PERIOD FROM 1818 TO 1836. 367 



us. The Reindeer, the Friend, and the Diligence being near, small 

 lines were passed from my vessel to the Reindeer and the Diligence, I 

 being between them. When the barge came within, say one hundred 

 rods, she fired over our heads, and then a second time near us, without 

 speaking us; then came near and ordered the Reindeer to let go her 

 anchor, and all to cast apart; the anchor was let go; then he went 

 and boarded the Friend, which lay thirty or forty rods distant; then 

 came again with their arms for action, and ordered us to cast apart, 

 which was done; the reason we did not cast apart at first was, that we 

 did not fully understand the order ; then took possession of the Rein- 

 deer. I then went on board the Reindeer; he then came and took pos- 

 session of the Ruby. I asked why he took me, and asked him if I 

 was not allowed to go in for wood and water ; he said I was, but it was 

 time I was out; told him I had departed before I had obtained as 

 much as I wanted. I mentioned to him that the treaty allowed us to 

 go in for wood and water; he said he did not care a damn for the 

 treaty ; every vessel he caught within three miles of the land he would 

 make a prize of; he took out the crews and put my crew on board the 

 Diligence, and the Reindeer's crew on board the Friend, and told the 

 Friend and Diligence they might go; put a midshipman and three 

 men on board the Ruby, and directed them to follow him to St. An- 

 drew's, he being on board the Reindeer. We beat up round East 

 Quoddy, and got up opposite Indian island, when the Diligence and 

 Madison came upon us. The Diligence came upon the Ruby, having 

 her own crew and five of my crew and two men from Eastport, twelve 

 in all, on board, armed with muskets, and hailed us and told us to 

 give up the vessel. I told the midshipman I would go below ; he asked 

 me not to go; said he would give up the vessel; he gave up the vessel. 

 The Diligence took possession of her, and the midshipman and his 

 men went on board tne barge. The Ruby was broughl in. The crews 

 of the three vessels, which were connected in Two I -land harbor, were 

 newr collected on board of my vessel, she being the middle one. with 

 muskets and fish -pears; nor was there any such show of resistance 

 made, or any 3uch collection of men on board of either vessel. When 

 the vessels were retaken, there was not a gun fired till after they were 

 both retaken, and then only by way of rejoicing. They gave out that 

 they would have the Reindeer and Ruby if they had to burn Moose 

 island, r did not. therefore, think it prudenl to trust her at sea 

 :iL r ain. The loss to the owner and crew will be five hundred dollars. 



Elisela Small. 

 Sworn to before — ■ 



Etiii'.k Sheplet. 

 No\ bhbeb 6, L824. 



I, Benjamin Small, on oath, declare: That T was a hand on hoard 

 the schooner Ruby when she was taken by the Dotterel; that the 

 tatemenl of facts igned by Elisha Small has beer read to me, and 

 T know all the facte to be true which are related to have taken place 

 before I came away in the Diligence. We emu.' in the Diligence 

 direct to Eastport I went to Eli ha I >. Green, of Ea tport, and told 



him I wanied ten musket il having been agr I between the Ruby*% 



crew and the Diligence crew that we would retake the Ruby; he and 



