Excerpt from Trial of Aaron Burr for Treason, Vol. 1: Printed From the Report Taken in Short Hand The proofs of General Wilkinson's complicity with Burr are very numerous. He writes to General Adair: Burr understood your merits and reckons on you. Prepare to visit me, and I will tell you all. We must have a peep into the unknown world beyond me. Burr's design compre hended the dismemberment of the Western country, and the seizure of New Orleans, in the bank of which were several millions of dollars he intended to appropriate; and he writes to Wilkinson that he will meet him at N atchez, there to determine whether it will be expedient to seize or pass by Baton Rouge. Being a chief accog; Burr his communicated the andhsucceeded in fastening upon Burrthe entire treason. The Pgiaent ao cordingly issued his proclamation, requiring all who had been led into the unlawful _enterprise to withdraw without delay, and calling upon the vigilance of all military and civil officers. By virtue of this proclamation the Virginia militia of Wood county was called out, and as they were about to invade Blannerhassett's island home, he and his wife fled. Burr also left the Cumberland, where boats were being constructed for the expedition, and, supplying him self with lead, tomahawks, &c., proceeded to Palmyra, and thence to Bayou Pierre. Arrived at the Western margin of the Mississippi river, he found that a proclamation had been issued by Cow'les Mead, acting governor, to the Burr con-1 spirators, from whom he also received a courteous letter. To the charge of designs inimical to the government, Burr replied with a sneer, that any projects or plans he might have formed were now completely frustrated by the con duct of Wilkinson, and the world must pronounce him a perfidious villain. He was arrested and then escaped, and disguising himself in a boatman's coat proceeded on his tour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.