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John S. Mitchell,
Uerpectfully informs his friends and the fiuiUc
of ho* cuinmt ncemeiU in the
COMMISSION BUSINESS,
In whiteh line, lie will, at a!! t tne r , thankful'y re
ceive, and pnnriua ly ex-cn'e, their command. Hr
ha* >;iened his C C—mg House on Mr. Jama John.
Bon, juon r's wharf
OAlrtr 6 At, no
The Subscriber
H WING taken the WHARf and STORES for
cer! y occupied by William Huxrzu, offers
!;; hrvicci in the
E t r l;c and Commission Business,
Acd will be grateful far any favor* conferred ran him.
George Pitcher. .
October 10. t 112
The Subscribers
Having r..rered into par r.erlhip under the firm of
BULLOCH & GLEN,
artel having taken convenient (lorn on Sxint’*;
VtiAkf. ter the reefjeion of all kinds of j>r •uce,
effer their service- to ihtir friend* in the
Factorage & Commission Business,
to which, as they intend to he Confined, le.
uromife ilierr.l'e.vCa it will be in their power to pir
uuilaction.
A. S. Bulloch.
Thomas Glen.
Oct'her tj i4
Commission be Factorage
BUSINESS.
TUI! fubfcriW having large and convenient Store*,
r. the wharf adjoining Jinn * Wallace, efq. offc lns ;
ferv.ee. to his Iriends ami the public, as a CUM NTS- I
SON MERCHANT and FACTOR.
Thomas Lawrence.
October 8...1! 1
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m . I 1 t t i
Factor and Agent.
M. SHEARER
Informi the Planters, tha he conth ue to (VI
PKOUUCE and other property on comm Ifon, and
Oas plen- y of Fire-Proof NVanshoufe Room, on Bob
ton'* Wharf.
October 17. M 5
Thomas fttorr,
HAVING taken part of the (lore* occupied by
; 4Kt j JouNtroN juo. esq. begs leave to tender his j
bfvic:* to hi* friends and the public, as a
Factor &. Cornu.t ich; nt. j
Cibould he be entruiVd with the Aifpofal of any part of I
On r Crop*,befla ter* himlelf by his alDdmty and on
yemittid attention to their .oteteftt, to merit a condon
ation of their favor*.
October 1. 10®
FOR SALE,
A corner BAY LOT,
N. 5. Franklin ward, fubjeA to ,‘!0 dollars per an-
Buni, ity ground rent. •in the lot is a very conve
nient two (lory dwelling house, and other out houfe*
The term* will be mailt easy to the p.r chaler
Alfa, a likely, hea thy, intelligent MUI ATTO {
BOY, about 25 year* of age j a comple e home fer
vut, and a good waggoner and ploughman. Apply to (
iiUiiUCll 6C. 0:1 •
October 23 117
THE SUBSCRIBER
OFFERS TOR SALE,
Hi* two valuable LO TS, near the Exchange, in
thie city;
Joseph Habersham.
June IS.
FOR SALET”
460 acres of Swamp Lund, on the ri
ver Alatiinnha :
IT is a part of a iract ofl'nd granted to the 1 e
general M'lntfllh, in the t rk of the Alatamah
and Cat Head called the Pont It is at the bell
pi ch of the ude, and as little fuhject to liijurv from
fr. rtics *s any land on the -ive'. Che purchrfer can
he accommodated with high land near a bluff on Cat
He id, for a Icttlement, and a fuUkiem portion of
Pi .e l.and hack, for the purpose of lumber for the
pUiuatiun,
If the purchaser it inclined to add the trial, there
is adjoining and for sale
200 acres of Swamp Land,
Vitlt a bluff lettlement on on Cat Head, containing
150 acres of Pine Lund,
belonging to the ellate of Jriu P AVard.efq decV.
These lands together, wilt make one of the m iff
compleat RICiL and COTTON PLANTATIONS
jn the date of Georgia. The Plat can be viewtd,
and terms known, by application to the fubferiber ;
and a purchaser wilhing to tnfpect the land, it will
Be (hewn him, onappic iticuto IHOMAS M'CALL
Ulq. at Otrien.
Joseph Habersham.
juiy 17. 70-
Court of Ordinary.
ORDERED, that until the governor may
sent! a Dedimus, to qualify the Clerk as
lischeator, that the court do undertake the du
ties annexed thereto, and that due notice of sales
i>c given in the name of the Court of Ordinary,
agreeable to law. Ordered to be published.
Extract from the Minutes.
Thomas Bourke, Clk.c.ot, 8c k.r.
June 3 56
TRIAL OF COLONEL BURK.
DOCUMENTS
referred to ix general Wilkinson’s evi
dence—continued.
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deposition of capt. j a. walbace.
I hud the honor to become acquainted with
general James Wilkinson some time in Au
gust. 1799 ; became attached to his military
family in December, 1800—was appointed aft
aid-de-camp in the spring following, and conti
nued in that capacity until the last oi Novem.
ber, 1801.
During the above period, I have witnessed
that general Wilkinson did employ cyphers of
different kinds in his correspondence, among
them was an English pocket dictionary. Se
veral of these cyphers I have made myself, de
signed copies of some of them are still in my
possession, and others I have recognized since
my arrival at the city of Richmond. Particu
larly one to the late general James Jackson,
and another to the lute major general Alexan
der Hamilton, a third to a Mr. Hidings, then
at New-Orleans, a fourth to colonel Cushing, a
tilth to Mr. .Silas Dinsmore, and one to myself.
Several of these were projected in 1802 and
IHOo, at the time the port of New-Orleans was
shut, atul lor the purpose ot procuring and con-
Veving tntelli ;eme to the government.
Question—l)ul you ever observe in general
W tlkitison any act, or disposition, which mark
ed in.itte ‘.ion to his duty, as to the zealous and
fe’.;ht- 1 discharge ol the trust reposed in him
as an officer of .he United Stat-s ?
\ -wo* l*i om my own observation and ex*
K"ic, ce. (Frit g now nearly twentf-six years
. i mihiaiy life) I can deviate that I have never
known an officer more zealously devoted to the
sericein which he was engaged, and lean
safely declare, that 1 have never seen an officer
of general .Wilkinson's rank, voluntarily and
cheerfully expose himself to such privations,’
hardships and sufferings in the course of his
duty, as 1 have seen him meet with alacrity.
Question —Do you know the handwriting
of captain C. Smith J
Answer*—l do.
Question —Are these hieroglyphics of his )
writing ? J
Answer—They are.
Question —Are ‘hey the same which were
employed by colonel Burr in his correspon
ds <:e with general Wilkinson ? ;
Answer—They are the same which are em
ployed in colonel Burt's letters, shewn me since
n j 1 arrival at the city of Richmond, and said to
he delivered by Messrs. Swartwout and Boll
man to general Wilkinson.
Qucs ion—Do you recollect when capt C. j
Smith left general Wilkinson’s family ? j
An wer—Some lime in July, 1801
Question—Do you think general Wilkinson”
afm winds saw or was near him l . j
Answer—l om certain not ; because general ;
W il-kitwon did nor ictnri. from the Mississippi,
until May, 1804, and captain Smith resided in
the slate of Maryland, and died in the winter of
1803 or. 804 (>
Questtoii— Have you seen general Wilkin
son employ the p< i ket dictionary, now present
ed to von. iii writing cypher ?
Answer—l have.
Queston —Will you say in what year f
Answer—l am not positive as to the year,’
hut it was during the period I was attached to i
his uilttarv family.
Question —Did you hear a sentiment from i
genera! Wilkinson calculated todisaffect the
troops or to abate tln ir zeal for its promotion ? J
Answer—No; on the contrary, I have wit- S
nesse 1 that general Wilkinson always used his \
utmost endeavors to promote harmony, comfort
and g ‘od order among the troops, and by his
precepts as well as example, to insure subordi- •
nation and patriotism j
J. B. W'alback. Capt. Artillery, j
I am content that rhe above shall be read as j
evidence in all cases between the United States
and colonel Burr—and that any thing which
may be added by the affiant, by way of answer
to interrogatories, may be also read.
Uf.o. Hay,
Att'y, U. S. for Richmond district.
Cfty of Richmond, ss.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, an alder
dernian of the .city aforesaid, this sth day of
September, 1807. Henry S. Shore.
Sr. l.otiis, Hfuy 6 th x 1806.
Sir Yon are to embark to-morrow, and will
sail early next morning with Lockwood’s and
Strong’s Co’s, for Fort Adams; and on arriving
there, you are to add Campbell’s company to
your detatchment. and must proceed without a
moment’s unnecessary delay, up Red River to
Nachitoches, where you arc to take the com
mand
The point of your destination being deemed
at present a critical one, it is desirable your
companies should be kept complete to the es
tablishment ; and for this purpose you are to
make such disposition of the recruits ordered
from Tennessee or elsewhere as may be found
Necessary.
Your remote position from the posts east of
the Mississippi, renders it convenient and ne
cessary that they should, as heretofore, report
directly to and receive orders from head-quar
ters; but the commandants are to report to you
monthly, and will be liable to your orders as
senior officer of the district, whenever the pub
lic service tnay require the interposition of
your authority, which should be made with
due caution, to avoid dashing with the arrange
races ’.vhich raay i#su from head-quarters.
The posts west of the Mississippi arc sub
ject to your immediate command, and are to
be governed accordingly. You are to appoint
generii courts martial within the limits of your
district,. and are. to decide on all sentences,
which may not affect a commissioned officer,
agreeably to the rules -.md articles of war.
At the distance which separates us, it would
be vain and presumptuous to prescribe precise
rules for your conduct in command, where the
occurrence of incidents and change of circum
stances may be so unexpected and viriable as
to batlle anticipation, and to t ender positive or
ders destructive to the interests of the country.
You are therefore to meet the public service
with a sound discretion, and will be held res
ponsible for events. The trust is a high and
important one ; but it is with singular plea
sure I can observe that iny long experience of
your judgment and capacity leaves no doubt
on my mind, the result will justify the public
confidence, and prove honoiabie to your name
and profession.
I will theic-forc submit one observation only
to your consideration ; it is, that you should
not fail to employ the force confided to your
command, wherever it may be found most ne
cessary to protect or defend the rights and in
terests of our country within the sphere of
your authority.
With the warmest wishes for your fame and
happiness, I am, sir, your faithful friend and
obedient servant, James Wilkixsom.
Col. T. H. Cushing, 2 d Reg’t Infantry.
T M
Instructions from gen. H ilkinson to col. Cushing.
St. Louis, May-3. 1807,
1 o’clock, A. M.
Sir —Advice yesterday arrived from major
Porter, makes it my duty to direct the accele
tatioii of your movements by every practicable
means, and, I trust, that in the present state of
the waters, you may reach Fort Adams on the
20th inst.
On arriving at that port, the information you
may receive must determine the course of your
conduct; should the Spaniards have resumed
their positions east of the Sabine, or assumed a
menacing aspect at Nacogdoches, you must add
to your command, every man at Fort Adams,
except a mere locum tenens , leaving orders at
that place for lieut. colonel Kingsbury to fall
down to the mouth of the Red river, and there
wait the return of a sufficient number of your
barges for his transport to the high grounds,
from whence it may become expedient for you
to march the whole of your command, except
ing die boats’ crews.
I hope major Porter may have taken the
precaution to transmit the executive a copy of
the information he has forwarded to me, and
th..t you may receive from that source, at an
curly petiod, decisive instructions for your go
vernment ; m the mean time, though -war be
our trade , it is not only opposite to the genius
and disposition of our country, but also to its
substantial interests. The sword must not,
therefore, be drawn but in the last extremity,
to punish outrage, to resist invasion, or repel an
attack.
Should indications justify it, (and you must
take measures to ascertain, if possible, the de
signs of your neighbors) you are to call to your
aid every man who can be safely spared from
the garrison, under your orders, and will em
ploy every pains ami exertion, to put them
in the highest state of fitness for offensive ope
rations.
You will find in the hands of major Porter
an order from the secretary of war, which might
justify you in pushing your neighbors beyond
the Sabine river, should they have re-crossed it
to the eastward. But as it appears from the
public prints that a pacific negociation has, on
our part, ensued these orders, you must
not strain their construction to favor the
effusion of blood, and involve our country
itt the certain calamities and uncertain events
of vv?r.
Learn with all possible precision, the force,
composition and situation of troops opposed to
you ; be yourself prepared for combat, and if a
conflict must ensue, having previously ani
mated your men by a strong exhortation, and
sworn your officers, in their presence, to fall or
conquer, make your onset with the bayonet,and
your own glory ; the honor of our arms, and the
interests of the nation, will be ensured and
maintained.
Wishing you life and laurels, health and
fame, I am, your faithful friend, and fellow
soldier, James Wilkinson.
Col T.H. Cushing, lsf. rtg. U.S. Infantry.
P. S. You are to take with you from Fort
Adams, an eight inch howitzer, which you will
find there properly equipt and amply ammu
nitioned.
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LATEST PROCEEDINGS.
Richmond, Saturday, October 10.
This important enquiry is at length approach
ing its crisis. The examination of evidence
has closed and the argument commenced.
On Wednesday the court met at 12 o’clock,
and adjourned at an early hour, in consequence
of an indisposition in Mr. Wirt’s family, which
detained him at home. During the session of
the court, Dr. John Brockenbrough and Joseph
Cabell, esq. two of the grand jurors, were exam
ined as to certain points of general Wilkinson’s
evidence delivered to the grand jury.
On Thursday, Mr. Bodley was again called
in at the instance of the prosecution, to answer
certain enquiries relative to colonel Burr’s con
tract with colonel Lynch. He was followed by
general Wilkinson, who made certain explana
tions contradictory to major Bruff’s statement;
among which; general Wilkinson particularly
traced the nature of his connection with colonel
Burr during late ycat s. lie also propounccd
a variety of quesUons to major Bt uff. Hcte the
evidence on both sides closed ; excepting one
oi two witnesses, who are avowedly expected
by both sides. The cotii.sel for the U. States
expect lieut. Jackson of ‘he Chid . aw Binds.
T iie accused have not avowed the name of
the witness or witnesses whom they avowedly
expect.
Mr. Hay then opened the argument about
half after two, and continued speaking till after
tour.
Yesterday Mr. Hay vesumed his argument
and continued till twelve. He was followed by
\,r. Randolph, who closed a few minutes be
fote four.
This day the argument will be resumed by
Mr. Martin.
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FROM THE lUCtUIOND ENQUIRER.
ONE CI.ANCE AT LUTHER MARTIN, ZSQ.
That our readers may understand a little
more of the charcter and motives of this cele
brated lawyer, we lay before them the follow
ing affidavits. We are, however, satisfied that
most of them will require no othe? evidence of
his disposition than the tone and tenor of his
speeches on the present prosecution.
No wonder Mr. Martin was so zealous in
supporting the doctrine of accessorial or deriv
ative tieason ; no wonder he was so ‘vehement
in calling for the record of the guilt of the prin
cipal ; when the contrary doctrine might have
so nearly dragged him to the ptccipice of mis
prision of treason.
AFFIDAVITS.
Baltimore , 17 th August, 1807.
Personally appeared before nie.'amuelChase
esq. one of the associate judges of the supreme
court of the United States, John C W bite,. .1).
of the city ol Baltimore, and made oath on the
holy evangelist of almighty God, that on or
about the 10th of November last, or some time
between the Bth and 25ih of said fnonth, in a
conversation with Luther Martin, esq. oi the city
of Baltimore, Mr. Martin observed, that he had
not the Last hesitation in saying, that before
twelve months, the western statse would be se
parated from the Atlantic states, that he (Mr.
Martin) had it from the best authority.
John Campbell White.
Sworn before— Samvel Chase.
State of Maryland, Ann-ArundcU county , s.
July 24th, 130 7-
Personally appeared before the subscriber, a
justice of the peace for the county aforesaid,
Edward Hall, and made oath on the holy evan
gelist of almighty God, that some time in the
month of September last, in a conversation
which he had with Luther .Martin (late attorney
general of Maryland) respecting colonel Burr,
Mr. Martin remarked that colonel Burr w*. uld
be emperor of Louisiana in six months To
which this deponent replied, from the charac'er
of colonel Burr, he had too high an opinion of
his talents and judgment to believe he wouid
attempt so mad a project as a separation ot the
western from the Atlantic states. To whicbMr.
Martin remarked, you are mistaken ; I have no
doubt but Burr will be declated emperor ofLou
isiana in less than six months-—and as soon as
he is. I shill pay him a visit. To which this
deponent replied, you have been in the habit,
Mr. Marlin, of prosecuting a number of persons
for different offences, take care that you are nut
in turn prosecuted for treason.
Sworn before— Joseph Saxzs.
District of Maryland, S3.
Philip Graybell, oflawful age, residing in the
city of Baltimore, maketh oath on the holy evan
gelist of almighty God, that some time during
the summer of 1806, he, this deponent, was
standing at his store door m Market-street in
the said city, and Luther Martin came up and
addressed himself to this deponent to the fol
lowing, effect—that Aaron Burr was to divide
this country, that the Allegany mountain would
be the divisionable line.
Philip Graybell.
Sworn before— Samuei Chase.
The foregoing are copies of affidavits filed in
the circuit court of the United States for the
Virginia district. ,
Teste, William Marshall, clerk.
In addition to these affidavits, general Eaton,
whom Mr. Martin has attacked in his usual de
sultory and scurrilous manner, in the Virginia
Gazette, under the signature of Investigator, has
communicated to the public the following fact;
“ Add to this, I did myself, three years ago last
winter, at the city of Washington, hear Martin
predict the dismemberment of the union, on
the same boundary line which he asserted to
Mr. Graybell the emperor contemplated, and in
a manner which convinced me he would wil
lingly facilitate the project, if it would go to
embarrass the executive ; against whom, it ap
peared, he indulged some little, mean, persona!
hatreds and resentments, rather than manly
sentiments of political opposition, and. to gratify
which he would make any national sacrifice ”
Ravens Duck and Brown Hollands :
The fubferiber has received * large quantity cl the
above articles.
ALSO,
Nerrro Cloths and Blankets,
Now opening and for sale at a low advance.
William Woodbridge.
Oftobcr S. f ifis