Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-15

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, Rod than week. ! recoect the destruction OF t'e
5 Caroline. in Chippewa week OF zen uas' ~,
fore that occurrence. ! WIS IN that e1peu'ioh' CIV
, was engaged under Captain Drew in mann.ns Tue
h,,s. and had every opportunity that m officer has
. of SEEING md noticing those engaged AeSahoei VIZ
Leod was not any Of the boats, nor was 'e,. ny
the bouts of that name was III lne poa. VA, rd
1 Drew and saw all the persons III tue ooA' ~
was mi in nor did | see INN al any lime. was o'.
Sc ,h b,rd;nr Marty and bonrded her sbait lie wieei
house | went forward TO the fnrecastle waterway,
, and ,,.s !, her cabin also. believe was inc ias'
nerson who left her With reference 10 Arcane,
McLeod, he was not WIN .he ass'in.'' g ,h Caro-
hnye ANYTHING 10 do with the destruction Oh Tue
Aid not see that any person was killed. nor dld
COO any person placed on the wharf 81" QUO '
severely wounded saw the men on se mot among
liam Their names were particularly taken down on
,he;r return to Chippewa they left the boats lhe
name of Mcleod not on The list saw inc iS'
then and have it since. Seven boats seit mp,
newa five only reached the Caroline and hive returned
- cnn,,,nv. know Sir Allan McNab. lie was on
Tho beach when we started. II was by his command
that the cxpcdIlion undertaken as commahuef u
the forces that station The directions ! hea'a nn'
g,ve were 10 destroy her wherever we coua ma he
;. 1aptain Andrew Drew in command OF The expeoi-
lion by order Of Sir Allan. know nothing more thah
RI have stated All say is, am positive Alexan-
RI der Nc Leod not in the boats, as was as
4 an Aid de Camp TO Capt Drew IN experimenting tue
manning of the boats. -.
Crosse1amined-I was attached TO the Naval Brl-
gade at Chippewa and was then acting as a'd de oap
10 Captain Drew. 1t is probable saw Alexander NC
rod during the week previous To the burning oil the
Il (,,,oI,e bnt wien or where or how often | cannot
sny | never spoke to him, nor did hear hiin con-
verse on the subject of the Caroline. never spoke 10
him in my life, did he to me- Mcleod was never
in boat with me al any time. The plan oil destroying
the Caroline first occurred 10 me on the afternoon oil
the 9th December 537 when, in consequence OF be-
inr directed either by Colonel McNab or Capt Drew
To observe her motions, observed her 60 twice rom
Sch!osser Navy Island and land men on The aitef
Mace She then returned TO Schlosser and let oil her
steam | reported this fact to either Colonel AicNao
or Captain Drew, or both, and suggested the exped-
ency Of cutting her out. | did not communicate my
vie SIS on the subject to Alexander Mcleod, or any
other than those above named nor could Mcleod nave
known il. 10 the best of my knowledge. have no re-
collection of being in DAVIS tavern, or any other Ia
yern the day after the burning Of the Caroline or al
any other time during my stay at Chippewa; nor did
see Mcleod there 10 the best of my recollection, any
day uiter the burning of the Caroline
was actively engaged fitting out and arranging The
expedition. There exactly IA, neither mare nor
less in the five boats that reached The Caroline There
may have been many 2 in The two boats that did
no, reach her took very active part IN setting lire
Ia the Caroline. returned IN the same boat embark
ed in but all the men did not return IN her. Capt
| Andrew Drew commanded one boat Shepard alclor'
mick, Lieut.. in the X. n, anotler Christopher Bier
another McGordon another and the Hon. John
EImsley another Messrs. Hector and Butterfly COM
manded the two boats did reach the Caroline
There was no man named Mcleod in the expedition.
The crews Of the four other boats were on the beach
when landed and the whole were immediately mus
tered and the names taken down. did not see the
names taken down. bull left person III act OF doing II.
There were none Of the regular Army-sonie oil the
! Navy They volunteered Tor the occasion, learning
thu, their services were required for secret expedition
Cant Drew was the only person in uniform. They
| nth ahrpa M SuaSscg.
pistols cannot say where they were procured Upon
landing al Chippewa, the force separated and went TO
their respective quarters. Resistance was made by Tie
persons board the Caroline Some OF them had
weapons, but whether all had cannot say There
were fire arms pistol in the hands OF one per-
son. who snapped it at one OF our men. Another iai
rifle or gum and fired from the bow Of The vessel as
we approached The ball passed between Capt Drew
and myself The person who fired il, cried, "IuTn out
boys The enemy are coming - "What boats are those
Give the countersign :" And then he fired. ! think
saw other weapons in the hands Of people on board
the Caroline, but cannot describe them.
Firearms were discharged from the direction oil
white house not Tar from the wharf-possiby 90 or ~
wards off cannot say whether they used any swords
or pixies or other military weapons. The boat had no
cannon mounted. saw no cannon, arms, munitions
of military stores on board The Caroline l aH.
no, aware that any one was killed board. One of
Thorn had sabre cut who. ! hn',e-" ""' r~' '" ~" |
wharf ny oil our men, did not XIII or wouna
any person, did | see wound indicted. n,s-
i
men were ali driven ashore from the Caroline before
she was cut loose Capt Drews orders were 10 drive
them on Shore and 10 hurt as lew rs possible, ana 10
cas-, her of from the wharf previous TO setting hre 10
her ! wac not in the warehouse at all, nor do kno"
that any of the attacking purity went IN. Mcleod ne
yer spoke TO me, 10 any person IN my hearing on
the subject do not know that he ADVISED either d.
rcctly or indirectly in the destruction OF the Caroline;
90 believe he ever did There was no Pio' e,i
poyed The order given to Capt. Drew by Sir a. Nc
Nab was given in private at his head quarters IN my
hearing No other person was present Il was not
request, but command.
From the albany .8rru.l
Mr. Spencer here offered the affidavit OF Alexander
ICELAND taken at Hamilton before part Of the comlns-
sion only and in the presence OF neither Mr. Center on
the part of the people Mr. Gardner on the part oil
The prisoner-whch made matter of objection on
the part of the Attorney General.
| Alexander Zeeland swears-l am acquainted WIN
Alexander Mcleod. did not know hun i'll December
81. Knew his person, but not his rccollect
The destruction OF the Caroline. embarked with the
rest from Chippewa Creek went III the boat COM
manded by Capt. Drew. ] know Mcleod was not ID
the boat in which was on bourd the Caroline
on the night of her desructlon in the cabin There
dead man lying on the dock at the shore. ne
was not conveyed there. The man met his death dur
ing the attack on the Caroline Don Know whether
he received the shot the Caroline on the dock
think the shot that killed him proceeded from The d.
rection Of the tavern shore. lie could not nave
been conveyed to The dock without my knowledge.
did not see Mcleod among the party on landing Sc
ven boats sarted-vc reached the Caroline Five re-
turned almost III company.
| Cross-e1amined-l went in boat with Capt. Ora
ham round Navy Island, for the purpose OF reconno
lering on the day before the burning of the Caroline
and think man by the name of Mcleod was IN the
boat The people the Island fired constantly at ns
with grape, round shot, &c. think there were with.
in 100 persons the shore when the boats started
were in nv boat The average number in each was .
Did not see any resistance board the Caroline, e1
cept shot from the after part of the boat at the time
of boarding. | think that hit Lieut. Mccormick. ]
shore at Schosser TO loosen the boat, 10 pre-
vent setting fire to the ware house. | pulled John
Harris out of the water, while leaving the Caroline
and placed him in one of The boats, and covered HIM
over with piece Of carpet that took from the Caro-
line. saw or Of the assalling party go on shore al
Schosscr. Several shots were fired al US IRON The d.
recton of the tavern near the wharf.
The court here took recess until Il o'clock o'mor-