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[Sub-inclosure 3.] 



His Majesty's Sloop Argus, 



Halifax, August 10, 1823, 

 Being ordered by Captain Arabin, on the 9th of May to take charge 

 of the American schooner Charles and proceed along the coast to St. 

 John's, New Brunswick, and detain such unlawful vessels as I might 

 meet in my way, I sailed from Shelburne on the 12th of May, and, on 

 my way to St. John's, detained one English and one American 

 schooner, and arrived at St. John's on the 20th of May, at which place 

 I was taken out of the schooner Charles and she was delivered into the 

 custom-house. 



H. Legard, Midshipman. 



[Sub-inclosure 4.] 



Lieutenant Innes to Commander Dundas. 



His Majesty's Sloop Argus, 



Halifax, August 11, 1823. 



Sir : In obedience to your orders to make known to you such par- 

 ticulars as I may be acquainted with relative to the American 

 schooner Charles, I beg leave to state that on the arrival of his Maj- 

 esty's sloop Argus, at Shelburne, on the 9th of May, 1823, the Charles 

 was at anchor in that port, and was boarded by Mr. Henry Touch, 

 (midshipman,) and brought to an anchor close to the Argus, by 

 Captain Arabin's order. She was detained in the usual way, but I 

 am not acquainted with the circumstances of her detention. I believe 

 it was owing to information received from the shore of her having 

 committed some breach of the treaty. 



On the Argus sailing on the 12th of May, she was given in charge 

 of Mr. Legard, midshipman, to proceed to St. John's, New Bruns- 

 wick, and the crew, their clothes and provisions, with the exception 

 of the master, were, at their own request taken on board the Argus for 

 a passage to St. John's. The master afterwards requested that his 

 brother might accompany him in the Charles, which was granted. 

 They were landed with their clothes at St. John's, New Brunswick, 

 on the Argus's arrival on the 16th of May. 



On the 20th, the Charles arrived and was reported to the collector 

 of the customs for libelling. On the 21st she was manned and given 

 in charge of Mr. Hugh Bowers, midshipman, and sen! down the bay 

 in que I "I smugglers; when the master requested a passage, he was 



taken on board and landed at < 'ampo Bello, about two miles distant 



from Moose island, (United State-.:) on the 7th of June the Charles 

 ; ura in joined the A vgus, and was ordered to St. John's, where she was 



given up to the Collector of his Majesty's CUStomS for legal adjudi- 

 eat ion. 



I am, sir, &c, D. B. 1 nnks, 



First Lieutenant his Majesty's sloop Argus. 



Captain John Dundas, 



His Majesty's sloop Argus. 



