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of the 27th of April last, I called down the men that were to mount guard next day, which I saw the prisoner (who was not one of those men) run out of the Veranda and prime his firelock, which he immediately present towards the Veranda, he then snapt it but it missed fire, whereupon he went off about 6 or 8 paces further from the Barracks, there he halted and primed again. Then he returned pretty nigh hand to the same ground, where he snapped the piece