PERIOD FROM 1818 TO 1836. 403 



William Vickery, marine, examined. 



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

 American schooners Reindeer and Ruby? 



Answer. Yes. 



Question. Relate all the particulars you know respecting their 

 detention ? 



Answer. I recollect going out in the small boat from Gull Cove 

 with Mr. Jones, and, after pulling for a short time, we launched the 

 boat over a bar between two islands, and boarded an English fishing 

 schooner. The crew informed us that two American schooners had 

 anchored the night before, not far from where we laid, and that they 

 fired their muskets and defied any man-of-war's boat to board them. 

 The crew of the English schooner told us that we had better be well 

 armed, as the Americans were prepared for us. We returned to Gull 

 Cove, and in the evening went out with all the crew in the yawl ; we 

 pulled till about 4 o'clock in the morning. At daylight observed some 

 schooners at anchor, which vessels, shortly afterwards, got under 

 way ; and as we went down towards them, I fired, by the direction of 

 Mr. Jones, to bring them to. As we closed the vessels, three of them 

 lashed alongside each other, and put their crews on board the middle 

 one. Mr. Jones desired them to cast off from each other, which they 

 refused to do for some time, until he threatened to fire into them, 

 when they separated, and we boarded the Reindeer; and Lloyd, a 

 marine, was sent down to search for arms; he found one musket, 

 loaded. Mr. Jones asked the master where the arms were that he 

 saw. He said he had none. Mr. Jones then detained the Reindeer 

 and Ruby; and by the wish of the crews of the vessels, with the ex- 

 ception of the masters, they were put on board the other two 

 Americans not detained, with the consent of the masters, taking 

 with them as much provisions as they chose. We then got under 

 way in the Reindeer, with the Ruby in company. In the after- 

 noon of the same day, when abreast of Campo Bello, I saw two 

 schooners, one of which came towards us, fired a gun, and hoisted 

 American colors, and ordered us to heave to, which we refused to do; 

 and after we tacked they fired across our deck. After this, Mr. Jones 

 delivered up the papers to the master of the Reindeer, who held them 

 up to the Amerieans. and desired them not to fire. We were then 

 ordered by Mr. Jones into the vawl, and I observed them fire several 

 muskets :if m time, and the balls falling into the water, as they were 

 going into Eastport. 



Question. What arms had the Americans? 



Answer. I observed some men with cross belts, bright muskets, and 



fixed bayonets; other- with muskets. BWOrds, and pistols. 



Question. What quantity of wood and water had the Reindeer on 

 board \ 



Answer. A cask full below, some on deck) and plenty of wood. 



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

 detained I 



Answer. Fine weather, with fine bree: 



Quest/"/!. How was the wind? 



. 1 /-. i0< /■. I do not recollect. 



Question. Did you Bearch the salt room on hoard the Reindeer for 

 arms? 



Ansvier. No, I did not. 



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