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SIR: | have this day had the honor 10 receive
your letter OF the 9tb INST. informing me that
Coni-lissien has issued tor the purpose OF taking
evidence in Nc Leods case and requesting me to
attend before the Commissioners at Hamilton, On
Friday the l7th inst. Ia reply thereto, beg leave
TO say that shall decline attending for the pur-
pose of gi.ing evidence, upon two grounds-frst,
deny the rght of the United State, Government,
to bring any BRUSH subject to trial. as q teou, for
ln ACT Of daty performed BY order Of Her Majes-
ty's government. Secondly y-tha, if ! were 10 eve
evidence upon the case-although my evidence
might clear Mcleod. by reason that he was not
present atthe destruction OF the Caroline-yets such
an act would be virtual acknowledgement on my
part that the Americans have rght to try me or
an OF the officers men VINO serged under me-
and assisted at the destruction of the Caroline,
should any 0. Us DC so unfortunate as to fall iato
their hands.


have the honor to be, SIR,


Your most o5ed.ent, humble ,cryaBt,


ANDREW DIRE " Commander.