Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-10-23

ICaPiain Dew held the rank of Comma nder IN
me Royal Navy, and he first gave the orders to
fCaptain ID while nn the beach where the men
embarked, a short time previous 10 their ombar-
kaiion.
The captain was ordered t, take md Destroy
the Caroline wherever he could find her Witness
gave The order as etilcer command of The force
assembled for The purpose before stptcd Witness
was on the sp1t when the men embar keCi and
when tho boats put off Noticed the men as they
passed into the boats, standing within ten II
feet of most OF the boats as toy PASSED Ia Them.
aud while they were preparing witness was walk
my among them. which afforded him tho means
oil Knowing who embarked.
Witness knows Alexander McLeoj; his inter.
course with ham WAS professional. Thinks he
saw and spoke 10 HIM two or three times "a b,,e be
was 10 command Of the force u, Chippewa-
thinks ne may have seen him The dav presi-
Gus t" The destruction Of the Caroline but does
not recoi'ect at what place. Vitness did not SEQ
a!cLeod when the boats pat off 10 DESTROY tho
Caroline He was not seen b. witness that eve
nIng. Tho bnaIs absent from Chippewa
about t"" hours. Witness was near the shore
"hcu The boats returned. and was near some of
them when The crew landed; thinks he lie
faces CT about hall, bat Aicz n.',r NJ, i.cnd
was not among them. Saw the CaToiii c on fro
as she h'ated down The river. Hard previously
two or three Shots IN the direction Of Schlasscr
Witness made return to the Lieutenant Gov
ernor of the officers and who were sen, on
Mcleod
among them. lie ras not one oftte party there
fore his name could not have been IN any return
made TO the comma nder chief
Cross cramfHdtion-!s4 Al wears Of age: q ma
tive oi Canada, aud bartister a law; saw Nc
Leod once during The week preceding the destruc-
ton of the Caroline; i, may have been the dav
before; hus DO recollection of conversing with
Mcleod IN relation to the Caroline nor did he
ever inform witness that he had been b fialo
and seen the Caroline, or that she was preparing
for Navy lslard; but witness recolects tina, tho
Information received. which induced him Ia order
her destruction. rds not received from Mcleod.
Witness did not afsav tone, bcove after tho
burning of the CtfaiInc, e, With Mcleod in
large boat or SIN Ill ono round Navy Island. j.
fully oil the oiin,an lhat Mcleod knew nothing
OF the intended attack utti he Caroline de-
siroyed. commenced preparing for the attack
immediately after hearing that she had landed
men and military stores on the Leland IL was
not al Davis tavern the day uf the burning Of
the steamboat, nor did | or have any COM
mum alton with Alexander Mcleod, tina, day
or any other day, on the suhjec OF the des,rnc-
ton OF the boat" Thinks about forty persons
composed The expedition, and believes he knew
them ALL Ssw he faces II most of them, and
recognised ,hrta. Has no knowledge of any per-
son named Mcleod being of the party under
Capt. Drew. The men were all selected by
/ Capt. Drew-so,ne belonged to The navy, some
to the militia.
The men were dresSed in their usual clnthitg
At that time the militia not provided with
uniform; The were from the q Iecu : stores.
The men employed ia tho expedition were con
tinued On duty unli tho ftrce under ~.too-s'
mhnd was distandcd. Some OF the party were
wounded IN the attack; Lieut. Mccormick, So.
verely. To the best Of his (witness') knowledge
. there was 20 one 90 board hen The Caroline was
sent adriti.
Witness docs consider himself AT liberty
: 10 give up the names of those who communion
T led with him from Buff 10 ~ cd Black Rock: but
he was satisfied the Caroiine had been engaged
by the rebels, witness has seen person named
Sytvanus 5 itigiey; first saw him nj Chippewa
bn, ho was MOI N her NJ iestN'- service IN De-
cember, 1897; never or knew him previous
TO the destruction Of the steamboat; has no
kn ledge OF his being on board the Caroline
when she was attacked, nor did lie inform wiiness
that he was; does not know that person named
"iscoon was employed IN tho expedilion witness
SAYS he was the person who g.tvo the orders TO
Capt Drew, which were personal, rerbai n nd pri-
rate; the orders Ia take and destroy the
Caroline: they were given on the beach, few
minutes previous to the expedition putting OF
from the shore.
Witness had no orders 10 invade The territory
of the United States, and in his orders to Cant
Drew nothing was said about invading tha, terri
tory: but such their nature that Capt Drew
might feel himself justified in destroying tho
boat wherever he might find her NV impression
is that did furnish written list Of those who
were IN The expedition TO the Lieut.. Governor.
Cannot recollect whe Their 1t was accompanied by
a written communicai ion. Certainly Captain
Usher's name could not have been IN the list as
he not one Of the party. 'Fhis Capt, Usher,
who resided a. Stamford, the Niagara river
afterwards murdered at his own residencel
John Harris, Esq. Of London. Cansda-IIe
aid de camp 10 Capt. Drew, and was In ono
of the boats of the expedition TO DESTROY the Car
cline: no personal acquaintance with Alexander
Mcleod: not certain that he spoke him:
knew him by sight; had the same opportunity Of
seeing the man wbo went ~ the boats that any
officer could have: 's sure Mcleod no. with
the expedition: WAS any Of that
witness was one Of the boarding party: boz rdcd
The Caroline abalt The wheel house: went direct
y forward to The forecaste hatchway, and was al