.'Ms KKESPONDENCE, ETC. 



go back. While below and taking dinner, and not more than ten 

 minutes From the time of anchoring, our boat still on deck, we were 

 boarded by a Mr. Jones, an officer of the Dotterel, our papers de- 

 manded ami taken into his possession. He demanded our reasons for 

 being there, and was told them. He sent his men below to see how 

 much water we had: they reported that there were three and a half 

 barrels of water below, one empty barrel, and one with the hoops off. 

 Mr. Jones was then told by me that there was no cask but one that 

 had any water in it. and that had only fifteen gallons, and so bad it 

 could not be used; that there was one half barrel of molasses, and a 

 barrel with five or six gallons of beer. Mr. Jones ordered the William 

 under way. took her in towards the shore, moored her in a dangerous 

 place, and stripped her; took the boat and carried her on shore, and 

 gave orders that if any of the William's crew went on shore, or any 

 boat was called alongside, or if he heard any noise on board, he would 

 shoot us. We were thus left without a drop of w r ater fit to drink till 

 sunset; though we frequently hailed Mr. Jones, and stated our dis- 

 tress, as he passed us, we were wholly disregarded. About sunset a 

 vessel from Campo Bello anchored alongside, and, by permission of 

 the master, the deponent went on shore and got a two-gallon keg of 

 water. On the 16th instant the William was got under way by Mr. 

 Jones and taken to St. Andrew's. 



The deponent further saith, that when Mr. Jones found there was 

 no water on board fit for use, in a violent rage he told this deponent 

 that the American fishermen had been damned saucy to the inhabit- 

 ants. The deponent replied that he had not been saucy to the inhabit- 

 ants, but had always used them as he wished to be used himself. 

 Jones replied that it was damned w^ell for me that I had been so, or 

 he would otherwise confine me to the deck and cut me into ounce 

 pieces. I told him that I should not give myself any uneasiness on 

 that account. Then, with an oath, be said, damn you, I will confine 

 you to the deck and lash a pump-brake across your mouth. 



Charles Tabbuts. 

 State of Maine, Washington, ss. 



On this 23d day of July, 1824, personally appeared before me 

 Charles Tabbuts, and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing 

 statement by him subscribed. 



Solomon Thayer, 

 Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. 



Mr. Addington to Mr. Adams. 



Washington, October 5, 1821/.. 

 Sirs: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of two letters, 

 one dated the 8th and the other the 21st ultimo, which Mr. Brent 

 addressed to me, in pursuance of instructions from you, relative to 

 certain American fishing vessels averred to have been detained, in 

 violation of the terms of the convention of 1818, by his Majesty's 

 sloop Dotterel, in the Bay of Fundy, in the months of June and July 

 last. 



