Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-15

Commanding officer AT Fort Scott. -
Wliie the Witness was al Suwauey. The
Indian Chiefs told him, that tue prisoner
mad arrived al that place with ten kegs of
powder on board his vessel; and Walls,
al Fort 81. Marks, sometime in March,
Hiiiisaia or Francis, brought an order
from NE prisoner 10 the coinmandant for
TWO Kegs powder, with other articles
whlcliwere III his possession.
e,nes. 6y he Court. Were any murders
or aepreoaiions committed on q c white
settlements by The indians pre-, ious 10
lhe prisoners arrival an CCllocl nee
I 4'as. None, except one niiiiS;r, a, Torr
Gaines, which was before or al oui the
time OF the prisoners arrival.
GHes low long have YOU resided a.
dlpssy Il;e finiia<fs estate 10 ..ae Court
wneiher you are acquainted With Tie In
iiaii language, aud how long since YOU
dps. | have resided among them four
teen years, anSl have understood their Ian
9ua.e twelve years.
Omes. DO you believe the Seminoles
would have commenced the business of
murder and depredatious Oh he white
settlements, had il not been a, The insi
gallon OF The prisoner and promise on
ms part OF British protection;
fnS. 10 not believe they would, with
eur ihey bad been assured of British pro
lection.
Q"es. By tie Court. Wliat was the ligl,
~ WHICH t',e prisoner was received by The
hostile Semlnoles: was il that Of AN au..
ihor'zedag nj OF The British government
Ans TIE different chiefs always repre-
senied HIM Ia ne as such.
me witness recognized the letter maxi
ed 1 and s,nna1 A A. A..
copy OF Tile one alluded TO in his testi-
n'ony as lost
tSaeS. t9 tie Prisoner. Are acruaint-
cd win the prisoners hand wri.el
Ans. have sreu IT, but cannot say |
am acquainted Whit.
Cues. Is tina, whicly YOU have just seen,
ana say Is ille copy of the one YOU lost,
lie prisoners hand write
Ans. 1t looks 10 be his hand writing,
hnt l cannot say positively.
tlnes. Was the prisoner considered as
ne agent OF tue Semnoles al the lime
those murders were committed
Aus. bad not seen the prisoner at
that lime; the ISIian Chiefs told me that
TIE prisoner had reported himself 10
them as an English Agent.
I"es. Where did YOU understand the
prisoner 10 be when you were taken pri-
soner?
Aas. The Indians told us that he had
gone over TO Providence, bot was EXPECT
ed back by The time we Should arrive at
Suwaney.
Gmes. Did you not request King Hi
ia!' 10 prevail upon the prisoner 10 give
you passage in lis schooner to Proyi-
deEce?
Ans. Yes, but was told that the prison
er refused it, stating that il We were fore
ed upon him. he would bliRd-fold us and
make us walk overheard.
Cues. Whai were the reasons given by
King iilja!i for the prisoners moi granting
your requestl
Ans. King Hiiah stated that tire prison.
er vas fearful OF meeting with an Anne
rcan vessel, where we should be taken
out, andIhe thereby lose his schooner.
Edmand Doyle, Witness on The part
OF the prosecution, being DULY sw orn, was
questioned as fellows:
Q"es. by the Judge Adrocate. Do YOU
know any Thing that would lead to sub
stanllaie the CHARGES against the prisoner
now before you?
Ans. | know nothing but from common
report.
William Fulton, an evidence in tie pre-
sent prosecution, being duly sworn, tps-
iiiied tie copy OF the letters from A. Ar
buihnoi 10 General Mitchell, Agent Tor
Indian Affairs, dated Suwany, 1918 Jan
uary, 1918, and marked No. 6, as ac-
knowledged by The prisoner, 10 be the
same In substance as one written by HIM
sell at that time-an extract from The let
Ter was then read.
No. 6.
Extract from letter ur1tfem 6y A. Aysntk-
mar IN oV =
the CTeek Maiden Of Inaians, dated .Sair- |
r0hHee, 18Th jan. 1918.
In taking this liberty OF addressing |
you,, sir, III behalf of the unfortunate Iu- |
dams, believe me | have no wish, bmt 10 |
see an end put 10 a war, which IT per
sisted IN, ! toresee, must eventually BIZ |
their Rum, and, as iley were not the az |
grSssors, II in Tie height of their rage |
they committed any eXcessrs, that YOU
will overlook them as The just ebuiifions |
Of indignant spirit against an invading
foe.
| have Tie Iionor, &c.
a. ARRUTHNOT.
BY order of King HilaiI and b legs.
acting for themselves aud tie otter
Chiefs.
Qaes. By he Prisoner. Where did The
prisoner acknowledge The letter lust read
to be copy of the one written by him
SELF
Aas. In Ire encampment before this
place about the 9Th or 7th. inst.
Ones. by tie Prisoner. Was not the ac
knowledgmeut when he was prisoner
AHS. /, was.
(tueS. By me Prisoner. Did you hear
gentleman say TO the prisoner whilst in
custody that those who recommended the
scalping Knife and lomahawk should feel
their keenesi edge?
Ans. did hear a gentleman say that
those who excit d the indians TO tie mur
der of the uuoilendlng should feel the
keenest "dge of tie scalping knife bat,
as well, as recolleci, that observation