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of the 7th July, where we lay until ten o'clock next morning when 

 Dodge ordered us all to leave the Argus, in fifteen minutes, and that 

 all of our wearing apparel that we did not get out in fifteen minutes 

 Dodge declared would be held with the prize. We all left within the 

 fifteen minutes, but some of the crew forgot some of their effects and 

 requested leave to go on board for them; this request was denied, nor 

 would this Dodge deliver them up. We told this Dodge that we had 

 not a cent of money, and requested leave to take some of our bread, 

 beef and pork on shore to live on for a day or two until we could 

 find some chance to get home. He replied we should not have a 

 single biscuit; we urged our destitute situation, but all the reply we 

 got was that our situation was nothing to him. When Dodge took 

 us our skipper told him we were more than fifteen miles from land ; 

 this Dodge admitted, for from where we lay Cape North bore north 

 by compass, and Cow-head bore SSW. by compass, and on inspection 

 the chart will show we were more than sixteen miles from any shore, 

 and in fact we were all of three miles outside of a line drawn from 

 Cow-bay head to Cape North; but Dodge said we were within three 

 miles of such a line, and on their construction of the treaty that we 

 were a lawful prize; he said he seized us to settle the question. 

 Dodge read the annexed document as his authority and gave it to my 

 father, the skipper, who gave it to me to bring home to the owners. 



I got on board the fishing schooner Emma, of Portland, and came 

 home with two of my brothers, and left my father and two of the 

 crew at Sidney who were to go to Halifax. 



Edward Doughty. 



Cumberland, Maine, August 26. 18^. 

 Thon the above-mentioned Edward Doughty personally appeared 

 and made solemn oath to the foregoing deposition by him subscribed 

 before me. 



John Anderson, 



Justice of the Peace. 



[Inclosure No. 3.] 



I, Joshua Doughty, of Portland, in the county of Cumberland and 

 Slate of Maine, aged ton item years, on oath declare that I was a 

 boy OD board the fishing schooner Argus, shipped in April last, and 

 was iii her until she was captured by the British cutter Sylph on the 

 ninth of July Last I further say that I was present at the noting 

 of the deposition of my brother, Edward Doughty, and that all he 

 has related of our capture and treatment is true. 



Ills 



Joshua X Doughty. 



mark. 



Witness: 



John Anderson. 

 cumbi blamd, 88: 



Atrousr 20, 1844. 



Then the above named Jo hua Doughty personally appeared and 

 made oath to the foregoing deposition l)y him subscribed before me. 



John Andkkson, 



Justice of tlve Peace. 



