Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-04-24

~ his brecchcs, ana hfed pis'oi lhto
one of the boats aud wounded one al lie
meu IN the thigh that he saw man who
was in the boat with Potter, aud who
was called Brown, fire mnskei, winch
wounded the captain after which there
was no more firing, but they instantly
boarded the schooner that the captain
VI The schooner, when he was wounded,
he ihinks, stood by the loreshrouds upon
The left haud side when they gM on
boa. there were about -four olthe schoon-
ei's men on deck, and Inc rest were
coming up ont of the hold, and somebody
said knock 'em down and kill them, no
matter what you do with them that this
deponeDt did not know the Browns, nor
hear them called by their Christian
names, aud luther declares that ii was
John Brown who shot the captain, aud
that he hath never seen either Of the
/ Browns since that after they got pos
session OF the vessel, they took the hands
belonging TO the schooner and threw
them down the hold, and this happened
about 9 o'clock in the. morning ; then
the people searched the vessel, took The
captains papers, which he desired they
would give him but they refused, tore
them and threw them overheard then
'hey took the Gaspee's people, tied their
hands, and put them into the boat aud
carried them ashore, this dcponent go
ing with them by the time they got hall
way ashore, the schooner was on fire !;
tha, before they went ashore, a doctor,
whom they called Weeks, from one Of
the boats, dressed the Captains wounds, |,
that when they had landed the people,
they united their hands and let them 90,
and the captain ofihe schoone, they car
lied up TO house after they had land
ed the men they put off TO return, and
Potter told them he would give him two
dollars for what he had done, which he
accordingiy did upon which this depo-
nent set off in his own boat aud rowed
home that i, was about 4 o'clock when
they had landed the schnoner's people !;
that it waS moonlight night but some
times cloudy ; that soon after the people
I.had boarded the schooner, they hostcd
the top sails, her head laying up towards
1 Providence, and he saw nothing further
done 10 her or her sails that the schoon'
er when they boarded her was aground
lha, The person who acted as surgeon
he thinks he has seen al his masters
! house, bat is not sure il was the same
person This deponcnt further says,
! ,ha, the person 10 whom he FIRST gave an
! account Of the above affair Of burning
the Gaspce, was Capt. Lindsey, of the
! Beaver; some time after the burning o
the schooner he went on board the Bea.
vpr in his masters said boat that imme.
diatc'y upon his going on board they put
him in irons, because they imagined he
! intended to run away from his master
, il was about ten o'clock nj night when
the dcponcn' was put in irons, and was
released about ten o'clock the next day,
and then they were going 10 ll"g h'm
after he was tied up to the mast, one ol
the Cdspec's men, called BADLY Ais,
Jumped up and told the captain that he
lhough, that he, this deponent, was one
/ that was aboard the schooner Gaspce.
/ ing ahou. the burning of the schooner
nor had made no discovery relating to
. what he knew the captain asked The
man If he was sure oi II he SAID yes
the captain asked what clothes he hat
on the man said two lrocks then tE.s
captain told The man TO examine wha
!, clothes he had, which they found were
two lrockS there was no mention made
I Of any other clothes. The next day
Paddy Abs and the deponent were call
ed up before the captain, who asked ta'
/ Paddy il he was sure that this dcponen
was one concerned in the attack Of th'
, schooner ho said YES he further ask
ed him if he could swear TO ii ; lie an
swcrrd yes that the captain then ad
minislered an oath To the said Paddy
upon the Bible, who swore that thus de.
ponent was there the captain then sal'
60 dis deponent, my lad, you see TN
man has declared you was there, and |
YOU don't tell who was there with YOU
will hang YOU at the yard arm immedl
a,ely, aud If you do, you shall not b'
hurt upon which this deponert told lh,
captain all the beads that was there, tht
captain saying ho did not want To know
any thiug about the poor people, but on
ly tho heads. This deponeEt furihe
says, that he never spoke TO any OF lh'
Beavers crew tii he got on board tia
his masters boat, in which this deponen
went ON Board the ship, his master wen
Oh board and received again that thi
deponent went on board said man. of wa
with an intention not to return again &
his master that he, this dcponeni, new
cr was chrslcned, and that he shoui
have told Capt Lindsey all he knew re
laung to the Gaspce immediately upo
his going on board il they had not p'i
him III irons. The dcponcnt Iurthe
says, that the morning alter the burning
of the schooner, when he returned ~ hi
masters, he went To bed with two blacj
servants, with whom he usually slept
he lay there a liulc while, and upon hj
masters knocking, be got up and wen
To fetch the cows ; that when hs Hrsl ~
turned To his masters house, he got IN a
a lower window on the southwest pau n
tho house, which opcns into the middl
room lhal during the whole transactio
> on said night the schooner was burnt, u
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