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... ' v T1TT) I1, M il JL JL. 4 PUBLISHED (weekly) BY WILLIAM BOYLAN. t T L p. ODOtLJ. Pti A VN. ct f PtiyaUt if Asktmci.' Vol 12.2 RALEIGH, (N. C.) THURSDAY, JULY2,8o7,;. No. 378. -J I TRIAL OF C O N T I Mi t ' . tr &y,' June .2 3;,. . ipireoiately on the meeting of the 1 ir Hriv nroducid a letter fo him Pr-fi-lpnf of the United States. rtiithentica'ea copies or lire .m'li')il''." HUCU fJrpi - .--r;. : ti , mr h ca!ft wmil.i I rave thenati &mfthat the eourt would recol- without an executive branch, whofe Richmond, I, anVpurfuadedihe court an appointment under him. There is ... He is to reply by legal evidence and is fenfible that paramount duties to the great reliance on your vigilance and ex- notby protdtations of innocence tcvfhefe - 7i nation at large comroidkihe obligation ertions. I have the honor to be, fads, which we hall exhibit again ft of compliance with their fuifimons in ' Sir, your mdi ob't fervr. him. " I prefer this rnnriv ft' KU.r ......... .... - . vwhi iwi 111 UU LQU J-L. . - K 1 : oMH H. after fo many crhnminarions from the Capt. John Shaw, o ' Counter againft us, for improper and Or the commanding r.aval offter at New-Or- unneceiTaiy wafle of time, we may not team, again be accufed of the fame crime.... . . and I hope, fir, no more time, will like "War Department, Dec. 20, 1S06. wife be wafted by thefe gentlemen in " Sir, . i extraorrfirTaty eulogies, on the extraor- thls cafe, as they would, fhouM we re ceive a fimi'ar one to attend the trials of B'annerhaflct and others' in the Mifiiffippi territorj', thofe inftituted at St. Louis, and other places on the wefv cf tern waters or at any place other than M'-'5' , , .i.: ' .l...r..' thft pnr nf rrnvpr n rrrnr. O COmDlv i tfr me il lv . rci.ui vc iu iuc - p- - . . the nation a- " There is reafon for believiriR that - dmary merits' of General Wiikinfon. laflociation of .unprincipled, aipbiti--1 here may perhaps, fir, ai jnrtntr anallniatinn nt nnnnnrm P( . amhitL' ncrc may neriians. nr. at a fiitnrp n- " .j I- I- . . (1 . I. - . . . . ' . . 1 I " . - . : . letter from the PrtTi- geTO nevertneieis isunaejupou io uc ous and deludeiJ men, has been form, "oa, occanon tor tliem to bring for- the character are may perhaps liv'i'l 'on'li letter, which col. Burr to ce always in tunct on. it couiu not tney arc now defcending the river Ohio oe a time wnicn wiii require all the A'en:a:ids to be produced ; that the then mean that it fho.uld be withdrawn aPd Miffiffippi,in confiderable bodies, forcrof-iheir rhetoric, and all theluflre- p-M ' tlvid written to Mr. Rodney iromitsuauon Dy any co oruiaaic au. VVJfn large quantities oi provilions and or ms raiencs, to cserena nu conducts, i'lUa ' .l ... ...r..u,K :n i tlmriiv ' With rfnrfl-fo naPers. there "'.Vurr burfince that gentleman (as certainly a pumic ana a pnvare nue w,n be the place of general rendezvous, rs ftipry may not now be unr.ecellanly L-imJ-rrfioocl) had lately left Wilmlng- our omces. 10 tne rormer ucionB or pcrhi iriTenMone"! tr.'e circumnsnce of his loccnitant.'y necciiary, tnat it is me loie ed for purpofes.hoftile to the laws and ward tnefe panegyrics on eene- branch wfirch tlie conltitution requires peace 0f the United States, and that or uen. Wilkinlon. 1 Iu roa.i. Me doubted not, how tfcar r.s!oon as pt-iii -Je, tnc iner j?i flBtftin would cne ro hand. The Preliiient's letter and dx2 documents f,c!I?!d vcrj received'' w return, in ire as folio vi 27, 1S07 iinfreniig your letteNofihe gth, jthich d'H-rtd a communication one tome i'roiii gen. Wiikinfon 'fpecificd h-if s dare, ! informed you in tmne'bfth nth. fhailhad delivered it, withltH other papers reptciiiig-the char laps attack in the firrt inftance. . dilated. xUMUK lltWH T IV VV O ' - w '. NN the other belong mere exeunve pro and for fecuring both men and flores : nim ar'" ,ne accufed, has deliberately ceedinK?. All nations have found it efptcially their leaders.; ' uied improper means with the wimefl'es neceflai y that, for the advantageous con- 1 he gun boats will reQeife orders by who had been Summoned on the pare duct of "their affairs, fome of thefe pro- this conveyance to take bofl uotheii- of the prpfecutjotf, and in confeniieiice cecdings at leafl, (hould remain known ver, of the abufe of military authority, wit- to their executive functionary only. The artillery lately nurchafed from .neiies were "Proueht forward to thi& Hp i f rnAwfp f mm th nntnrp of the t'U Tivor.-li .irmmnr ;il '.' ntnKnMu n ace. Thislsniir ornnnil f5r- I lnvc . v . . ikj i-i ..v.. . - JJ X J- W V I llliVill Will JJI'VWALIJT w w . O" w ... m.u..v cafe mult be the ible luilge of w hich he aimed ar. ss well as other mili'rarv. mentioned Gen. Wilkmfoa alone, be ef them the public intercft will . permit apparatus : indeed, the capture of New- caufe we wifh merely to have the princi publicatbn. Hence under our conlti Oleans and all public property at that ple detcrmined. The affidavits, fir, upon tiltion, in rcqucfts of papers from the nl.Te. is nrefumed. bv manv. to be the which we found our motion, are thofe Jegiilattvc to the executive brancn, an firftob ed. es a- Anron Burr, xo the attsfney ge txceptioa is carefully exprefi'ed as to thofe which he may deem tne public welfare may lequire not to be difdefed, as you wiii fee in the inclofcd refoiu'i- eunu A nn, inn,, iu uc -iuicjr KC. f h hr f reD1 ei entati vcs which Kr. wnen ne ;enr ojuramoiia.-tnar produced the Wflage of an. 2i j re ly ioppoiedhehftthem m peaing th!S cafe?he tefpeft mutu efTicn, hut v( immediately w ire be:wen tne Jwiituted autho. toh.n. irhehadot ro fenvard that fitfes n thdr officiaj i-ourfe as far;a ular Wwithout delay. I wrote M fincere dirpofuions. toi f or e-. lo.lrtniecordinBly on the fame day, m onfi what is j'afl, will- alwajKen- tatnivinK naamwer, 1 Know, uoivvne- r- frnm thav - in verr, 1U1V. I 1 ' "V. V.wVUl V, 111 WXWl Vlil the duty of discrimination confided to him, the fame candor and integrity to whi h the nation has in like manner trufted injghe dirpo'al of its judiciary authorities. Confi during you as the 't Lieutenant Knox and Chancellor Lindfay." 7"" Mere Mty, Rnn tlolph began to read the afiidavit of Lieutenant Knox, when he ws interrupted by Mr. Hay, who cp- po ed jts reading. An argument ot I certify that the within, is a true co-fomeTength th'in, took place bet weenhe py from the records ot the deparnncht ('ounTel on both fides, whether' jhe af? of war. v fidavits fnould be read, or thecvitnefles Given under tny hand and thefeal examined in open sCourtT he Court I am yery refpcdtfully, Sir, your ob't fer van r, H.DEARBORM; Lt. Col. Constant Freeman. l. s. of the war 0 ice of the United decided ror the later mcaiure ames States, this feventeenth day of Knox was called. Mr IM'Rac-propofed. hine. one thoufand eight hun dred and feven. ' " . H. DEARBORN, Secretary of iVar, Mr. E.RanddUiWz now proceed OIKrt nf .t. vJ&neW a ( IfflJnl 1 " our molion. i'; tio$5 h" couTd L , l.m .now about to ftibfnKlo .yourtten-.. ri,s.K.Tr,r, J nra k that the examinatrbri' diould be deferred forafhort time", until General Wiikin fon himfelPwas prefent ; he was then,, 32r. 1'Rae ofel ved, engaged before thejGrandTury. - Mr. Martin oppofed the delay 111 tins 1 Wil- no organ for communicating thefe fenti memx to the couTf. I addrefs them to yiS f6r thatpurpofe)aild falute you with STS SSSSS parf in thS-bunnefs af; prtfent, bdng JLri ,I"yi N':.. tion, fir, is to award a rule agaml t .t . .t Wiikinfon, to fhew caufe why an copy firom the records i' office-of fcr irnproper conduA relative to rer- uie ueparui cut o ""V,1"1.' tain wimeffes brought forwafd in this eaiorares, oi uie leucr nuui uic oclic- txlk ,m-ik,ii K.ln ment fliouhl not ifitie.' Jr. M'Rm fuppofedthe Counfcl on the rofecution, ought to be preient bought ?v Cl .1- r . L L .1- .? W in tins uage 01 uie niouop c$ laiu. witnme leaveor trie ourt tneyintenaea to put lome quertiohs themfelves to. .the.. . rr t 1 : 1 il. 1 T" t(i rateS,of the letter from the Secre- "'CTf Ve o put foN qoeftioi.. themfelvesja the. of. he Navy tccapt. -John ShaW. S'JS wtnefles, llebelieved hecould iatisfy i 20th December, ii$6: ' . SSSSS1"1 AJS? e the Court, tbaMere was nojuft fouada- tat hi vi n fef he has forwarded the Tetter. I ffat 1 .L r 1 i- T 1 .1-f: J Win ins lame leiitr iuhi iiju uuircu the Secretary at war to exa'mins his effice in order to comply wjthy ur fur ther requdt tofurnifn copies of the or ies vvhi:h.had been given refpecting Aaron, Burr and his property ; and in a fubicqucnt letter of rhe fame day, I for warded .to' you copies- of two 'etters from the Secretary at' War, which ap peared to be within the defcriptioh ex rrciTe J in your letter. The order from the Secretary of the Navy a ou faid you tjeffi : in pofleflion of. ' ihe receipt of thefe papers had, I pre- fnmo fr -f ir nnfi'ihit arl YA rtfiro tKic day; forwarded: will have fubflanrially luiiuiea, tne oojct or a mopcena irom the diitrkt court of Richmond, requir ing that thofe officer afid-inyfelf (hould attend the court in Richmond with the letter cf gen, Wiikinfon, the anfwer to that letter, and the orders of thede partments of war and the navy there in generally defciibed. No anfwer to gen. VVilkinfon's Jetter, other than cere acknowledgement of its receipt inaletter written for a different purpofe, a' ever written by mytelfor any other. To thefe Communications-olv papers,-1 'ill add, that if the defendant fuppofes there are any facTs within, the know ledge of the heads of departments, or of my felf, which can be ufeful for- his defence, from a defire of doing any thing our fituatiqri will permit m fur therance ot iuftice.-we (hall be ready piwHrmrthe benefit-pf itrbyway-of-weftern jWaJi iU.rr-i: .of .m-onn tpi-pwp this letter, wdl nrnha. i? dnp tn he wirnpfle in oueiIlon--trfrJroPtMP.U8tt: tirnonv at th nftrprrTkl wfiH will is due to the perfons accufed,' that any : Mr. Hay aiked ir that declaration deci- In faith u hereof,! Robert Smithrtrnfon I know tion for the preleiiNnotion. -Secretary of the Navy of the Vam cnfid r. faid, ihVrhought he States of America, haveTiimed-?" affigned a very fatisfaftoVreafori; - thefe prefents, and caufed 4he "r." X?:.:?. ? XL there (hould not be any delaK ftfs.y(eal of my office: to be affixed l u?i&". Vr": feffedthey were in. Court.. Hefaw, hereto. at theCity of Wafiiing- mc. lA u"UIiV.?.r f in.Court,.and never denied thisK X . - . 1 j r a oiny on piaui liiLis iu lupuun uic ton, this yth dayofju'AA mo ' f tlhis . n d Domini 1 807, d in the 31ft. lprejudice which Klay year ofthe independence of the ffo V u, . . J had whr Il&con- V them but : in iPfral rnntpmnlntinn. thpv rerfaiilrlv to remove thole - -fi: ii " v . ' be afloat airiinft were not in Court.- Mr. Wirt advocated the " laid dates. , . RT: SMITH. Regifiered, - Secretary . cf th Ncvy. Ch : W. Goldsrorouc h, :. ; - thief Ucrl, N. D. ' ' .. r xt '1., 1 ,t, i, .iw. auvutaicu uie propriety- HI' . f0?1? !h?? Pufc and the expediency, not the right tha? JIC -J-L'?? 'aLa ilr"r: 4 General Wiikinfon mould be prefent. buaiuiiJB l ie iiiucyciiucuv.c dim iicl- lfr; Wfl f- tT,p- k,H mhrp hi. will of witnefles in all judicial pro- r-i :..-f : .xf-" ceedmgs. If General Vv ilkinfon ,fhal ha he f . fo c ,v Bur be incidentally affeaed by the. legal f .... . . . . . ff u, (Copy.) . ...rt . . j jrv r . i conrequences ana purines ; ; iroi i iuc qrand. Jur He" therefoV hoped the confeauences which may anfe from ."ir.,n . l - Sir, AlV'i Navy Departmmty ioth Dec. i .866,. the prefen t invelligatioQ he cannot com ccur t would not agree-to a delay. plain, r He has. no reafon,' fir, to com- ' a. J?;r faid hew.ifiied by no means lita"ry expedition formed ori the plarn of whatever confequences which ; l tAGiuae-YenejdH-vvjjion ac waitrsby Cok Burr, will Toon may TefuIt from his own conducts uie prcieiu nagc or uie motion, or even rl,n thVMItTiMnnT rA KvtliP Tr ie d.If f,r tn thp TTnifpd .Sfatf-s. ir for producing teitimony on the preknt "". nay that this cannot be done but by an t,ie nieans in your power, aia. me oDiirqaion wmcn may nave Dseii inaue ueu me quernon. jl lie concemon or k tonlent "of 'ptrTiesand l therefore ;rn and miIitiaInflppremng:ihlsT -uthotife you to give' cbnftht on theiterpri2ef ;: -Ypu' wJILwith your T)ats prevent the courl to oiry.wc man ine wirneues. ns mcreiore movea inac ? Pitt of thp ITnitP.tSfafPc Mr.-Uurr's take the belt polition to inter cepland cale, . mould be exhrbited. Anient will be AJ :n our given of courfe it he to take and it necellary to deltfoy. tne charge oenerat vyiiKinion wnn lpecinc .tnis Dunnets itana oxerumii.ine uencui nTpfiil - -i5oatsdefcending under tne command acts,. committed wun tne exprets dengn raLDe-xnicnargea rromjne orana ury.- y uiciuu - . ,.L. . - , f - r o . t i i' r.i .i. ji gu . - 1 -.n irr- n f-.'Jt.l l l n.: 1 perfonal attendance at or Gol. xu.rr cr ot any-peripinnoiqiug gi inawriur ms ucuu.e oi ins agguicu- mu irutaoM wiu uc uauuo oiyctuuus ; . i i k
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