Some of them had wood and some had not, therefore
they gave in the remonstrance to Captain Murray.
Q. Why was that not represented in the remonstrance,
which contained an absolute refusal without setting
forth any cause?
A. They did not understand the contents of it.
Q. Was the proclamation ever published at the church
and stuck up against the wall, and by whom?
A. It was, and they believe by John Hebert.
Q. Was it put up with the wrong side uppermost?
A. They heard that it was.
The inhabitants were never known to boast of a reckless
facility in reading, even under normal conditions, and
no doubt the grotesque appearance of the letters in the
inverted document prompted the answer that 'they did not
understand the contents of it.' Neither have we any
evidence to prove that John Hebert contributed to their
enlightenment by reading the document. The prisoners,
however, were severely reprimanded by the Council, and
were ordered under pain of military execution to bring
in the firewood.
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