400 CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. 



James Lloyd, marine, examined. 



Question. Were 3'ou in the yawl with Mr. Jones when he detained 

 the American schooners Reindeer and Ruby? 



Answer. Yes. 



Question. Relate the particulars respecting their detention. 



Answer. I remember a man, at Gull Cove, giving information of 

 some schooners (American) ; the particulars I do not know. We got 

 under way that evening in the yawl, and pulled all night ; after day- 

 light we got close to four schooners, and observed three of them 

 lashed alongside of each other, and the crews of these vessels on 

 board the large one in the centre. Mr. Jones ordered them to sepa- 

 rate several times, and at length he said he would fire into them ; they 

 were very abusive to us; after a considerable time they separated and 

 we boarded them. Mr. Jones then sent me below to see if there were 

 any fire-arms on board the Reindeer; I found a musket, with a double 

 charge and primed, and two powder horns full of powder, and about 

 twelve or fourteen pistol balls. Mr. Jones detained two of them, with 

 the consent of the masters of the other two vessels and the crew of the 

 two detained ; they were allowed to go on board and take what pro- 

 visions they pleased; the masters of the vessels came on board and 

 took green fish, pork, tea, and butter, molasses, flour, and bread. I 

 was sent, with Mr. Touzeau, on board one of them, and got under way 

 in company with the one Mr. Jones was on board of; and, in the 

 afternoon of the same day, while beating up to St. Andrew's, abreast 

 of Campo Bello, I observed three schooners and two boats; one of 

 the schooners went towards Mr. Jones and fired several muskets; 

 went below to get my dinner, when Mr. Touzeau called us up to our 

 arms, and asked me if my musket was loaded ; I told him it was and 

 primed; he told me he thought they were American armed vessels 

 coming to take us. I then asked Mr. Touzeau if I should fire; he 

 said not till he gave me the orders. They came nearly alongside of 

 us, and ordered us to heave to; they presented their muskets, with 

 fixed bayonets, at us, and said, damn your eyes, if you don't heave to 

 we will fire into you. They sung out to the man at the helm if he did 

 not put the helm down and lower the peak they would shoot him 

 dead on the spot. They then came alongside and boarded us, I think 

 about forty men in number, all with muskets and fixed bayonets 

 except one, for our deck was full of armed men. They told me to 

 deliver up my arms or they would run me through; damn your eyes 

 said one; and another said I will blow your brains out. I replied, I 

 am a King's man, and will not deliver up my arms; their leader 

 drew his sword and had a brace of pistols; desired the Americans not 

 to hurt any of us; at that time a man made a thrust at me with fixed 

 bayonet, which their leader parried off; the same man again made a 

 blow at me with the butt end of his musket, which their leader again 

 parried off; then their leader told me that I had better give up my 

 arms, and he would be answerable for them, which I did ; about this 

 time they fired volleys of musketry. We then went on board of our 

 boat and observed them continue to fire as they were returning to 

 Eastport. 



Question. What kind of weather was it when Mr. Jones detained 

 the Reindeer and Ruby? 



