Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-05-01
DhhiI1 OEOolpN >.
Gov. WANToY.
Providence, Jan. 18Th, 1913.

SIR Having been informed by a
person who came from Newport las, SAT-
urday, that the muallo had been exam
incd, and that report prevailed tha, his
evidence carried many marks Of truth
with II and as II is impossible as | think }
that there can be n word Of truth in il,
and as look upon it my duty to protect
tho innocent, MS well as punish the
guilty, | thought it my duty to lie, your
honor know ol some circumstances that
may throw some light on lhis affair. !
took notice in the mulaIo's declaration
OF his having red and white handker.
chief aboU, bis head al The l,me ne was
on board the Gaspee, and when he row.
ed the boat ashore. suppose he was
told to relate this circumstance, tina,
seine of the Gaspoe's people might, with
the greater appearance of truth, swear
to his being on board the schooner that
night. The day after the Gaspee was
destroyed, examined several of her peo-
pie, VIZ Bartholomew Chcever, Johu
Johnson, VIM. Caple, Joseph Bowman,
Patrick Whaler, Patrick Earls, and
Patrick Reynolds, who, although the
questions aud answers were not set down
IN wiring, YET eau dcpose that they
were put verbal The answers given
by some flhem (,hn rest agreeing there
to) are as lolloweili, viz
! Question Was the moon down
/ .4ns,Ccr Yes.
s.-Was it dark ?
IA Yes.
Was there any light on hoard Of
the schooner when she was boarded by
the boats ?
.i-Yes but il was Immediately put
out before we got on deck.
Q-Was there no other light after
wards struck up
a Not that they saw, though they
believe there was Que lighted up IN the
cabin TO dress the Lieuenant's wounds.
Q-Were the people who came on
board unmasked, or in disguise
1-Some of them were eithc. b,ucE
ed or negroes, LC; il YVES so dark we
could not tell which.
The above questions put To any Of the
Gaspee's people, who pretend to cstab'
lIsh the ncgro's evidence, by swearing
TO the identity of him, ] think, must con
vince any one that their testimony Is
absolutely false The midshipman AZ
Boston owOye 'tha; ii was n very dark
night and how is i, possible that the
features and dress of Il negro could be
sworn To a month afterwards.
am requested by some persons in
this town to inform your honor that one
David } anes, young man, who served
hls time IN lhis town, aud is properly an
Inhabi,ant thereof, was last week i'm
pressed out of a sloop belonging here,
Joseph TiIIiDgbasi, masjeT, and carried
on board the schooner Halifax.
The young man was born IA -,
in Virginia, where he had lcli hlm by
his father, some estate IN land, which,
by several letters of late date from ms
brother, aud his guardian, appears to be
sold, aud that the money thereof will be
sent to him very soon by n SC hconcr that
is now gone the,c have seen the
letters myself this day, aud make no
doubt but they arc genuine. IL your
honor will intrrposc 50 lar as to use youl
cndea,ors to get him discharged, you
will do a singular favor 10 the young
man aud 10 hts acquaintanccs here. II
he remains ~ confinement there viii br
nobody to take care 0i his mobcy or
goods that may be sent hnn from hs
pairimony, winch will be his total rum.
] am, 81, y"ur most obcdicnt aud
humble servant.
DARIUS SESSIONS.
Gov. WANsios.
The following rough draft of a letter
is filed among the papers Of The comnis
sloners, aud is supposed to be the report
oI their proceedings up TO thor ad dJourn-
mcut IN January:
NEWPORT, X l., Jan. 81, 1913.
Ny LoRD - In obedience To bn
MaIcsty's commands, signlhed 10 US by
Jour Lordshlp's letter Of the llh Of Sep
tembcr last, We, wnh The utmost dispaicl
~ our power, repaired to Newport, where
ou the 9Th day of January inst, hi'
MDycsiy's COMMISSION, uhder The great