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bhore, from the northward ; stood for her, fired, brought to, and 

 boarded the American fishing schooner Hero. Mr. Protheroe then 

 asked the master what they had been doing in shore; a man named 

 Wilson said, we have been on shore cleaning fish. Mr. Protheroe 

 detained her. On our way to St. John's anchored under the Eastern 

 Wolves; as we were going in, observed two schooners about a mile 

 off us. Mr. Protheroe hailed the Pilgrim for her boat, which was 

 brought to us in the tender by a boy, who requested Mr. Protheroe 

 to be allowed to pull him on board the aforesaid schooners. Mr. 

 Protheroe, with a man and the boy, proceeded to board these vessels. 

 We then, with the Hero and Pilgrim in company, proceeded for St. 

 John's, anchoring 'each night till we arrived in Mason's Bay, where 

 the Pilgrim effected her escape during the night. Afterwards we 

 proceeded in the tender, Hero in company, to St. John's, where the 

 Hero was delivered up to the custom-house. 



Question. Did you, at any time, hear Mr. Protheroe make use of 

 abusive language to the Americans? 



Answer. No. 



Question. Did you, at any time, hear Mr. Protheroe threaten to 

 ill-use or maltreat the Americans on board the tender? 



Ansiver. No, I did not. 



Question. Did Mr. Protheroe compel the Americans to work in the 

 tender ? 



Answer. No, but they did sometimes assist voluntarily. 



Question. Did you, at any time, know Mr. Protheroe to put the 

 Americans on one meal a day, or know them to fare worse than the 

 tender's crew? 



. 1 nswer. No. Mr. Protheroe never interfered about the prisoners, 

 and we all messed alike, having the established allowance of the 

 British Navy, excepting spirits for part of the time, which had been 

 all used; and I know Mr. Protheroe to have frequently given them 

 rum from his own private stock. 



Samuel Goodaneio, marine, examined. 



Question. Were you in the Dotterel's tender with Mr. Protheroe 

 when lie detained the American schooners Hero and Pilgrim^. 



Answer. Yes. 



Question. Relate all the particulars respecting their detention. 



Answer. In standing over from Grand Passage to Grand Menan, 

 observed two schooners at anchor, one of which got under way and 



tOOd in lore; made the besl <d" our way and hoarded the Pilgrim 



about two miles from the land, to the be I of my judgment. I did 

 not go on hoard of her, hut she was detained by Mr. Protheroe, and 

 two hands put od board to take charge. We then made sail and 

 boarded the Ih ro. then about a mile and a half from the shore. Mr. 

 Protheroe inquired what they had been doing in shore with their 

 -ails down. A man by the name of WW on aid, they had been on 

 shore cleaning their fish. Mr. Protheroe detained her, and put two 

 hands on board to take charge. Proceeded, anchoring each night, 

 to the Eastern Wolves. In going in. oh erved two schooners about 

 two mile- from n : i""l- the Pilgrim's small boal and boarded them. 

 Mr. Protheroe, myself, and the American hoy. who [we] br oug ht on 

 board the boat, who was allowed to go by his own request. We then 



