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

MANNED was a profound secret, unknown TO any
except himself and one two confidential ofhcers.
Tho party collected on the shore and went on
board the boats, and then the purpose OF the ex-
petition was declared when the party was on i's
way to accomplish ITS object
When the expedition returned, Col. McNab or
dered a list of all the men engaged IN me eXpe-
di,ion 10 be made out, intending 10 bestow upon
them some mark of appreciation for their hardi-
hood and successful conduct Of the expedition.
And here let me say. that however we may re-
card tho Transaction, tho Provincial government
Of Great Britain looked on that act as gallant
achievement Bot whe,herhey rightfuy or
wropefulIy appreciated tho undertaking IS per-
fectly Indifferent tou To return, however. in
the lists thus nade out, tho ,name Mcleod.
sither Alexander Aug isius, dees not appear
Col. McNab also says tha, he was on The shore
when the expedition embarked, and that he did
not see Mcleod, whom he knows most intimate
w. Then every boats crew were acquainted
with each Other and they respectfully testify that
Mcleod was pot among them; aud II was surely
likely that the members Of every little party Will
know each other. This is in substance the evi-
dence which we have taken on commission, and
that will be the first laid before you in our defence.
You will listen to that reading with attention. al
though il may not be saislac tory as the evidence
of a witness who would be before you personally.
But we will also produce before you living wit
nesscss, who will speak Of what they know. By
a Mr.. Hamilton we will show that the Rayncock
Of whom Wilson spoke as being present with M
Leod between the 9Th and 18th of January, was
absent in Europe, and could not possibly have
been then present at the place and on the occasion
described by Wilson.
With respect to Qumby, we will show you
that short time ago a letter was received by the
Postma ster here from gentleman Of respec tabll
ity in Warren county, Pa, who hearing OF Quinn
bye intention to come here as witness, and
know ing his character, wrote n warning as to his
wor,hessness; and acting on this information
wrote to two worthy citizens there. who have
como here to speak Of Quimby's character. This
Quimby, you recolecf, is tho fellow who sold his
load Of hay and went TO get payment before day
light from the Commssnry.
We will then chow you, gentlemen, that Nc
Leod was at Chippewa, in Daviss tavern, on the
day Of the destruction Of the Caro!ine--ikai he
went to bed early, as he was fa,igued, having been
ono Of the party who rowed round Navy Island.
He remained in bed till sundowp, when he
We will then show you thot he wen, in company
with Mr.. William Press, then living at Niagara,
and now keeping the "Hamilton House," ia Ham
ilton, Canada, and in his company Mcleod left
Davis's tavern and rodo 10 Stanford. about five
miles distant, in very bad state Of the roads,
where he got out Of his wagon, concluding that
he would tarry over night with Capt. John Nor
rison, a retired British officer in Canada.
Ho left Chippewa in company with Mr.. Prey
after dark that day. Well, he got out and
went into Captain Morrison's, and will show
by that genileman's evidence that Mcleod came
10 his house; that they sat and converscd ill
about midnight; that then they retired TO bed
that he (Capt MorrIson) rose early in the morn
ing, as was his custom; that Mrs. Morrison arose,
md their son a little boy of fifteen years Of age;
that the lad went down to the gate in front of
tho house. That he there two gentlemen,
who stopped they passed and asked the lad
to coll his fa.her-that Capt. Morrison wen,
down and there found some whom don't
now remember. with Col. Cameron, no lives in
Toronto, and is elderly gentleman, and is no,
able to be here. That these gentlemen asked
Morrison If he had heard the news, and on rece!-
wing his reply in the negative, they told him of
the burning Of the Caroline, and gave him a
trophy a fragment of the boat-wEich they had
found in an eddy below the Falls.
Captain Morrison returned 10 the house and
found Mcleod at his toilet, and TO him he told the
intelligence he had just received. Mcleod wish
cd TO go Immediately, but was prevailed on by
Mrs. Morrison TO remain TO breakfast; Mrs Nor
rison will show this, and also that Mr.. McLeod's
boots, which had been wet, placed the
kitchen fire, whore they remained oil night, and
in tho morning were put on dry by him: Mrs. |
Morrison also. a ssep-daughier, believe, Of MIR. |
Morrison, Is also here; she is intelligent lady
and will corroboraie the testimony Of her rela- /
tions.
To recur 10 the testimony Of Prey, to show
that no cannot be mistaken III the day, he saws
he was at Chippewa but once that winter. He /
lived at Niagara where he kept a public house,
and he says that he took in passengers from his /
house that day that their names his books, /
and tho compensation he received from them
entered on his cash book under date Of 29,h De. /
cember. But further he will tell you that he .
heard Of the destruction Of the Caroline on the I
next day, about ten o'clock-thus fixing beyond
all controversy, tho day on which Mcleod in
his company.
We then take Mcleod from Chippewa early in |
tho evening TO Capt. Morrison's where be passes
the night. Then. in the morning, he rode to the
Pavilion, where no fell in with person who
10 here-an officer Of the Provincial Government,
and from the Pavilion he rode with Mcleod TO
Chippewa conversiug about the destruction Of the
"Carone." and they reached Chippewa about
0 or 10 o'clock, and then rode up The Niagara riv
o. TO where Captain Usher lived--the gentleman
Who murdered a; his own door and while
on their journey they fired on from Navy Is