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-.. me pass. The officer sent a man to pass
me.......-. I
did not get a very good sight of that officer. I do
net know that I could recoe•nize him. I have not seen
any man that I supposeemight be that man since.
I went ashore. I staggered along th railroad
track, and ray friends met me. Mr. Wells,e I believe,
wag one—and they
a sotto took Inc into the house. I had
us wound on the left arm, and other very serious
cuts. I was not aware of arms being on board that
night, nor armed men.
ea
examined Cros- by Mr. Spencer—I was in the ladies'
41There was a light burning in it all that time.
have
All the others escaped when I was in the cabin, as I
mentioned. Ido not know that the basket was
the
°llly fire made on board. All mattresses and the
bedding were thrown out of the cabin window. I should
ti.h.lio.k,there were twenty of the attacking party in the
ladies 'there
I went on shore. The boat had moved-
' ~'l,e'lfrem her Moorings. I did not see any one go ashore
the toe. There was a little boy in the cabin, and I lutl.'ee
oi.efluipression he Was there when I left. He "as t've"o,.
'-'ll. °Ql.teen years of age. I helped to get the boat out t
,!;11 ttralo Creek''''
; .
tt..;,,,Y._t,lie.AttOl'ney-General--I was not acquainted with
It was
at the bar Previous to that time. .
ainint was now one o'clock, and the Court took a recess for
, er• The Jurors the prisoner, the bar and the re-
.'
Percleteirs. ; the Court, and the audience retired in the usual
one class retaining seats until the other had
retired Never was a Court so well regulated.
a , APTEP.NOON SESSION.
ben'''''' tWO o'clock Judge Gridley took his seat on the
eh, and the trial proceeded.
..'n Gilman Appleby, examined by Mr. Woods—l reside
Buffalo, and have lived there more than six years.
_a
Was on hoard the Caroline when she was attacked.
Mr.
took
Wel schargwef her at the request of the owner,
1 I • I. nt to bed on board of her that night.
twwelaysee.
na‘i' awoke about fifteen or twenty minutes after
He came
to the alarmed by one of the watch.
appr,oa-c-h9lini);.Mon way, and said there were armed boats
Man s cabin. II was in a berth in the lower or gentle-
Thy -., got up as soon as I could. I got my boots
cOonnltenad„;,-,f, vest. I had my pantaloons on. I went to the
'lion N,,,-; a3', With my Coat on my arm. The compa-
' eiie.infl a verY narrow passage. One side, next. to
and very was not sealed up. The stairs are winding
cis
,erY narrow.
of
mean) Harding,, andi, attempted to ascend the stairs.
• perhaps, some others, was a-head
ozi-deek A scuffle took place between him and some one
flip „'ilatthd the door was closed, perhaps by the scut-
thr-, s"lit rne to. I remained on the stairs two or
damned ee minutes, and heard such expressions as " show the
4 Yankees," or " the damned Yankee rebels, no
quarter." There was a firing and scuffling. It was one
and not and confusion. I again got to the door,
and lad go open about a foot ; a man sprang at it
hi), said „tit down," and the door was shut in a twink-
J,, and struck at me with a sword which cut
Y vest. It Went down to pantaloons, and struck
4 hletallie button, which turnedniy the sword off. I
sallied back, and went below. There were a number be-
lexpo 4e• I heel the lights in the cabin blown out, for I
ixalcieeted they would come to search for us when they
could get all they wanted on deck. I recollected that I
throu get through the engine to the deck, and I crept
no one to the upper, or promenade deck. There was
_ziej:e ^orion the upper deck, but there was considerable
the main deck. I
got from the deck to the
•
prehouse. I hung on to it some minutes. When there
thrard one say •` God damn them, what has become of
e,six-pounder that Was there before night ?" In a
near J few minutes I heard some one say from
dit the warehouse door, " Bring a light, God
hertiln them, we may find some of the damned Yankees
t6e.7 There was no floor nor anything but sleepers. A.
1. searched there I thought I was discovered, and
, eiis
irPed from where I stood into the water. I went down
atm, Lwa-a rather strangled. As I came up some ono 1
wards tie on the back. I got under the pier, and after- 1
. tavern e.re.pt out, and made the best of my way to the
oar n' I thought at the time I was struck ' with ai...1,
blower a. boarding-pike. Saw the man who gave me the i
the h with the sword. There was a globe lamp hung att 1
amen :lad of the companion-way. It hung just so tha
Inas; co
clear it as he got up. I then supposed that
44--: '0 be the prisoner, Al'.xander M•Leod. I had had
a I,,,ll,l:tr()daCtiOn- to him' at the Eagle Tavern in Buffalo
Ace,, ~,,,I)r ten days before. I thought then I knew !
k 4 Was examined the day after this transaction
hl ' ,
called Ner, before a Magistrate. My attention was
ever, to this subject the next day, and I told
doe: °lle I supposed it to be Mr. 11PLeod, but it was
Ns,- everY quick, and I might possibly have bee!'
hr-d"aeleti tilaout it. I went to Field's
.tavern. I after 1
144 saw Durfee lying on his face, dead. I saw where beit!'as wounded; the ball passed through his head from 04,'°(1, and came out in front. The brains were bl
110,"' There were blood and brains where he Jay. I did e. "go down there again that night. I believe there
QIN ten of the crew, and twenty-three others on board
it ea.roline that night; none of them were armed; I el,l the report of a (run immediately after the alarm
ot-rte,.given, and before "Igot out I heard the report of
hs 4 g'i'ns; some five or six I should think, but there
Little great noise. There was. a boy. on board called
4 h"e Lilly He had been with me in the Constitution
.the lake.; as a kind of second porter. He was twelve
'eureen years of age. I have never seen mil. heard
Of!,
(„4111 since.
la'''ess• examined by Mr. Spencer—We lay at Navy
li% 0'4,"14 when I last saw the boy. There was another boy
ho of the name of Luke Walker ;he was on board
to' we lay up for the night. It was said he was taken
%
ale
~Oada. I, have seen him since. Mr. Wells spoke to
to s',nout running the boat. I was to run from Buffalo
if I,:ulesser. I volunteered to go until the next morning_ ,
re,)(leeekt get nobody else, and I could return by rail
-
not tLI had had enough of it in the summer. We did
hei,"„,a4e Much from Buffalo to Schlosser. When I. wen
the ; there was a lamp in front of the ladies' cabin, in
the f:Page way' and one forward. The one in front of
13,teriT'es' cabin was a globe or single lamp. It hangs
414;1'41 above the companion way to the gentlemen's
the door pushed the door open. about
Ia feet. Outside
the
a ttriere was not much light. had not disco-
gl'eu n7,3:`,),,dy before 1 opened the door. It was jerked
lit tit lleit,• and at the same instant a sword was
into
cabine I shrunk back pretty quick, and got
.6
~.
NUviTZ.BOOII as I could. The transaction was done in
I tirhirig.
man at
I did not mark the features of the
I do not
'low s-,-„e; It was only a supposition of mine.
• Sato.' 4 was M`Leod.
, 41 Brown examined' by Mr. Woods—l. reside
_at
,/ kr4,Taigua; Ontario .benty. I have resided in Canada.
tea tilmeed„ at; Chippewa in -December, 1837. I recol-
leadie "roe the Caroline was destroyed. I was
_a_t-
I'lZ. bar for Mr. Philo S. Smith. I know Mr.
f.,''',l it,„"•
I knew him years.b, 1837, and. then
44teliderra11
aliiiHT
two
y. I lived one year in st.
Chippewa. Al`Leod then
Itta-‘4%;l%;etiittn7"•easra,wgisytteualtrstakibnout twelve miles. I saw
sometimes once a month.
ii!.."l vilal)'Put,Y°-nScheenffweoi. that district,. and I have
oaea
at attending Courts. I saw him when I re-
-1;k-ell ta;
ttCnh(lPPeWit. 1 attended two or three of the
1,0 ti ~. saw him at Queenston. I saw Mr.ca_
~'"ult at \Alit), ew On the evening that the
the Q was a, -); - "a' him once. It was after
il,, arolit stroyed I saw
11)..e. Thebel::,,s burned, and where tlie_r_iitailsawra•ere burn-
ehlvhip4,„'_'
_e a canal cut from the,,thNe
cut,"g
and it is
Cellt fer'ty"," •;reek. It is called
.river to
tilt) N, Vas long. The Niagara. river
.mpties into
wt tole '•
were many rails burning there. I
I l'es3ver --, judging from the fences afterwards, tite_rte
`vent titt,ais thousand rails burned there. that ni,,, ht.,
I „.tll,, e from curiosity. • Platt Smith was i I
fr " There e Were people there keeping up the fires.
en 0 'er •to the cut
ert,c,k towar, three of the boats come in .
wa twee >44 is Schlosser. They went up Chippewa
;:the,,,,,i1 the fullowed them. There is a tow-path be-
i '-`-' Frogr(l and the Canal. There is a highway.
/Va ti
a road reek it ie centre of the road to the Chip-
Itu ?1; ruin,. 1/laY be two or three rods. There is
he t e7il,llg along the Niagara River, and whenu
) wice vijla
,"t're the river empties itself, it runs
boats
-411),(1,jusji,e*, It diverges from the cut. The
l° / was boats la the steam mill on the Chippewa Creek.d
b) '" near 'antled there. When the men disernbarke
at 1 , to theta.
,ght
.. shoo', there were ten or twelve men in a
qtti ".t ten feet aY M`Leod was one of them. I was
rilite bum, let rein
the boat. I saw them all get out
vn-, 4 was N • St 0d about ten feet from them. plit.
th 441 g() ar,v‘ilth
acme when I came up the canal, I said
2it,re 'hl'et -;',"h who was in those boats, and I ran to
1113,--"is' I-e
men who came from the boats went to
Ae,,- Wes: t,avern, which was distant ten or te elve rods.
`llh'l'e alking about the Caroline. There we
hoardtlit,i Cattle to the boats but I asked no questions.
h taV gt)t to Davis's tavern,' some said, " Let's go
,ise e%,
lase ' `resod tOnething to drink." There was light iu the
kia th ge door was opened two or three times. The
hi t'ltert re that I 11 11.4 L d and I don't think lain
re ate . Ca
.1 eo , stooPlien they ut it. I was within eight or ten feet of
44,11' abuitt t made a halt at Davis's tavern. He.
,41ted Nreeu feet from the stoop. Persons talked with
'ea, • I sr. WaS a good deal said, and many questions_
S sitti -4 as sure that it was M`Leod as that he Is
1t°,14 et tlit', before me. lie then went into Davis's.
li,e will
cirti said our bar tenderis here (meaning me),
Cite ''l'bln a°"P to Smith's. Five of them went with
The nee in"aYlight to sunrise the next morning some
that 1'44 tha." said Al`Leod was standing on the steps.
tilt )\l,Leo_,at said
,that AilLeod was on the steps said
Istarcaill': was wounded last night at the burning of
he ilißlit and ,I said he Was mistaken, for I saw him
hto was Nu ,Be was not wounded. Two or three said
ytt:te., 41)0,4419,T. I think it was Peter Smith that spoke
tong "era]. 1 'Aeod being wounded. It was spoken of
Vlteoj up, e._,"elit over to see if M`Leod had his arm
ore if qLeilid not see him. I asked Davis's bar
bsvie, abo'utL °ll s there, and he said he was some-
he,,,'„B stue, When I looked out M`Leod stood on
ti b_,ti,,i,t,
~,_e!vnear the hall-clOor. That might have
froletil
.r,,40, rods from where I stood. M‘Leod had
(t.the t„))lttitm, and a sword at his side when he gut
4,,e,;a.5-txtitil•i_
Qati4d)Nrs oft(' by Mr. Spencer—l am about forty-
-4,,,,. 4. I left be.l went from Canandaigua to go to
forty-
r" I left
~
theret the Ist of September, eight years
hej• I di," re to make money. I did not run
li4, Nt ,
r, nut
6,..() away for debt or anything dis-
tlit f4r;leertureed 'to Canandaigua in April, 1838. I
C;atheas litt;,, I know Mr. David C. Bates and' Mr.
me '',liN.o % I went into the baking business at St.
14 l'eu ',x NM there
14,
r. se tnere a I '
ettr,„ log leisin '-'.1.4 I went to Cli-ippewa. I. built
JOllle part of the time I was iu the
witti'l D„sen
,e 61,, and borne part of the time I was
ai.titlti(irtrtli:i.niittitih,.,.,,, huelerS
bf4rr. , nisi
xth,e‘
(,4,etkeasin. -boats luelnocneldyt.shtearida
t,
not 4
ril(eYtibinettylou the Isia'rid ; Platt Smith re-
"geh , "w. C., . • night
and a couple of sailors that I
~, i r fr,,,,.,ptant Mailer als,o, I believe ;.we started,
tl: . 1,,,t,„ '-''. the front of D • -
(t.,ir 441.., that, came f.. ails 6, the' sailors were of
,i,...v ac,, bu, „ 10111 the boats ; I asked them
th,e.'„ ' elsre ' ""'S ghve Lae no other ails %) .
its.." t,vo '. would ~.. ~
~. ails%) (,r than that
pikes.els ~f. or three days be
„trucii board ; they boarded
__ti Via-
11,;•„iii;
~,u:st,o„ei: and one day after the
at e
:boats,
!nee tio.“.
theil I.:, had belts and boarding
I knew tile:l_hoats. I saw them down
al Ira from of Daiia'a they

f asked me if I was going home ; the first day they came
I there they gave me their pistols, cutlasses, and blankets.
They were there two nights before the affair of the
Caroline ; they wore their cutlasses in their belts ; they
had their blankets rolled up ; they called for their cut-
lasses and pistols the evening they came, after supper.
They took them and walked out. I saw them again the
next morning. Mr. Platt Smith laid them away for them
the nest mourning in the same place where I had put
them the day before. -They remained till evening again.
The sailers Om called for the arms, but not for the
blankets. The sailors lay up stairs part of the day. I
saw them at their meals. The night the Caroline was
burned, they took their arms again, and said, "We'll take
something to drink, we shall never see you again." The
fire where the gaols were burned was a little above the
head of the cut. I thought there were but two boats at
first, for they went pretty quick, but when I came up, I
saw there were three. It was as late as three o'clock
when they landed. I was not absent above three-quar-
ters of an hour from-Smith's. I was absent to see the
boat burn. I was not in bed for six weeks. It was a
busy time, and I slept on the counter. I went up to
where the big light was to see the Caroline burn. I
could see it from the house, but there was not so good
a view there. Some thought they saw them en the
boat, but I did not. I thought they were trees that
intercepted our view. I only know Mr. M'Leod and
the two sailors that landed from those boats. It was
a cloudy night. I should think there was a moon, but
I did not see it shine. It was a dark night, but I think
I should know a man ten feet off. I did not speak
to the sailors. I did not think it was my business to
meddle with other people's business. They spoke to me
first. Ido not recollect seeing any other light than that
at Davis's tavern. I went up within twelve or fifteen
feet of the stoop. M'Leod stood up to the stoop. His
side face was towards me. Folks were talking with him.
M'Leod was asked the question how many were on board
the Caroline. He said there were a good many. lie
was asked if any of his own party were hurt, and he
said there was only one armed man on the Caroline,
and he stood sentry. I don't know how many lights
there were in the bar. Dl'Leod stood between me and
the light. I cannot tell whether there was a light out-
side Davis's bar or not. There was a lamp hung out
there sometimes on dark nights. I knew 3.l•Leod by his
voice, and also by the light. The light by which I saw
M'Leod was inside the tavern. I cannot say whether it
was a lamp, a candle, or fire-light. I only saw a light
shine through the window, and I stood ten or twelve feet
from him. I cannot say how the prosecutorknew that I knew
this. I was subpcened last winter to go to Lockport. I
don't know but I told this story to Mr. David C. Bates.
I don't 'know that I ever told it to Mr. Wheeler, post-
master of Canandaigua. Many people have asked me
questions about it. When I was lumbering, I was some-
time with Mr. Walker, and sometime with Platt Smith.
After I went home with the sailors that night I laid up
their arms. I saw the sailors again the next day. They
told me they were going to board on a schooner. They
called for their blankets, and said they were going on a
schooner. I saw one after and asked him where he " put
up," and lie said "on the schooner." I never
held any conservation with M'Leod. I had seen
him at the court-room, and at Niagara, and St.
Catherines, and Chippewa ; I have " passed the time
of day " with him, bit never held any conversation
with him. I knew his face best that night. I was
satisfied I knew him. I knew nothing about the Caro-
line. I knew an expedition was got up one night to go
round the island. I was not accustomed to run about
that time of night, but I then suspected they were
going on the island.. I knew nothing of the burning of
the Caroline until I saw her on fire going down the
river. I did not know that the expedition was for that
purpose until they landed from the boat. I heard in the
evening that there was an expedition on foot. The
sailors asked me if they could get in in the night if they
came back. I told them they would find me up. I ran
down to see who were in the boats that I might see
these were the sailors there, that I might go home and
let them in. I saw the sailors there, but I did not speak
to them. I did not know anybody there until they got
out of the boats. They stayed to pick up, their implements
at the boats about two minutes, and about three minutes
at Davis's.

Isaac P. Corson, examined by Mr. `Moods--I reside
at Niagara Falls. I have been, there about three years
—since September, 1838. I am a builder. I lived in
Chippewa from 1833 to 1837-8. I was a master builder
there. I remember the time the Caroline was destroyed.
I saw a light, but lam not certain that I saw her. My
house was about a quarter of a mile from Chippewa. I
was in the village that afternoon and evening. I know
Alexander ll`Lod. I knew him in 1833, and from that
time on attending Court ; I saw him the day previous to
the destruction of the Caroline at Mr. Macklem's store;
I also saw him at Davis's ; he was in the back part of
the store ; Captains Drew, Mozier, and Usher, and
others were with him ; I thought they were taking
liquor ; glasses were spread around ; I remained but
a minute or so ; the man who kept the store wished
me to retire—they had some private business ; his
name was Call, I think ; I saw M'Leod again about
nine o'clock in the evening at Davis' tavern ; he came
out at the bar-room door as I went in. I did not see
that he was armed. A man went out behind him, but
whether in company or not I cannot say. I saw him
again the next morning. between daylight and sunrise,
at the stoop of Davis's Steam-boat Hotel ; there was a
crowd around him. He was telling some of the exploits
on board the Caroline, and what the performance had
been. He was saying he guessed they would not want
to see him there again. He had killed one damned
Yankee or two. There were many around, and I was
listening to one or another bragging of what they had
done in the expedition with him. None of them dis-
puted M`Leod nor said he lied. I might have seen him
that day again. I saw him a day or two after that
coming up from the north side of the Creek to Kirk-
patrick's. He had a spy glass. He had been looking
over at Schlosser ; there was a gathering there. He
talked of the gathering at Schlosser, and said the Yan-
kees were a set of cheats, robbers, and thieves, and he
should like to be on such another expedition as the Ca-
roline, and cut out and burn Buffalo.

Cross-examined by Mr. Spencer—l saw M'Leod when
he was taken up at the Niagara Falls. It was last fall,
but I cannot say what month. I think it was December.
He was taken up. for this murder. I understood there
was an examination, but I was not present. I was there
in the evening, at the Eagle Hotel, when he was there. I
was told Squire Bradner issued the process. He was sent
to Lockport then, as I was told. Ido not know whether
he was discharged by Squire Bradner or committed, but
I was told he was sent for to Lockport. When I came
up there I was told he was under a warrant, and was to be
examined the next morning. I did not appear against
him as a witness, nor did I tell anybody that night what
I knew about this matter. I appeared before the Grand
Jury against him, at Lockport, after that, three or four
months after. I don't think he was discharged before
Squire Bradner. I heard that M'Leod bad a hearing on
habeas corpus there, and was discharged and went home.
I appeared against him before the Grand Jury in Febru-
ary. I was at the Falls when he was arrested at Lewis-
ton. He was there under arrest three or four, perhaps
five days.. I did not go down. I was not subpoenaed.
I did not tell anybody what I knew. I did
not want to have any trouble about it. I did not tell
anybody until I was taken into Court, no more than
what I had told on the, other side of the river before I
moved over. I moved in September, 1838. I had told
there what he had said about the Caroline. I recollect
hint being examined before Squire Bell. It was the same
fall as he was discharged under habeas corpus. I heard of
his examination before Judge Bowen. I did not attend
either examination. I kept it to myself on this side.
The Captain Usher that I saw was the Captain Usher
that was murdered at his own door. I only knew Cap-
tain Drew and Captain Mozier by sight. It was the
28th or 29th of December that I saw them. I only knew
it was that time from the almanacs. I was doing a heavy
business, and I kept my books, and put down the dates
usually at the foot of my bills. I was engaged three or
four weeks making out my bills, off and on. lam well
convinced it was the latter end of December that I saw
them at Macklem's. It was the day previous to the de-
struction of the Caroline I saw the fire on the opposite
shore. I lived in the village of the Chippewa. I was in
at Macklem's frequently. I have seen M'Leod at Davis's
frequently. I saw him there at nine o'clock that night. I
had heard a whisper about two or three o'clock that day,
that the troops or volunteers that they were gettingup were
goinground the island or to cut out the Caroline that night.
I don't know that M'Leod is one of the troop, but he
was among them some time. I did not know one in a
hundred that came out of Davis's that day, nor do I
know in particular why I noticed M'Leod then. I did
not speak to him. He went towards Macklem's store,
and he went off toward the cut. It was as late as nine
o'clock. The next morning I was within four or five
feet of him. I did not speak with him. There were a
great many flocking round him. The people that were
round him were principally strangers. I think Mr. Wil-
liam Caswell was there, but lam not certain. Mr. Cas-
well is here as a witness. It first struck me this mo-
ment that Caswell was there. We have talked some
little about it. Caswell told me he was subpoenaed as
a witness. I think we have talked about seeing M'Leod
that morning.
By the Court—l cannot say which spoke of seeing
M'Leod that morning first. I think I did. I think he
said he saw M'Leod the next morning after the burning
of the Caroline.
By Mr. Spencer—l think Caswell told me M'Leod
bragged about being in the boats. We did not fix what
he said and the time together.
Mr. Hall objected to the witness being asked what
another witness had said.
him till
tThhisemwoimtneensst
andtha
that
hCa
ta Caswell
(te
ei
hadtGelis ras
titda will hte ay
ens
de tvothehnoreurtgoccurred
thud
ch etaots
Cas-
well told him he was there. The examination was
alsob e o saidre,
porroaplelurdteodatsocesrotmaien
owthheerthtiemr
e.the witness was mistaken,
By Mr. Woods—Chippewa was filled with
By Mr. Spencer—Caswell resides in Buffalo.
hada thatu jd Jude
Many were
troops and
other people. There were 2,000 there.
quartered at Davis's.
toldl By tsheereAratltoart cneyh-ipGpeen:raa
rihl—aßtelehnatd heard
eaafrtedr
authdeseaeffu.
affair,
By Mr. Spencer—l told John G. Davis, who keeps the
hotel. Mr. Davis is here as a witness.
It being now six o'clock the Court adjourned until
fifteen minutes to eight o'clock next morning, and the
jurors and others retired with their usual order and re-
gularity. The prisoner was re-conveyed to Bagg's hotel,
where he is kept in the custody of the Sheriff: The pri-
soner sat throughout the day with his counsel much at
his ease, notwithstanding the strong testimony of some
of the witnesses against Lim.

THIRD DIY.
(From the Second Edition of the New York Herald of
October 7.)
We received in time for our last edition the report of
the third day's trial of Al.‘leod up to one o'clock, the
hour for the express to leave Utica. The testimony is

direct and positive to the fact of the prisoner's partici-
pation in the Caroline affair.

UTICA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6.
Judge Gridley took his seat this morning at fifteen
minutes to eight o'clock, at which time there were but
a few officers, lawyers, and reporters, and not a single
spectator present. The prisoner was brought in soon
afterwards. The Jury were a few minutes later, and
then about a dozen witnesses and idlers took possession
of the spectator's seat.
Charles Parke was the first witness called (examined
by Mr. WOrds)—l reside in the Niagara district in
Canada. lam a native of Canada. I was raised on
Chippewa Creek. I was. there when the Caroline was
destroyed. I was attending bar for Mr. Davis. I was
there rising three months, commencing about the 10th
or 15th of December, on the day on which they first dis-
covered people on the island.. I have known Mr. 11,PLeod
the greatest portion of the time—he has held the office of
Deputy Sheriff of the Niagara district. I saw him at
Chippewa in the afternoon of the day previous to the
night on which the Caroline was destroyed. I saw him
pretty much that day, and althost every day for frhat mat-
ter. I saw him that day. He went to bed at Mr. Davis's

pretty early—before dark. I saw him again after dark.
A gentleman came awl asked for -M'Leod, and he was
shown where he was. Mr. M'Leod got up. It was be-
tween eight and ten o'clock. He 'came down into the
bar-room, and I thick he said to Mr. Davis, if his
brother should come, to say had gone to Nia-
gara. I saw him after he had left the house that night
at between Mr. Davis's and Chippewa-cut. It was,
perhaps, three quarters of an hour after. There were
a good many people along the. road. Whether you
could consider them in his company or not I cannot
say. He went to some bOatS tied up at the side of
the river. There were Trom one hundred to two hun-
dred people there—one hundred at all events. He
proceeded up the Niegaia river with the boats. I think
he got into one of them. 'He went, I,shonld think, three
quarters of a mile up the river with the briefs. They
had got out of the boats again, and towed the boats
up the river to the point of embarkation nearly
opposite the lower end of Navy Island. The
current is stiff, and they towed the boats to
get them up earlier. They shoved off from shore, and
steered across the river as far as I could see. I remained
there an hour, and then returned to Mr. Davis's and
went to bed. I left Mr. Johnson, the bar tender with
me, up. I have understood he is in Detroit. I have
not seen him since the fall of 1838. I saw M'Leod
again next morning, about sunrise, or a little after,
or a little before. I saw him in the village of Chip-
pewa, either in front of Mr. Davis's house, or in the
square. There were a great many people stirring at
that time. There were none very close to him. I
do not recollect hearing him" say anything. HI recollect
right M'Leod had a sword by his side. I believe I saw
him again during that day—l think not a great while
after, standing on Mr. Davis's platform or stoop. I
don't recollect how often I saw him. I have
seen him very often since that day. He was about
Chippewa a good deal that winter. He was often in
the officers' mess-room. I think I have heard him say
something about the destruction of the Caroline. It
was two or three days after. I think it was in the mess-
room where the officers dined. Captain Stennet was
one that was there, and Major Cockle of the dragoons.
There were four or five of them. He said he had killed
a Yankee, or something to that purport. They were
conversing in reference to the Caroline. I speak with
considerable certainty when I say that M'Leod got into
the boat opposite the lower part of the Navy Island. I
have no doubt of it.

Cross-examined by Mr. Spencer—When I am at home
I live now in the township of Mamfleet, seventeen or
eighteen miles up the Chippewa.creik ; I am farming and
have a family ; I cannot exactly say I own the farm ; it
would be a lengthy story to say how I hold it ; I hold it
with the other heirs of my father—my brothers and sisters;
my age is 29. I attended bar for Mr. Davis something
like three months and a half ; it was a busy time there ;
there was a man named Johnson attended bar there. He
was there before I came.. Mr. Davis attendr,a some-
times. The regular number that belonged to the officer's
mess was six or eight. There was Ctptain William
Stennett, Lieutenant Caldwell, Captain Lackey, Mr.
Cockle, who had some office in the Dragoons, whether
Major or Captain I cannot say. I don't recollect the
names of the others. There were other guests about the
house. There was a great deal of business doing.
(The witness was under examination when the ex-
press left.)

FEELING ON THE BORDER.—Several meetings have
been held in Vermont, along the line, respecting the re-
cent abduction of Grogan. Strong resolutions were
passed unanimously at Burlington and Alburgh. They
were firm, decided, yet calm 'and moderate. As an in-
stance of their firmness, and of the feeling of the people
in that region, we'give one of the resolutions adopted at
the Burlington meeting
"Resolved—lf this outrage shall be justified (by the
British) it will be an affront to the nation ; and to the
nation we confide the keeping of its honour and the pro-
tection of its citizens, hereby pledging ourselves to a
hearty co-operation, and guaranteeing that fifty thousand
green mountain boys, good and true, shall be ready for the
crisis."

• We subjoin the most interesting miscellaneous extracts
from the papers, and also the latest commercial news. :
(Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer.)
CASE OF M'LIOD.

• • " UTICA, . 30.
" I have just been told by a member of theSEPT citizens'
guard (ten of whom are on duty every night at Whites-
borough, where Al.‘Lcod is confined), that 'the 'Sheriff
has ordered them to have thirty men fully armed and
equipped every day during, the trial. The same person
informs me that in this county alone there are upwards
of 400 Hunters,' who are gradually centering towards
this place.

"It is rumoured that Captain Appleby, who com-
manded the Caroline when she was destroyed, has de-
clined attending as a witness on the trial of bl‘Leod.
" We learn from the Army and Navy Chronicle, that
.Commodore Thomas Ap Catesby Jones was appointed on
the 23d ult. to the command of the United States squad-
ron in the Pacific Ocean, and will hoist his broad pennant
on board the frigate United States at Norfolk."
The Savannah Republican of the 27th ult., gives a
long catalogue of the destruction of crops, mills, bridges,
and various descriptions of property, occasioned by the
recent freshet, which extended throughout the State. At
Columbus several bridges, mills, and mill-dams were
swept away. At Forsyth it rained from Wednesday
night to Thursday afternoon without intermission. The
water-courses were swollen to an extraordinary height
and nearly all the bridges destroyed. ,At Washington
(Wilks county) the storm was more violent than ever
known before ; bridges were carried off; and scarcely. a
mill remains uninjured. The fields have been swept .of
whatever grew upon them, and the cotton has everywhere
been so much injured as to be entirely worthless.
(From the New York Morning Herald of Oct. 7.)
HORRID ACCIDENT ON THE WESTERN
RAILROAD.

We have just received by the Western Cars the follow-
ing extra:— _

" Republican Office, Springfield, Tuesday
Evening, Oct. 5.
" This aftermoon the eastern and western pas-
senger trains of the Western Railroad, both going
at great speed, met in a curve about four miles
west of Westfield, and the effects were shocking
and disastrous. Westfield depot is the place for
meeting and passing, but as the train from the west
was behind its time, the other train went on, the con-
ductor hoping to arrive at the next turn-out before
meeting the other train. The baggage cars of each train
were behind, of course bringing the passenger-cars
directly behind the locomotives and tenders. The two
locomotives and two or three passenger-cars of each
train were smashed to a complete wreck. The passen-
gers were jammed and tumbled together in the ruins in
dreadful confusion.

"We are informed that eighteen or twenty have
limbs broken, and as many more are severely bruised
and lacerated in various ways. Mr. Warren, the con-
ductor of the train from the west, is shockingly
mutilated, but his life is not yet despaired of. The
engineer of that train escaped without much injury.
Mr. Moore, the conductor of the Springfield train,
narrowly escaped by. jumping off. Mr. Taylor, the
engineer of that train, is badly wounded. A young
lady, niece of Major Whistler, is said to be danger-
ously hurt. Col. Harvey Chapin is much bruised but not
dangerously, as is now hoped. The Rev. S. Elliott, an
Episcopal clergyman from South Carolina, and family,
left hex e this noon, were brought back to the United
States Hotel this evening in sad condition. The ladies
were not seriously hurt ; but his two sons were wounded
—one scratched and bruised, and the other had his leg
broken above the knee.

" These are all the particular cases of which we learn.
" We are not sufficiently informed of the circumstances
of the sad accident to make any comment.
"It is reported that Mr. Warren, mentioned above,
died this morning. He was formerly conductor of the
steam-boat train to Norwich, subsequently clerk of the
steam-boat Worcester."

A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.—The Montreal Herald of
the 27th Sept., relates the particulars of a frightful ac-
cident. It seems that M. Narcisse Benoit a farmer
near Three Rivers, L. C., recently went with his wife and
her sister, a Mrs. Macdonald, into a mill at Rouville
Mountain. The miller having agreed to show them the
mill, they ascended to the upper story before him.
He lost sight of them for a minute, and was looking
for them, when ho heard a terrific scream from a
small room, in which was enclosed a portion of the ma-
chinery, and into which strangers very seldom entered.
He rushed into the room, and to his astonishment and
horror, found both sisters entangled in the machinery.
Catching hold of one he endeavoured to pull her out,
but to save himself he was compelled to let go. Mrs.
Macdonald was drawn through a space less than six
inches, every bone in her body being crushed. Mrs.
Benoit was also so mangled that she died instantaneously.
General Edward Paine, one of the earliest settlers of
Northern Ohio, died at his residence in Painesville, on
the 28th ult., at the advanced age of ninety-six. Gen.
Paine was one of the first who engaged in the glorious
revolutionary struggle.—New York Courier,
COMMERCIAL NEWS:
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, OCT. 6, 6 P.M.
At the stock board this morning sales were large, and
prices were generally better. Harlem declined *3, Pa-
terson ; Mohawk improved 1 ; Stonington ; Dela-
ware and Hudson ; Indiana bonds declined ; Illinois
Sixes I. Sales of Bills on Philadelphia 2:4 a 3 ; Balti-
more 2 a 21.
A sale of teas took place to-day, at prices nearly equal
to the last. The London market, it appears, has fallen
heavily under the latest advices, to the effect that twenty
million lbs. was about to be shipped. This enormous
quantity-was to be paid for in the precious metals.
The Comp:roller of the State has already advertised
a loan of 123,000 dollars 6 per cent., redeemable
for
ulB5O, to redeem the notes of the Commercial Bank of
this city, which are selling at 5 per Cent discount,The