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The Union had stiilcd for France two days boforo, but, 1 cxamiiuMl tho 

 Fiiifilit-h {guardian and several oilier witnesses, and found ns follows, viz.; 

 That the brif^ in qiicsuon wns driven on shoro on the Ttli September, and 

 that three weeks (d:ii)sed, durinu; whieh time the captain c:)ul(l, ;ind in 

 fact, did, save cverythinuf of any value Ix'lonf^IniJ: to lu'r ; and thiit he then 

 Hail(>d for France, leavin^i; his <;uardien in char.j;n of her rem lins. Tiiat 

 John Casey and others, did, sometime afterwards, the bri;;- bein^ half 

 ujuUm' water, aj)i)r()])riate the ujainmnst and several otbcr iusif^ivficant 

 items, Kuch as cabin bulivlicads. One man accused if Imvinfj; taken a 

 grapnel, at once admitted of havinsj; done so, sayin;^ tliat the fi;uardien 

 told him he could have it if he could s^et it, whicli ho did after consider- 

 able trouble. Considering all the circumstances of the case, I fail to 

 sec that these men have committed any serious crime ; although I warn- 

 ed them for the future, uul to appropriate any wrecked property. 



• Also, found here Fr'n:;h brij; CoucorJ?; sent for Ciptain and told him 

 T was ready to listen to any complaint he had to niiike against any Bri- 

 tish subject, and, if necessary, to punish oflcnders. Tie, in presence of 

 Senior Lieutenant and other officers, begged that I. woidd take no steps 

 in the matter. His complaint appeared to nui to be of a trival nature, 

 On the whole, I believe, the lishermen of tlic two nations get on here 

 well together. 



ST. ANTHONY'S 



investigated complaint brought by C'apt. T/aml)y, I'ronch Prudhommo, 

 and forwarded by Capt. Aubry. C'apt. linmby having no evidence to 

 support the charge of theft ngtiinst Jean Petit, dismissed the case. 



Complained that tlie Fnglish had intorfend ^'^ith the Frencli by setting 

 salmon nets in St. Mien's Bay. There have always been disputes between 

 the French and Fnglish here, and the reason is, that vSt. Mien's Bay is a 

 first rate place for salmon nets, and it is likewise the place where tho 

 French find it convenient to draw their codseines. Under these circum- 

 btanccs it is almost impcssil le for the Frglish to proscxjute their cmploy- 





