Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-10-27

TO tie Caroline affair. The FIRST notice he ha
of the Intended expedition at O'Clock of tn
Same day; he then ordered to hold hImsel
in readiness at 10 O'Clock that night; bu, the dut,
he was to be engaged in was no, made known Il
him the time. IL was not until after he wa
ia the boat that he was told the Caroline was 4
! be destroyed.
! Witness thinks he saw the Caroline, a day OF
two before she was destroyed, making trips be
tween Navy Island and SchIosser. Mcleod never
/ told him that he had been Schosser. Never
stated 10 any one tina: he had see Mcleod a
| Davis'S tavern at any time after the burning
| This tavern IS within "a few rods 81 the creek
Thinks the expedition consisted OF between forty
and fifty persons. Did not know the whole oil
| them, but the most OF them, at least by sight
! There were seven boats employed in the service
some of them pulled eight oars, and some Of them
! less; he was the commander of the boat he was
III. He j, not able 10 say how many of the boats
reached the Caroline the which he was IN
could not, having been kept back by the strong
current. The persons who went on the expcdi-
ton their ordinary dress, and none Of them,
to his knowledge, had uniform. Their arms
were alt ready for them when they arrived at the
boats consisting Of guns, pistols, pixies, and cut
asses.
The rendezvous was at Kifkpatrick's tavern.
and at iha, place they were inspected the next
morning by Capt Drew; they were subsequently,
draughted INTO different vessels and corps. He
wounded, but he four FIVE, who
had been with the expedition, with wounds-some
of them Of dangerous character n" person
that no rev III was killed; he heard firearms
discharged, and saw fishes the wharf, but
does not know by who they were discharged. lie
does not believe there was any one on board the
Caroline when she burned thinks he was
near enough TO see any one on deck, or 10 hear
the cries of any one, had there been any
board. Witness two swords, which
he was informed had been taken from board
the Caroline.
1t was Intended that nine boats should go over.
but, from circumstances, two prevented.
and seven were the number that formed The ex-
petition; no pilot was engaged; Capt Drew led
the van. Witness does not know whe Their the or
ders were gwen IN writing or otherwise; does not
know wheh those in the boats met with any
opposition on shore or not; his boat was fired on .
Christopher Bcer.-Res dcs at Chippewa; /
have Mel GOD, t"' have no acquaintance
with him; recOect the destruction OF the Caro-
line; in of the boats; Mcleod not
that boat, nor did witness him at any t!tne
during the destruction of the boat; witness was
in command of the boat in which he was; he
on board the Caroline, & remained on board
until she was cut drift knows that Mcleod was
not one of the assaiing party; Sir Allan McNab
the beach wen the expedition left ;
knows not by whose orders the destruction of the
Caroline was planned, order was given by Captain
Drew when they set off. Captain Drew said
"The steamboat is our object, follow me-
Cross cramined Witness is naval officer
AID is now attached to II. B Naiesv's steamer
Minos, on Lake Erie. Saw cLeod al Chippewa
some two or three days previous to the burning
of the Caroline; it was about O'Clock in the eve
ming of the day which the Caroline was de-
stroyed 'ha, he first heard of the expedition, and
about ten eleven O'Clock that he heard a steam
boat was their object.
The sentry board the Caroline called for
the countersIgn, and then fired Suppose they
must have had arms on board, or their men could
not have been wounded. From the number Of
shots fired, some must have been from the steam
er. Another reason. Captain Drew called some
OF them away from the attempt to land forward.
OF the few that got on board forward and ad
vanced toward the people board, three were
wounded. None were killed on board the Caro-
line; witness saw one man lying dead the
dock. Those who went ashore did off
the boat; believes that 10 one entered the ware
house. Knows nothing of one Rigley. Did not
any armed force stationed the shore, but
heard the report from three Iics fired from the
direction Of the tavern.
s. McCormic, Esq.-First time he saw Alex
ander Mcleod was on the night of the 2Slh of
December. 1887; he was introduced by Captain
Graham; while getting the boats ready for the
expedition against the Caroline, took the list of
names of those who going. and went rouud
~ get volunteers; this did bv direction of Cap
tam Drew. as was the secnnd in command |
am positive that Mcleod of the party.
neither dad | see him at any time while the expe-
diiIon was preparing.
was the Sc -ond board the Caroline ;
after was wounded was put into boat which
did not command on our way over;'I too
weak to know any one on return
Knows Sir Allan McNab; he the beach
when the boats departed; shortly after tie des-
,ruc,ion of the Caroline Alexander Mcleod cali
on him and oppressed his regret that he had not
heard of the expedition, as he would nave accom-
panied it,
Cross erdmined.- Witness is n lieutenant in the
royal navy. On The night of the 2Sih of Deem
Der. Alexander Mcleod accompanied me around
Navy Island 10 boat. and ] did no; him a
gain until after the destruction of the Caroline !;
very early on the morning of the ooh of Deem
Der Alexander Mcleod went round the island
with me to reconuoitre; were absent about
four hours; many shots were fred at US from Ma