440 CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. 



Sworn to, at Pictou, Nova Scotia, this 20th day of August, 1839, 

 before me. 



James Primrose, 

 Consul of the United States of America. 



[Sub-inclosure 2.] 



Personally came and appeared before me, James Primrose, consul 

 of the United States of America, at Pictou, in the Province of Nova 

 Scotia, George W. Taylor, master of the schooner Amazon, of Glouces- 

 ter, in the State of Massachusetts, in the said United States, who 

 declared that, in addition to the facts sworn to by him, this day, in a 

 joint affidavit with the crew of the schooner Amazon, of Gloucester, 

 relative to the seizure of said vessel at the Gut of Canso, the following 

 circumstances occurred: That on the arrival of the said vessel at the 

 Gut of Canso, on the fourth day of July last, as stated in the said 

 affidavit, one Duncan McMillan, came on board the said vessel, and 

 showed appearer his commission from the government of the province 

 of Nova Scotia as seizing officer and collector of light duties ; that the 

 said McMillan demanded from appearer four pence per ton register of 

 said vessel, as light-duty, which appearer paid in silver money, and 

 asked said officer if he could be allowed to take on board wood and 

 water there; to which the said officer replied, that he could take on 

 board as much of both as he wanted, and pay for the wood in goods, 

 if he pleased. It being very foggy, appearer asked if he must leave 

 with his vessel as soon as he got the wood and water on board; to 

 which the said officer replied, that he might stay there as long as he 

 pleased. That the said vessel being detained there by foggy weather 

 for three days, the said officer came on board of her on the morning of 

 Sunday, (the 7th), and seized her, stating to appearer that he had 

 received information that appearer had landed goods; that the said 

 officer turned the crew of the said vessel on shore, and carried her to 

 Arichat, appearer remaining on board by permission of said officer; 

 that, on their arrival at Arichat, the vessel was hauled into a dock, and 

 the cargo landed, examined and put on board again, with the exception 

 of some articles, which, together with the sails of said vessel, were 

 stored; that the said officer, together with four men, remained on 

 board of said vessel at Arichat for four days, and lived on her provi- 

 sions, although appearer remonstrated against such conduct; but re- 

 ceived for answer from the said officer that the vessel now belonged to 

 him. That said appearer, after endeavoring, unsuccessfully, to get 

 his vessel, released at Arichat, proceeded to Halifax, where the United 

 States consul informed him that an order had been sent to McMillan 

 from the government, directing him to release the said vessel ; that, on 

 appearer returning to Arichat, he was furnished with the following 

 copy of a letter, said to be addressed to the said McMillan by the attor- 

 ney general of Nova Scotia: 



"Advocate General's Office, 



"Halifax, July %\, 1839. 



" Sir : I have read your account of the seizure of the American 

 schooner Amazon, and the affidavit enclosed; and, although the con- 

 duct of the master appears to have been indiscreet, I cannot see any 

 just grounds for her longer detention; and you will therefore not pro- 



