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come into an anchorage not far from us, and fired their muskets, and 

 said they would not allow any man-of-war's boat to board them. 

 They got their wood and water there, and got under way and ran to 

 Two Island harbor; laid there one day and a night, I was left on 

 shore in the tent, and remember Mr. Jones going out in a small boat 

 with four hands, and returned the same afternoon. We got under 

 way that evening in the yawl, and stood for Two Island harbor. The 

 next morning we fell in with four American schooners and one Eng- 

 lish. When I first saw them they were at anchor, about half a mile 

 from the land, in Two Island harbor. After they saw us they got 

 under way. On our chasing them, we fired to bring them to; but in- 

 stead of complying, three of them ran alongside each other and 

 lashed together. When we came close to them, Mr. Jones desired them 

 to separate and bring up. They refused to do so, and would not al- 

 low us to board, until Mr. Jones repeatedly threatened to fire into 

 them; they dropped clear of each other; we then boarded the Rein- 

 deer, and Mr. Jones asked what they were doing there? They said 

 they came in to land their gurry and offal of the fish, and get wood 

 and water. Mr. Jones told them they had time enough to get their 

 wood and water at White island. Mr. Jones detained the Reindeer, 

 and then boarded the Ruby, which vessel he detained also; and I was 

 sent below in the Ruby to search for arms ; found none ; but found a 

 frying-pan full of hot lead and a spoon in it, and some musket balls 

 quite warm. I asked the master of the Ruby where his arms were? 

 He said he had none, except one fowling-piece. I then asked him 

 where it was. His reply was, he could not say, unless his boy had 

 lost it or stowed it away in the salt room. When I asked their rea- 

 son for lashing together and running the musket balls, they said they 

 intended to keep us off; with their five-and-thirty men and eight 

 muskets they would easily have done so. I then asked them where 

 their eight muskets were? They answered, they had eight muskets. 

 The masters of the two schooners which were not detained came on 

 board the Ruby and took their crew, with their clothes, and as much 

 provisions as they wished for a passage to their home, by their own 

 wish, and sanction of Mr. Jones. Afterwards we got under way in 

 the Reindeer and Ruby for St. Andrew's; and the same afternoon, 

 between Indian island and Campo Bello, two schooners came towards 

 us full of armed men. The one abreast of the Ruby gave three cheers 

 and hoisted American colors, bore down and ordered us to heave to, 

 which we refused doing until they threatened to fire into us. They 

 came alongside, and boarded with muskets and fixed bayonets, cut- 

 lasses and pistols. I do not know the number of men, but our decks 

 were full. They took our arms from us and discharged their own. 

 We then were ordered into our boat, and I observed them firing vol- 

 leys of musketry going in, and after they had anchored at Eastport. 



Question. Did you search the salt room of the Ruby for arms? 



Answer. No; I had not time. 



Question. How was the weather when the Reindeer and Ruby were 

 detained? 



Answer. Fine, clear weather, with a little breeze, but came on foggy 

 afterwards for two hours. 



Question. How was the wind? 



Answer. I cannot recollect. 



