Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-16
TRIAIOE Mcleod

hat Of Thu;.day. as thc evidence Is - conclusive
hat Nlcleld not present ut the burning of ihe .
Caroline. that the whole matter is losing inIcrcs
md weight.
DEPOSITION OF SIR ALLAN MNAB.
Taken and sworn At Kingston. IN Canada. on the
l3th Sept 1911 before james T. Snal! and Jas.
ucrycy Price, EsIs. Commissioners ,scph Cen
tire bcUg present aad approving or the people.
nuc Iiir,m Gardner &c the accused.
EXAMINATION direct II 1m y b,uis;"r ! reside
a. - ga! wind ln the G,rc District ia thc Pr,,iucc
Of Canada ahcu 10 milcs trpn Jhc town ui Niisa-
"a. know e b~ly ui miIii wls assembled ~
Euppcva iuIuc month OF December. 1897 and "a
uu1ry. 1898. To the number Of between twu AMI
luee Ih"nsind. 10 rrpel an exp cicd invasion iriu
rchcis AMI American bfiC'uds scmhlcd on Navy
island and un the American sh"r" near - hlnscr-
was the officer ia actual c'tnmaui ~ the Faces
then aud there assembled. Sr /. b. Head WAS NJ
Chippewa more than once during The months named
Tho G,rcc assembled there 10y his dircctiuns AS
sumed the command by M, order, directed 10 me
Colonel OF Inc th,rd regiment at the Gore militia
Tho Governor General ufIhc Two Provinces was not
az Chippewa at the Time mcu'to'Rd ! entrusted
the Command ui the expedition flr the purposes n
Grcstd, 10 Capt. \. Dew, Il ,yal Navy. Seven
! bpats were equipped AMI le0 the CInldi shore.
10 not rcColl e. the uumhcroi men "a each h'1i-
Capt. Drew held The rank of commander "a her Nj
| iesiy's royal navy | ordered the expedition and
| FIST communicated To G ,pt Drew, OIL the beach
where Ihc rncu embarked. short lime previous 10
their cmbirkai.nu. They embarked at the mouth
\ OG Chippewa uNcT. ] was there when ihey en-
| harhei, and when Ihc bulls showed oil had been
there about a quarter urau hour. | saw INST of The
] persons going into the ar1ls sjOI within .cu
OF twelve feet of ursi pithc hOis a the men went
uu board; aud vhllc they were preparing, ! was
! walking about auJug them, Which atprjed mc the
4 moan, ui KNOWN. Who embarked know Alex
/ lulor Mcleod late deputy shoutT of the Niagara
district Have known HIN for about five "r 81
years. Ny acquaintance with hlm was oi "a pro
ic-,prll nature. Vac nature ofmy intercourse with
r.m was pr,,ssu,nal. Iliuk saw and spike To
NcNupl,r Mcleod two three Times l.hil" | was
ui commlul al the irrrcs 1t Chippewa. ! d. not
rcCp'lrct when Il was | him or the nature at
leo, business. I think saw him On the day prcvI-
,us 10 the destruction of the Caroline 1Ud IA wh II
pa or on What business do not reCDlleci drd
upt him when Jhc bplls showed oil u destroy
the ClrDhuc. lie Nts upl my presence that
VcnIny. | thiuk the boats returned IN about two
hours after they lcn The Canada shore. | Do MT
rccullcrt the hour The SiliS seemed u g IN the
direction Of Navy Island when they let. was on
he sh"rc when ihc boats returned. aud near
- nc ut the holI- when the men lBudcd saw
several ofthc men who landed perhaps half Of rh"
| whole dh not SOC Alexander Mcleod. de-
| Not know who're was lie was Uui m my pro
/ srucc. saw The & r,n- fire, going down the
The riyer, after The bnIis had lea he Canada shore
hcIrI three shots fired in the direction of
S-h!usscr: think made return 10 the Leulcu-
Hui Governor Of Upper CunliI Of the officers and
men who destroyed the Ctrpliuc. I aIn sure tie
ulmc OF Alexander Mcleod wIs not am Iug them,
hc,nu,~ lac was not one of the party Therefore
hIs NINE could not have been any return male
10y me. I wa, not Iu comm and when ihs forces
looh possession uf y ~ island. CITIn Drew *
npW at WoIslock, in the Book district Of riis Pou
vince.
Crrs- cNamrnlliOn--I have resided IN the Gore
District about | . years An native Of Canada,
lrd have always resided Iherc. wal cOmmHdiug
officer pI lh' While force of Chippewa, naval and
military. Wa not attached IL any vessel. SAW
Alexander Mcleod once during the week proceed
Iug Ihc dc- ructi "a 9TH Caroline. DO Mt rrcp
eci dc. p,rucllrr d,y. the hour of the day, the
particular place al Chippewa. hat think II was The
Jay heiro the drslrI, ltuu oi the Caroline do no:
rrCpl ct, az any time. MuLouI, informing inr ia
he had been al BIitl an seen the CtrpIur; thai
shp was repairing Co come 10 Navy ls!inI Hor dia
hc desrnhs 20 ma her siz'. her equipments char.
urtcr; MR. d. / rccollorI hIs telling any lhug
J'uI he. BH d. rccullrrl iI1I the Iu!,unlpu
which induced mrIo order the l,str IcIion 81 tho ca.
rb'ric w.ts at received from Alexander MrLcpl I
dI ur ~ any time before or after the destruction
pi iho ,rJiu", srinr Ihc day or night, - with |
Nl"lH"i, 20 urge boat or snlll boat, rII'h Ma.
" lslIn' AGcr heard Thai she was coming down
10y me 20 watch her my cmcuis, had rcpIricd To mc
IN ale up ny mind To have her destroyed. THIS
AVIS on lhC day oi her lcsirurilpn dd nj com
mInlciie my intention Q" Mcleod or ~ hIs presence
nor dp ihuk HAT hc could have LuuWn any Ihiug
about %. di not sec the boat at Schlns,cr. 10
my hive been reported 10 me that she had return
eel 20 the American SHIRE, but I have no rcColicc.
ton ut the circumstance. Mcleod dI not 50 ia
FINN ne. { commenced preparing for ho attack
Hn aadilrly alter the report was made 10 me Other
having Irlcl t'Ic m 20 and cannon OF Navy lsllul
/ WIS on titg shore when tho 5lnis returned, and
went from there Co my own qUaricrs- do II Tcc'l-
icct beng NJ Dlvi- tavern tie day after the burning
Of the Caroline. nor lid sec. nor have any cunvcr
sliiUn with, Alexander MrLapl, on the day or any
other day, after the burning the Caroline. on the
subject Of the destruction of that bplt I was not
present nj the burning OF lhc Caroline at Scho,scr
/ ! ordered The expedition for That purpose. was
present NJ the cmhlrkliiuu Of the expedition from
/ Chippewa, and saw % embark. There was on the
SHIRE. at or near where ihc emharkutOn took place
/ about FROM 60 O. 100 men. think / knew them
/ all The hUIis used are commonly uI,aol ships
cutter as understand I think there were seven
Or eigh men In each boat. The boats were nearly
81 thc same sizs and description They were seven
90 number bat a. had not the personal direction
OF The bolts. cannot speak positively | think !
knew al who embarked Jn the cxpepilinn. ! saw
The faces OF most Of them, aud recognized those
saw. / have no knowledge That there was ans
p"rsun Ofihe name Of Mcleod in the expedition
10 there had been a person Of that name think
should have known %.
There was no wharf or pier where The expedition
EN- .urhrl The bpI's ~ which the expedition EN-.
parked alley nt the same landing place. near each
other, aud starred about the same lime Tho boat.
d,d not all aciur1 ai th, slm' time Five arrived o.
bout tho same tlmo--iyyo no a different lime bat
Do upi recuIrcl whether before or llcr the others
I"cy dlsemaarkod nearly az the same place thcy
started from. cannot say saw and recognized aI
ihc porfDus That embarked. do not think tru' any
'i ihom belonged Co the royal lrmy. Some o. them
ID l1ufCi iJ lha royal navy. Others were militia
men. The iD,ro under ny command volunteered
Ii1n'r services on being ciel Oh 10y the Lieut. Gov
/ % ihr PDvurc; irpm which force the expedition
w1s composed Dfmsn selected by Capt Andrew
/ Drew under my orders I think TIE men c1iGu s
ing iIg expedition marched o. the bJlfs down tlo
The uscr Goo the place Ol cmJlrkl'iJu. Tho cKgcII-
iIpH was under ihU immediate orders of Capt Drew
. who supnuuiCuIcd The cmhlrktuuu A. ha EJr.
stated, They r1mo o. that point in hD.ly auI uu
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