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

tARBUTHNOTS CASE CONCLUDED. ~
Fort st. Narhs, 2SM April, 1918.
Inc court convened pursuant TO adj
lourn,nrnt.-Prescut, Major General E.
r. Gaines, President .
Members.
Col. King Col. Dyer
Col. Williams 1t. Col. Lindsay
II. Col. Gibson It. Col. Elliott
MAJ. Mnhleaberg Mai. Tanning
Maj. Montgomery Mai. Minion
capt. fashon Capt. Crittepden
Ltd. NJ. Glassell, Recorder.
When the further examinations of The
witness Peter Is. Cook, took place. viz.
Question By IKE Prisoner. How long have
you been acquainted with The settlements
oD the SallMaI,nye!
z3sssr. Betss crD sixsaisd seven months
eiaes By the y. For what term of wears
did you engage TO live with the prisoner?
Ansr. For no stated period-l was TAX
Ell by the year.
Cues. by the p. Were YOU not discharg-
ed by the prisoner from his employ!
Ans. lie told me he had no further use
Tor me after had written The letters TO
Providence.
ones: Where did you stay after you
were discharged?
AmS. staid in small house belonging
10 a boy called ST. John, under The pro-
lection of Nero.
Cues. What was the subject matter of
Tie letters you wrote 10 Providence
Ans. After being refused by The pri-
soi:er small venture 10 Providence,
wrote my friends for the means 10 trade
by myself.
Sues 6y the Prisoner. Do you believe
The prisoner had knowledge of the ven
ture' q being On board the schooner?
Ans. do not believe he did. Ii was
small, and III my truuk
Cues. ~ tie p. Do you know that Am
bris'er wasihe agent of the prisoner.
Ans | do not
QMes Do you think that the powder
and lead shipped would more than supply
The ludian and nsgro hnntcrs9
fins. | did not see the powder and lead
myself, but was told by Bovlegs that he
hau great quantity lie had there keeping
10 fight with.
Dues. Did the Indians reside on The
east side of The river? Ams. They did.
Cmes. You were asked if the negroes
ana Indians, when the letter marked A.
was communicated, they did moi take up
arms: had they received information OF
the defeat of the indians at Mickasuky
prior to that iimel
aus ~ was afterwards, believe, they
received the information.
Dyes. Did not Bow!egs keep other pow
der Than that got from the prisonerl
Ans. He had some he got from the Bluff
which was nearly done; he SAID his hun
ters were always bothering him about
powder.
Cues. Did YOU state tlIat AT the time
Ambrlster assembled the river, there was
no other vesse! al the mouth of the river?
Ans. There was none other there there
was one had sailed.
QncS. There is a letter a. spoke of;
how do you know that the son of tile pri-
soner had that letter in his possession?
Aus | saw him with il, which he drop
ped. and boy, called John, picked up
and gave TO me.
CUES. You stated that the Indians and
negroes doubted the fidelity of tie pri-
soner IN sending letters TO the Prince Re-
geBt-dO you think the prisoner would
nave been punished by them had he not
complied with their wishes Aas. do
not know.
Qaes. Do you believe the prisoner was
compelled 10 write lie Indian CO mmuni-
cations?
AMs. lie was not compelled.
william Hambly, a witness on the part
OF The prosecution, being duly sworlI,
and commencing a statement OF what he
heard the chiefs SAY, and The prisoner
obleciIng to hearsay evidence of that kind
--ihe court was cleared in order TO take
The question; when they decided that the
prisoners objection was not valid. The
witness was therefore recalled, and stat
ed, that fifteen or twenty DAYS after the
prisoner arrived al Oeklocknee, the Sem
mole Indians began 10 steal Houses from
the United States settlements, and com
mitied murders on the SatiIla river, which,
he was Informed by them, was at the in-
sii.aiIon OF the prisoner.
The Chiefs OF The Little Villages in
witnesses nelghborboOd then desired him
10 write lew lines 10 The prisoner, stating
those reports, md that he did not know
that those Indians lac was exciting had
long been outlawed, aud cautioned him
against such proceedings, or he might he
involved ID their ruin. This tue witness
did; when the prisoner wrote him "A long
and insulting letter, which was lost, ny
brading the witness for calling those liz
dams outlaws, and accusing him OF eXcit-
ing the Indians To cruel war. The wit
ness was told by Chiefs and Indians who
had seen The prisoner, that he advised
them togo To war with the United States,
u They did not surrender them the lands
which bad been taken from them. and
that Tie British government would sup
port them in it.
The Indians that took the witness and
g certain MIR. Doyle prisoners, which. bap-
pened on tie 18th December last. told
them that il was by The prisoner order
and on their arrival at MickasukV. tas
prisoners) King Hjali and all his Chiefs
told them il was by tie prisoners orders
they were taken and robbed-on their
arrival al Suwaney they were told by the
Indians and Negro Chiefs who sat in
counsel over them, that the prisoner had
advised that he should be gwen up 10
five or SIX ChOctaw Indians Who we're
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