The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-05

sont- 10 'ac6, that IRE naonth,,s cn,op<,,sth,
~" Psymen' OF me one hundred AID City msii.
VINO went on board as aforefsij. were to have
sorIpon wages, hfteen dollars per month bu-
thofe who west as attendants an the cen.y-,
were not eipnlated with as 20 their woyrs a.
compentation-that the aforrfait. men who
were engaged by Mr.. Pink were 10 frtv. AZ M,
rines on board of the hin, and ohev the orders
or captain Lewis, and ON the land obey the or.
ders OF the general-shat the name of the vcns.
raj was not mentioned to the fa;d mrn-that IN.
oord'naton Of rank was contemplated to b.
made while on board fthe Caid yeffeI. and TO
,ake greer IN cafe they ihould land and 90 into
ldno 'e,v'ce-shaf IN the organization of theie
men, thofe fifteen or twenty mentioned as az
PENDANTS of general Miranda, were 70 have conn.
mand as officers, and be fnhiea to the arrange
'nent or the general in that refneef /; the Others
VINO were engaged by Mr.. Fink, were to attend
Tue eenerat on land on horfeback as BODY
guaru-that not man of thofe engaged on
ooaro as atorefaid. knew where they were to
go or tne nature of the fervice, and ali were en-
gageo withont any knowledge of the Object of
te1Prize-lnis examinant does not
know that any of them 6oned ,nv a.
nc'esto. 20, and all except tbofe who ,ver.
particularly TO attend general Miranda. ,vrr.
engaged at ordinary feamen's wages. fifteen
uonars month; this examnant is poIitive
that there were no re prefe tations made ar ,rL
thorifed by him, that',he engagement was for
me frryice ofthe II. States. nor any .falle Oh
Jeefs held ont to view the frvice was declar.
cd 10 be frcret and optional thar this exami.
nanf received Of Samuel G. Oe,en aforefa;d
the advance Of a months pavto an tbe men en-.
gased by Mr.. Fink, which be this exsminsnt
gave to Mr.. Fisk to pay the laid men. thu Whole
iu'h oe'ng about three hundred and twenty dol.
'ars' and which Mr.. Fink receip,ed W this exa.
m'haps as received from captain Lewis, az paw
Hent o. part of the crew under his com Mand
ON board the Leander. The men were tod
they were to have horfes provided for them
where they fhoud land, This ex,minant was
lo'o oy the captain there were arms and am
munition on hoard the Lcander Tb;s e,,.n;-
hant did not make any advances to'his Ton. ~,
,ce2f pocket money to equip or prepsre him TO
20 ne ~ nineteen wears Old bur this exahni-
haot gave MIN letters of credit, authoriiinp him
70 Draw upon this exar'inant in cafe he H,sn,i
with to return, fur his accommodation and ex.
Pences hoale. This examinant was Informed
OF the bargain between Miranda and q ,dtn for
thc voyage OF the I-ranaer and h. .:--a :, ;, ;
'oon there1f er; he thir'ks neg. day. This ex,
au'nanf thinks the r. lu- of the men on bo,rd
'he Leander not engaged az aeoretail by himf if.
aud MIR. Fink, were ENGAGED nv tbc cc,n,,;,,
'hereot, and feveral bv Ctptain ArmAro,o. .
VINO rs himielf oneboard This ex,minant knew.
thst this expedition was going on from the tine
otthe return OF general Miranda from W.ih-
ington, and lippofed it was with the knowledre :.
and content ofthe Prefdent and Secre,ary.-- =
BIS exaninant was informed by general Mi. /.
-randa that he had fully communicated the views 3
ana OBJECTS OF his enterprise to Ruins King, of 4.
tins city, who this .exapiuant was informed !,
thought well of'the expedition. ,.s.-, ~.
w. s. SMITH.
u ne above examination was taken and ful,- :
fcribed before me this firf day of Mar>S. laos. =
MATTHIAS B. TALLmApcr. %'