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business we had there, and was answered that we were riding out 

 the gale with both anchors ahead. The master of the tender, after 

 much entreaty, consented to give up to us most of the fish and salt, 

 and next morning set all hands on shore at Kent's island, and carried 

 the vessel to St. Andrew's, where she now lies. No proceedings have 

 been instituted against her that I can learn. She was owned wholly 

 by me, and my loss will be as much as seven hundred dollars. I have 

 never heard of any complaints against the vessel, other than that 

 she was found in the harbor, and was accused of going in too fre- 

 quently during the last few days. 



Christopher Wass. 



Sworn to before— 



Ether Shepley. 



November 1, 1824. 



I, Jones Wass, mate of the Sea Flower at the time above mentioned, 

 and have heard the affidavit signed by Christopher Wass read, and, 

 on oath, declare the facts therein stated are wholly true. 



Jones Wass. 

 Sworn to before — 



Ether Shepley. 

 November 1, 1824. 



[Inclosure No. 8.] 



I, Joel McKinsey, on oath, declare: That I was a hand on board the 

 boat Rover, of Addison, fitted out for the fisheries; that we sailed 

 the first part of the month of October, 1824, and proceeded as far as 

 Little river, where we lay about nine days wind bound, and caught 

 some herring; went out on Friday morning for the Seal islands, 

 but, finding the wind unfavorable, concluded to proceed to the 

 southwest head of Grand Menan, and laid to six or seven miles from 

 the island, to the westward, fishing; while lying in this situation a 

 tender to the British armed brig Dotterel passed between us and 

 Grand Menan, eastward, and went round the point of the island 

 out of sight; we continued fishing, and drifted nearer to the island, 

 and the tender, about the middle of the day, returned and fired a 

 gun towards us, we being then to the westward of the island, and dis- 

 tant from it four or five miles; the tender came up and spoke to the 

 skipper of the boat, and asked him what business he had there; he 

 answered thai he had a right to fish there, for he was in our own 

 waters; our papers were taken, and we were ordered to follow the 

 tender, and followed her into Seal Cove, in the western end of Grand 

 Menan, where we were sent, on shore, and Hie boa! started for Si- 

 Andrew's. The boal was owned by William \ash. The loss to the 

 owner w'dl be about (wo hundred and fifty dollars. 



Joel MoKinsby. 



Sworn to before — 



El 1111; ShbPLBT. 



Novbmbeb 8, I B24 



f Inclosure No. 0.] 



T, Otis Bryant, <>f Jonesborough, on oath, declare: That T was 

 skipper of the boat Escape^ of Jonesborough, belonging to Jeremiah 



