LETTER III.
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Batnria Jan 2sth 1927.


Dear Sir--Your iavor o! the 22d received last
evening, aher | returned from Lewiston, where
had been as one Of the Batavia committee, in com
peny with VIM DAVIS, llipman Holden, and Tim.
oihy FiUh Aite; absence uf four days in pur
suarce Of the inelosed notice. there was general
and respt ptctsble representation from Ontario sn6
Monroe counties, who met the Lewiston committee,
Bates Cock and MIR. Devoux


We succeeded II aserrtenlng beyond doubt, and
is su ceptibe OF proof, that -, and -, and 9th
ers, took Morgan 10 fort Niagara, the night oil
the 3th September, before the installation Of The
chapter at Lewiston. We ascettsined beyond rea-
sonable doubt Il ON respectable mastn oil hieh de-
gree, in Newark, U. &. that Morgan wa, confined
in The magazine at Fort Niagara; that on the night
OF the l4th he was tried, condemned, and executed,
by having his throat cut from ear to carr his tongue
taken out and buried in he sand and his body sunk
in the lake or river. Our informant said, iha, on,
masons expected that Morgan would have been re-
ceived BY their masons, and hBnded over 10 Brapt.
or sent on board a British man OF war. Their lodpe
met and Brnnt was sent for and the resuIs was, that
their ledge would not receive him consequently,
he was despatched oil this side withou, aowpc him
to have bible and ligh, hall an hour, which he
earnestly requested lie also stated tha, Miller was
expected with Morgan; that it was done at the ,x-
pensc and by the direction OF the grand chapter OF
the state OF New York. This mans statement was
corroboraed by many strong circumstances and
statements Of nasons on this side.


Cldngs, who has been sergeant in our service
and is mason. and keeps the ferry and public house
at the fort, stated, that on the night of the 4h there
were from IL to IS mssons al his house, nine oI
whom took supper, about / o'clock Among
those who took supper, he knew five or six,
-, --, --, the other names | have
forgotten, On the morning Of the 18Th, about fou,
O'Clock, --, and others, were seen on foo
near Lewiston. During the 18th an express arrived
from the foit to Lewiston, and - directed
one OF his drivers, mason, to pu, saddle on .
horse, and hitch It beside the under the shed
that man would come end lake i, that there was
noise at the Tort that the horse might no, 1e,urt
until in the night; when il did he mus, take care
II. These were --'s directions The hors,
did not return until after he went to bed which va
O'Clock that---t told him the next morn
E ing, that II was still enough at the fort then!


D Tbs masons at Lewiston were very insolent. ant
: showed disposition 10 quarrel with US, found faul
with Us for coming there, and said ha, if thew ha,