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himself, it is a difficult thing to
know in what way we are to arrive
at a true and full knowledge of the
whole transaction. ~ Has Brown,
I beg to inquire, made no disclosure
on the subject? or has nothing trans-
-pired from any of the party beyond
that "He had reason to believe &c"?

As to bringing Brown to trial, I
require to have some more satisfactory
and full account of the conduct of
the parties who seem to be very
indignant at his conduct, and
apparently conscious that they
themselves acted with great propriety
and forbearance ~ I have therefore
to request that further inquiry into
this matter be prosecuted - the mode
of doing so I must leave to your wise
discretion - but whether or not you
will avail yourself of the testimony
of any of the party who accompanied
M^r Rogers - I venture to suggest
these questions as requiring satis-
-factory answers - How many
Shots were fired? How many (if
any) of the Native Tribe were Killed?
Of how many did M^r Rogers' party
consist and of them how many
were armed? Was the Gun found
with Brown loaded or did it
appear to have been fired off
recently? Did any person in M^r
Rogers' party, either see Brown
fire a gun or see him at all
until he was apprehended in the
Camp? How long had Brown
been with the Native Tribe? When