PERIOD FROM 1836 TO 1854. 423 



this appearer, the master, did not exceed four to five dollars, or 

 thereabouts, with which to buy wood and water in case of need. 



James Morton 

 Benjamin Morton 



Lewis (his x mark) Hazel, 

 ' Robert Morton 

 James W. Gray 

 Samuel Burns 



Sworn to at Halifax, this 13th day of June. A. D. 1839. before me. 

 [l. s.] Frederick Le Blanc, 



Notary Public. 

 A true copy : 



John MORROW. 



[Inclosure No. 3.] 



Sir Rupert D. George to Consul Morrow. 



Provincial Secretary's Office. 



Halifax, June 25, 1839. 

 S j k : Your letter of the 15th instant, and the several papers which 

 accompanied it. relative to the seizure of certain American fishing 

 vessels, having been referred, by the direction of the Lieutenant Gov- 

 ernor, to her Majesty's attorney general, I have it in command from 

 his excellency to transmit to you the enclosed copy of that officer's 

 report, and to state that, under the circumstances therein mentioned, 

 his excellency does not consider it proper to interfere in any of the 

 cases \\ hich you have felt it your duty to bring under his excellency's 



Hot ice. 



I have the satisfaction to acquaint you, with reference to your 

 communication of the 18th instant, that, before it was received, the 

 attorney general had -cut instructions to Mr. Marshall, the seizing 

 officer at Guysborough. for the release of the schooner Charles. 



I have the honor to be, sir, your most obedient servant. 



Kt l-EKT D. George. 

 John Morrow, Esq. 



A true copy : 



John Morrow, 



[ [ncloaura la foregoing.] 



Report of the Advocatt General of Nova Scotia. 

 T have carefully examined the foregoing letter and statements 



made by Mr. Morrow . the American consul, to hifi excellency, and sub- 

 mitted to me by hi- excellency's order, and mosl respectfully report 

 thereon: That it doe no! appear to me thai his excellency can be 

 called upon, in the cb e referred to. to interfere and taj proceedings 

 in the court of rice admiralty, which alone ha jurisdiction over the 

 subject matter. Several of the cases alluded to were commenced 

 during my absence from home; and the evidence in the e cases has 

 not yej been submitted to me. 

 In the cases of the ve els al Yarmouth, commissions have I n 



issued to examine will which are nol \ et returned. 



