Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-04-17

'rrqic of YOU TO take such measures n,
,ou think proper 10 get Capt, Duddings
ION 'o Ame,ica, in order that he inny b.
Examined.
n In The same conversation you also in,
formed MS that at this inclement season
If the year II was impossible for 20,
property u execute your orders relative
10 The affair we are now met on, and thn
The other duties Of your department mus
suil"r II you did not ycry soon return Il
| Boston, and therefore Il was your deter
mlnaiion Ia go tli,bor tomorrow, or mex
day, if possible.
/ Your absence from us, you are sensi
! BILE, as we consirne our Instructions, and
~ we yesterday informed you, must
make an adjournment Of thus board nee
ossary. Indeed, without this difficulty
it is highly probable we should find our.
selves under necessity Of adopting the
same measure for the want of Capt, Dud
ding ton, aud from the extreme rigor %
possible to get witnesses who are at any
distance from MS.
/ We are, with great respect, your mos'
obe dent and humble servants
Il. 5 S-Though the time 10 which the
commissioners will adjourn is moi abso-
IuieIy fixed, YET il seems to be their opin-
ION that it must bc on or about The Goth
of May next, which they hope will be a.
greeable to you.
According to tho preceding journal Of
The commissioners, two or three letters
which passed between them aud The Ad-
mnal are wanting TO complete the file O
The correspondence. During their session
hey examined several witnesses. and
held correspondence with several others.
These will now be given in their proper
order.
James Breuton, now residing in New
poit, IN the Colony of Rhode Island in
North America, Esq, being Of full age,
duly sworn upon the Holy Evangeists,
deposes and saith, that upon the seven
teenth day Of July last, he was request
ed by the Hon. Joseph Wanton, ESQ.
Governor OF tie colony of Rhode Islandt
aforesaid, 10 attend Robert Lillibridge
one OF The deputy sherfis IN tho county
Of Newport in said colony, who was or
dcred with n warrant from MctcnIf Bow
ler, Esq, one of the Justices of Assize
IN said colony, 10 repair on board his
Ni"Jrs'y's ship The Beaver, and to make
i'!,genl search for one Aaron, a mulatto
ad, charged with being concerned with
'1hers unknown) in attacking and burn
~ hls NlaJesiy's schooner the Gaspee.
N The tenth OF June last, and upon find
ng the said Aaron, To take him before
he said 9ietcalf Bowler, or some other
awful authority, in order that the said 4
Anr'n might be examined relative TO the \
and transaction, and be proceeded IL
alnst according To law.
That this deponent, about one O'Clock
The afternoon of the said seventeenth
ay OF July, went with the said deputy
herIlt llom said Newport, in order to 90 Il
N board his Males'y's ship the Beaver,
hen lying IN the harbor of Newpor, y
hat when the boat in which this depo-
ent and the said deputy sheriff were,
anne near the said ship >Ihcy were for
ID by the sentinel uponrfc ship's gang. H
'ay from going on board. This depo-
ent then acquainted u person, who ap-
eared upon the deck Of said ship, that
e, this dep"ncnt, with your said deputy
ierti, were then como 10 demand that II
aron, mula,to lad, who was charged
I'h Being concerned in the attacking
nd burning the schooner Gaspce, and 4
no they were informed was then on III
'ard sand ship, might be delivered TO The 4
'Pu'y sheriff IN pursuance of warrant
n that purpose +, that the said officer !
en- on deck answered this deponent.
at Captain Lindsey, The commander n
me sad ship, was not on board, and n
at he, the SAID officer, could do moth 10,
z without orders the said officer fur q
er acquainted them that Capt. Lindsey h
rs then on shore at Brenton's Point v
at this dcponent then, together with the Q
I'd DEPUTY sheriff, went on shore at the I
IN oi JahIeel Brenton, where, at the .
ID Jahleel Brenton's house, this depo- b
ut saw the said Capt. Lindsey, and ),
1uantod him that he ramc 10 attend b.
deputy sheriff with a warrant, i'm Or d.
to demand Of him, the said Cant | if
ndsey, that he would deliver up 10 the e,
~ magistrates n mulalto boy called q,
ron, ("ho, they were informed. was g,
board the Beaver man-of war under al
command, in order for his examina- IN
n and commitment, and nj the same m
C, this drponent showed 10 tho said SC
Ut. Lindsey the said warrant, and he ie
then and there requested to deliver or
sad nula,to in conse quence thereof IA
which the said Capt. Lindsey then an
'wetcd, that il was true that he had an
SAID mulallo then on board his Mini tb
said ship the Beaver, but that he IN
old not deliver him to any civil author. wi
Whatever IN the said colony. This ne
'onont then told Capt. Lindsey, that. rel
'hls d'Poncnt, came 10 wait upon the in
] CAPT Lindsey AT the particular re- so,
81 al Gov. NantUn, the chief magis. oi
Z oi said colony, IN order TO explan tie
'in, II necessary, the nature Of The tor
rant ana tie iiDproptiety OF Cap, TIN
'sey 5 conduc, in withholding man tod
'ged with capital crime from the ers
power To which Capt Lindsey re- wh
}, mat ne knew no civil authority in ycr