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perfect safety, he went on board, drank with us, shook hands, and 

 parted with us ; went on board his barge, and went off ; the Reindeer 

 and Ruby then went home; the vessel has been laid up since, as I did 

 not dare to let her go out; and the crew has been upon charges also; 

 the injury to the owner and crew has been fifteen hundred dollars. I 

 was in no other British harbor, except at Buck's Rock, in Grand 

 Menan, where I went in the night in a heavy blow, and went out 

 again before morning. I saw no person; was not on shore; never 

 fired any musket on the island, nor did I ever state that I was armed 

 or intended to resist ; had only one old musket on board ; fishermen 

 always carry one or two; the crews of the vessels Reindeer, Ruby, and 

 Diligence, were not on board the middle one or any one of the vessels, 

 nor was there any show of fire-arms or fish spears on board of either 

 of the vessels; they were not lashed together for resistance. This is 

 not only a common practice, but is necessary in this bay, where the 

 tide is very strong and runs in different directions. There was not 

 a gun fired into the Reindeer or at her while in Jones' possession, 

 nor was there a gun fired at all till after Mr. Jones had gone on board 

 the Madison, and then only as an expression of joy ; nor was there any 

 gun fired at the Ruby; nor did the Diligence or any person on board 

 of her demand or take any arms from those on board the Ruby when 

 she was retaken ; they did ask for one of their own muskets which the 

 barge had taken from them, and it was brought to them; this was 

 after the Ruby had been surrendered. I have not fished any within 

 five to six miles of the land this year. There is no fishing ground 

 nearer the shore, nor any object in going near shore, except for wood 

 and water. 



Ether Shepley. 



Sworn to before — 



Robert Small. 



November 5, 1824. 



[Inclosure No. 2.] 



Paul Johnson, jr., master of the schooner Sally, of Eastport, on 

 oath, declares: That he sailed the 13th day of May last, fitted out for 

 the fishery on the Labrador coast, and proceeded on the voyage; on 

 the Ith of June, the wind being east and weather coming on thick, 

 thought it prudent to make a harbor, and ran into Shelburne, on the 

 southside of Nora Scotia, and anchored, and was hoarded by a boat 

 from the British armed brig DotU rel; was asked what business I had 

 there? I told him I was bound to Labrador, and thought I had a right 

 to make a harbor. The Sally was then ordered under way ami carried 

 alongside the brig, and an officer came on board and searched us: was 

 told I had broken the treaty, and should be detained. The next morn- 

 ing my whole crew were taken out and put on board the Dottt n '. and 

 my vessel wa manned from the Dotterel and sent on a cruise to ( 'ape 

 Negro harbor, about nine miles; there several small vessels were 

 boarded from as; continued there two day-, then got under way and 

 proceeded back to Shelburne, and anchored alongside the Dotterel. 

 The captain then cut for me to come on hoard the brig; went on 

 board: was asked if I was master of the Sally,' answered that I was. 



Tie -aid he did Dot know hut my \c- r| would he condemned if he 

 carried her in, hut he should ie\ me go; was told I must pay for my 

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