$2,000 were deposited in the hands of the Attorney-General of the United States to pay expenses incident to the prosecution of Aaron Burr and his accomplices for treason and misdemeanors alleged to have been committed by them.
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The instrument is now submitted to the Senate, with a request of their advice and consent as to its ratification.
Everyone must be sensible that in the details of instructions for negotiating a treaty and in the correspondence and conferences respecting it matters will occur which interest sometimes and sometimes respect or other proper motives forbid to be made public.
The want of such characters is already sensibly felt, and will be increased with the enlargement of our plans of military preparation.
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