New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-20
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING DOCUMENTS
p,chansn's Real Opinion Of Fremont.
TESTIMONY on THE CONQUEST OF CALIFORNIA

The last steamer IRON England Drought an important
.ument, in which two Of the candidates now before
me people for the Presidency prominently figure. 1t
"a certified copy Of the evidence for the defense in
,he case of Gibbs Vs. Fremont being the copy of de-
,tops taken before Commissioners under the author
Nv of the Court of Common Pleas, London, in 1852.
II will be remembered that Col. Fremont was ar
rested in London account of debts contracted in
California The defense was, that these debts were
contracted on account of the United States Govern
ment Col. Fremont drew bills of exchange to the
amount Of nineteen thousand FIVE hundred dollars
upon the Secretary Of State Of the United States the
liabilities having been incurred on Government ac-
count while Col Fremont was Governor Of California.
The bills fell into the hands of persons in London aud
being protested for nOn-acceptance the holders sought
to hold Col. Fremont personally liable The evidence
Of James Buchanan of Pennsylvania-upOn whom, az
Secretary of State the bills drawnbeing consd-
cred material to the ssue the Court appointed Henry
l. Glpn, Hugh Campbell and Peter Mccall of Philadel-
pha, Conmissoners to take dispositions Of witnesses
for Col Fremont in Pennsylvania They were to be
sworn and then administer oaths TO interpreters, clerks
Scthe te,tmony taken to be sent under seal to Sir
James Paike, Chief-Justice of the Common Pleas.
Here s
THE DOCUMENT.
yICTORIA BY THE GRACE oF COP. OF THE UNITED KING
DOM GSrAT Hsn1H D S Gpn Hugh Campbell and Peter
Mccall AZ Of Philadelphia in the United States Of America
s asspaant hereinafter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Know ye that
We in of your prudence and fidelity have appointed
d VOC full power and authority diss9ty to examine certain
nee. Penn.y I , IN ;ne on ,b ns Of Jobn Charles
Fremont the defendant in certain action on promises now
ndns our u SOu' tor wherein William Gibbs
Henry Husks Gibbs John Hayne and Geolse Thomas pav
Ant 10 exhibited and them the said several Witnesses
o. hs part the said defendant and also to Ianne the
u witnesses respectively certain cross
res BE- exhibited and put TO them on the part Of the said
plaintiffs &c.
We here quote the osths
aYou are true all such questions shall be
ed you touching the in question in this with
out affection TO either party and thern you sha SPEAK
~. truth. So help YOU God.
u" THE COMMISSIONERS OATH.
,ry and faithfully and without psrtiaity either Of the
parties this take the and
Yduced and examined BY virtue Of the commission WITHIN
WINTER" 90 "e'p 4 4ar mt ISTrsrsrrr.'s OATH.
You shall truly and faithfully aud according to the oesf S
sres in this csu Interpret deposOns the witness
now be examined before by virtue of the commits
Interpret the oath to be taken BY the said wne, prior his
essnsn and also the question or questions TO be put to him
his examination and 80 help you dod
Tue CLERKS OATH,
you sha truly faithfully and without partially to any or
either OF parties in this take and write down, tran
b and dispositions of all and every witness aud
witnesses produced before and examined by the Commits
soners this commission within named far d.
rected and employed BY take write down. transcbe
engross the said DISPOSITIONS So help you God.
The Commissioners then proceeded with their duty,
ar appears by the following
". u-rr D. Gupis Hugh Campbell Sna Peter Mccall, the
Commissioners named IN the writ Of commission herewith
nexed i.sne and under tn. seal Of her Mss Court
Exceque at Westminster bearing date the 9Th day Of Octo
IN Iursusnee the said writ certify that have
proceeded examine The several and
heOgb leTeunto annexed the Honorable James Blu.
being the only witness who brought before
that purpose the said writ and that the
paper wrng herento and marked and signed with
with the Of the said James BUCHANAN
IN. and crossexsmnsion reduced into writing
the defendant in said writ named and
behalf Of the plaintiff which have been reduced into
sHiug by Caldwell X. Bddel, Esquire the clerk
employed by in that behalf az by the said wnt 10
and certify and return that the
paper writings and documents hereunto annexed sns
several paper writings and referred in the exai
nation and of the said witness and we do
certify the several oahs directed by the said whit OF
be taken by and TO BE- administered by u.s.
have been taken By and each OF and by US admins
tered 10 and duly taken by the CLERK who wrote down and
the deposition the said witness and also by the
.ad witness examined under and by virtue OIL
th. said commission and further sertfy and return
that done all such other acts and matters and things
by said Of commission directed authorized
and to do whereof have hereunto set
~ WV HENRY D. GILPIN.
HUGH CAMPBELL,
PETER MCCALL