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A. I didnot know there was such a person 
until the Leander had left the port of New- 
York. 
Q. In what capacity did you enter on board 
of the Leander ? 
A. Asa printer. 
Q. How came you to change that capacity, 
and accept of a military commission under 
Miranda? 
A. From motives of personal convenience. 
Q. Was you not a lieutenant in a rifle 
regiment, under Miranda, as mentioned in 
this paper, (sbewing bim a list of officers com- 
missioned by Miranda, and whicbquas found in 
the possession of one of the officers.) 
A. Yes, but did not know then that I was 
coming to this place. 
Q. At what place did you step on your 
voyage? 
A. At St. Domingo, and the Island of 
Aruba. 
Q. Did you not goon shore at Aruba in 
uniform, in company with other officers, and 
did you not maneuvre there for the purpose 
of making an attack upon the Main ? 
' A. We maneuvred there, for the pur- 
pose of making an attack upon some place, 
which Miranda had in view; but what place, 
many of his men did not know. 
Q. Did you not come to the Maim for the 
purpose of assisting Miranda in fighting 
against this government, and in revolution- 
izing the country? 
_ A. It was represented by Miranda, that no. 
fighting would be necessary to effect the ob» 
ject, (whatever it was) he had in view. 
Q. What was the real object of Miranda, 
in coming to the Main? 
A. Ido not know 3 but understood it was 
to better the condition of the Spanish people. 
Q. Do you know the names of any 
persons here, who were expected would join 
Miranda? 
A. Ido not. 
Q. Were there any private signals made to 
you from the shore, by any persons residing 
here? 
A. Isaw none. 
Q. Was the Leander boarded on her voy- 
age by any English vessel? 
A. Yes, the Cleopatra. 
Q. Was there any private conversation 
Between the commander and Miranda? 
A. Yes, but what the purport of it was I 
do not know. 
Q. Did Miranda go on board af her and stay 
_ several hours ? 
A. He did, he stopped one she on. Gere 
Q. Was the Leander armed, and loaded 
witn arms and war-like stores? 
hi Bs 
- Q. How many stand of arms had abe on 
Board? 
A. About twelve hundred. 
Q. Did you not erect a printing press at 
Jacmel, and print a number of proclamations, 
and is not this one of them ? (shewing bim 
one of the proclamations, in the sree ss 
guage.) 
Account of the Sufferings of the Crew 
[March 1, 
A. Yes, and this may be one of them, but 
I did not know the purport of it, as I am ig- 
norant of the Spanish language. 
Q. Do you know what that word means * 
(pointing to the word, Madrid. } 
A. It means, I presume, the capital of 
Old Spain. 
Q. Is that all you:know of it here ? 
Ae Yes, 
Q. Do you know those articles? (po'nting . 
to. the war-like instruments lying upon the 
fioor.) 
A: [have seen the like before, perhaps the 
same. 
Q. Did not those persons who went a 
shore, go there for the purpose of distributing 
these proclamations? 
A. No, they went for amussment. 
Q. Is not that your regimental coat ? 
A. Ido not know ; it may be the coat that 
1 was obliged to wear. 
Q. Did you understand that Miranda fitted: 
out his expedition by the consent of your 
government ? 
A. No, he kept his object and operations 
concealed from the public. It was a private 
undertaking of his own. ' 
Q. Were not the principal persons who. 
embarked in Miranda’s expedition, bankrupts 
and broken merchants? 
A. [I was not acquainted with their cir- 
cumstances 3. there might be. some of this de=_ 
scription, 
A number of other questions were put, 
end answered, but being of a trifling na- 
ture,. comparativ ely speaking, are not 
Hore inserted. | 
After they had finished examining the 
prisoner, he was then told by his judge,, 
that if he would relate every thing he 
knew relating to the expedition, the 
names of those who were concerned in. 
it, and: those that were expeeted would 
join Miranda, bis chauis should be taken: 
off, and: he set at hberty, and sent home 
to America. To which he answered, 
that he had disclosed all he knew of con- 
sequence, or parucularly recollected. 
The following were questions put to 
another prisoner, who has also effected 
his return home. 
Q. What religion ane you of ? 
A. The presbyterian persuasion. 
Q. Where was you born and brought up > 
A. In New- York. 
Q. Who engaged you to embirk in Mi- 
tanda’ S expedition! P 
A. One Jolin Fink, of New. York, aputehe. 
© Did you know Niirgade,a in New-York ? > 
A. No, kL did not know him watil I was 
six'days at sea. 
es “Where was you engaged to go? 
A. I was engaged to go, in the first place, - 
to ER Ne where 1 was to land, from 
thence I was to march to Washington, where 
A was to be equipped \ with a horse, saddle, 
ad bridle, aud in cospany “with other per- 
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