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At daylight we got under way and started for Shelburne, and Lieu- 

 tenant Bennett and four more armed men came on board. We ar- 

 rived at Shelburne about 4.30 o'clock a. m. I went on shore with 

 Lieutenant Bennett and his boat's crew, woke up Collector Atwood, 

 who, after inquiring of the lieutenant if there were any charges 

 against me, entered and cleared the vessel. 



On my return to the vessel the lieutenant requested me to exhibit 

 my clearance, which I did, and we were then allowed to depart. I 

 would state that when we first entered the harbor of Shelburne a 

 Canadian vessel entered just ahead of us, and she was unmolested, 

 sailing at her pleasure during the night, which showed plainly that 

 an American vessel was not accorded the same treatment in Canadian 

 ports as are Canadian vessels, although, as the collector at Halifax 

 informed me in June last, the same laws applied to Canadian vessels 

 as to American vessels. 



During the whole difficulty my language was respectful and I 

 quietly submitted to the detention, to the sarcastic language and over- 

 bearing conduct of Captain Quigley, but I deem my treatment and 

 detention severe and unjust and an outrage upon the international 

 courtesy that should exist between two friendly nations. 



A. F. CUNNINGHAM. 



I, Lawson C. Rich, of Canton, N. Y., a passenger on board schooner 

 Rattler with Captain Cunningham, do depose and say that the above 

 statement of Captain Cunningham is true in every particular. 



LAWSON CARTER RICH. 

 MASSACHUSETTS, Essex, ss: 



AUGUST 9, 1886. 



Personally appeared A. F. Cunningham and L. C. Rich and made 

 oath to the truth of the above statement. 

 Before me. 

 [L. s.] AARON PARSONS, 



Notary Public. 



We, William Bowie, Frederick Brooks, Charles Lowry, Charles 

 Hart, George Vibert, John Hart, John Lowry, Daniel McLean, Alex- 

 ander O'Neil, James Levange, and Martin Guthrie, of the crew of 

 schooner Rattler, do depose and say that the above statement of Cap- 

 tain Cunningham is true in every particular. 



WM. BOWIE. JOHN LOWREB. 



FRED. BROOKS. DAN McLEAN. 



CHARLES LOWRY. ALEX. O'NEIL. 



CHARLES HART. JAMES LEVANGE. 



GEORGE VIBERT. MARTIN GUTHRIE. 



JOHN G. HART. 



MASSACHUSETTS. Essex, ss: 



AUGUST 10 1886. 



Personally appeared the above-named persons, crew of schooner 

 Rattler, and made oath to the truth of the above. 

 Before me. 

 [L. s.] AARON PARSONS, 



Notary Public. 



