On the 6th of April, about six o'clock in the evening, I was walking in the yard of No. 7 prison; all being as tranquil among the prisoners as usual; I observed an unusual number of soldiers mounting the walls; and one of them called to one of the prisoners, and told him he (the prisoner) _had better go into the prison, as the prisoners would soon be charged upon_. While he was asking the cause of such a proceeding, I heard the alarm bell ringing. I immediately run to the gates leading to the square, when I saw Captain Shortland at the head of the armed soldiery marching down to the gratings, the prisoners at the same time running to see what was the matter; on the soldiers coming to the gratings, Capt. Shortland ordered them to charge, which they did; the prisoners immediately run to their respective prisons; on passing through the inner gate they closed it after them. Then I heard Captain Shortland order the soldiers to FIRE, which they commenced to do in every direction of the yard, when the prisoners were making every effort to reach their prisons. I did not see any violence used on the part of the prisoners, nor do I believe any violence was intended or premeditated. HOMER HULL. I, _Joseph C. Morgan_, having been duly sworn, and having read the foregoing deposition, do declare the statement therein mentioned, to be true. J. C. MORGAN. No. VI. We, the undersigned, depose and say-- That, on the 6th of April, about 6 o'clock in the evening, we were in the market square--we distinctly heard Captain Shortland give orders to the soldiers to charge on the prisoners--and after we retreated through the gates, we heard him give orders to the soldiers to FIRE, which, on his repeating several times, was executed. _Joseph Reeves_, _James Greenlaw_, _Isaac L. Burr_, _Thomas Tindal_. No. VII. We, the undersigned, depose and say-- That on the 6th of April, in the evening, after all the prisoners in No. 1 and 3 yards had got into their respective prisons, a party of soldiers came up to the door of No. 3 prison--we were standing near the door at the time, and saw them fire TWO VOLLIES into the prison, which killed one man and wounded another. _William Scanck_, _James Greenlaw_, _John Latham_, _John Glass_. No. VIII.