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got to Newport, this was in the hearing of the Prisoner. I after that

heard a Conversation between the Prisoner and some of the Mob

they stated in my hearing, that it was their intention to take

Newport and then to return back to Pontypool, and when they

got back to Pontypool they meant to pull down the Station house

and release the Prisoners after that they said they should go to

the Squires (meaning the Lord Lieutenant of the County) they

did not say what they intended to do with the Squires, or at the
Squires, they said they intended to go to Monmouth the next day,

they said they should walk to Monmouth they said they should

take down the Gaol, and release Vincent, and the other Prisoners

We proceeded on to the New Inn a man there was taken away

from a pack of Mules and compelled to go along with us - his

mules were left to go whither they pleased, after that the Prisoner

repeated the words "go on" to the Mob and they did go on. Shortly

after that I saw two men digging up potatoes in a field the Prisoner directed

some of the men to go & take them at the same time pointing to the men

in the Field he Ordered ten men to go and take them, those men

were taken by force and other men put to watch that they did not

run away, we proceeded in then from the New Inn to Cross-y-Cylog

lug is a public house the men sent in for more Beer the Prisoner

ordered the Tap to be stopped, and said that if they stopped to

take Beer they would be too late to go into Newport I continued

after that to make my escape. I went thro' the River and made

my escape. The pine Tree a Public House is within two miles of Ponty

pool when there a person came out of the house. I heard the Prisoner

ask that person if there were many Soldiers in Newport that

person said not many, he then said Newport had been taken by

the Chartists, the Mob seemed very much joyed at that news. I

heard them say they were Chartists - I heard them say they

expected to meet Mr Frost at Newport I heard them say

Frost was coming to Newport to meet them with a great number

of men from Blackwood and that way I heard one man say he heard

nothing of what was to happen until last Saturday night another man

said he had heard it a fortnight ago - I heard it said that it had been

agreed that they were to leave Pontypool at one o'Clock I heard

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