CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. 



tuted into this subject by orders of the admiralty, it has been found 

 thai only one American vessel, the Dolphin, was detained by the 

 Charles previous to her adjudication, and that the requisite intima- 

 tion for the restoration of that vessel has been made to the proper 

 authorities, in conformity with the assurance thus given to the 

 United ivernment on the part of his Majesty's ministers. 



1 have the honor to be, with distinguished consideration, your 

 most obedient humble servant. 



To Hon. John Quincy Adams, &c, &c. 



H. U. Addington. 



Mr. Brent to Mr. Addington, dated September 8, 182%.. 



Sik : I have the honor to transmit to you three memorials from sun- 

 dry citizens of the United States, belonging to the State of Maine, 

 accompanied by seven protests and affidavits, which exhibit the nature 

 and extent of the facts referred to by the memorialists, complaining 

 of the interruption which they have experienced during the present 

 season in their accustomed and lawful employment of taking and cur- 

 ing fish in the Bay of Fundy and upon the Grand Banks, by the 

 British armed brig Dotterel, commanded by Captain Hoar, and 

 another vessel, a provincial cutter of New Brunswick, acting under 

 the orders of that officer; and earnestly soliciting the interposition of 

 thi> ( rovernment to procure for them suitable redress. With this view 

 I was charged by the Secretary, before his late departure from this 

 city, to communicate to you the above papers, and to request your 

 good offices towards obtaining for the sufferers the indemnity to 

 which they appear to be so well entitled, not only from the peculiar 

 nature and extent of the injuries and losses of which they complain, 

 proved and illustrated as they are by the series of protests and deposi- 

 tions accompanying their memorials, but from the serious violation of 

 the rights and liberties of the citizens of the United States which 

 they involve, in the use of the same fisheries; and I have the honor, 

 accordingly, to request that you will have the goodness to make such 

 representations to the commanding officer of the naval forces of 

 your Government on that station, or to the colonial Government of 

 New Brunswick, as may be available, not only for the relief of the 

 memorialists, but for the prevention of similar interruptions in 

 future. 



I have the honor to be, with distinguished consideration, sir, your 

 obedient and very humble servant, 



Daniel Brent. 



memorials, etc., enclosed. 



Memorial of Aaron Hayden, Kilby, and others, July 27, 1824. 



Memorial of J. G. Faxon. 



Memorial of Aaron Hayden, John Burgin, and others. 



