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

board The Caroline was killed by blow from W !,
ness. made after he had been wounded; does no
believe there was any liviag creature on boar
when the boat was Gu, loose and sen, over IN
Falls; the oaly articles taken out of the Caroline
10 his know ledge, were two small mattresses o,
which he was laid; never heard OF or saw such ;
person as Sylvanus 5. Rigtey; person was EN-
piov ed pilot.
! Duncan Cdmeron-Ths witness is the one
mentioned by Capt. MonIson's family as having
called at their house the morning after The burn.
ing, and given the information; be swears thai OF
the morning in question. he thinks about . O'Clock
IN company with Mr.. McCiiIingon, tie Presbv te
Ran Minister of ST. Thonss, he stopped al MIR.
hiorisons gate, IN front o his house, S am
ford; Mr.. Morrison came Gown 10 his gate; tina
he held a conversation With him for about five
minutes, bat cannot swear TIA, he mentioned the
destruction OF tho Carolina, yet he may have
done So
This witness vas not -exam mined.
f. Clereiy Esq Mo, Alexander Mcleod on
the day of the 2Sih of Deoemher, 1887; he was
then preparing to accompany Capt Grab nm round
Navy Island. He rern4inej at witnesses quarters
most ct that night: present when he ernba TX
ed and when he returned, but have not seen hirI
since. liecoilects the destruction OF the Caro-
line; saw most of them embark Nc Leod was not
one OF the number; cannot where he
the time. Witness has not seen hun SINCE. WIT
ness was on board the Caroline the night #
the destruction, and ,Ined long as the al h.
er assiilants; Mcleod was not on boaid The Car
oiIne. Knows nothing of any one having been
killed on board the steamboat, and conveyed af-
terward upon the dock Schlosser. Saw all the
men who were IN the expedition after its return
Mcleod was not among them. Sir Allan ~ Nc
Nab was on the bank at Chippewa when the ex-
petition started; | heard TO orders gwen with
reference to il.
Cross eramincd.-He was the acting clerk of
Capt Drew. Alexander Mcleod, Capt Graham,
and Lieut.. Mccormick absent about four
hours, early IN tho morning OF the 29ih. when
thew pulled round Navy Island.
Witness was in The boat that lowed the Caro-
line into the stream. The boats that consitut ed
the expedition were nearly Of The same size, and
each contained about eight men. Guns and pis-
tolls were discharged by persons attached TO the
Caroline. Dad no, any swords or pistols. The
steamer was not armed for defence No one was
n ri when she was 49, loc-~ a''a sent ever
the Falls. The only things that | know taken
from the Carone were the coors, and a bed TO
place under Lieut.. Mccormick after he was woun-
ded. Knows nothing of Svlvanus S. Rigley.
Witness armed force at Schlosser.
Thinks some shots were fired from house in the
neighborhood Lieut.. EImsey was sent ashore
10 cast off the Caroline.
Angus H'Leod, Of Kingston, aged 81 years,
is brother of Alexander Mcleod. Only known
hinl since he, the witness, came 20 Canada in
1881, except when he paid a visit for few
they have been on brotherly and intimate terms.
Witness was at Chippewa occasionally from the
first occupation of Navy Island by Mackenzie,
and thinks he there the day before the de-
strnctIon of the Caroline, IN company with his
brother Alexander. He was himself in the vii
lage on the day of the expedition, but heard no.
thing of IT until 1t had started. He had lain down,
when he heard that something going on, and
immediately went to the creek, and there saw
the Caroline on fire, floating down the river. He
was not in any way attached 10 the force under
Sir Allen Nc Nab.
Toward the evening of that day him his
brother on horseback, on his way to Stamford,
presence from that time until the next morning
saw the men land from their boats their return
did not see my brother among them, nor do he
lieve he was with the party; the next morning |
saw my brother Alexander about nine O'Clock
either in the village of Stamford, or on his wa v
from Stamford TO Chippewa; this was the first
time we met after the destruction Of the Caro-
line.
Cross eramination-H resided about thirtee n
years IN Canada; BufEilo with his brother
on the 25th of December. Alexander told him
that the Caroline was preparing to assist the re
bels. On the day the Caroline was destroy ed his
brother told him ,ha, he had been that morning.
with number of persons. round Navy Island n
a boat tor the purpose of accommodating the ISL
and. and 10 observe the strength of The position
Of the people. He told witness tina, the boat had
been repeatedly fred on from the island. He al
said that WHEN at Buffalo he told the magis
trates that IT II Caroline any other boat came
down to assist the rebels she would be destroy ed
Witness says that tine plan for the desruc' ion OF
the boat was never communicated to hun, nor
does he believe y known to his brother.-
Saw the steamboat pass between Schosser and
Navy Island on the 29th Of December, 1887. -
Witness says that he and his brothe. went TO Buf-
taio out OF mere curiosity, 10 see what was going
Witness does not remember having heard his
brother say. before the boat was destroyed. any
thing OF the import of cutting on; or destroy ing
the Caroline. He said in conversation with wit
ness before her destruction, taat she would prob
ably be attacked or taken. His brother had toG
him tina, he had informed some Of those IN auiho.
rIty at Chippe va that the Caroline was coming
down. and he added the boat will be attacked
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