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nogle Frkincli. The register was tl..ted the
or October, 1811.
Mr. /I Clerk in the Cootoot•bouse,
stated, that tip- efE,lkvit r.-lative to 'lie register of
the ship Pitt was burned when the Custom-house
wigs communed.

Mr. J. M. Broom, clerk in the Registrar's Office
in the Court of Admiralty, produced.an affidavit.
dated 10th Julie, 1816, in %Inch 11r. A. B. Viench
flouted altogether the allegation dirt the Pitt mid
been eulourahly sold, for the purpose of rumbling
her real owners to capture, with impunity, the veil.,
relit of States sat peace and amity aids ilieAt .11
trio. The affidavit also art forth that the
dents had no It
imai.er_ge whatever or the capture
of the ship ((sawn, by the Sam Jams Baptista
(formerly the ship Mir), ntil had i.o moduli what-
ever over the captors. And also thatilie whole of
the correspondence relative to the Pitt, .was real

and &muff de, and not written fora colourable or
frandolent purpose.
Tiw witness nest produced an affidavit wade by
Joint French Barrie, and dated the lUtli of June,
1816, in which he denied that the sums of money
paid by him, while in Spam, acre issued for any
other hot boon fide porpose• ; not baring any re.
lation to the procuring of certain Spaniards to
-
ru,lung a colosirab+e sale of the ship
Phi, in urd'r t t ennoble the °worts to capture swa-
mis aaili o n ler British licenses.
Theurntrdavit of Matthew Veelsh, dated June 10,
1816, ass next pot iu. It wet forth, that he WNW
put on board lie ship Sus Juan Bupthiu (loronerly
the mu), by her owner, Dori 3114111 Baptista Lire-
gayta, he bring at Coronets at the time the ship
WWI purchased by the said Don Joan. The tsetse'
be believed to be really Spanish property-uand he
wholly denied having ever acted Ha Captain of
the vessel, which WM4 commanded by a person of
the name of De La Los is. The affidavit also en-
tered into a long detail of what passed when the
vessel, SAX Juan Buptiatu, was boarded by the
Dwarf cutter. iii which the Deponent twined that
he had told the C ..... mander of the Dwarf, Lieut.
Gordon, that the San Jl4llll was waiting to capture
the ship Corlolio.
Mr. Brown then produced u series of draft,
drawn by John French Burke, tro the house of
French and Co. in the year 1813, and dated from
Falmoisth,Quoto, Vigo, and Corwin*, oil account
of the ship SUM Juan Baptista.
Hobert Moore, Esq. the Spanish Consul, proved
lliat the translatiois of the agreement between John
French Bunke, Don Juan Baptista Laregayta, and
Juan De La Loris, dated April, 1813, wow cor.
reedy translated. In this agreement, Ds- La Loses
was denominated PiGhn, which Mrt Moore said,
was equivalent to first nude Englah.
In answer to is question froth Mr. Scam.Ert, the
witness stated. that the Captnio of s maiwor-war
was. in Spanish, 'called Capita/I; the Commander of
a merchant vessel, Maestro or Petrone ; the First
Mate sass denominated Pilots—the Pilot was called
Pilots-practico.

Examined by Mr. Gunnar.
Witaysa was 4tmus.4 rice-Consul at Guernsey, in
.10ne, H. recollected the arrival thereof the
Nast Jriom Baptioa. She sailed under the Royal
fl:4:f Spain, had a crew of about forty met, and
C 10 or 12 guns. He went on board, and 55W
I.oll*. 4.1141 appeared as Captain. Lazes spewed him
the spip'e papers, iLtid totinngst the rest the leiter-of-
marque. whit 1. was pm in .cud read. It authorised
capture vessels heluoging to the enemies
of ihr crown of Status and also to trade in the
Spanish ports. It was dated Cadiz, the 22.1 of
itby„lBls2—ttod given tat Curunisa 00 the Said of
September, 18152. De La (Azar told witness
that btu object was to cruise in the Channel, and af-
tee w trds to proceed to Dover. He said ha calor into
Guernsey to careen—sand witness observed that the
bottom of the vessel was very foul. Witness saw
Burke cud Welsh oat board. Burke told him that
he was a passenger. The vessel went into the harbour
and was there cleaned. She remained about a fort.
:tight. He recollected, a few date before the San
Juan sailed, a vessil called the Palmyra left the
roods. The Jan Juan followed her—but, after the
Palmyra had sailed about three milts she returned.
The Nutt Juau also returned. That circunistance
greatly alarmed the island—anal, the next day,
Burke, Welsh. and De Lox as. were summoned be-
fore the Governor. Burke said, that, 5' according
to the maritime laws, which lie well understood,
he was authorised to capture any of these licensed
vessels. and that lie would prosecute- tiny British
officer, even of the highest tank, who attempted
to prevent hint." Witness remarked to Lous
. .

dust he had placed himself ill a very perilous situ
Lion. Low, in aurwr►, handed %Vlilltlll 'titer

Spanish, which he translated.
Joseph Collings, Esq. stated, he was of the house
of Collings mod Co. of Guernsey; recollected the
armed brig San Juan nailing at Guernsey on the
Bth or 9111 of June, 18Ii. Nlr. Burke crone to his
house, ;and stated that he was a passenger iu the
brig, which was bound up Channel, to Dover. Ile
asked, would wouess's firm motes to have
her bottom clessated, null for the supply of other
neceisaries ? Witoesar, not Mr. Burke,
hesitated—hut at lesagth Burke offered a bill fur
4004 on the house of Bogle, Fret.ch, and Co.
which the witness accepted .as 4t-curity, loci advanc-
ed the orcessuty sum. The whole amount of ad-
vances. commission Included, wus 311/. the whole
of which was paid by drabs on Ficatch and Co.
The San Juan, in order to be claimed, was placed
nu what were called /cgs. ()etc the-e was left
floating in the harbour, and morticed a Sllllll ves-
sel mimed the Prosperity. tier °wale's demanded
reparation, mad the damage w.ts left to airbitalators,
who awarded 54/. damage, which wa% paid by the
witness, by order of Nlr. But ke. lie recollected
the Palmyra sailing from the 14itinner, and being
billowed by the San Jn,,n. The 'account of ex.
penile% picot-red by the :tan Jinn nail regularly
Ire:omitted in Co.
Robert Mowlioy was a ,alot at Guernsey, in June,
1813—arid. in that c I.acit%, went on board the .1011
Jaws. De piloted toe vessel into the roads by the
orders of Mr. Burke, v. 11.1 acted as Captain. 1% it.
nes' took her into int, I a.b.nrr, aline .lie 1A:111
rl su-
ed. He was ond hi M.. 4.41i1 uses., in consequence
altar ord.•r In Gupta 1:0 Ile.
Joint Han-out, miutitee ~:t 40, at le.-(1 that hr took
charge at. the Aura Juan ur .1 1..1, 181 J, on the day
the Palmyra It ft the wads. fir dot so by order of
Capt. Burke, alio .ItNtfrii Into to get the vessel un-
der way. The mull roads were very full, and be