CASE OF Mcleod.
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- omen e ar.aent was briefly debated by the eora-
- ~ .sri ide which the Cour; decided by directing ;e
so,a.e. ssr the prisoner 70 proceed
VI Br.dev. one of AcI~od counsel heH read the >ae-


e,,rn 20 the wit, stating that Mcleod wa IN III Gus
ov an5er,e order Of the Court o: Oyer and Ierner in
,r,r tern. l84l. under an arr,gnen; on az iiie;He;
for asuscr a.,o by 0: VIII OF eaPi4s res seA41'''
m M . f the People for -e>pas- and ar order Tor CON-
rl.,raen; fer entering upon, damaging ana dfl'' -
.,o,boat Caroline LAYING ihe damages at 2'e-VVJ az o
leri.g linn 10 be held to oal IN tAe sum OF = .Vo0


IL road an affidavit made by Mcleod, setting tort
the fact and purpose OF the occupation o' N' A-i'' '
~. ,-ol;s- a employed in conveying stores, anFnunfoa
g.. lc-,,o. that b, order OF Col. McNao, the authorised
,,rar Of the British force, an expedition :or tn de-


,io or capture of tha boat up and care@ INTO
that IL the capture and destruction =: the boat Amos
Dr.ao for whose raarier the prisoner Is indicted was
I.d and M; at any other tine any ether manner;
that the act Of taking and DESTROYING the boat vas %
,,lv approved and adopted by the British Government;
that the Government Of the United States had opened a.
with :hc British Government IN re-
aon 70 tla, act in winch rcparaon and redress therefor
were demanded and which Spondcnce i rot yet c'>ed
and sna!v that he the prisoner not present at or On
gagged in the said upon the Caroline or N the capture
and destruction thereof.


r. l,,,,,r note from. llr FsN to Mr Webster dated
March L. lG4l, then read:


Her Naicy's Government had under consideration
b ,hiec Of the arrest and imprisonment OF AeAauter
Mcleod on pretended charge At arson and murder ana
IN? directed 10 make known c Government OF the Ined
States that the British Government entirely apptFed OF the
course oursued bv him. instructed 20 demand form
u 5 /, ,b. nam. of the British Government. be irumc-
ne rcs - Of Alexander Mcleod for the reason thai the
r.,actol was one of .blic character, planned and exc