The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-10-21


IN the afternoon, Mr.. Spencer proposed to
introduce the testimony taken by commission
in Canada. He also offered to bring forward
various official documents 10 prove that tho
burniag Of the Caroline was an act oftbe Bri,
tish Government, for which individuals were
not, and could not, be responsible 10 sup
port OF his last proposition the gentleman went
into lengthy argument, to which Mr. Hall,
for the State was about 10 reply when Judge
GGdley iuerposed, and saved him The neces-
srty, by stating that the matter had already
been disposed. The supreme Court have sol
emnly decided that there was no war al the
time the Caroline was destroyed; and that ths
Outrage was wlthnu, justification, and that all
the pe,Soos lmpl Gated muu be tried as. others
ara under SanIar charges ofst~00 and murder.
b The ptese It case must be confined to The In>
dctmeut. .-.. ...
Mr.. Spencer requested tho court to note its
decision. and then procee led to rea the doc
uments-The.. FIRST WAS the deposition of 5
Allan McNab. The gallant knight states that
hearing that he steamer Caroline ss,engsged
in taxing men and arms 10 the rebels and "A
merlcan Brqands,' On Navy Island. on the
% of Dec 1887 he foTmed the result IN of
destroying her. He was IN command of the
forces then al Chippewa, and accurdi ely gave
orders for the expedition, Capt. Drew was
entrusted with the direction of the aff,r, 10
whom McNab gave Instructions tc destroy the
Carolue, wherever she might be (onnd.
Sir Allan sass he saw the party start in sew
en- boals. Hs kept list of the men who COM
posed It, aud ls sure that neither Mcleod,
nor any of that name, was in it. Hs saw Me-
Leod, nor any Of that name, was in il. He
He saw Nc Leod OF Chppeawa, the DAY be-
fore the Caroline was d'st;oyeG.
The depoeri Of Agnus Mcleod the bro
thor Of the prisoner, wa| next read THIS
witness atates that he was at Chippewa With
his brother, the day before the Caroline was
destroyed, but did not know of the expedition
until il had started. lie saw his brother on the
evening of that day, on horseback. and wss
informed by blm that he was th,o gong 10
Stamford that evening. He dId not see the
expedition start, and does not know where his
brother was when it started. Saw the party
return; did not see his brother among them,
and believes he was not among them. Heard
his brother say several days before that. the
Caroline was to De employed by the patriots
on Navv Island, and that she would De de-
siiOyed. # she was so employed. Was al De-
wise tavern the morning after the Caroline all
fair, but does net recoiIect see ng his brother
there, has had conversations with him on the
subject since that Transaction.
lhe deposition of Robert Armour was
then read. Was IN the Caroline exped-
ton. Saw those who we're joine IN II. Did
nol see Mcleod on the beach when the
dur In nb
yet. on fher return. Was mt in the same
boat with him and does not believe he was 10
the expedition. Sc, en- boats S'sret. Five on
ly crossed over. and two Of those remained in
the stream, while TIE other three cut out and
destroyed the steamer. There we're about two
hundred persons on the beach when they start.
ed. Abou, sixty embarked armed with sabres,
boarding pixies and pistols. Did not zee Nee
Leod at Dsvis's tavern the next morning.
Thinks that the sentinel on board Caroline
fred musket or rife, and that several pistols
were fired by those. on board. Three or four Of
The attacking party were wounded. There was
no firing from tho wharf or warehouse.
Lieut.. J. P. Buttersy's deposition was next
read. The Lieutenant belongs to the Royal
Navy. Was in the Caroline expedition, but
Tue UOht ITO WdS III uIU UOl ItdCu lDb elCdUl6T.
Mcleod was no: iu his boat, and he believes
mol in the expedition. .........
Tie deposition of Duncan Cameron was
read, but merely states that he was at Siam
ford aboni nine o'clock of the ,mOrning after
the destruction of the Caroline, and had a
short conversation with Lieutenant Morrison,
in company with the Rev. NJ. c. MyaD.
William s. Light's deposition staes that he
was engaged in Caroline affair; was the first TO
board the steamer from his boat. Nc Leod was
not in his boat. Cannot speak of the other
persons engaged in the attack s-....-.,.,
Shepherd M'Cormick's deposition read, Am
Lieutenant IN the Royal Navy; was second
in command Of the Caroline expedition; look
llst of the names of those engaged 10 it be-
fore starting. g.-McLsOd's nsme was not in the
list; did not see him among the assailants, and
am positive he vas not one of tbom; was the
second man that boarded The Caroline; was
severely " ounded shortly afterwards, spd con-
veyed back TO his boat; saw Mcleod shortly
after the destruction of the steamer; he regret
ted that he did not know Of the expedition,
as he would have accompanied j.; believes one
Of the persons found on board Of the Caroline,
was killed; his death was caused by blow
from the depo0eni, given Immediately after he
had wounded the deponeni; several Of the per-
sons on board the steamer, used pistols and