The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-25

we had go s0 sstAhAs M he country; then knew
brown en Enemy IN . ~
ana immsdisssiy heard . shos nrsd The snsassmsnt
s,ds Of - our frons; the he red coat. were in
the rr OF ~ and could not DO sesn until some time
ar< the engagement became general; wnen tnsy e,
about two feet In front Of me- belonging 70 my company
nom The effects Of Are from those who opposed u.s.
sfssr siIs The Queens own the Thirteenth battalion
ana the other companies retired
The next witness private John whise-I bslong 70
vay was wounded In the and lost my arm on thai
occasion; was shot while on the retreat
The next witness was Adtutant 0tterAna adutAaS Of
the Queens Own; was q the hght a kidgewAy; was
with the reserve On that OCCASION as commanding on
Ger; recoiect the opening Of the engagement; saw
sSs TSssnsh Sssaon those WouDdsS were wounded
by those who attacked us in our front.
The next witass was Lieutenant scolnsld-Am on
ana in tie Wsiiaad Canal Battery after leaving Port
Colborne we embarked At Fort Erie and secured the
country " had on ha: day three ocsrs and afyfour
In ocskact with Tho Fsnans that day about three
O'Clock; we were drawn mp with the Dunnvlle Naval
ode was M our front when We saw 4
body Of men coming down the road and the rst thing
noticed was man with whss ag who called on y %
nred, and Captain King Of the Weand Geld battery was
hit the leg; Ferguson also bit In the ankle Rob-
u0D6xJ
Harris shot through the knee; OF our mon were
shot dead We then retreated part OF the retreat
ed to house near tho RIVER, whom the Feniana
followed them MP and 0verp0wered them by
threatening burn them out OF the house, Lent Ring.
gold, Lieut. Mcdonald and myself taken prisoners
they informed when they captured that they came
to take the country and they intended to 90 they
further informed rs that we were mistaken their
force; when was taken prisoner We brought into
DR.. Kempson's house and placed In his drawing room.
was In command Of the party ! was prisoner
with Fitzpatrick who dressed with
o black felt hat he wore o sword with an
iron scabbard had tea with several Of the Fenian
twenty-six years Of age; when was taken prisoner
Fitzpatrick and asked me " was not an officer
said was he then asked me whore my sword was and
pointed out the man who had taken " from me; he
and took II himself this was on the "a Of
June; l saw the Fenan surgeon, rr DON
ney he had arms; he was dressed in black :
half dozen OF the other officers; tho other officer
whom had dressed m civilians olothes two
Of the officers saw dressed IN uniform; took
with several Of them: Of them who claimed to be
quarermaster had no coat on the evening being very
warm saw among the men several OF them who were
dirty years OF age did not O'Neil Colonel
Starr; have not the slightest knowledge Of having
about the number Of mon they had al Ridgway
don't remember having the prisoner at the
bar before; when tea was ready MrA Kenpson up
and said tea ready did not want TO take with
and II there any room at the table they would join
U.S. there present during tea several Fcnan on
GERS; after had tea returned to the sitting
had liberty into the yard md about the house
wherever we pleased; they did not treat badly, and
were quite gentemanly while we were prisoners
Thomas Riley, tho iniormer, next examined.
His evidence was mainly corroboratve OF that OF the
other witnesses. The Cont then adjourned