Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-08-13

4 a, : did not know there was such a
person, until the Leander had left the port
Of Nsw-York.
Q. u what capacity did you enter on
board the Leander?
"A. As a printer.
z. How came you to change that caraci-
! ty and accept Of a military commission VA.
! der Miranda ;
a. From motives of personal conven-
/ fence.
I = Was you not lieutenant in rife re-
! giment, under Miranda, as mentioned in
this paper (shewing him list of officers
commissioned by Miranda, and which was
found IN the possession of one ct the off.
cers)
a. Yes--but did not know, then, that
was coming to this place.
0 AT what place Gio you stop on your
voyage?
A. At = Domingo and the island Of
Aruba
. Did you not 90 on shore at Aruba, in
| Uniform, IN company with other officers,
and did you not manGuyrc there, for the
purpose Of making an attack upon the
Maine
A. We maE9uvred there, for the purpose
of making an attack upon some place which
Miranda had in view but what place ma
ny of his men did not knew.
Q. Did you come to the Maine for the
purpose Of assisting Miranda IN fighting a.
gainst this government, and in revolution
islng the country
A. 1t was represented by Miranda, that
no fighting would be necessary to effect
the object, whatever it was, he had in
view.
@ What was the real object Of MIRANDA
in coming to the Maine
A. do not know but understood it was
| 10 better the condition of the Spanish peo-
pie
Q. DO YOU not know the names of any
persons here who were expected would
Join Miranda "A. do not.
z, Were any private signals made to
you from the shore, by any person residing
there
a. saw none.
q vas the Leander boarded on her yoy-
age by an English vessel
a Yes the Cleopatra.
q Was there any private conversation
| between The commander and Miranda
a Yes but what the purport Of it was
do not know.
q, Did Miranda go on board Of her and
stay several hours
A. RE did lie stopped on. night on
board.
Q. Was the Leander armed, and loaded
with arms and warlke stores !
"A. Yes
Q How many stands Of arms had she on
board
A. About twelve hundred
Q Did you not erect printing press at
Jacmel, and print number Of proclama-
tons, and IS not this one Of them Tshow-
ing him one Of the proclaim atoms IN the
Spanish language.
A. Yes ; and this may be one of them
but did not know the purpose OF ii, as am
iSnorant Of the Spanish language.
Q Do you know what that word means
lpomting to the word, MadyIa
a. 1t means, presume, tile capital Ct
old Spain.
Q. Is that all you know of it here
a. Yes
Q. Do you know those articles Tpoint-
ing 20 the warlike Instruments lying IN The
floor
A, have seen the like before perhaps
the same.
Q Did not those persons who went on
shore 80 there for the purpose Of distrIbu-
ting these prociamalions
a. No! they went Tor amusement.
y. l. not that your regmental coat
\. DO not know IL may be the coat /
was OBJ ICED to wear.
q Did you understand that Miranda fit
ted out ms expedition by Tie consent of
your government
A. No. He kept his object and opera
tons concealed from the public 1t was a
private undertaking of his own.
z. Were not the prRcipal persons who
embarked in Miranda's expedition bank
! rupts and broken merchants
a. was not acquainted with their cir.
| cumstances; there might be some Of tins,
description.
a number Of other questions were put
and answered but beng of I .rltiing ma
ture, comparatively speaking, are not mere
| inserted
After they had finished examining the
| prisoner, he was then told by his Judge,
tnat, II lie would relate every tiung lie
Kew relating 70 Tie expeditions, tie names
OF those who were concerned IN IL, and
! those that were expected would join Miriam
Ca, his chains should be taken oil, and be
set at Liberty, and Sent home to America
10 which lie answered, that he had discio-
scd al lie knew Of consequence, particular
~ recoilected.
The following wer~ questions put TO a
mother prise * +, who has also effected his
return home
2. What religion are you Of
a. The presbyterian persuasion.
9. Where was you born and brought ZAP I
Il. In New York.
9. Who engaged you to embark in Nil
raudA's expedition
a nna Inhn EInk of New-Ynrk h.lt