Aneus McBean settler under Cole Reid deposeth upon oath that between Seven & Eight o'clock in the forenoon of Thursday the 12th August last he met part of the New England Mob about Leonards house he sup- . poses to the number of sixty men or thereabout arm'd with Guns swords & Pistols, that one of them ask'd the Deponent if he was one of Cole Reid's new settlers, being answer'd in the affirmative, the same person asked him what he intended to do, to which the Deponent answer'd that he intended to build himself a house and keep Possession of the Land, he was then ask'd if he meant to keep Possession for Cole Reid to wet he answered Yes as long as he coud, soon after their Chief Leader whose name the Deponent has learnt to be Ethan Allen came and ask'd him if he was the man that said he woud keep Possession for Cole Reid, being answer'd in the affirmative, Captain Allen Damn'd his soul but he woud have him he Deponent tyed toa tree and skin'd alive if ever he attempted sucha thing ; and that he & several,of the Mob.said that if they cou'd but catch Colo Reid they woud cut his head off, and further that Joshua Hide one of three persons of whom Cole Reid purchas'd the Crop in his hearing advised the Rioters to burn or Tear down Donald McIntosh & John Burdans Houses as they had both been Assisting Cole Reid that soon after the Deponent heard several Guns fir'd on the other side of the Creek, that some of the mob said that was Captain Baker and his Party coming to see the sport, and soon after Baker and his party join'd the Mob, and