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[Inclosure.] 



''Affidavit of Captain McDonald, of the schooner Hereward. 



GLOUCESTER, August 6, 1886. 



I, Daniel McDonald, master of American schooner Hereward, of 

 Gloucester, do depose and say : That I went into Cape Canso, N. S., 

 with my vessel, on the afternoon of July 2, and went to the custom- 

 house and reported. One of my crew went on shore without authority 

 and failed to return at night; some of the crew thought he had de- 

 serted and engaged another man to take his place (all without any 

 authority from me), but he returned the next morning. 



The next morning the collector, Mr. Young, came on board and 

 demanded my papers (charging me with shipping a man). I gave 

 them to him, and he kept them until 10.30 o'clock that eve, when he 

 returned them to me. As I was all ready to sail that morning, it 

 detained the vessel two (2) days in that port, as the next day was 

 Sunday. 



DANIEL M'DONALD. 

 MASSACHUSETTS, Essex, ss: 



AUGUST 6, 1886. 



Personally appeared D. McDonald, and made oath to the above. 



Before me. 



[L. s.] AARON PARSONS, 



Notary Public. 



Mr. Hardinge to Mr. Bayard. 



WASHINGTON, August 10, 1886. 



(Received August 11.) 



SIR : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of 

 yesterday, drawing the attention of Her Majesty's Government to 

 the alleged unwarrantable and unfriendly treatment experienced by 

 the American fishing schooner Rattler, on the 3d instant, upon the 

 occasion of her being driven by stress of weather to find shelter in 

 the harbor of Shelburne, Nova Scotia. 



I have, &c., CHARLES HARDINGE. 



Mr. Presson to Mr. Bayard. 



CUSTOM-HOUSE, GLOUCESTER, MASS., 



Collector's Office, August 10, 1886. (Received August 11.) 

 SIR : In reply to your telegram of 5th instant I inclose affidavits of 

 Captain Cunningham, of schooner Rattler, and his passenger and 

 crew, in relation to their treatment at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, on 

 going in there for shelter on 3d instant. 



Very respectfully, &c., D. S. PRESSON, 



Collector. 



