, 1860-08-31

aecrttary q ne lord lieutenant OF Ireland aud in dHy
of Her MaiasfVs rooifa, or possessions abroad, for
s ofosT slliiIie,tng ihs EOrsrnmsnf Of such colony
or POSSESSION ~ "tsaTrdnf under his hand and seal, 10
sigai Nat suel rsquisfiOR haS been made and 10
'Trgre an ustisss Of he peace and other magsiraeS
and officers Of justice within their severl jurisdictions
70 govern themselves accordingly. and to "aid in aP
prehending The person 30 accused and committing
snch person To goal for the purpose Of being delivered
up to justice according to the provisions Of the said
treaty; and hersVpon Il shall be iGtct for Gny Justice
Of e peace or other person having power % commit
for trial persons accused Of crimes against the laws Of
that part Of Her Majestys dominions, in which such
supposed offender shall be found, 10 Pr0minS upon
odk dny persOn or persons touching the truth Of such
charge, and upon such evidence according to the
laws OF that part Of Her Majesty's dominons, would
Justify the apprehension and commtta for trial Of the
person so accused Of the crime Of which he or she
shall be accused had been there committed il shall
be lawful for such justice Of the peace other per-
son having power 10 commit aforesaid, 10 issue his
todTTdnt for the apprehension Of such person and also
TO commit the person accused to goal there to
main until delivered pursuant to such requisitOn as
Aforesaid
Referring to the application which was made to me
by Mr.. AndersOn-I considered II necessary, in pur-
suance Of the foregoing quotation from the 9Th and
It'll Wet chap TO- that ne should Droducn n tparrauf
,lndSr ne AaRd a,d seal Of His ETcciency Governor
Douglas, sgRifyng that "rGqUiSifion had been made
by tas authority Of the United Sofss" and requiring
NE 10 aid in he apprehension Of s persons accused
AUG. F. PEMBEUoN.
SiiPendia'y MasiSirut'.
Victoria, v. l., 27th August, 1850.
In the mean time, and during Mr.. An
deTson's absence on this mission, Gov. Mc-
Gill received a complaint, under oath,
touching the case, Of which the following
is a copy:
TERRIroRY OF WASHINGTON
County Of Jefferson, S-
Personally appeared before me this day James G
Swan citizen Of the Territory and county afOremen-
toned who being duly depOses and says, that
be verify believes, according TO evidence and facts
that lie will hereafter produce that certain Indians
now residing in Victoria, namely: certain Hyder
Indian named Jim,n together with other Indians
both men and women the perpetrators Of or cog
infant Of the murders Of the and destruction Of
two schooners within the waters Of Puget Sound so
called and within the maritime Jurisdiction Of the
United States, which acts Of piracy were committed
during or about the month of February A. ID. 1859.
That the said Swan is cOgniZant from letter received
from Victoria dated July 2S 1850. copy Of which Is
heeunto annexed that the aforesaid Indians are now
in Victoria and that the officers Of justice only await
requisitiOn from the honorable the acting Governor
Of Washington Territory for their arrest and examna-
ton before the courts Of the United States 10 be held
in this Judicial District Wherefore the said Swan
prays that the honorable the United States Commis-
sOner for the Third Judicial District shall certify and
endorse this deposition in such form TO the end that
requston be duly issued from the acting Governor Of
Washington Territory upon the Governor of Vancou-
vers Island and the British Dependencies to have the
accused forthwith arrested and held To appear before
our courts OF the Third Judicial District And the
said Swan further states upon his oath that he does
not know nor has been informed of the names Of the
Indians said TO have been connected with the affair
but he believes, from the statements received by him
that the authorities at Victoria anxious to have
justice n the ease DONE and have rendered their ser
vices to aid and assist in every legal possible manner
JAMES G. SWAN.
Sworn to before me this the 3Oth day Of July A. D..
1860.
J. J. II. VAN BOKKELEN,
L. g. Commissioner