Daveiss, by a constant succession of letters, kept Jefferson fully informed of all that was done.

Though his attacks on Burr for the moment seemed failures, they really accomplished their object.

They created such uneasiness that the prominent Kentuckians made haste to clear themselves of all possible connection with any treasonable scheme.

Henry Clay demanded and received from Burr a formal pledge that his plans were in no wise hostile to the Union; and the other people upon whom Burr counted most, both in Ohio and Kentucky, hastily followed this example.
This immediate defection showed how hopeless Burr's plans were.

The moment he attempted to put them into execution, their utter futility was certain to be exposed.
Friction with the Spaniards.
Meanwhile Jefferson's policy with the Spaniards, which neither secured peace nor made ready for war, kept up constant irritation on the border.
Both the Spanish Governor Folch, in West Florida, and the Spanish General Herrera, in Texas, menaced the Americans.