Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-07-24

God, depoic ana lay
That, on the evening Of the 9th of a
pril. when the alarm commenced, was
IN the lower part Of No gard, | walk
ed up towards the gate TO learn the
caufe when | had got about half way,
heard Jingle muiket fred, and imme-
diaicly after whole yolley. then iaw
feveral men carrying one that was woan-
ded, the folders keeping up the whole
time iteady FIRE, and the priloners all
endeavouring to get into the prifons
the lower doors being olOfed in The in
term, it was with much difficulty they
could get in. the folders purifying them
the whole time and charging on them
with bayonets and after getting into the
prifon, heard the firing of mufketry in
all directions round the frifon and fur
theI the deponent faith not.
WILLIAM MITCHELl..
7. Tsdm G. CatcAeA, having been duly
fworn. depofe and fay 81
That was walking in the yard, too
wards the gate. The hrtt | knew. was
the folders coming into the yard, with
capt Shorthand at their head, when an
Immediate fir: began from the folders,
and one man fell within fix feet of me.
WhiIe in the'ace Of rendering this man
sfliftanee, heard capt. Shorthand order
the folders to kill the damned raEcal-
meaning me; Immediately the folders
came and pricked me with their bayonets
and was forced to run to the priion al
the hazard of my life, and leave the man
that was wounded.
JOHN G. CATCHELL.
No i3.
James Tay5r having been duly fworn.
depofeth, that be was ftandiDg at the
gate, in the markes~fquare, at the time
capt. Shorthand, with file Of folders,
entered the fquare. Captain Shorthand,
ordered prifoner in fhe fquarc to so in
TO the prifon, when he Immediately COM
piled. He then ordered the folders to
charge; and infantly obleryed to the
commanding officer of the military -"It
is no ufc TO charge on The damnd Yam
kee rsfcals- FIRE"--when they COM
menced Immediately. The prifoners at
tina, time were rufhing into the prifons
as falt as poiIibIe, and principally out OF
che fquare. After the prifoners were
moifly ia the prifon of No. 4, boy of
ten years of age. was ihot through the
body and killed, while in the door PAT
fage trying to get in. by the folders IL
the yard, IN my p efence, being inlide
the Prifon likewise one other man was
hot through the thigh.
JAMES TAYLOR.
No. IA.
depoieth as follows
That ne was in the yard of prilon No.
4, at the time Robert Haywood was ihot
by the foldiery. He Immediately took
him up. for the purpofe Of carrying him
to the hofpital In the fquare he met
Capt. Shorthand, and faid. Capt. Short.
land, this man is very badly wounded
4 want to carry him to The hofpital
Capt. Shorthand replied, you id fon of
bitch, carry him back to the prifon
and he was obliged TO comply. After
getting to the prifon, one of the folders
called him back, and he went up 70 the
fquare with the man, and met Capt
Shorthand, who faid heave him down
there, (pointing to fentry b9x) and a
way with you to the prifon at that tine
they we're firing in the different yards
On leaving the fquare we found the man
was dad.
SAMUEL LOWDY.
3sbn Battle having been fworn, cor
roborates the evidence of Samuel Lcwdy.
JOHN BATIICE.
No. -.
William. Potter, haging been duly
fworn, depcfeth--
That while paGipg between No. and
priions. the folders commenced firm
from the walls in three diviGsns at few
OF os at that time there were only four
prlioners IN fight. After advancing a
few itePs, found man badly wounded
topped and picked the man up during
which time the folders kept an inceiTant |
IRE at US as likewise till we got to the |
Priion of No. 5.
WILLIAM POTTER.