PERIOD FROM 1818 TO 1836. 371 



[Inclosure No. 17.] 



I, William Rumery, of Lubec, testify and say: That I was a hand 

 on board the schooner Madison, of Lubec, fitted out for the fisheries ; 

 that we sailed about the 25th of August last, and went on to Grand 

 Menan Bank, about twenty-one miles or more from land, and 

 fished till the 29th of the same month ; saw a brig bearing down upon 

 us; soon hailed us; asked the name of the vessel; skipper not being 

 then on board, I answered, the Madison; sent a boat aboard and 

 ordered all the crew aboard the boat, and carried us on board the brig 

 Dotterel; ordered the Madison under way for Halifax; ordered us 

 under the forecastle deck, among the goats and fowls, where we 

 remained four days; gave bread and water to us once a day; arrived 

 fourth day at Halifax, and set us all ashore but Robert Rumery ; told 

 us we must get a passage home as we could ; we got a passage and 

 came home, leaving the Madison at Halifax, where I suppose she is 

 now. The fish and salt they sold out of her, in harbors on the way, 

 before they arrived in Halifax. The injury and loss is about nine 

 hundred dollars. I saw Winslow in irons at Halifax. 



William Rumery. 



Sworn to before — 



Ether Sheplet. 



November 6, 1824. 



[Inclosure No. 18.] 



I, Robert Rumery, on oath, declare: That I have heard the state- 

 ment signed by William Rumery read, and know that it is wholly 

 true. I further state, that after the remainder of the Madison's 

 crew left us, I continued on board the Dotterel sixteen days; my 

 brother William left me a little provision; after that was gone, I had 

 nothing for two days; then had two-thirdsfof a seaman's ration, 

 except grog; then got under way and came to L'Etau harbor, Deer 

 island; asked lieutenant what he was going to do with me; said I 

 should be carried to St. John's and put in prison until my trial, and, 

 no doubt. I should be hung; then got under way and went to St. 

 John's; laid there four days, then was told I might go on shore; 

 went ashore and thence home. 



I was a hand on board the Madison when she was going out and 

 met the Diligence and Friend bringing in (he crews ot the Reindeer 

 and Ruby that had been captured. After learning the facts, we put 

 about and ran into Lubec and anchored. Benjamin Small wanted 



us to go with them and help take the Reindeer and Ruby, as the 



Friendh&ti got aground, and Captain Ansel Coggins, of the M adison, 

 agreed to go, and all the crew bul one, and took on hoard seven or 

 -ht others; there were n<>t more than twelve or, al mo t, fifteen 

 on board ; had a Dumber of muskets, hut no bayonets: then went down 

 upon the, Reindeer; our kipper hailed them, and told them to heave 

 to ; J one told his men to prepare for action; we hailed a second time, 

 and Jones ordered the fore beet cast oil', ami told Robert Small 



that he might take charge of his ee el and carry her t . . Kaslport. 

 Jones and hi | men Went aboard the barge, having first come on board 



of ii and drank ome grog by invitation, mid we went to Eastport. 



No gun-, were fired until :i for the /<"' indi < T was retaken and .Jones had 

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