The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1865-05-06

the rebel army, who have dououess per-
formed good service. John G. Breckin-
ridge used to be City Attorney. Charles
Mason was at one time Judge Of the su-
prone Court of Iowa. William L. McDon-
aid, or .Larry Mcdonald as he was IA
miliarly called, for many years citizen of
Burlington, and known to all the old set
tiers, il the agent of the rebel government
In Canada-planned the st. Albans raid
Organized and paid the gangs Of hotel and
steamboat burners-is at the bottom of al
the attempted piracies on the lakes. Nc
Donald has been arrested. The following
afiday;t shows what kind of work he was
/. Godfrey Joseph Hyams, of the city of
Toronto, in the county Of York, shoema-
ker, make oath and say
1. That am we'll acquainted with one
William Larry Mcdonald, of the said city
2. That the said Mcdonald placed in my
possession, in December last, . considera-
ble quantity of munitions Of war called
hand grenades, cartridges. powder and q
oledge. which he told me were intended to
be conveyed to the town of Collingwood, to
be there put on board the steamer Georgian
which, he said, was being fitted up by the
owners, under the supervision OF said Nc
Collingwood aforesaid, into the United
States, in aid of the so-called Confederate
States of America.
3. That the said grenades and munitions
of war were left with me to keep till called
for by the said Mcdonald, and that they
are now in the hands of the police Of this
city.
Mcdonald, at his house on the corner of
Agnes and Turanly streets, in the said city
of Toronto, was manufacturing hand gren-
ades. Greek fire, shells and other imple-
ments of war, and had q cOnsiderableq quan.
1isy concealed about the premises. gave
notice to the United States Consul in To-
1onto Of the fact, but before the police an-
thorities went to the premises, the said
munitions and implements had been re-
moved. Some of them have, in fact, been
4ent to C0llingwood, az I am informed.
and believe, for the said steamer Geor-
S. am informed and believe that, in
consequence of disclosures made to the
said United States Consul here, and the
discoveries Of the police authorities, the
Honorable Robert Spence did, on Friday
last. the seventh day of April instant, pro-
ana found thereon the said ". L. McDon.
aid and various other parties, and there
upon sei1ed the said vessel ~ being about
to pass the frontier ofthis Province to some
place In the United States with which pow.
0r Her Majesty the Queen 10 at peace,) he
considering that there was probable, cause
for believing that said vessel was about to
e used for the purpose Of raid OF expe-
to the provisions Of the last Act Of rarlia-
ment, entitled IAN act for the prevention
and repression Of outrages in violation Of
tie psace Of this Prpvtnos and for other
6. That from the foregoing facts and from
what the said w. L. Mcdonald himself
told me, cay that there il probable cause
for believing that the said vessel - seised
VA and - intended 10 b usedina manner
contrary to the provisions Of said aot.
Z. ThAt am informed and belioyo that
one George Z. DeniDon u the registered
owner Of aaid vessel
9. That on the Tuesday preceding said
0odsuro, Wa myself On board ofs0i0 ~.
ool, and cav Mcdonald aforesaid at work
On said vessel, preparing her. - bslisve'
1or the said raid or expedition.
We do not know how the psoplswin l6oh
It these things, but " regard Mason's let.
tsn printed in the namslsss thing Of infa.
my issued from this city and reektng viii
treason, and his manifsstoes issued from
Warrington during the last campaign, y
Just - REASONABLE and more dangerous 4
the existence Of the Government than Lar
~ McDonald's border operations, looking
to robbery, piracy and murder. The pub
lic safety was assured and our 0overnmen
and country saved BY the intelligence an
patriotism Of the people, In spite OF the VII
lainy Of these conspirators.
From NePeh l,arolina.