Excerpt from A Statement of Facts, Submitted to the Right Hon. Lord Glenelg, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies: Preparatory to an Appeal About to Be Made by the Author, to the Commons of Great Britain, Seeking Redress for Grievances of a Most Serious Tendency, Committed Upon Him, Under the Administration of His Excellency, the Marquis of Sligo, the Late Governor, A

Accordingly I delivered the Warrant to the constable and yesterday, Tuesday, the 11th, had both William Harris, and Elizabeth Matthews brought up under the same, at the court house. It so happened that yesterday was fixed on for a Spe'cia al Sessions of the Peace to grant licenses for arms inider the new law; and consequently the deputy clerk of the peace attended. After leaving the Custos on Thursday, and going home, I made' enquiry for further p'r'oof to satisfyr him With some other persons aflidavit. The only free person I could find, Who Was a proof as to the facts, and was Willing to make affidavit, Was one Arabella Lagourgue Cross, a sensible free black woman, and a mother of Children, Whom I hire to wash my own' and family's clothes; after consulting With her in presence of Witnesses, I drew up the affidavit No. 3, read it over and over to her 1n presence of the Witness, subscribing his name (john E. Anderson) and yesterday, Tuesday, the 11th, in the Court House presented it to his Honor the Custos, Mr. Bell, requesting him to read it, and administer the oath to her, the deponent thereof; He Was highly incensed therewith, and finding the nature of it, would not at the time either consent to read it, or administer the oath, but cast it aside thinking I Would let the matter drop however, as this Was early, say about 11 o'clock, I allowed it to lay, thinking by and by some othermagish ate would have come in, and then iwould have taken it up; waiting however till about 12 o 'clock, and finding none came, I again took the matter up producing the parties brought up by the constable, under his warrant (see No.2); still he tried to evade, but said he Would, as soon as a second magistrate came, enter upon a summary trial With the apprentice, William Harris, and have him punished. I pointed out to him that there Was no law in force, authorising him to take such a step.

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