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Ans. ! only know by the map.

tell any thing about it. These maps are entirely
different as ne has not been there himself Their
is great difference between the old maps and tn
map made by Captain Doubleday, and one or tn
other of them must be wrong.
Mr.. MAY. How far is il from Arroyo Seco t
-? (name not heard .l.-.-
| Ans. About eight leagues. :,
Ques Is that the same Arroyo Seco which is lait
down in the old Spanish map?
Ans suppose 30.
Cues Did you find any other Arroyo Seco iai'
| down?
| Ans. did not.
CUES Does that Arroyo Seco, in relation to tn
| boundaries, correspond!
| 4Ans. Pretty nearly.
| Ques This stream, which l see is named Ara
| vades, you say was dry!
| Ans. Yes; there was very little water in it.
Qses. ! will ask you if you saw any thing of ,
handful posted in,the town of Rio Verde?
Cues. Was that handful signed by my name il
| Spanish?
| Ans. It was.
Cues Was it posted in conspicuous places?
Ans. saw it posted in great many conspicu
Gus places in Rio Verde, and also in Laguinlllas
| CUES. Did it appear to attract observation?
Ans. number of persons were reading it il
both places.
CUES. Do you of anybody applying for the re
ward which was offered by that handbilR ...I
Ans. A letter was received from Mr.. Abbot.
| CUES. Was there any other application?
| Ans. There was no other.
Ques. Did you hear of any other notice being
taken OF that handful, or of any other person ap
plying, except in the case of that letter?
| Ans. did not ...... ~.
CUES. Had you a copy of the original min
/ ing title filed by DR.. Gardiner in Washington?
Ans. Yes. sir.
| CUES. Did the commissioners have it in thei
possession in Laguinillas?
| Ans think they had.
| Ques. Did you any thing of a red book o
| accounts9
Ans. Yes, we had it in possession.
| CUES. Do you know any thing of certain entries
locating the mines on the land of certain persons'
| Ans. do not think it attracted my attention
GUS Did you examine the book, or not?
| Ans. glanced over it. 1'
CUES. You read Spanish, of course.
Ans. Yes. sir. ....
| Que. How far is it from San Luis Potosi to Rio
Verde, according to the location ofthese places or
that map? 4 's
! Ans. 1t is forty and a half leagues by an all
\ line. ire - --rll -.t
CUES And how far is it by the road from Rio
Verde to Laguinilas?
Ans. I have not been over the road, and car
therefore only judge by air line. | should say
| about twenty two leagues. ss
Quss. How far is it from the boundaries of La
| gunillas the north to the town OF Camotes?
Ans. Three and half leagues.
Cues. Did you have intercourse with the people
of Camotes?
| Ans. Yes, sir; with most of them. .r
| CUES. Did you, by your own observation, deln
cate the routes of different places and then com
| pare them with the maps you had, and make tina
| map as the most faithful map you could con
| struct? .5s..
Ans. That was the course pursued.
| Cues. How did your observations with respec
| to distances and the location of places compare
| with the distances and locations of places on th
| maps you consulted?
| Ans. The position of Rio Verde made exactly
| the same as it is made on the maps.
Quss. And how with respect to other places;
| Ans. Some Of the email places were not loo atet
1 rly ht,tf he Ia mis- nod tn ho
| correctly put down.
Mr.. MAY. That is all desire to ask the witness
DISPOSITIONS in the Chancery Suit Trouble among II
| L0Uyers. &c.
| Mr.. CARLISLE. Before the cross-examination O
Captain Dou bleday is proceeded with, beg to ga
to the court that am just reminded by the absence
of the District Attorney tn notice has been serve
upon US attend to the taking of dispositions of tn
witness Navarro, in the chancery suit. These de
positions, / understand, are now being taken, en-
| tirely unknown to US, without our having AMI
opportunity either Of hearing whatis being deposet
or OF putting a single interrogatory to the witness
| This proceeding, while we are engaged in thi
court utterly unable to leave it while this indict
| ment is pending, must confess, has taken boil
my colleague and myself by surprise; and trus
that your honor will either adjourn the court now
| or direct that the notice be Withdrawn.
The CouRr. If the United States wish to tax,
you with notice to that effect suppose they meal
TO take them, and that they will by their couuse
| desire to be there too.
| Mr.. FESpALL. No, your honor. The Untet
States are already represented there.
Mr.. CARLISLE. It is utterly impossible that W
| can attend to the taking of these dispositions b,
counsel, We must ourselves attend here, unles
this indictment is abandoned Nothing ia NOR
certain than that we cannot be in two places a
once.
Mr.. FEapALL II is merely the of a witnes
who desires to go away; whose business at hom
| is urgent, and whose deposition we desired to hav
| before he departed.
Mr. CARLisLE. He is not going away at all. H
cannot go without our consent, and we will no
consent, under any such circumstances
The CouRr. Ito Mr.. Carlise.) If notice ha
been served upon you to take depestions Will
the court lie in session. the court will of course Civ
| you an opportunity of attending to the taking o
| them IF you choose to move for an adjournmen
for this cause will grant it.
Mr. FENDALL. The notice was that the deposi
tons we're to be taken between nine O'Clock in til
morning and six O'Clock in the afternoon. The
might be taken TO morrow
Mr.. CARLISLE. But understand they are takin
them now.
Mr.. FEsDALL. Yes they are taking them now
The United States are represented there.
Mr.. BRADLEY. What Are they taking deposi
} tionfnow and We know nothing about it'
Mr.. FsspALL. Yes, they are taking them now
Mr.. CARLISLE. And yox really say, Mr.. Fer
dali, that these dispositions are being taken now
Mr.. FENpALL. Yes, they are taking them nov
The CoURr, Ito the defence.) If that 10 til
,
| time. L.a oTea f
Mr.. BRADLEY. never heard of such proceed
ing in all my life.
Mr.. FsSDALL, We are only taking testimon
which has been given here already. ltis to be use
in the chancery suit. ... s.s
The CoURT. l have nothing to do with that.
the counsel ask the court to adjourn, and q goo
reason 10 given for it, the court will grant an ad
journment.
l Mr.. CARLISLE. must be allowed to say that
the most strange proceeding that ever came to m
> knowledge. DISPOSITIONS, the counsel for the prof
ecution tells US, now being Ia ken, thus putin
US entirely off our guard, while we are obliged
be here engaged in the trial of this case / mu
say again that it appears TO me to be most extrs
: ordinary proceeding. M
The CoURr. This IL not a matter in point befo,
me at all, and do not wish to say any thing sbo,
it. You certainly have right TO be there !; and
you ask me 10 adjourn the court to give an oppo
tunity of attending to this matter, l will adiour
the court Immediately.
Mr.. CARLISLE. But some Of these deposition
bave been taken already, and we have had no 90
| portunity of cross examination.
The CouRr. l cannot help that If you hs
asked mo to adjourn before, would have az
journed the court to give you an opportunity
being present. -.
Mr. CApusLs But have only this momsI
ascertained what was going on and should n
have dreamed OF such proceeding had not q
If cidentally remarked the absence Of the Distri
| ATTORNEY II II axactlY Of pieoo With a simi