wilkinson was oommandaE- In
chief Of the army Of the United States,
| and also Governor Of Natchiroches. His
whole force was In active service, thor
oughiy disciplined aud drilled. 0beying
the dictates of henor as a soldier, il moi
prompted BY the impulses Of a patriot,
be was bound by every consideration of
duty 10 arrest the progress of the scheme.
Of ell others, therefore, he wa the most
to % feared, aud the most to be avoided
by Burr. Yet while his pIans were bal
partially revealed TO hIs acknowledged
confederates, while be diligently endeay-
orsd 70 elade the suspicion Of his enemies,
Burr suffers no opportunity to escape
without fully Informing Wilkinson Of bis
designs, and seeking bis advice On all
questions of doubtfat expediency. To
regard the General, therefore, In any
osbE light than an aoeomplice of Burr,
after the peEusal Of the eyphsE letter,
would render the act Of perusing 1t the
sheerest imaginable Jolly.
Barr WAS the pietim of misplaced con
adenee. Wilkinson, through considers
ton of personal character, revealed the
plan and fastened the treason upon Burr.
On the 2isf Of October he communicated
the substance Of the egpher letter 10 Mr..
Jefferson, then President of she United
States, who on tha 9th of November, is
sued proclamation warning and snioin-
ing those who had been led to pastiei-
pate in the unlawful enterprise, 70 With
draw withoos delay; and requiring ali
officers, civil and military, of the United
States, or any OF the States And Terrific
ries, to be vigiiant, each within his re-
spective department., in searching out and
bringing TO panlsamenG all persons
engaged or concerned Ia the uRdertak-
ing. #s.....
Under the authority and by virtue OF
this proclamation, the Virginia militia Of
Wood county were called oat, by con-
mand of Col Hagh Phelps, of Parksburg,
as soon ~ be bad received the intelli-
genee, which was not until the 9Th or 9Th
of December. -tsa -s
On the 10th of the month, nleunerhas
sett, having received information of the
preparations making by Colonel Phelps
who, 1t was expected, would march 10
the island on thb following day) to take
possession of bis person, boats. and
stores, became much alarmed. Having
advised With his followers As to the pro-
priety longer under the threatening cir
eumstanees which surrouRded him, 1t was
determined that further delay would be
perilous 70 the enterprise. Orders were.
accordingly issued to have everything
in Immediate readiness TO precipitate their
departure before the dawn. @,
The island soon became the scene of a
busy preparation. Il waa night, and in
Vulnerable lights fitted back and forth
along the walks, and up and down the
river. Voices Ia suppressed tones, vera
heard uttering words of command, while
the mufaed oars Of the boatmen scarce
rippted the stream. Tha kitchen are of
the mansion reHsesad tha shadowy ous-
lines OF beading forms, hnFriedly. engaged
10 running balls and folding caktridges.
No longer the hall echoed the peal Of
merriment; no longer was heard the
boiateFosls laagh, the piqaant jest And song
of rev elry. New zeal had animated them /
| the hour for action had arrived and. Al
the curtain lifted on the scene, each man
assumed bis rode in this grand, imposing
dFama. Sach was thsealerisy with waieh
the stores and arms for sha expedition
were transported 10 the bogaa, that long
bsfore midnight nothing remained but
shs embaEGaslan Of the new eommartief
aud his eager followers.
But, Of all thai Ausy crowd. none wage
| more active than Mrs. Rlenaerhassest.---
An inspired enthusiasm had seized upon
her, and urged forward 10 the most Won
asgfal esEosta. She seemed, Indeed. che
ruling spirit Of TIE oOessaaa. A sylsh.
like form giided gracefully lhe variens
apartments from kitchen 70 hall, and from
pasloE 10 ohaaabsg safrying d lnonaens ID
direcs q seEsans or asIiser aaessage from
her husband many paused from sissar
occupation to casGh - glimpss Of the hers
oias OF the axpeaisians and dssosxa In wraus
admiration pf Der grace and ensr9y,
/ With her The ais bad been cast. and os,
Il depsmfed her happiness OF ruin. To
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inyolsed Ehe l0as OF preparsy, of soulsl
relasions, and, aeove all, heg exn exaud
self f-rsspees, whiah never Jet bad yIelasd
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