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introduced. He also desired that a declara*
tii n oi Bolin an, with which he frequently
inteilarded his conversations, should be e;-
tered, \iz. “'I hat he had come to New—
Orleans with view s to the settlement of lands
on the Ouachata and was a mere spectatoi
At it inly after a full exposition cf the
sole ol er of the document, that I could pre
vail on to depose to it. It is idle and absurd
to impute any sinister intention to the omission,
because on any trial which might ensue, it was
known tire original documents must be intro
duced as they have been. I recollect, during
the winter, general Wilkinson was called Le
iorc yie legislature of the territory to give an
account of the state of public affairs, and he in
formed me fie had intended to submit ‘o their
inspection colonel Burr’s duplicate, he having
erased such parts as had been intended to im
plicate him, as lie knew several of the mem
bers, and particularly the speaker, to be inter
ested in opposition to his measures, and for the
promotion of such a state of things as were best
calculated to favor colonel Burr’s enterprize.
1 understand that the erasure made on this du
plicate was but partial, the general having de
termined to give oral information to the legis
lature, which employed him two successive
days: and that he considered the duplicate un
important, (whilst the original has been pre
served untouched) excepting the short para
graph relative to Bollman, which is preserved
in its original state, and ilie only words erased,
‘•Your letter, post marked 15th May, is receiv
ed ” have been reinserted in the general’s own
hand On or about the 13th of August, since
my arrival in this city, general Wilkinson put
into my hands and those of J. L. Donaldson,
esq. four or five letters, observing to us “ I subs
jnit toVyou those letters, which I have net ex
a nil.ed since I left St. Louis; they are from
colonel B irr, T do not recollect their particular
contents, but having received them in confi
dence, and knowing they blend personalities
with politics, I have not permitted myself to re
examine them, because I feel an insuperable
lepiignancc to violate the trust of any man. I
give them to you. here is the cypher, decypher
them, consider their contents well, and then in
firm me whether their promulgation may be
necessary to my honor.” We did so, and we
gave the general our opinion, that the promul
gation might be necessary and proper, from
an examination of those letters and the gener
al’s evddent surprize, and prompt declaration
of his ignorance when we communicated cer
tain passages of those letters, it was my own
and Mr. Donaldson’s opinion, that he had but
partially deevphered them.
In answer to interrogatories on the part of
colonel Burr, I recollect to have solicited the
command of a party to Natchez for the purpose
of arresting colonel Burr, and delivered
the instructions which the general possessed,
together with the state of things at that period,
that the measure was warrantable ; and having
seen several communications from the govern
ment - o general Wilkinson, and particularly,
that in reply to his letter of the 21 st of October.
I had no doubt of the sanction of government
to any measures which were calculated to defeat
the views of colonel Burr. I have seen commu
nications of a confidential nature fibm the pre
sident to gen. Wilkinson, and I believe in reply
to the general’s letter of the 21st. October.
A. L. Duncan.
City of Richmond* set.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this sth
September, 1807. Henry S. Shore.
A true copy — Test' .— Wm.Ma rshall, clerk.
[to he continued ]
FOR SALE,
Ten Thousand feet JOISTS,
From 18 to -8 f.-er in length-; winch will be fold
Under market price, <f applied fir immediately, by
Lewis Cooper.
October >7 a 1-5
vS T e v Ron >;h Rice,
For saly at Seventy-Five Cents per bushel.
A NY quantity aluve ten buflie.ls, wl!be and. I-vere 1
-ii.it an wharf, on twenty fnu- h nrs’ notice
E*qr nf Messrs. Merri i.i, & Parkhurst, Bee
croi :’ Bui'di.igs, Market square.
Oil her 17 —t— 15
“"for s all,
Seve-i! valuable Tit VCPS of LAND, in M'latofn,
Giynn ar.J C. rnden counties
A prime gang cf Seafined NEGROES
An excellent If ale WENCH
A cemn'ete Icho-mer riggef Planter’s FO \T, of
an easy draught of water, fails very iaft, and will
cavrs ten bales of co'toii
An lexcellenr Cyp'-efs CANOE
AI.SC A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF
New-York Patent New Bread.
M. SHEARER,
October 17—115 Bolton’s wharf.
Southern Starve.
r 5 ‘DE fubferiber# having become proprietors of the
- Stages on the line from SAV ANN AH to ST.
L. S, refp<?ctfully inform thole who may have
occasion to travel to any part of that route, tha they
h ive, at a great elper.ee, procu-e.l new ft ages, coil
hor.es, and a careful driver, for the accommodation of
pair tigers. Also, an excellent, fafe and wed manned
boa:, ior water-conveyance.
They intend running the_&£e twice a week be
tween Savannah and Daien, during the winter- and
Will keep a light KXTKA STAG g for the accon’im 1-
dit:on of private parties, or others who m*v be difap
y-tinted in the mail flag.-. They will also carry p., k
agts of goods, on moderate terms, and be r-Tp,,* ;b e
for their delivery, as dneift,: -.any where along -h - me,
(unavoidable accidents excepted ) ‘I hey ru ■ ; t'heir
M. to serve the pubi c will meet with upport.
M. Shearer, and
• W. A. Dunh m.
Savannah, October Is. 115
Savannah,
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER CO, 1807.
LATE AND INTERESTING.
This morning a gentleman of this city very
obligingly put into our hands a Charleston pa
per ot yesterday, received by- the pilot-beat
Rising Sun, capl. Cummings; from which wc
hate extracted the following ;
Charleston, October 19.
By the arrival oft he ship Julius C.usar, on
Saturday evening, from Liverpool, we have re
ccived London papers to the 7th of September ;
bom them we learn that the United States
schooner Retenge arrived at Falmouth about
the 28th ol August, with the dispatches for Mr.
Muntoe ; she had previously stopped at Brest
and 1 untied dispatches lor the American minis
ter in Fiance—the purport of the dispatches
received by Mr. Munroe were made known to
Mr. Canning, the British secretary of stale, on
the 3d of September. It is stated that the sur
geon of the Chesapeake went in the Revenge
for the purpose of giving an ample description
of the whole affair between the Leopard and
that ship—one paper slates, that only lour days
arc allowed to the British government to deli
berate oy the dispatches, and that in these dis
patches Mr. Munroe is required positively to
insLt on the relinquishment of the right of
search of any vessels ior men, whatevei their
condition may be, but not to require the t ight
of search for merchandize to be given up. On
this subject the London Courier lias the folio-,v
ing paragraph :—•
“ It is said that the American government,
in their dispatches by the Revenge, have limit
led our ministers to four days to deliberate cn
| the nature of these dispatches, and to fume an
( answer. As there could be no motive for suca
j, a limitation but that ot instilling us, Ins majes
ji ty’s ministers would of course treat such an in
jj suit as it deserves, and refuse to enter into any
| negociation. But wc can hardly believe that
j! the Americans, violent and insolent as they arc,
t| would venture upon such a proceeding, unless
| they are determined upon going to war. Other
jj accounts affirm that the government of Atne
j rica, in their instructions to Mr. Munro, have
| desired him positively to insist on our reiii
§ quishment of the right of searching any of their
ji vessels for men, whatever their rank or condi-
I tion may he. I hey do not require us to give
| up the right of search for merchandize ; but
‘j they declare they will never permit any of
J their vessels, whether ships of war or merchunt
! men, to have their men taken out, after tiiev
| have left their ports. Their men !It is not
f their men we want, but our own. We want to
put an end to that system of inveigling our sea
men. What !we may be permited to search
their ships to see whether there be enemy’s
property or goods contraband of war on board ;
but if we find British seamen, the sinews of our
strength and prosperity, on board them, we
must not touch nor take away. Wc do not
even think that the late ministers would have
yielded this point.”
The accounts in these papers, from the fleet
before Copenhagen, are to the 22d and 23d
ol August. At that time no attack of conse
! quence had been made on that ci‘y by land.
Lord Callicart had concluded to attack it. by a
regular siege and not by siorm ; the fleet had
done nothing more then than to direct the
butt t-ies towards the sea to be bombarded In
Loudon it was supposed that the siege would
not hold out long, as it was stated there were
not pro.isions in the place for more than ten
days, and that the English army had cut off
some of the pipes winch supplied the city u -iili
watei. ihe Danish account's are of a different
complexion—they state that a resolute de
fence will be made. On this subject we give
tlie following letters received from British
officers :
i he following is an extract of a letter from
an officer oil board His majesty’s ship Ruby, off
Copenhagen, dated 22d August, 1807.
“ Vvr . e are now lying within four miles of the
ciown butteries at Copenhagen ; they have no
ships out except one line of battle ship in th e
mouth of the harbor, and one frigate and three
block slnps. Our army are ail landed safe,
about 30,900 men, whose advanced post is
about two miles from the gates ; they have
got a mask and battery ol ten twenty-four poun
ders and one mortar; which, I understand, is to
he opened this atternoon on the enemy ; we
have nothing to do but with our boats ; the’ en
emy’ made a sortie the night before the last on
our posts with 2000 men, in which wo had on
ly 1000, but vye drove them back again and kil
led several ; on our side we have not as yet
met any loss of consequence. The army took
forty waggon loads of ammunition destined for
Copenhagen three nights back, and yesterday
took fourteen mure; it is supposed the bom
bardment will take place in the course of a few
days, and it is not expected to holdout long.”
The following letter, dated from Yarmouth
Roads 011 t/ic J'jj 011 board the Swan cutter
which brought the last dispatches, contain
j s ' jmo account of the commencement of the at
! tack fn lhe crown batteries “ I sailed from
j Copenh igen on Sunday, the 531 of August, on
which day a very sharp firing commenced be
tween our bomb ships and the crown battery,
floating batteries and gun-boats. Our troops
had a battery erected within reach of the town
i of Copenhagen, which kept up a very sharp
hie, until 3 o’clock, P. M at which time we
were towed round El sine ur, being becalmed.
I am unable to say ho-.v long it continued, but
am .(•, ,u! our 1,-omli shins must have received
considerable damage, as we could see die shot
strike them in every direction ; and it being
quite calm, they cotiid not get out of reach.
Some tifiic alter the firing began, a great ma
ny boats were sent 111 by the ships to act against
the crown battery ; the rocket vessels aLo were
towed in ; but none ol the larger ships acted.
Thirty thousand troops are landed, and ate so
ranged that it is impossible for the Danes to
receive any supplies ; and 11 is understood that
they had only ten days provisions at the time
we saildd. 1 lie king of Sweden was expected
at Copenhagen in a trigale, on the day 1 sailed.”
Orders h.ivc been sent to the British, squad
ron in the \\ est-Indies, for the immediate cap
ture ol Santa-Cruz and St. Thomas; all the
Danish vessels in England were seized, and
orders were issued for capturing all met with at
sea—several hundred had been sent in. An
cmbaigo had Lon laid on all Danish and Por
tuguese vessels in France. As it relates to the
former it was supposed tube done to save them
from the English.
Sir James Craig, the new commander for
the British colonies in America, had sailed in
the Horatio frig ue, with his suite, on the 3d of
September, for Quebec. The British govern
menl has taken up transports to carry between
2 and 3000 tons of ammunition and other mili
tary stores ; this quantity is proportioned to as
large a foice as the expodi ion to the Baltic.
All accounts from Russia lead the English to
believe that a war would speedily take place
between those two powers. A paper of the 3d
ol September says, *• the arrival of the. dispatch
es from the Baltic this morning, gave rise to a
variety of gloomy rumours in the city, of out
having sustained great loss in a battle with the
Danes, llicre is no truth in those rumours.”
London, September 7.
It is said that Dutch papers have been re
ceived, which mention the surrender ofCopen
hagen and the Danish fleet on the 25th ult.
Olliers assert - that that intelligence has been
received by private letters. Wc shall be hap
py to find it true—but government have nut
received any such accounts.
Government is said to have taken up trans
ports, to carry between 2 and 3000 tons of am
munition and other military stores. This quan
tity is proportioned to as large a force as the
expedition to the Baltic.
A London paper of September 6. says—“ It
continues to be reported, that the British forces
under general Crawford, had been repulsed
with great loss, in an attack they made upon
Buenos Avres, early in June. This account
is said to have been received at Lisbon from the
Brasils, but no particulars are given.”
A Nassau paper of September 30, says, “ his
excellency the governor lias issued his procla
mation. for the admission into the different
ports of the colony, of American vessels w ith
lumber, provisions, live stock. See. pis formerly)
until the Ist day ci July, 1306.
Yesterday the -Court of Inquiry into the
conduct of commodoi e Baron, met on board
the Chesapeake, pmsuant to adjournment. On
account of the indisposition of commodore
Barron, the court adjoin ned until this day week,
•A’ rfvlk /’ujier , October 9.
Important to Merchants anil Underwriters.
Capt. Strung, of the schooner Diana T nbot,
arrived yesterday from Martinique, off which
island, he was boarded by the British frigate
Latona, and informed bv the commander, that
British ships of war would capture all neutral
vessels trading trqm French, Spanish, or Dutch
islands to British islands. ib.
1 he secretary of state, and the secretary of
the treasury, arrived on Monday ; the secieta
ry of war, and the secretary of the navy, arc
expected to-morrow,— .Vat. hit. October 7.
It is stated in the Now-York American Citi
zen, that Mi-. Oliver Wolcott, ex-secretary of the
treasury,is the author of the pamphlet Under the
title of “The British Treaty,”
Married, on ihe Bth inst. at Augusta, Sea
house .(ones, Esq. Attorney at Law, to Mrs.
Eiazabf/i h Harris.
Married, on the 27’h ult at Hartford, state of
Connecticut, captain Ralph May, of this city,
to Miss Mary Hall, of the former place.
To pay to the memory of a departed follow
citizen, the tribute of deserved respect, is a du
ty, that, by every benevolent and well regulat
ed mind, will be held sacred; and which, if
strictly discharged, would be at once beneficial
to society and consoling to the wounded feelings
of friends and relations.
Consistently with this sentiment, we men
tion, with sincere regret, the decease of John
lebeau, esq. in this city, on the 12-h instant,
after a long and painful illness, which he sup
ported throughout with Christian resignation.
. His conduct through lite presented a strik
ing example of i a.fensive, amiable integrity.
Hu was, uniformly, an affectionate husband, an
indulgent parent, a humane master, arid a kind
neighbour. He has left an amiable and exem
plary wi,e and five children, by whom his loss
must he long and severely felt, and sincerely
lamented—and if a character made up of these
principles, and dispositions friendly to the best
intei ests of society, deserves esteem, his me
mory will long be embalmed in the grateful ic
membrance of a numerous and respectable
acquaintance.
Died, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Matthew
Lyon Edwards, printer, a native of Wales in
England, m the 21st year of his age.
The ship Edward, in 4H days f lom Liver
pool, has arrived at Five-Fathom.
AUCTION.
TO-PtORFOJV, the 2!.sf instant,
Will be fold before the lubfcriber’s Auction StoKS}
10 hogsheads, “1
15 tierces, l Prime SUGAR
30 barrels, 1
11 barrels Flour
4 pipes Northern Gin
3 or. casks London particular Madeira Wine
1 Clock
4 casks Gin Beds
With a parcel of DRY GOODS, Sec.
Sale to commence at 11 o’clock.
s. M. Stackhouse, AucPr.
COPARTNERSHIP.’ *
The fubferibers have formed a connection in trade.
I ht'ii bulinets in luture will he conducted at the (lore
recently occupied by Abner Webb, under the firm of
LEE & WEB 11,
Who refpeflfutly acknowledge the Favors which they
have individually received, and tolicit a continuance of
the lame front their friends and the pub i;.
Isaac N. Lee.
Abner Webb.
October 20—116
IT.E & WEBB, ‘
Have received by the late arrivals from A’ew-Yurk
I he following Articles,
Which they offer on reasonable terms, for casft
viz
4-4, 0-8, 6-1 plain cotton cambric#
G-4 figured do. do.
; I’laii’ and figured leno muflina
I Book and jaconet do
j Silk and cotton Chatnbray#
j 5-S and 6-4 cambric fhavvU
j Col. tired cumin us, calicoes, dimities
; Long lawns, Irifli linens
£ Cotton (hitting, silk and cotton g!ovds
! Ribbons, threads and tapes
Combs, pins and needles
j Bandana and silk handkerchiefs 4
i: Romal and pullicat do.
Madras and Gilla do.
Patent cotton cords, corduroy#
Velvets, fulhionuble vailing
Cotton and worded holiery
Durants, bombuzets, wildbore#
Humhums, checks, cotton umbrellao
Oil cloths, low-piiced broad cloths
Coatings, blue plains, iianr.els
Dudii blankets, black gluts buttons
Oi t Jtid piatid coat and vest do.
Cuarle hats, &c. 3cc.
LIKEWISE —A GENERAL
Assortment ol Shoes and Slippers;
ALSO,
P.eal Cogniae Brandy's
l)o. Holland Gin / ... , . ,
Do. Jamaica Rum k' v arranted of the firfl quality
Imperial Tea \
Loaf and brown Sugars
toilee, Chocolate, Nutmegs, Cloves
1 Pimento. Pepper, Spermaceti Candles, &e.
October 20—116
FOR CHAU
yl 7^ ik\ The staunch brig FORTUNE,
Captain Elswok 1 !l,
Wil’ fa.l the firll fair wind Fof
. ( ,lavin £ i’-Trt engaged) or P. ftago, Ipply to
I 1 Mdlier on b lard, at Howard’s w :t*j, or
S. k C. Howard.
Ofh b r 20 —1 16
TL R I LL SOUP
j Y* i’l be dressed at the F.xclmr.ge Coffcc-
TOMORROW. Families supplied
by sending from 11 to 3 o’clock.
October 11(>
CHATHAM A HULL LR Y,
You are summoned to appear at the Labora*
tory, on I U ESI)AY next, the 27th inst. at
nine o’clock A. M. in full uniform.
By order of captain IV all,
V> illiuni N. llarman, & Vr’r//*
October 20
FILTH COMPANY.
Yotl wil! meet on your parade ground, fro;,*
of the court house, on TUESDA Y next, iho
27th inst. at 10 o’clock precisely, armed and
accoutred, agreeably to law. As the draft takes
place on said day, it will be well fur all to attend,
liollcs, Captain ,
October 20—116
TO LLT, “
Tilh. HOTjSE and SlOltf’., fm-rrn tlv oempi. and
by Johm Hill, on the Hay, next door ‘o
Mrffis Seymour Sc Woo.hoptc-r. Terms m.-du
known on the premifea.
J. T. Ronalds.
October 20—116
Strayed or Stolen,
Out of the yard of Mr. James Tilhnan, Spring*
Hill, on Saturday night (aft,
Two Horses, viz.
One i black horse, about fourteen hands high ; hia
forecoj, and a past of hi, rrtane, next his withers, cut
close. The other, a fmnll bay horse, with afaron hi
dank, who h appears to have been burnt or fealded,
with fome white on his face Nobrar dson eitheY
recolledted. Ten Dollars reward will he paid to any
person delivering said itorfes to Mr. J Tti.t MAn #
T'homus Ilarrall.
Oiltober 20—116—e
MOLASSES.
Af'tvhhrts. retailing MOLASSES.
For Sale,by
S. 8c C, Howard.
Cctoburio {, U 2