Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-13
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'S'eu 10 inis rSPonent by col. Shtn ana
was paid by this deponent TO each of ,he
men enlisted; that The rendezvous was at
the house OF this deponcDt in the Bowery ;
that the men so enlisted were TO he horse
msn constituting generals guard that
lcoi. Smiths son was To be captain of The
troop and had 4 commission from govern.
men. as this Opponent was informed by
Col. Smith ; and that this 6eponent was
shewn large bundle OF papers which col.
smith said he had received from govern:
nent; that captain Daniel r. Burning
finally took command of the men when
on board the leandcr; that this depo-
Eent vas informed that horses we're pre-.
pared at the ssuihward, and brides ard
saddles were on board the Leander and
that every other equipment and cloath-
lag for the men should be shewn 10 them
on board the Lesnder; that col. Smith
'oid snis dsponent that the expedition was
secret one set on foot by government
that all the men signed an article of en-
hstmeni; ihas they were several times
on shore after they hrst went on board.
and this dePonent was informed by the
enlisted men That there we're about thee
hundred men on board the LIE .nder; that
col. Smith told this deponeut that a like
expedition was To go from The otter
states that the men were enlisted to
serve aDder captain Smith. son of COLI
omith, but this deponent afterwards I'm.
derslcod that col. Smiths son wa. 10 be
an AID 10 The general, but what general
Tins dsponent does rot know that the
young men after having csmc ashore re-
fused to'return on board The vessel, and
nat young Smith came up 10 this depo-
meats mouse with paper frorn his father
which he read To the men ard told them
Shtt they should &c discharged If they
wcTe unwilling 20 go; that hnaiiy they
agreed to SO aod signed eniisuneuts un-
1er CAPT. Daniel X. Dnrning on cond,,i-
on OF receiving five dollars mote Of their
pay, WHICH SUM wcs paid 70 thsm
~ capt. burning, aid part oi which was
ent him by this deponent for ,hat pur-
'ose' that capt. Duralng gave this lie.
)oneDt an order upon cai. smith there
or winch vas pse-eased 10 col. Sm1n
~ ms seponsnt e0d accepted by i'm
>ut referred this deponS2t iar !ha nav.
zen! 10 Samuel c.. Ogden tina, iii, de-
'onen, wcns 10 MIR. Osdar and way Of.
sred has bot@ at SIXTY says siaht for The
'symens oil 1T; tina! tai. depuneni a, frsr
eiu,sd, but asierwst2s by ,h> advice of
.ol. Saith, WHO promised tE.s d. pont dis
stunt upon II, accepted IL; ina Ing nole
'ss Tor two hundred and Sky -four doll
Ars and ninely. i've censs, payable in six.
J days from The ! lth Of February; that
his dcponsnI furnished al two szyerat
ihss, leo wslo i; Of bsef, one shee . and
!ew fov!s On ,he oFGer OF E.r. Ogden Tor
&c use OF tie Leaader, when sum was
Moulded IN che amount Of the role that
his dePonen' Was informed by col. Smith
the tlrae OF snlisting the men, ihht he,
oil. Smith, was going in the sprirg, and
'ss TO take command of the expedition:
nd nc this dGponeut farther says, that
ne CT the Original papers hereto annex
d' Is list OF some OF the persons above
Mentioned who enlisted as aforesaid aud
. in the hand writing of Joho Burke, The
rsi person named therein that another
rignal paper hereto annaxeGH is in the
aud writing Of col. Salnh and vas writ.
IN by him IN the presence Of THIS depo-
eat, and contains a statxmeDt of the
.rms upon which the men were TO be
nlsled.
JOHN FINK.
Sworn befor: me the first day of March,
MDCCCVi.
MATTHIAS 8. TALLMADGE.