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ri ¦ or, defect in the slightest | charge at my request, on board the Tuna
¦• course yw thi n a"* um*d, ' bomb ketch, and delivered him up and Mr. I
lt» Wotktu treed him without giving |
1 ! ' ; me a wttd of information, »Moairh he I
to 1.1,:- ICllfa- , . , , ~ ,
, . ,' ].,,,. knew he was confined by my order lor a
ble to iwterest as to good fault, and chang- \ ' . j ¦ ,.
,,{ , treasonable combination «iti; Burr, and Mr.
ing necessarily i ic'i
e bttwei in These
surmises art the rei'c re to I
v.u.i. li ::.;:. of the HUU:
to multiply (lis partizans, by
the belie! of 1::: pro: p -et: arid so: pori.
By letters from general Wilkinson, of the
14th; i.jinber, which came to
band I *ro days lifter the dale of the resoluti-
on of the h >us< oj fcpretientatives, that is
to say on the morning of the 18th instant,
I received the important affidavit, a copy
of which I now coiiui'iimicate, with extracts
of so much of the letters as comes within
the scope of the resolution. By these' it
-will be seen that of three of the principal
emissaries of Mr. Uurr, whom the general
had caused to be apprehended, one had been
liberated by habeas corpus-, and two others,
being those particularly employed in the
endeavor to corrupt tire general and army
of the United States, have been embarked
by him for ports in the Atlantic. States, pro-
bably on the 'Consideration that an impai l ial
trial could not be e.xyecti 1 during the pre-
sent agitations of Sew-Orlcans, and that
that city was not as yet a safe place of con-
finement. As soon as these persons shall
arrive, they will be delivered to the custody
of the lav, and left to such course of trial,
both as to place and process, as its function-
aries may direct. The presence of the
highest judicial authorities to be assembled
at this place ¦within a few days, the means
of pursuing a sounder Course of proceedings
here than elsewhere, and the aid of the ex-
ecutive means, should the judges have occa-
sion to use them, render it equally desirable
for the criminal, as for the public, that, be-
ing already removed from the place where
they were first apprehended, the first regu-
lar arrest should take place bare, and the
course of proceedings receive here their
proper direction.
TH : JEFFERSON.
January Off, 1807.
Ofrden nor
struts at large
have sent off and shall so
Swart wont I
report, holding
myself ready for consequences. Bollman
was required by the superior court, but I
have got rid of that affair also under the u-
sualiliability for damages, in which case I
shall look to our country for protection.
1, James Wilkinson, brigadier general
and commander in chief of the army of the
United States to warrant the arrest of Dr.
Erick Bollman on a charge of treason, mis-
prision of treason, or such other offence
against the government and laws of the U.
States as the following facts may legally
charge him with—on my honor as a soldier,
and on the holy evangelists of Almighty
God, do declare and s..vcar, that on the sixth
day of November last, when in command
at Natchitoches, I received hy the hands of
a Frenchman, a stranger to me, a letter
from Doctor Erick Bollman, of which the
following, is a correct copy.
Sir,
" New-Orleans, Sept. 27, 1803.
I have the honor to forward to your ex-
cellency the enclosed letters, which I was
charged to deliver to you by our mutual
friend. I shall remain lor some time at this
place, and should be glad to learn where
and when I may have the pleasure of an in-
terview with you. Have the goodness to
inform me of it, and please to direct your
letter to me, care of-------------, or enclose it
under cover to them. I have the honor to
be, with great respect, sir,
Yaur excellency's most ob't serv't,
(Signed)
« ERICK. BOLLMAN."
" General Wilkinson."
S^enee's arrival \\. NanhvrUe, in the Mate of
Tennessee—And observed that colonel Burr
had proceeded too far to retreat : that he
(or!. Burr) had numerous and powerful
friends in the United States, who stood
d to support him with their fortunes,
and that he eni-t succeed. That ho, the
said Dr. B. BoHmart, had written to colonel
Burr on the subject of provisions, and that
he expected a supply would be sent from
New York and also from Norfolk, where
j colonel Burt had strong connections. I did
not see or hear from the doctor again until
| the 5th instant, when I Called on him the
j second time. The mail having arrived Use
i day before, I asked him whether lie had re-
el any intelligence from colonel Burr,
i He informed me that he had seen a letter i
i from colonel Burr of the 30th October, in j
which he (colonel Burr) gave assurances |
that he should be at Natchez with 3000 men
on the 20;h December instant, where he
should wait until he heard bom this place.
That he would be followed by 4000 men
more, and that he (colonel Bun) if he had
chosen, could have raised or got 12,000 as
easy as 6,000, but that he did not -think
that number necessary— conHding frilly in
this information I became indifferent about
further disguise. I then told the doctor
that I should most certainly oppose colonel
Burr if he came this way. lie replied,
| they must come here for equipments and
I shipping, and observed that he did not
I know what had passed between colonel
Burr and myself, obliqued at a sham defence
and waved the subject.
From the documents in my possession, and
the several communications, verbal as well
as written, from the said Doctor Erick Boll-
man on this subject, I feel no hesitation in
declaring under the solemn obligation of an
oath, that he has committed misprison cf
treason against the government of the U. S.
Signed, JASi. WILKINSON.
Signed and sworn to this 14th day of De-
cember, 1808, before me, one of the justices
of the peace of this County.
Cleared, sh'p Brato, Stfrtlc-t, t' ^hevn S
William, Bauson, Newry ; brig Commerce,
Mdnlire, Greenock.
FEDERAL GAZETTE.
Extract of a letter from ge>t James \Yitkiit-
son, timed New Orleans, Dee, 14, 180r3.
" After several consultations with the
governor and judges, touching the arrest
and confinement of certain known agents
and emissaries of col. Burr, in this city and
territory, Whose intrigues a»d-machinations
were to be apprehended^ it is with their pri-
vity and approbation that lhave caused three '
of them to be arrested, viz! Doctor Errick
Bollman, Samuel Swartwout, and Peter VI.
Ogden, against whom I possess strong facts,
and I have recommended to the governor
to have jamPS Alexander, esq. taken up on
the grounds of strong suspicion. These
persons and all other.'*, who, by their cha-
racter and deportment may le considered
hostile to the interests of the United States
or dangerous to this feeble frontier, under
"the menacing aspect of tilings from above,
will, if my influence can prevail, be seized
and sent by sea to the United States subject
to the disposition of government, and ac-
companied by such information as may jus-
tify their coreoi- nient, and furnish a clue
to the developemont of the grounds, pro-
gress and projectors of the treasonable etiVer-
prize in which they are engagt d.
" This letter will accompany doctor Boll-
man, who is to he this day embarked in a
vessel bound for Charleston, under the charge
of lieut. Wilson of the artillery, who has
¦orders to land with his prisoner, at Fort
Johnston, or Fort Moultrie, to forward this
dispatch by mail and to wait the orders of
the executive. Mr. Swartwout will be sent
to Baltimore by a vessel which will sail
some time the ensuing week in custody of
another subaltern, who will be the bearer of
strong testimony against him and also col.
Burr, and the others will follow under due
precautions, by the earliest opportunites
which may present.
•' I deem it essential to keep these pri-
soners apart, to prevent the adjustment of
correspondent answers or confessions, to
iny examination which may ensue, and I
hope the neastues of the executive may be
so prompt and efficient, as to relieve the of-
ficers in charge of them from their trust, be-
fore the interposition of the friends of the
prisoners may effect their liberation.
•' By this procedure we may intimidate
the confederates, who are unquestionably
numerous ui this as well as the adj-cent ter-
I. CARRICK.
ritorv-
disconcert their arrangements
and
possibly destroy their intrigues, and I hope
the Zeal which directs the measure may be
justified and approved, for whilst the glow
of patriotism actuates my conduct, and I
am willing to offer myself a martyr to the
constitution of my country, I should indeed
be most grievously disappointed did I incur
its censure.
" Here, sir, we find the key to the west-
ern states, and here we must form one
grand depository and place of arms,—com-
bine to this disposition a river fleet compe-
tent to its occlusion and post it thirty or
forty leagues above the Yazoo river, and
we may repose in security ; for the discon-
tent and sulerings of our insurgent citizens
which must immediately ensue, will soon
open their eyes to the wickedness of their
leaders and work a radicle reformation
without blood-shed. This is my plan for
¦resisting an internal attack—for external de-
Fence, gun boats and bomb ketches with
floating batteries at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi and the passes from Lake Ponchart-
rain will be necessary.
Extract of a 11 ' James WtU
kvtsou, dated New-Orleans, December 18,
1 &
Sjk,
Since my last of the T.'tK instant, writs
of habeas corpus have bet n issued lor the
bodies of Bollman, Swartwout Stud Ogden,
the two latter by judge Workman, who is
strongly suspected for being connected with
Burr in his conspiracy, as I have pi oof this
man declared some time since that " the te-
Ccnxring a communication in cypher from
colonel Aaron Burr, of •which the following
is sub itantiolly as J air an interpretation as
I have heretofore been able to make, the ori-
ginal of iv/iich I have in my possession : " I
(Aaron Burr) have obtained funds and have
actually commenced the enterprise. ; detach-
ments from different points and under differ-
ent pretences will rendezvous on the Ohio
1st November ; every thing internal and ex-
ternal favors views. Protection of England
is secured. *T------- is gone to Jamaica to
arrange with the admiral on that station,
and will meet at the Mississippi -England-
Navy of the United States are ready to join,
and final order* are given to my friends and
followers ; it Will be an host, of choice spi-
rits ; Wilkinson shall be second to Burr
only ; Wilkinson shall dictate the rank and
promotion of his officers j Burr will proceed
westward 1st August, never to return ; with
him go his daughter ; the husband will fol-
low in October with a corps of worthies;
send forth ; with an intelligible and confi-
dential friend with whom Burr may confer.
He shall return immediately with further in-
teresting details ; this is essential to con-
cert and harmony of movement. Send a
list of all persons known to Wilkinson
west of the mountains, who could be
useful, with a note delineating the Cha-
racters, By your messenger send me 4
or 5 of the commissions of your offi-
cers which you can borrow Under any pre-
tence you please; They shall be returned
faithfully. Already are orders to the con-
tractor given to forward six months provisi-
ons to points Wilkinson may name ; this
shall not be used until the last moment, and
then under proper injunctions ; the project
is brought to die point so long desired ; Burr
guarantees the result with his life and Honor ;
the li - es, the honor and fortunes of husbands,
the best bio id of out country. Burr's plan
of operations is to move down rapidly from
the falls oh the loth of November, with the
first 500, or 1000 men in light boats now
constructing for that purpose ; to be at
Natchez between the 5th and '.5th of
December ; then to meet Wilkinson—
—then to determine whether it will be ex-
pedient in the first, instance to seize on or
pass by Baton' Rouge— on receipt of this,
send Burr an answer- draw on Burr for all
expences, c. The people of the country to
which we are going, are prepared to receive
us- their agents now with. Burr, say that if
we will protect their religion and will not
subject them to a foreign power, that in 3
ah vt ill be settled. The Gods invite
to glory and fortune-it remains to be seen
deserve the boon. The bearer
of this goes express to you—lie will hand a
formed letter of introduction to you from
Burr, a copy of which is hereunto subjoin-
ed—he is a man of inviolable honor and per-
fect discretion—formed to execute rather
than to project—capable of relating facts
with fidelity and incapable of relating them
otherwise. He is thoroughly informed of
the plans and intentions of-------------, k will
disclose to you as far as you inquire, and no
further—he has imbibed a reverence for your
character and may be embarrassed in your
presence —put him at ease and he will Satis-
fy you. Doctor Bollman equally cjn..den-
tial, better informed on the subject and more
intelligent, will hand this duplicate. 29th
July."
The day after my arrival at this city, the
2bth of November last, I received another
letter from thedoctor, of which the following
is a correct copy :
" Nc-w-Orlcans, QSth Nov. 1806.
" Sir, your letter of the b'th inst. has been
duly received. Supposing that you w ill be
much engaged this morning, I defer waiting
on your excellency till you will be p]
to inform me of the time when it will be
convenient to you to see me. I remain
with great respect,
excellency's most obedient servant,
[fried) ERICK BOLLMAN."
His excellency Gen. Wil kinson, b'auxbourg.
, " Philadelphia, 25th July, 180G.
Dear Sir,
Mr. Swartwout, the brother of col. S. of
New-York, being on his way down the Mis-
sissippi, and presuming he may pass you at
some post on the river, has requested of me
a letter of introduction, which I give with
pleasure, as he is a most amiable young man,
and highly respectable from his character and
connections. I pray you to afford him any
friendly offices which his situation may re-
quire, and beg you to pardon the trouble
which tiii-: may give you.
Witli entire respect,
Your friend and obedient servant.
A. BURH.
His Excellency
Ui-.nlrai, WltKlKSOW,
S A T U R D A Y ¦ J A tiVA HY 34.
We are informed, by our correspondent
at Washington, that Dr. Bollman and Mr.
Swartwout have arrived at that city, and are
in custody at the Navy Yard.
THOMAS HARWOOD, Esq. was this
day appointed CWk of the Baltimore Cri-
minal Court, in the room of Win. S. Sum-
mers, Esq deaceased.
The Museum at Boston, containing pro-
perty to the amount of 20 ®00 dollars, was,
on Friday the 16th inst. consumed by Fire.
Private correspondence, from the Phil. Re-
gister.
Cadiz, Krm. 21.
" Ships from the U. S. can now discharge St
load in quarantine, as the blockade is not so
strict of late , and in case of impediment, Al '
gesiras and Agamonte oiler eqn;d advantages
nearly as tills market. Business lias lied horn
this [dace, for there is nothing doing.
PRICES.
" Flour 11 dolls quick ; Rice 7 dolls quick ;
Wax 50 dolls qif.ck; Pipe staves. 95 dolls j
slack ; Tobacco 11 dolls 99 cents slack ; Indian j
Corn 3 dolls. 50 cents per heaped Tiuiega, in \
demand.
" Notbi igdoieg in Colonial Produce.
" Exchange, London 41 per cent, tiollarl"
Extract of a letter from captain John Slxi-w,
dated New-Orleans, Dec. ().
" I have ordered lieuts. Read and Patter-
son to the mouth of the Iberville, where
the ketch Etna, lieut. Jones, will join. them.
Gun boats, No. II and 11, I will order
to fort Placquemine, to form a cross fire on
any ascending £ -c. 1 take command of the
ketch Vesuvius. Lieut. Read I wjll place
in the command of the Revcnje, monntint;
10 six-pounders, as well as 3 armed barges,
! mounting 2 six-pounders each. We shall
I move upwards with every dispatch, in or-
der to drive on shore and destroy their ad-
vance of 500 men."
Lieutenant John Pratt's house, in New-
Ipswich, (New-Hampshire) was burnt in
the morning of the iJ9th December. A
child perished in the flames.
From the Xfcr.-'mnts' Cqffee-tJottse Soofc;
January 24.
Arrived at Atuiapjdls, the schr. Messen-
ger, White, from La Vera Criffi.
And the British biig Aid, Sulivan, fiom
Liverpool, via Huston.
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