CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. 



Smith, and sailed the forepart of October, fitted for the fisheries; 

 proceeded to Little river, and, wind being ahead and blowing heavy, 

 could not proceed on t<> the fishing grounds, and remained in Little 

 river eight days, and then proceeded toward the island of Grand 

 Menan; being from three to four miles distant from the southwest 

 point of the island, the tender of the British armed brig Dotterel 

 i-:i me down upon us and fired at us, and put a man on board and 

 directed as to follow: took the papers and carried us into Seal Cove, 

 in Grand Menan. The next morning we were directed to leave the 

 boat and go ashore, and did so; the boat started for St. Andrew's. 

 The loss to the owner and crew must be two hundred and fift^v. 

 dollars. 



Otis Bryant. 



Sworn to before — 



Ether Shepley. 



November 2, 1824. 



Moses Smith, on oath, declares: That he has attended to and heard 

 read the statement signed by Otis Bryant, and, being a hand on 

 board the boat, knows the facts therein stated are true. 



Moses Smith. 

 Sworn to before — 



Ether Shepley. 

 November 3, 1824. 



rinclopnre No. 10.] 



I, Jacob "Winslow, of Dennysville, being a hand on board of the 

 schooner Pilgrim, of Dennysville, James Woodward master, sailed 

 from Lubec about the 11th day of June last, and proceeded on to the 

 outer grounds of the island of Grand Menan, and began to fish the 

 14th. being then from 10 to 12 miles distant from the island, wind 

 blowing fresh and tide strong; broke an anchor and struck adrift; got 

 under way and dressed our fish. The next day went on board of the 

 Galeon, Hunt, to borrow an anchor, and could not obtain one; next 

 morning anchored on the ground called the Gravelly Bottom, near the 

 schooners Galeon and Hero, and distant from 8 to 10 miles from the 

 island; caught from 10 to 12 quintals of fish, and then struck adrift; 

 then finding ourselves unable to work to advantage with one anchor, 

 and that a light one, concluded to go home to get one; about half an 

 hour after a vessel from the southeast came down upon us, and fired 

 several times; came on board, and proved to be a tender to the British 

 armed brig Dotterel; demanded and took our papers, and took out 

 two of the hands, myself and Benjamin Scott, and put us on board 

 the tender; asked us what we were doing there, and answered that we 

 had been fishing; master of the tender said we had no business to fish 

 there in British waters, and would make us smart for it this year; he 

 asked me what land it was in sight? said he had never seen it before; 

 told it was the island of Grand Menan; asked if there was any 

 harbor into which I could pilot him, and being informed there was, 

 id me to pilot him in, which I did; before he was carried in, the 

 master of the tender asked what vessel was ahead of us: told him I 

 did not know: lie said he would know, and bore down upon her, di- 

 recting the Pilgrim to follow ; he ordered a marine to fire upon the 



