The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-14

On Thursday, after the examination the witness
Sears was gone through with, the Court took recess
ill seven o'clock p. NJ. AT the meeting fthe Cour,
at seven O'Clock the testimony taken under commits
sion in Canada then produced and the interroga-
tories and answers read.
DEPOSITION OF SIR ALLEN MsAB.
Taken and sworn at Kingston, in Canada, on the
18th Sept. isii before James (. Small and James
Harvey Price, Esqs. commissoneis-Josep Cen
being present and approving for the people, and
Hiram Gardiner, for the accused
Examination direct-I am a Banister. | reside at
DuDdwin in the Gore district in the Province Of Ca
NADIA, about 40 miles from the town of Niagara.
know a body of militia was assembled at Chippewa
in the month of December 1887, and January, 1885,
10 the number of between two and three thousand 10
repel an e1 pected invasion from rebels and American
brigands assembled Navy Island and on the Anne
rcan shore Schlosser was the officer IN actu-
al command of the forces then and there assembled.
Sir F. B Head was at Chippewa more than once dur
by his directions. assumed the command by his or
der directed to Colonel Of the third regiment Of
Gore militia. The Governor General Of the two Pro-
yinces was not at Chippewa at the time mentioned
entrusted the command of the expedition for the
purposes aforesaid, to Captain A. Drew, Royal Navy
Seven boats were equipped and left the Canada shore
do not recoect the number of men in each boat
Capt. Drew held the rank of commander in her Ma
jesty royal navy. ordered the expedition, and FIRST
communicated 1t 10 Captain Andrew Drew, on the
beach where the men embarked, short time previous
TO their embarkation. They embarked at the mouth
of the Chippewa river. was there when they en-
baIked and when the boats showed of had been
there about quarter of an hour l noticed most OF
the persons gong into the boats. stood within ten
twelve feet OF most OF the bouts the went on
board; and while they were preparing, was walking
about among them, which afforded me the means OF
knowing who embarked know Alexander Mcleod,
late deputy sheriff Of the Niagara district Have
known HIM for about five or six years My acqualnt-
with him was OF professional nature The
nature of my intercourse with him professional.
| think saw and spoke to Alexander Mcleod two or
three times while was IN command OF the forces at
Chippewa. | do not recoect when it was saw him
or the nature of his business. think saw HIM on
the day previous to the destruction of the Caroline,
and in what place and on what business do not
collect did not see him when the boats showed off
To destroy the Caroline. He not in my presence
that evening. think the boats returned about two
hours after they left the Canada shore. do not re-
collect the hour. The boats seemed to 90 on in the
direction of Navy Island when they left. was
the shore when the boats returned, and some
of the boats when the men landed saw the faces
of several of the men who landed perhaps half OF the
whole. did no, see Alexander Mcleod. do not
know where he was. de was not in my presence. l
the Caroline fire, going down the river after
the boats had left the Canada shore. heard two or
three shots in the direction of Schlosser. think
made return TO the Lieutenant Governor Of Upper
Canada of the officers and who destroyed the
Caroline. | am sure the name of Alexander Mcleod
not among them, because he was not one of the
party. Therefore his name could not have been in
any return made by me. was not in command when
the forces took possession of Navy Island Captain
Drew is now at Woodstock, in the Brock district OF
this province.
Characterization have resided in the Gore Dis
rict for about l6 years. Am native of Canada, and
have always resided there, was commanding officer
Of the whole force of Chippewa, naval and military
w as not attached To any vessel saw Alex. Mcleod
during the week preceding the destruction ofthe
Caroline. do not recoect the particular day, the
hour of the day. or the place at Chippewa, but think
it was the day before the destruction. have no reco
lection of conveIslng with him, of hearing him con-
verse, of speaking to him the destruction OF the
Caroline. do not recollect at any time, Mcleod
informing that he had been at Buffalo and seen the
Caroline; that she repairing TO come to Navy
Island did he describe to her size, her equip
ments characters do | recollect his telling me
anything about her But do recollect that the inio
nation which induced me to order the destruction Of
the Caroline not received from Alex Mcleod.
dad not at any time before after the destruction OF
the Caroline during the day nightgo with Mcleod,
in a large boat small boat, round Navy Island
After heard that she coming down to assist the
rebels and after the officers appointed by me to watch
her movements, had reported To me, made up my
mind 10 have her destroyed This was on the day OF
her destruction. | did not communicate my intention
could have known hing about it, did not see the
boat al Schosscr. 1t may have been reported TO me
that she had returned To the American shore, but |
have recollection of that circumstance. Mcleod
not inform me. | commenced preparing Tor
the attack Immediately after the report made TO
me of her having landed the men and cannon at Navy
Island This The day of her destruction.
the shore when the boats returned, and went
from thence 10 my own quarters. do not recollect
being DAVIS the day after the burning OF
hp a al | hny nv yeT q
with, Alex. Mcleod, on the day OF any other day,
after the burning OF the Caroline on the subject OF the
destruction OF that boat ! was not present at the
burning Of the Caroline at Schlosser. ordered the
expedition tor that purpose was present at the EN-
barkation of the cxpeduon from Chippewa, and saw
it embark. There were the shore, at where
the embarkaton took place, about flo GO 10 100 men
| think knew them all. The boats used com
monty named ships cutters, as understand. 1 think
there were seven eight men in each boat. The
boats were nearly of the same size aud description.
They seven IN number but as had not the
personal direction OF the boats cannot speak posi-.
lively. ! think knew all who embarked on the
petition | the faces of most oftheln, aud recop.
nized those saw. have no knowledge that there
was any person Of the name OF Mcleod in the expe-
dtion. Ii there had been person of that name
think should have known it.
There was no wharf pier where the expedition
embarked. The boats in which the expe iiion EN-
parked all lay at tho same landing place, near each
other and started about the same time. The boats
did not all return at the same time. Five arrived
about the same tine-two at different time, but do
not recoec whether before or after the others They
dlsembarked nearly at the same place they started
from. cannot say saw and recognized all the per.
sons that embarked ! do not TANK that any OF them
belonged 10 the royal army. Some of them belonged
10 TIE royal navy. Others were militia men 1 ne
force under my command volunteered their services
on being called on by the Lieut.. Gov of the Province
from which force the expedition was composed of men
| selected by Capt Andrew Drew under my orders
think the men composing the expedition marched 10
the boats down the rlyer 10 the nee of embarkation
4 The expedition was under the immediate orders oil
/ Capt Drew who supcrintended the embarkaton. =
/ As before stated, they came to that point in body
and on their marched to their quarters in a boz
| div. without nnY uhrIlculnr military dIsnlnv They