The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-05

'dice. near the post Office where every person vas
2 e.. Did I'D you see it at L.suinslA.'
Qss'. Was it in the newspapers
Ans. 1t was.
Cues. Do you know of any reply that was made
10 that handhiiR
Ana. know of correspondence between Mr..
Abbot and yourself.
Cues. Do you know of any other application that
was made in regard to IL?
Ans. do not.
CUES Were you present, near me, pretty much
Ans. We were pretty much altogether. espe-
cially at Laguinillas.
Qsss. You generally conducted the translatiOns
for me, believe?
Ans Yes, sir.
Cross-eraminId BY Mr.. Odrlisls.
Cues. Persons replying to that handbil were to
report themselves to the project OF Rio Verde?
Ans They were to go to him, and he would re-
fer them to Mr.. May.
By Mr.. BRADLEY After you received the Rrst
letter from Mr.. Abbot at Laguinillas, did you 60
to the alcalde's office with Mr.. May?
Ans. did.
Quss. Who else went With you?
-Ans. ! do not recollect.
Cues. Did not three persons 60 with you?
Ans am unable to say, but know that Mr..
May and myself went to the Office Of the al
calde.
Cues. Was that after the receipt of Mr.. Abbots
letter?
Ans. cannot cay whe Their it was after or before;
but perhaps can tell by referring to my memo
randa. (Reading from the memorandum book:)
son Monday, 18th December, went to the alcal-
de's office.''
Cues. Did you go on Tuesday?
Ans. Yes. we went before we got the letter Of
Mr.. Abbot.
CUES. Who went with you?
Ans. Captain Doubleday and Mr. Smith.
Cues. You three?
Ans. Yes.
The Couar. Mr.. Smith That Is Captain Barry,
suppose?
Witness Oh, no; it was another gentleman
The Counr. 1 believe Captain Barry said he
went there by the name of Smith.
MIR. CARLISLE. Yes, sir; but this appears to be
another man.
Question by Mr.. BsADLry. Did MIR. May go
Ans. He might have gone one time; but Cap
tain Doubleday and MIR. Smith and myself went
together.
CUES. Was that before the receipt of Mr.. Abb
bots letter?
Aas. We went both before and after. We were
a good deal in the Office. Whether we went in the
morning before the receipt of the letter, in the
afternoon after its receipt am unable to say; but
suppose went both before and after.
Qu<s Then you have no memorandum Of your
going there after the receipt Of the letter!
Hitness (After examining his memorandum
book.) Yes.
CUES And that was the time that yourself and
Captain Doubleday and Mr.. Smith went over to.
gether!
Ans. Yes, cir.
CUES. You we're asked fyou saw a steam engine
there!
Ans saw none.
9ues. Nor q steamboat?
Ans. No; ofcourse not
CUES. If understand you Alright, you went into
the district of LAgunillas and there q stone
which was said to be the boundary of Laguinillas?
4ns Yes; it was pointed out to us.
CUES. Rv WhOm2
44ns By some person we passed on the road
Cues Who was her
-dns. did not ask his name.
CUES. IL it directly on the side of the road?
Ans. 1t was near the road; perhaps twice the
length of this room from it.
CUES. 70 the west or the east of the road2
Ans To the west.
CUES. Do you recollect who went with yop'
Ans. We were all together.
CUES. Who?
Ans The commissioners. We were within call
of each other
CUES. Then you do not recollect Captain Hunter
riding up and putting his whip on the stone and
saying that that was the boundary?
Ans. l am unable to say. l recollect a good
many persons saying that that was the boundary
stone.
CUES. Now, after leaving that stone, did you
cross stream!
Ans. Yes; crossed a rapid stream.
e.e'. And you then went to Penijuans
Qs'. Did you cross the stream again after Ieav-
ing Penijuan?
An. L have no recollection. We crossed the
bed of q stream.
CUES You were then going south2
Quts. Was Penijuan to the right or left hand of
the stream?
Ans. am unable to say. We crossed that
CUES. Then from Penijuan to LaguinilIas was an
exceedingly difficult road?
Ans. 1t was, but not so rough some other por-
tions of the road.
CUES: Before you reached Lasuinillas do you
remember whether you went Off the road into the
mountains to explore the country?
Ans. No, sir; we never LETT the road
CUES. You did not leave the beaten track?
Ans. No, sir.
Quss When did you start from LaguinilIas?
Ans. Between six snd O'Clock in the
morning.
cues. And went southwest to Arroyo seco?
Ans. Yes.
Ques. Did you find any stream on that routep
Ans. What do you mean by stream-running
water?
Ques. Yes, running water.
Ans. Yes, | saw various little branches of
CUES. Look on the map. and see IT there is not a
stream there strongly denoted1
Ans. There 10 the bed of a river marked down
here.
CUES How was it when you passed it; was there
any water in it or not!
Ans. do not recollect, unless have note of il
in my memoranda. (After examning)-I DONE
recoflect passing any body of water between La
guinillas and Arroyo Seco. We did not leave the
beaten track between these two places.
CUES. You saw a stone near CoWmppidad?
-Ans. Yes.
Ques Was it in sight of the beaten track?
Ans. Certainly. / never of the beaten
track.
CUES And the commission kept altogether
Ans. They did. They sometimes got separated
for few moments, but never longer than few
moments. We kept together.
CUES After you left Arroyo Seco what direction
did you takel
Ans. We vent about southwest.
Cues. What town did you go to-
Ans. We reached no town that night,
CUES Nor any village?
Ans. We went to a place called Carasal. After
leaving Arroyo Seco we got 4 guide, and took the
direction of Queretaro.
Cues. How far 10 it from Arroyo Scco to Carasal.
Ans. do not know.
Ques When did you reach CarasaR
ina. The same evening, between four and ave
O'Clock. EscolIect the sun had not gone down
for we went to battle IN the river.
Russ Did you not pass stream called Callasa
before you got 70 the village Of Ce4aaaR
Ans. W passed quite body of water.
Ques Which way did the current RUM
Ans. 1t ran from the right to the left. II ran
directly across our path from right to left
gus. Would that be to the north slider
Ans. ] am not able to say.
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