he don't know which, told him they had escaped from Lebanon, and wanted to get to Wyoming, and wanted him to show the way. That he told them he did not know the way, and had never been there. That Hume presented a pistol to his breast, and told him if he did not go with them he was a dead man. He then consented to go, and asked leave to go home and get some clothes; but they would not suffer it, and obliged him to go with them. That they immediately proceeded over the hill, and travelled about six miles, where they stopped to rest and refresh themselves. That they rose before day, and the next morning crossed Weiser's road, about a mile or two from Kuntzelman's, and proceeded to a hollow place not far from Kuntzelman's, where they stopped, and sent Caldwell to Kuntzelman's to inquire the road to Wyoming. That Caldwell soon returned, and they proceeded travelling the whole day over the mountains till after sunset. That they then encamped in a place full of old logs, &c. Here they made a fire, a tent was raised for the officers, and the servants and others made coverings of bark, &c. Here they eat bread and cheese, of which he (Poor) partook, and laid down to sleep, saying they thought themselves safe. That towards morning he observed them all asleep, and made his escape, taking with him a sword which happened to lay near him. He left the said officers, their servants, Caldwell, and White, there asleep. That the officers had guns and ammunition, and the servants pistols and swords. Caldwell and White had no guns, but Caldwell used to have one of the officer's guns, and marched before. That they had a horse with them, which carried their provisions and linen for their tent—the horse a dark-coloured horse, don't know any marks. That about noon of the day he left the officers he came to Kuntzelman's, where he had a gill of rum. That Kuntzelman asked him where he had been; to which he answered that he had been bunting for beaver and their signs. He then proceeded homewards; but, as he could not reach home that night, he lay in the woods, and arrived at home the next morning.

Being asked why he did not then give notice of the route of the officers, &c., he says he was afraid, as they had sworn him to secrecy on some book which Hume took out of his pocket, on the other side of Kuntzelman's. Says Caldwell was a tall young man, fair complexion, wore a blue coat. Says that Caldwell was at his house about nine or ten days before the officers went away, and told him he came from the West-Branch, and was going towards Tulpehoken; that he heard him say he had been a soldier with Lord Dunmore, and was a Lieutenant in the expedition against Wyoming.

William Poor being again examined on the 8th November, 1776, acknowledges that the officers had his mare, and that he left it with them. That they bargained with him for it for £7. That the conversation about the price of the mare was the same morning that he left them before day. That they counted him down the money, and laid it down, but he left the money and went off presently afterwards, one of them (who he thinks was one of the officers) being sitting at the fire at the time. That it was one of the servants' swords which he brought off with him, who was asleep when he took it. That his daughter told him when he came to his house, before they went off, that she had bought some whiskey for the officers; but says he did not send her. Says that Hume presented a pistol to his breast twice: the first time was the first night they set off, after travelling a small distance; and the second time was after Caldwell returned from Kuntzelman's. That his mare was loaded with the officers' baggage and necessaries from the time they set off, and travelled with them so loaded.

THE EXAMINATION OF JOHN WHITE.

Says that some time in May last went up the country to look for a brother of his, who, he had been told by one William Johnston, was come into the country, and lived up near Lebanon, at one Poor's. He proceeded from Lancaster to Manheim, where he dined; from there he went to Lebanon; got there that evening, and stopped at McHugh's, the sign of the Bear; lodged there that night; next morning left-Lebanon alone, and went to Jones's Town; stopped there and took a draught of cider, and from thence went to William Poor's, at Swatara Gap; got there late in the evening; supped there and lodged there in the same bed with Poor; could hear nothing of his brother, therefore, next morning, determined to return. Poor told him he wanted to go to buy a cow, and set off with him; they travelled together to Jones's Town, (Poor riding on his horse or mare;) at Jones's Town they dined together, and drank some cider and beer; after dinner they left Jones's Town together, and kept company about a mile, when they separated; Poor said he was going to look for the cow, and he proceeded to Lebanon; got there that afternoon, and stopped again at McHugh's; stayed in the bar-room till supper time, and went to bed there and stayed all night, and next morning left Lebanon about daylight, and proceeded to Manheim, where he took a drink of cider, and then walked on to Lancaster, which he reached in the evening, and put up at George Widelay's, where he worked at the shoemaker's trade. Says he did not see or speak with any of the officers either of the times he was at McHugh's, nor at any other place, at or before this time, nor with any of their servants. Says that on the way between Poor's and Jones's Town they met a man who appeared as if he had been fighting; that Poor asked the man if he had been killing anybody, and was answered by him, no, that he had been at Lebanon, that they wanted to list him there, and had struck him; that the man told Poor he had something to say to him; Poor answered, Say it then. Upon which the man told him it must not be heard; that Poor then went aside with the man, and they spoke together two or three minutes, while he (this examinant) held Poor's horse; that the man and Poor then separated, and Poor, when he returned, said the man had told him some of the English officers wanted to speak to him, and said that he told the man he did not know them; says that Poor and he had no further conversation about the officers. That about two weeks after his said return, the said William Johnston having told him it was a good place for the shoemaker's trade at Wialusing, he agreed to accompany him there, and accordingly, on a Friday morning, they set off together, stopped together at Manheim, eat something there, and from there proceeded to Lebanon; got there that evening, and put up at the sign of the Swan; stayed there that night; Johnston stayed there with him. Next day Johnston and he stayed in the house all the morning. They agreed to go to Poor's, but Johnston set off first, as he said he had some business by the way; says he set off about an hour after Johnston, and travelled on to Poor's without stopping, and there found Johnston; got there in the evening late; Poor was not at home; Johnston told him he wanted to go to some of the neighbouring places; upon which examinant, being fatigued, went to bed in Poor's bed, and Johnston went off. In the morning when examinant wakened, he found Poor was come home, and got up and breakfasted with Poor. Sometime after they had breakfasted, Poor went out (as he said) to look after a steer he had sick, and continued out; that at about eleven o'clock that morning Johnston returned and came into the house, and told the examinant that he had met with four Virginia gentlemen, with their three servants, who were going to Wialusing to look for lands, and that it was as good for him (the examinant) to go along, as it was a good place for his business; upon this he went out with Johnston, who led him to the gentlemen, who were about a quarter of a mile from the house, in a thicket of woods by a spring. The gentlemen sat by the spring about two hours, and then left the spring, and went about half a mile or three quarters farther into the woods, and then stopped again and sat down till towards evening, having continued all together from the time that he came to them at the spring; as evening approached he asked Johnston if they did not intend to stay at Poor's that night, and was answered no, the cool of the evening was the best time to travel. While sitting here in the evening William Poor came to them, leading a little mare, (he thinks of a lightish brown colour.) Directly after Poor came up he got into conversation with Johnston, and some other of the party, and was very busy with Johnston in loading the horse which the officers had with them, and his own mare, with the provisions and things which they had brought to the place. As soon as the loads were fixed on the horse and mare, the whole party set off, Poor leading his own mare, and one of the servants leading the horse; that Poor sometimes led the way, and sometimes Johnston; that after they had travelled about a mile and a quarter, they passed by a house within about twenty yards, where a dog barked, at them very much; it was now night and dark, and the