Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-21
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MCl,EOD.
traordinary and higlhanded interference Of our Co.
yernmcnt authorities with the rights and interests Of
the citizens ots State, in the case OF this notorious
parsonage who stands indicted by grand jury OF the
county of Niagara for the crime of murder. And
every day brings US additional proof tnat joshua
il counsel for Mcleod, was acting in accordance with
the advice of the powers at Washington, and Gov Sc
ward when he applied for the writ OF ha6cas corpus
with view Of procuring his discharge at the hands Of
the Judges of the Supreme Court, or aftoo hm
chance for escape When Attorney General Crittenden
and Gen. Scott we're secretly despatched to LockPor
many were the conjectures as TO the probable cause OF
their mission On their arrival at Albany, they ascer
tanned that owing to an inadvertency OF the Clerk oil
the county of Niagara in drawing The jury, Qnentlon.
nj no doubt) no trial could DC hao at 'ne .nen next
term of that court. Crittenden remained in Albany,
and General Scott proceeded to Buffalo and accom-.
plished the desired object. At the time the attempt
was made to bail Mcleod Mr.. Wells, of Buffalo, the
owner of the Caroline, instituted suit against HIM
for private damages, for which he was held to
bail in the sum of $4,000, and for want thereof,
was committed on that charge also In order to re-
move him 10 New York, it became necessary to Obtain
the consent of Mr.. Wells, which, we understand was
effected through the agency of Gen Scott; the " D
Government becoming responsible 10 Wells Tor the
sum of 81 800 which TO be paid him from the Trea-
sury Mr. Wells is Justly entitled to remuneration
from some source but, if Mcleod was acting IN ODE
nee TO the authorities of the British Government las
is claimed by some should not that government make
the repara;on And in case they refuse, when pro.
pery called upon should they not be compelled TO DO so;
Every patriot and every friend 10 liberty and his coun-
try, will say aye!
Correspondence of tho v. IatelLigener.
New YORK, May Il.
The trial of Mcleod is the most interesting and
exciting event going on in the city. Inc ou-
preme Court thronged this morning TO suffocaon
to hear what proved to be but small beginning OF the
he court
room at half past nine o'clock, with his counsel and
the Sheriff of Niagara county, in whose custody the
prisoner remains The Judges, and the Attorney &c
neral in behalf Of the State were there soon alter ~
Mr. Bradley, OF the counsel Tor the prisoner
was first heard MIR. 3. stated that the prisoner was
in custody under an order of the Court Of Oyer and
Terminer, and by arragnment in an indictment for
murder and further, under writ OF caplds reSpon-
dendum for entering the State of N York aud destroy
ing the steamer Caroline laying the damages at SoOOO0,
and holding the prisoner at bail IN the sum OF Sooo
The return of the Sheriff having been read, the ada-
Wit of Mcleod followed, the most important proper be-
fore the Court The prisoner first grounds his defence
upon the fact that the expedition against the Caroline
made by order of the commanding officer upon the
British side-that the Caroline piratical vessel
that upon the morning prior the evening of her de-
structon she crossed the river several times, aiding
the nsurgents-that her destruction was matter Of
selEdeence-that the matter was altogether national,
proved by the correspondence between the British
and American authorites-hat the United States re-
garded it in this light when reparaton sought
England for property destroyedthat it had since been
avowed by the British Governmens-that having been
regarded by both Governments, the prisoner should
be discharged. These are the important points set
forth in the affidavit but the strong comes in con-
cusion, where Mcleod states that he look part in
the expedition against the Caroline, in the murder
of Dufree, the person killed on board the steamer
The statements put forth in the affidavit sus-
tanned by the counsel for the prisoner by The reading OF
letters from the different authorities in Canada to the
British Minister, and by other kinds Of evidence con-
sdered equally authentic The defence closed here for
the day, when "the People of the State of New York
heard through the Attorney General and his as
sstant, Mr.. Wood the District Attorney Of Niagara.
MIR. Wood commended that the evidence given was
not sufficient 10 discharge the prisoner, because the
Caroline belonged to the u S., and not connected
with the insurgents; because neither the Governor OF
Upper Canada nor Col. McNabb had any power to fit
out expedition to destroy vessel in the U. s.; be-
cause the murdered on board the Caroline was a
peaceable czen and guilty of no offence because the