. Michigan historical collections. LieutenantVidel, having landed on th^ American side of Lake S^ Clair, was informedthe Boat he sought, was near that place; and that several of the stolenthings were at a public house some distance off. Thje Lieutenant was[with] a Midshipman, and an Interpreter (a Boy) walked towards thishouse, the boat following them along the shore; on their w^ay, they over-took a man, who proved to be one of those missing from the Confiance, heneither quickened his pace, or avoided his officers, but being desired bythem to go into the Boat, he readily obeyed, and sat down o
. Michigan historical collections. LieutenantVidel, having landed on th^ American side of Lake S^ Clair, was informedthe Boat he sought, was near that place; and that several of the stolenthings were at a public house some distance off. Thje Lieutenant was[with] a Midshipman, and an Interpreter (a Boy) walked towards thishouse, the boat following them along the shore; on their w^ay, they over-took a man, who proved to be one of those missing from the Confiance, heneither quickened his pace, or avoided his officers, but being desired bythem to go into the Boat, he readily obeyed, and sat down on the bench,until she came. The Lieutenant walked on to the public House, where hefound some articles of the stolen property; whilst engaged in looking atthese things, a crowed collected, accusing him of having violated thelaw. They were about to seize him, when the Lieutenant conscious of notintending wrong, offered to attend them to the Governor, wishing at thesame time, to make application for the recovery of the stolen TERRITORIAL RECORDS. A M. Meldrum, an officer (as be said) of the Miliiia. appears to havebeen the leader in this transaction, and it may be worthy of remark, thatthe improper conduct of that person within the British Territory, hadsome short time back, obliged the commanding officer at this placo tomake a complaint of him to Colonel Butler, the then Commanding officerat Detroit. It was about this period, the confiance having joined mo inthe mean time, that I received an imperfect account of the affair (CaptainOwing being very ill) and sent the letter number 1. to the commandingofficer at Detroit. On receiving next day the answer N° 2, I lost no timein examining the Man alluded to, as to the circumstances under whichhe had been sent on board. He stated (and his former character makeshis story probable) that being intoxicated he had g(5ne to sleep in theBoat a long side, and knew nothing of her being taken away until nextmorning, that he was landed by
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