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and say: Thai on the first day of July, now current, they sailed in 

 the said schooner from Lubec on a fishing cruise to the Grand Menan 

 Banks. On their way thither, and while doubling round the south- 

 erly end of Grand Menan, distant about six miles, with their colors at 

 masthead, they were fired into by the St. Andrew's cutter, McMaster 

 commander, and ordered to come under said cutter's lee. Mr. Baxter, 

 an officer of said cutter, came on board and demanded her papers, 

 sent his men into the hold to search her, and went himself for the 

 same purpose into the cabin. After detaining the Galeon about half 

 an hour, she was permitted to proceed. Arrived on the Banks the 

 same day and commenced fishing; on the fifteenth day of said month, 

 having only live gallons of water on board and no wood, run in for 

 Grand -Menan to get a supply. Arrived at Beal's Passage about half- 

 past 7 p. in.; fog quite thick; went on shore and got two barrels of 

 water and a boat load of wood by permission of Charles Blumorten, 

 the owner; it was then about 9 o'clock of the same evening. Having 

 got supper, and intending to get under way as soon as the landmarks 

 could be discerned to return to the Banks, they were boarded by an 

 armed boat belonging to the English brig Dotterell, and their papers 

 demanded and taken. The vessel was immediately got under way 

 by order of Mr. Jones, the commander of the armed boat, and run into 

 Gull Cove. The next day the Galeon was taken to St. Andrew's 

 stripped, and made fast in the King's dock. 



The declarants further depose and say, that from the time they left 

 Lubec, on the first da} 7 of said July, until they run in in distress for 

 want of wood and water, on the evening of the fifteenth of said 

 month, they had never been within three marine miles of Grand 

 Menan, nor caught, or attempted to catch, any fish within from ten 

 to twenty miles thereof. That after they were taken, the officer, Mr. 

 Jones, positively promised them that he would release the Galeon as 

 soon as she arrived at St. Andrew's; and it was their reliance on his 

 promise, and the belief he could not be so wanton as to add insult to 

 injury, but that he would redeem his word, that they have not pro- 

 tested before. She is still retained. Wherefore they now protest, 

 and I, the said notary, in their behalf, do solemnly protest, against 

 the flagrant abuse of law (and the right granted to American fisher- 

 men by treaty) by armed boats under the British flag, without a 

 pretence of authority; against pirates, the winds, seas, and whatsoever 

 else may have been the cause of the capture and detention of the 

 Galeon; and I do aver that the capture and detention was not by 

 reason of a violation of any revenue law of Great Britain, or an in- 

 fraction of any privileges granted by the convention, done or com- 

 mitted by said Galeon or any of her crew, but was done without a 

 pretence of right, and substantially an act of piracy. 



Hubbard Hunt, Jr. 



Nehemiah Small. 



Daniel Taylor, Jr. 



John Hunt. 



Edwin Hunt. 



In faith whereof, I, the said notary, have hereunto set my hand 

 and seal of office, the day and year first above written. 



Solomon Thayer, Notary Public. 



