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sent the master and the crew on shore at Whitehead, except the mate; 

 the vessel was then seized, and has been brought to Halifax. It has 

 since been ascertained that the schooner was seized by Mr. Matthew 

 Forrester. 



LIST OF ARTICLES SHIPPED ON BOARD OF SAID SCHOONER AT BOSTON, AS 



NEARLY AS CAN BE ASCERTAINED. 



Beef about 1 barrel; port do; tea 28 pounds; tobacco 20 pounds; 

 bread | barrel; flour 1| do.; meal 3 bushels; rice 20 pounds; chocolate 

 1 box; gin about 30 gallons; oil skin suits 6, fishing gear 1 seine; 

 (this is called seine — I believe it is a large net,) salt about 36 hhds, 

 in barrels; coffee 25 lbs.; molasses 1£ barrel; butter 25 lbs.; potatoes, 

 turnips, and onions, small quantities; empty barrels 305; brooms 1 

 dozen; oil 3 gallons; candles 10 lbs.; and a box containing tinware, 

 essences &c, value $25., intended for Monsieur Chevalier Revier, Bon 

 Esperance, Labrador. 



What quantity of articles remain on board is not exactly known. 

 They neither caught, nor were preparing to take fish on the coast. 

 Were in no harbor from the time of leaving Boston until the said 

 vessel was seized, and had not bought or sold any articles on the 

 coast, save the trousers, tea, and tobacco before mentioned. 



A true copy. 



John Morrow. 



[Sub-lnclosure 2.] 



Case of the schooner Magnolia, of Vinai.havkn, State of Maine. George 



Pool, master. 



AFFIDAVIT OF CEOROE POOL, MASTER, WILLIAM S. COOMBE, DAVID JOICE, 



AND SAMUEL CLARKE, SEAMEN. 



Lefl Vmalhaven the 26th April last on a fishing voyage into the 

 Bay of Fund v. 



Fished ;it the distance of forty miles, and never at a less distance 

 than fifteen miles from the coast of Nova Scotia, until about the end 

 of April. 



In want of water. 



Blowing vi'i-y heavy. 



Followed an English vessel into Tusket [sland harbor. 



Remained there about twenty hours. 



Neither the ma ter dot any of the crew of the schooner took- or 

 caught any herring, cod, or other description <>f fish, within fifteen 

 miles of the coa t. 



Master admits thai he purchased i barrel of herring for bait, but 

 took no fish within fifteen miles of the coast of Nova Scotia. 



Remained, as before mentioned, at Tusket island, and returned to 

 the fishing ground not lese than fifteen miles from the coast, and 

 there remained until the 26th day of May. 



In want of wood ;ind Wilier. 



Blowing ;i gale of wind from the southeast. Returned t<> the 

 Tusket islands on Saturday, the 25th day of May, having on board 

 forty quintals of fish. 



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