Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-12-24

ordered him 10 pilot them to Fort 81. NsFks
which, he stated, he Intended to capture
before the Americans could get there =
Threatening to hang the witness i he did
not obey.
Ones. by the Court. Did you ever un-
dentand by whose authority. and for what
purpose, the accused came into the coun-
try?
Ans. have frequently heard him say,
he came to attend to Mr.. WoodLinc's bu-
siness at the bay of Tamper.
Cues. by the prisoner. Dill | nct tel
you, when came on board the schooner
Chance, | wished you 10 plot me to ST.
Marks, as was informed that two Amcri-
cans, by the names Of Hambly aud Doyle.
were confined there, and wished 10 have
them relieved FROM their confinement
Ans. You stated you wanted TO get
Hambly and Doyle from St. Marks. do
not know what were your intentions in SO
doing.
Cues. Did / not tell you, that expect
ed the Indians would fire upon NE when
arriving at St. Marks.
Ans. You did not; you st ted that you
intended TO take the tort in he night, by
surprise.
CUES. DID you see me give ammuni-
lion TO the negroes and Indians; and, il So,
how much, and at what time!
Ans. saw you give powder and lead
10 the negroes when you came on ho,rd,
and advised them To make balls and saw
you give liquor and paint to the Indians.
Cues. Have YOU not often heard NE say
between the Isl and 2oth Of April, that |
would not have any thing 10 do with the ne
grocs and Indians in exciting them to war
ith the United States?
Ans. About the 18th Of April, heard
you say you would not have any thing TO
do with the negroes and Indians: heard
nothing abou! exciting them TO war.
Cues. Can you read writing?
Ans. Not English writing.
CUES, Did you not hear me say, which
arriving at Suwany, that wished to be of
for Providence }?
Ans. Ibid not after the alarm, you said
you wished.o be off for Tamper.
CUES. Did not you'say 10 The accused
you wished to visit Mr.. Arbulhnot, at his
store on suwany, and get provisions your:
self!
Ans. did not; stated wanted pro.
visions.
CUES. Did send or command any In:
dams 10 go and fight the Americans
Ans. did not exactly know that you
sent them; the Indians and negroes were
crowding before your door, and you were
dividing the paint, &c. among them ; and
Z understood that party was going to
march.
Cues. Did not give up the schooner to
you in charge as captain?
Ans. After our return from Suwany
Town, you directed me to take charge OF
her TO 60 to Tamper.
John |. Arbuthnot, witness on the part
of the prosecution being duly sworn, stated
that, some time about the Esd of March,
the prisoner came, with body Of negroes
partly armed, to his fathers store on Suwa-
ny river, and told the witness that he had
come to DO justice to the country, by Ia
king the goods and distributing them among
the negroes and Intlians-which the wit
ness saw the prisoner do and that the pri.
soner stated to hirn that he had come TO the
country on Wooibine's business, to see the
negroes righted. The witness has further
known the prisoner to give orders 10 the
negroes, and that, at bis suggestion, par.
ty was sent from Suwsny 10 meet the A.
mericans, to give them battle-which par
ty returned on meeting the Mickasuky In.
Indians in their flight. The witness also
testified 10 the following letter, marked A,
and referred to in the specification Of
the End charge, as the writing Of the prise.
ner:
TO be continued
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