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letter addressed to rre in rvrher from colonel] Burr. ‘ Chief Justice—l did not understand you. How aid you get that letter f* A. it was in the packet or envelope. This letter was principally in cypher ; the closing paragraph, however, was in the ordinary script. I resorted to the key, and attempted an mtet pre'uticn of the letter. I del not complete it^; but discovered enough in the course of the evening to satisfy me, that there was some illi cit project on lout. I arose early in the morn ing, and called on colonel Cushing, my second i.i command, and adjutant and inspector to the army. 1 stated to him that Mr. Swartwoui had b trite me a letter from colonel Burr, the natuie of which I explained; and observed to him, that Mr. Swar woui’s declarations that he had come with a view to volunteer his sendees m t,.e campaign against the Spaniards, were mere ly intended to cover his teal design. I then communicated to colonel Cushing the measures which I should pursue ; enjoining on him. at the same time, to observe the strictest secrecy. Were it permissible to be tead, here is a state ment of the facts sworn to by colonel Cushing. The general held, at this time, in his hand, the paper marked A. .vir. Wirt — t his statement is signed by colonel Cushin 0 , with a certificate of his quali fication, m legal form, annexed. Mr. Wickham — An affidavit forming no part of the case before the court, cannot be in troduced. Mr. Hay. General Wilkinson states that, on tne morning after the letter was partly tie cyphered, lie slated to colonel Cushing it’s con tents, u.ui communicated to hin the measures w.ych he should pursue. These are facts de tailed in that deposition ; and, if the gentlemen do not wish to see them, there isjjan end ot the com roversy. i'iie general proceeded. One paragraph of the lettei, I nave observed, was in the ordinary script. |_iiere the paragraph was read by gen eral Wilkinson in the following words— u He is “ a man of invincible honor and perfect discre “ tion—formed to execute rather than to pro “jevt—capable of relating facts with fidelity, “ and incapable of relating them otherwise. “ ■ti is thoroughly informed of the plans and “ intentions of , and will disclose „ i you : *• as far as you enquire, and no farther, lie has ! “ imoibed a reverence for your character, and “ may ba embarrassed in your presence— “ put him at ease, and he will satisfy vou.”l 1 determined to avail myself of this reference, to obtain Iron Mr. Swartwoui that information ; wlhcii i could not discover fiotu tlie letter; that is, the object to which colonel Burr expli citly directed his views : and. in the course of | set ei al days, i obtained from him, substantially, i tne following lacts :—That he had left colonel | Burr at Philadelphia, occupied, day and night i almost, on an enterprize vviiich he had in con-, temptation; that he lived in a retired part of • tne city, in a small house with several rooms, j where he received persons with whom he had j to transact business ; and that he saw no two ! persons at the same time. He observed to me j that commodore Truxton was frequently with : him, and zealously engaged in his enterprize. I H e observed, at the same time, that a man who I superintended the public buildings at Washing-1 ton was also zealously engaged. He did not recollect his name ; but on my mentioning the 1 Oame of Latrobe, he said that was the man. j He said that he had been dispatched by colonel j Burr horn Philadelphia, and had traversed the i states ot Ohio ana Kentucky. Iso understood ! the gentleman at that time ; hut have since clis- [ cove ed that he descended the river. Mr. Bo i ts. By whom did you understand J that lie nad descended the river ? A. By a man who informed me that he had I rowed him down from Pittsburg. Another reason why 1 may have been mis taken was this. He informed me t at he had passed to Frankfort in quest of general Adair, ; for whom he had dispa dies from colonel Bun ; and, not hearing of him there, had re turned back to Lexington in pursuit of him ; where he was informed by major Waggo ier that general Adair (being in ill health) had gone to some medical spring ; and that, if he would wait a few days, he might see him ; that he did so, and thus had an interview with him without in irring any suspicion ; at which time he delivered his dispatches. lie said general Adair was zealously engaged in the enterprize; and observed, “tell him that I ; •will not write to him, but that I expect to meet < him at the place ; that he may depend I will meet him at the spot;” or words to that effect. Mr. Swariwout proceeded to inform me, that he came to Louisville, and felt himself at a loss ( how he should reach me with the most certain- ‘ tv; that a rumour had prevailed there, that I had descended the river. Finally, on the ad vice of .Mr. Floyd, he determined to go across the country, under an expectation of finding me at rit. Louis. Accompanied by Mr. Ogden, he prosecuted his journey to Kaskaskias. Finding that I had descended the liver, he determined to altar his route ; he purchased a skiff, em ployed hands, and followed tne down to Fort Adams At this point, I asked him whether tnis sudden change of route might not expose hi nto suspicions He said, that to guard against this, he had wounded his horse with his pen knife; and informed the people, that hisinten-’ tions were to have visited St. Louis, but having experienced this accident, he should pursue his original destination ; which was to descend the , river to .Ve-.r-Orleans. On arriving at Fort Adams, and discovering that I had proceeded : to Natchit ;ches. he determined to follow me; ! a.al bis fiend Mr. Ogden, pursuing his route, went on wi’h dispatches from colonel Burr to His friends in Nevv-Oi leans. Mr. Swartwout informed me, that colonel Burr, supported by a numerous and powerful association, extending Horn Ncw-York to New-Orleans, was about to levy unarmed force of seven thousand men, with a view to carry an expedition against the Mexican provinces; that five hundred men would descend the Allegany river with colonel Swartwoui, anil a major or colonel Tyler ; that the boats were already built. He observed, that this territory would be revolutionized, where the people were ready to join ; and that some seizing, he supposed, would be necessary at New-Orleans; that they expected to make their embarkation about the Ist of February, that they proposed landing at La Vera Cruz, and marching from thence to Mexico. 1 observed to him, that there were large sums of money in the bunk of Nevv-Orleans. He replied, that lie knew that full well. I observed, “surely you will not violate private property.” lie said, “ we mean only to borrow ; and will return it;” that they must equip themselves at .Nevv-Orle ans; that naval protection w ould be had from Great-Britain; that commodore Truxton and the officers ol the navy were so disgusted with the government that they were ready to join ; and that pilot-boat-built schooners were con tracted for on the southern coast of the U .States, for their service. He enquired of me whether I had heard of Dr. Bollman, and on my replying in the nega tive, he expressed some surprise; observed, that Dr. Bollman and a Mr. Alexander had been dispatched from Philadelphia, by sea, to Nevv- Orleans, with dispatches from colonel Burr to me, and that they must have arrived. Mr.Swart wout informed me, that he was obliged to go to N’ew-Orleans, and was also under engagements to meet colonei Burr and general Dayton at Nashville on the 20th of November. I think Mr. Swartwoui left Natchitoches about the 18th of October, for Nevv-Orleans, at. I understood. It may be proper in this stage of my testimony to say, that the envelope which contained the cyphered letter from colonel Burr, covered also two other letters. To save misapprehen sion, it may also he proper to say, that when I speak of an envelope, it is in contradiction to a sealed packet. It occurs to my recollection, that a letter addressed to John Peters, esq. of Nashville, w as enclosed in the envelope, as well as another letter from general Dayton, in cy pher. (Sec Mr. Dayton’s letter, note C.) Mr. Bakes. Do you say that the letter from geneial Dayton was inclosed in another cyphered letter. A No. I say expressly the reverse. It came with it. Air. Wickham objected to reading the let ter from general Dayton. He said that gene ra! Dayton being absent, he had no opportuni ty of consulting him, or of ascertaining his wishes respecting it. If there be no other evi dence that the letter was from general Dayton, except that a letter was received by general .Wilkinson, purporting to be a letter of general Da\ toil’s, it was not evidence. Mr. Hay. The fact stated by general Wil kinson is, that lie received this letter. It may have had considerable influence with him as to the course which he pursued. He received the letter together with another cyphered let ter from colonel Burr ; and the lact being that he receiv ed this letter, purporting to he a letter from general Dayton, it surely may be read. Mr. Wickham. If the letter by itself would not be evidence, its being connected with others would not make it so. Mr. Hay. On that distinction, I mean to offer it. If general Dayton were before the court, he might require some other evidence, as to the authenticity of the letter. General Wilkinson is telling his whole story ; he is to giv e his whole narrative ; and all the circum stances will hear upon each other. The Chief Justice, at first, said, that if general Wilkinson could say that the letter in- Suenced his conduct, it might be read ; but finally he observed, that on the motion now be fore the court, it might be improper to read it. If it be the intention of general Wilkinson to state that certain conduct of Ins was produ ced by that letter, he may slate that such conduct was produced. General Wilkinson. I must say that this letier materially influenced the measures which I pursued. Mr. Hay. There is certainly a wide dif ference between this case, a mere examination 1 before a judge, and a trial before a jury. This letter may identify general Davlon, with the meeting at the mouth of Cumberland. General Wilkinson. Here is the letter addressed to Johh Peters, esq. signed “A Stc fihnis” It appears to be in a disguised hand ; but I have no doubt of its being the hand wri ting of colonel Burr. (See note I).) I returned from the operation against the Spaniards, the sth of November, and on the next morning. Chief Justice. To what place did you return ? A. To Nachitoches. On the morning of the sth of November a small Frenchman, whom I had never seen be fore, nor have I ever seen him since, presented a packet to me, and took his leave. This I found to be a letter from doctor Bollman, in his proper hand writing, bears date September 27:h, 1 806, from New-Orlcans. (See note*). Here is the cyphered letter enclosed by doctor Bollman, and I find it is an exact duplicate, as it professes to be, of the one received by Mr. Swartvvoiit ; with lhi-> variation, “ Dr. 801 - I man, equally confidential, better informed on 1 the subject and more intelligent, will hand this ! duplicate.” [ Phis letter was laid upon the i clerk s table/] That letter also enclosed one from general Dayton. Mr. M-Hae, of the same tenor of the for mer ? A. No. Quite different. This letter of genera! Dayton Is partly in cypher and paith in the common script. (See note F,.) Mr. Wirt. Arc you acquainted with ge neral Dayton’s hand writing i A. Perfectly. Mr. llay. How did you become acquaint ed with it ? A. From a long and familiar correspon dence—here isa letter from general Da’yton u me introducing his son, which will shew tin similarity of the hand Writing. [Tlere tin general produced the letter of introduction.’ On the same morning, I received the fol lowing information from Natchez, in a lettei from James L. Donaldson, dated the 30th ot November, 1806. [Here general Wilkinson offered to read the letter, but it was rejected by the court. See note F.J In consequence of the receipt of this letter from Mr. Donald son, and my reflections on the letters from co lonel Bun. I determined to concentrate mv whole lorce atNew-Orleuns, as soon as possi ble. (to EE CONTINUED-} Richmond October 3. The court have been ocruj ed since our last in the examination of evidence. On W ednesday colonel Burr was indispos ed, and there was no court. On 1 hursday the court proceeded with the examination of general W ilkinson : colonel “’purr not present. Gabriel Vanhorne(an imma terial witness) and George Poindexter, esej at torney general for the Nississippi 1 erritorv, at the time of Burr’s arrest, wcie introduced in the course of the day. On Friday the examination of general Wilk inson was completed. Air. Poindexter was a gain called in at the request of Mr. Burr, t om moclore Shaw was introduced to show the stale of Orleans, at the lime they apprehended the approach of Aaron Burr. The ex imiifMion of the witnesses on the part of the accused was commenced, and L. W. Tazwcll, esq. one of the grand jurors, was examined. l,vias.h. noit*i.rfvu. inini— -inn 8a van nai l, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER IS, 1807. ELEC Mows. llancock county— Venator, "Herbert- /?<■- firescntaiiv: s, *Blount, Adams ami ‘Chandler. Ba i.d win— Senator, * Curluton— Refircsenla tive, “Franklin. W r AiuuiN —Vrnato r, * Hurt —Refircxentativcs Gray, Hatcher, “Newsome. Lincoln —Vena or , Walton —R fircscnta tives, “Gresham, Fleming. Cos i.umbi a—*S niato r, Foster— Refiresenta- tives, Blair, Diane, Williams Jefferson — Senator, “Boslwick—Rifireaen tativcs, Whitaker, “Cobbs. ” .Yew Members. We understand, that John Y. Noel, esq. has received and accepted the appointment of Judge of the Superior Court for the Eastern District of Georgia ; and we rest satisfied, fiom liis well-known abilities, and extensive practice in this stale for twenty years pasi, that his ap pointment will receiv e general approbation Museum. We lia>e just sect) one of the most infamous attempts, that ever was made, to raise the cha racter of one man upon the ruins of another.— It is in tlie form of a letter from Richmond published in -the New-York Gazette, which contains at least one hundred lines, and every line is a mean and unblushing falsehood.— Richmond Enquirer. Kingston, (Jam.) August 29. We understand that the Chichester of 4-1 guns, lieutenant Stopford, with 100 troops, had lately been sent by governor Cameron, from j Nevv-Providcnce, to make an attack on Barra- ; coa. and destroy the forts, See. The greater part of the troops were taken prisoners, and several of them, as well as the seamen, were killed. Died, last evening, regretted by all who knew him, John Tebeau, esq. a native of tins place; aged 59 years and 11 months. 80=’ The CREDITORS of Mr. JOHN COURTNEY, deceased, are requested to meet at the Exchange Ihis Evening, at seven o’clock. Oct. 13—113 Pipes. Fiftv,bojce, containing each fir groce, landing from ffiip William, from Liverpool, lor tale by John S. Mitchell, Johnston's wharf. Odtober 13 A liu CITY SHERIFF’S SALES™ CONTINUED. On the first T uesday in November next, Will be fold at the Court-House in Savannah, be- the iv.urs ot ten and three o’clock, An undivided HALF of THREE I.OT-i, in the village of St, Gaul, fronting, on the weft, the reli denceof Mr. J feph Davis, and die la’e residence of J Mr. Edmund Wart-eri—L'-vied on a the property of John i’.Oats, to fatisfy Fre lerick Shaffer, surv.vor. Aifo, a HOUSE an.l LOT in Broughton-(lreet levied on as the property of Thomas Brown and John Gable Conditions, case John Williams, s. c. c. October 13.—113 AUCTION". TO-MORROW, the 14th instant, V ill be fold belore the lubfcriber’s Auction Store, A VARIETY OF GROCERIES and DRY GOODS. Sale to commence at eleven o’clock. S. 11. Stackhouse, auct'r. October 13—1 13 Prime Africans for sale. Confifling of Prime Young Healthy SLAVES. Enquire of the Fruiters, or at the Blue-Stone at Spring-Hill. Odtober 13—113 t IJUO 1 and and SliOibS. By the Luna, from New-York, 1 he subscribers have received, in addition lb their stock on hand, SUWARROW BOOTS Mens SHOES, first, second and third quality .Morocco BOOT'S and mens LACED SHOES Do. SLIPPERS, Sic. Taylor & Scribner.. October 13—113 (UE’ 1 he Electors of Chatham coun ty are notified, that a poll will fie opened, on TUESDAY the 20th instant, at 10 o’clock, at the Court-House in the city of Savannah ; for the purpose of electing a Sheriff, Coioncr, unit Surveyor, of which all concerned are requested to take due notice. John 11. Morel, } A. S. Bulloch, £ j,i,CiC - c - October 10. 112 To the Electors of Chatham. ! will (land M a Candidate for the OFFICE of ! COUNTY-SURVEYOR, at the Eleftion on Tuesday next. Isidore StouL Odlober 13—113 To tlie Electors oj’ Chatham County . ■ (JjP* Intending to be a candidate ;tt ! the approaiking eleflton, for SHERIFF <>f this Coun ty, I now apprize my fellow citizens thereof, pledg -5 ing mvfelf for a fa. thful and Charge of the duties of 9 the office. I (hall be thankin’ i r the-ir lufTr-'ges. John Eppinger. j Allguft 2J. jIE ty i. < To the Electors ol Chaiham Comity. I OFFER my (elf a candida-c for the Sheriff’s OflW at the ensuing election, and Elicit the fuffrage of my friends and ie low-citizens for that appointment Peter Snick. August 25. 92. IC7’ Electors of Chatham Countv. As the Election for County Officers comes on, on j Tuesday, the 2(>th instant, I offer myfelf a Candidate! 1 for the SHERIFF’S OFFICE, and solicit the patron age of my friends and fellow-citizens for that ap pointment. Refpectfully, your’s. Andrew M‘Lc n. Oflober 3. 109 To the Electors: of Chatham County.’ I announce myfelf a Candidate for SHERIFF, at the ensuing election, and (hall feel grateful to such of my fe,low-citizens, as may honor me with their fuffrage*. J. P. OATES. September 8. 08 Meflrs Eveuitt Sc T v4n3, IT has been asserted by fome, that Edward Lloyd efq. is a Candidate for Sheriff, at the er.fuing eledfion. From whatever motive it tuS been put ii. circulation, to me, it is unknown; but Mr. Lloyd has authorifed me to contradict the report, arid politively declares he 13 not a candidate, nor had he ever any intention of offer ing. J. P. OATE3. (CC The Subscriber offers himself a Candidate for Coroner, and will be thankful for the fuffVages of his fellow-citizens. Septem er 29 107 DAVID SQUIRES. THE SUBSCRIBER Acquaints the citizens of Savanna), aid the elec tors of Chatham c ‘imty. generall , that he ship be a candidate, at the e eiflion, f r the office of CORONER. M. Whitley. Augufl 25. +TE Fcllow-Citm-ns ol Chatham, If you like yemr OLD CORONER, I am in hopei you witl support him at tin: next election. 1 . Brown. Auguff 22. 91 tc'7’ \V e nre requested to state, tint JOSEPH SUDER i* a Candidate for tlie office of CORONER at the ensuing election, and ftlicits tf.O fuilrages of hi* fellow-citizen*. September 1-95