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boat over a bar: shortly after boarded an English fishing schooner 

 belonging to Grand Menan; the crew gave us information that some 

 American schooners anchored there on Saturday night, fired their 

 guns, and said that they did not care for any man-of-war's boat what- 

 ever, as they were as well armed as the men-of-war's boats. I saw 

 the schooners at Two Island harbor, at anchor, when on board the 

 Industry; and her crew said we had better not go to them in the 

 small boat ; that it was their determination to kill us. We then re- 

 turned to Gull Cove, and in the evening of the same day got under 

 way in the yawl, with all the crew, and proceeded to Two Island 

 harbor. About daylight next morning observed them get under way; 

 we closed them, and fired to bring them to. I then saw them closing 

 together, and three of them lashed alongside each other; we ordered 

 them to separate, which they seemed not willing to do. Mr. Jones 

 threatened to fire into thorn ; we had our muskets, two in number, 

 pointed to the vessel : after being threatened several times, two of 

 them, the Reindeer and Ruby, Mr. Jones asked them what brought 

 them there; their answer was, they came for wood and water; Mr. 

 Jones then said, when you had got it, what was their reason for not 

 going away; their reply was, the breeze was so light they could not 

 get out ; the crews of their vessels, with the exception of the masters, 

 by their own request, went on board the two other schooners not 

 detained, and were allowed to take what quantity of provisions they 

 thought proper. I then went below, with Thomas Richardson, to 

 search for arms, by the direction of Mr. Jones; found a musket, 

 loaded, in the cabin. Mr. Jones asked the master what became of 

 their arms; he said they were below; Ave then went again below for 

 the same purpose. Mr. Jones again asked the master of the Reindeer 

 what became of the arms; his answer was. that they must have been 

 hove overboard; he said we had got them yesterday killing ducks. 

 Shortly after we got the Reindeer and Rutty under way, and pro- 

 ceeded for ^t. Andrew's: in the afternoon of the same day, when 

 abreast of Campo Bello, saw a schooner coining down and ran close 

 alongside the Ruby, hoisted American colors; observed another stand- 

 ing towards ns in the Reindeer,' they gave three cheers, hoisted 

 American colors, and hailed us to drop the peak of the mainsail: the 

 master of the Reindeer said to us, you had better not fire on them, as 

 they will kill every man of you, and he ran below; they came near ns. 

 and Mr. done- aaid, come alongside <>f us, which they were willing 

 to do. I had my musket ready to fire, and asked Mr. Jones if I 

 Bhould do bo, to which he objected, and said, let them come alongside 

 first : they then fired, and a bal] passed close to us. Mr. Jones gave 

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

 thoc on board the American schooner, desired them not to fire, and 

 said that we would quit the vessel as oon a possible. We then got 

 into the yawl, and observed them firing different times going into 

 Eastport. 



Question. When the schooner with American colors (lying came 

 elo-e. did you observe they were armed! 



Answer. Yes, they were, and the deck full of men. an I with 



muskets and fixed bayonets, carbines, blunderbusses, pistols, and 



-word j. 



