the bayonet over Reeves's shoulder. I told Colonel Henley the man was a prisoner, and said, " don't take his life; as he is now in your custody, you can take other means with him." Colonel Henley then returned the firelock to the man of the guard he took it from, and then ordered Reeves and myself into the guard-room, and dismissed the rest of the prisoners.

General Burgoyne. When Colonel Henley made the second pass at Reeves, where would it have struck him had you not thrown the bayonet up with your hand?

"Much about the same place in the left breast." "When Colonel Henley demanded silence, did he direct himself particularly to Reeves?"

"I can't tell, as there was ten or a dozen prisoners who were making their excuses together."

"Was there not much noise made by the prisoners?"

"There was, as they were all speaking together.” "What kind of noise was it?"

"It was excusing themselves to one another, so that Colonel Henley might hear them; that they had been confined there for some nights, and they should take care not to come there again."

"Was there any other sort of noise or laughing? "No."

“Was there any muttering or grumbling, or insolent looks directed to Colonel Henley?"

"No, but quite the reverse; the

pleased at being released."

men seemed

Alexander Thompson, of the twenty-ninth regiment. I was at the barracks on Prospect Hill on the

nineteenth of December. Colonel Henley ordered the prisoners out of the guard-house, of whom I was one. The prisoners were drawn up before the guardroom window, the guard in their front. Colonel Henley pulling a paper out of his pocket, began to read the crimes at the right of the line of the prisoners, and said, "Now soldiers I am come to release you, and hope you will behave better for the future." Colonel Henley, directing himself to Corporal Reeves, told him he was confined for abusing an officer of the continental service; and asked him what was the reason of his abuse? Reeves replied he did not know the reason of the abuse, as he was in liquor at the time, but said he was very sorry for it, not knowing him to be an officer. Colonel Henley then said, "Had it been me, I would have certainly run you through the body," and added, “I believe you to be a rascal." Reeves said he was no rascal, but was a good soldier, and his officers knew it. Colonel Henley demanded silence, and Reeves again said that he was a good soldier, and hoped, in a short time, to fight under General Howe for his king and country. Colonel Henley then said, "Damn your king and country; when you had arms you were willing to lay them down." Corporal Reeves made answer that he was not willing to lay them down, and had he then arms, he would do his utmost to fight for his king and country. Colonel Henley then ordered one of his guard to run the rascal through. The man not obeying, he immediately dismounted his horse, seized a firelock with a fixed bayonet from one of the guard, extended his arm above his head, with his

hand on the but of the firelock, and made a pass at Corporal Reeves, and pricked him near the nipple of the left breast; he then drew back the firelock and made another pass at him. I then seized hold of the socket of the bayonet, and begged of Colonel Henley not to take his life, that he might use other means of satisfaction, and begged he would send him into the guard-room again. Colonel Henley then ordered Reeves into the guard-room, the guard committed him, and Colonel Henley went on to speak to the rest of the prisoners. Reeves put his head out of the guard-house window and said something, but I do not know what. Colonel Henley then released the rest of the prisoners, except Buchanan, who was ordered into the guard-house.

The President. Was there nothing said by Reeves between the first and second pass of Colonel Henley ?

"To the best of my recollection there was not." "Did not Colonel Henley frequently command silence before he stabbed Reeves?"

"I believe he did more than once or twice."

"Did not Colonel Henley direct himself to Reeves when he demanded silence?"

"He looked first at Reeves, and then along the line of the prisoners."

"Was not Reeves more talkative than any of the other prisoners ? "

"He was."

"Was there anything said about king Hancock?"

"I heard nothing."

The same question was put to Buchanan, who answered, "Not till after Reeves was returned to the guard-room, and the other prisoners dismissed. Reeves then said to me, This is a poor pass I am come to, to be taken out of the guard-house and stabbed, and my king and country damned— damn king Hancock and the congress.' Whether Colonel Henley heard it or not I can't say; he might have heard it. This discourse was between Reeves and myself, as we stood near the guard-house window."

Dr. Bowen, surgeon of the ninth regiment. I saw Corporal Reeves a few hours after he was wounded; the wound appeared to be made by a bayonet, it penetrated the breast a little above the left nipple; the wound was not so bad as to require immediate dressing; the wound was slight, it did not penetrate deep enough to be of any consequence; it might have drawn a drop or two of blood.

General Burgoyne. What further depth would have put his life in danger?

"An inch farther might have rendered the wound hazardous."

"Was the direction of the wound towards the heart, or a mortal part?"

"It was not towards the heart, but towards a mortal part."

Page, a soldier of the twenty-fourth regiment. I was at the barracks, on Prospect Hill, on the 8th of January. About 11 o'clock in the morning, I saw a guard of continental soldiers coming up from Winter Hill; when they came near the British guard-house

a number of us were standing to see them march by. I happened to tread on one of my comrade's toes, and he cried out, " God damn my soul," when a sergeant (as I took him to be, as he was out of the ranks) turned about, stepped back two or three paces, and stabbed him in the right breast; then drew out his bayonet from the man's breast, and said to the man, "Damn you, you rascal, do you damn me?" the soldier made answer, "No." I likewise said that he did not speak to him; he then made another push at him, and pricked him the second time, and then clubbed his firelock and cut him on his right temple; a provincial officer came from the rear of the party and damned us for rascals, and told us we all deserved it.

"Did you see Colonel Henley at or near the party during this transaction?"

"I did not."

"What number of British soldiers were together when the party passed them?

"There might be fifty or sixty."

General Burgoyne. What number did the provincial guard consist of?

"I guess about one hundred and fifty."

"Did you see any insult by word or gesture passed from the British soldiers towards the guard?" "I did not."

"Did you hear any provincial officer or soldier complain of any affront offered ?"

"I did not, except what passed as before related."

The President. Did the British soldiers give the