PERIOD JFBOM 1818 TO 1836. 399 



Question. How was the wind ? 

 Answer. A moderate breeze from northwest. 

 Question. How was the weather? 



Answer. Fine, clear weather till we had possession of the schooners, 

 and then it came on foggy, and cleared on again in the afternoon. 



Thomas Richardson, seaman, examined. 



Question. Were you in the yawl with Mr. Jones when he detained 

 the American schooners Reindeer and Ruby? 



Answer. Yes. 



Question. Eelate what you know respecting their detention. 



Answer. I remember going in the small boat with Mr. Jones. After 

 pulling some time we launched the boat over a bar, about half a mile 

 broad, between two islands, and afterwards we boarded an English 

 fishing schooner. The crew informed us that the schooners at anchor 

 off Two Island harbor were American fishing vessels, and had, the 

 night before, fired two guns and defied any man-of-war's boat board- 

 ing them, and advised us not to attempt to board them in the small 

 boat we were then in. We then returned to Gull Cove, and that night, 

 with the whole of the crew in the yawl, pulled during the whole of 

 tnat night, and at daylight Ave were within three miles from four 

 schooners, at anchor, a little more than a mile from shore. We ob- 

 served them get under way. and three of them lashed alongside each 

 other. Mr. Jones then desired them to separate, which they did not 

 do for some time, when Mr. Jones threatened to fire on them. They 

 then separated, and dropped astern of each other and anchored. We 

 then boarded them, and took possession of the Reindeer and Ruby, 

 and the crews, as I understood, with their own consent, went on 

 board of two other vessels. We then got the Reindeer and Ruby 

 under way. and made sail for St. Andrew's. When in East Quoddy, 

 two schooners came towards us, fired a gun, and hoisted American 

 colors; observed one of the schooners take possession of the Ruby, 

 and the other came close to us and desired us to heave to. I was at the 

 helm when they fired at us, and the shot came close to me and Mr. 

 Jones. There was but one musket on board us, which Payne (a ma- 

 rine) wanted to fire, but Mr. Jones desired him not. I observed the 

 American schooner's deck full of armed men, with muskets, pistols, 

 and carbines. After they fired at us, Mr. Jones gave up the papers 

 to the master of the Reindeer, who held them up in his hand to 

 the Americans, and desired them not to fire, as lie had possession of 

 the vessel. We (hen went in (he yawl for si. Andrew's. Some of (he 

 Americans would insist on taking the yawl with them. I observed 

 them fire volleys "F muskets fill after they had anchored the Rt indt < r 

 and Ruby in Ea -t port. 



Question. \h>\\ was the weather when Mr. Jones detained the 

 Reindeer and Rubyt 



inswer. If was clear weather fill after fchej were detained, when 

 if became foggy. • 



Qiifsfion. Dm vmii know whal quantity of wood and water the 



/,'- mdei /■ had on board \ 

 Answer. The quantity I cannot recollect, but we used from both. 



