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London, England, 1802-03-10 00:00:00

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FISHER,V. WARD.

(Caath4d.)
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Captain ,Reynolds examittefiby:Mr:Setjeant BA EXi
on the part of the Defevelant. ,
Q. What ship did you command, Captain ?.L-
-.A. The Theseus. , •
Q. We're you at Rip at the time' the Embarg-o
was laid on by the'Russian Government Yes,

Sir.
, Q. I believe, you were also .marched up ,the
country with the crew of the Fishborn, were you
not ?—A. Yes, .
r-
r.
Q: Ho* did they take you from on board your
ship ?—A. Witli,a guard of soldiers, Sir.
O. tiokv•long did the guard of Soldiers contirue,
with you ?—A. The guard of Soldiers- continued
with 03 till we got to Dorpat. The Captains were
at liberty to go on, at some distance, to get some
accommodation for the men on their arrival:
Q. Was each ship's crew under their own Cap-
tain ?—A, Not particularly, but with a view ,to
have an eye over their condul—one of the English
Sailors was punished b'y one of the Russian Officers,
fo'r misbehaviour on- the road.

Lord ALvAsLEy—they punished hiM withoin
his Captain's intervention ?—Yes, my. Lord.
Q„. Bu• yon said the, Captains were to have an
eye on their comiti4. Were they responsible for
their condo& to the Russian Government ?—A.
They.were so far responsible, that they were to
report their concluft once, a week.
Mr. S2rjeant BAILEY—When you got to Dorpat,
how were you placecl there?—A. We were quar-
tered on the different Gentlemen's estates in and
about the town.

O. Were there any soldiers there for-the purpose,
of watching ?—A. There were two regiments of
Soldiers in the/town ; what their purpose might foe,
I cannot say.
Lord ALvANLEy-IWere you quartered in mart,
racks or in different houses ?—A. In different
houses.

Mr. Serjermt BAJLEY—HOW far might you go,?
you were restritted ?—We were to be at quarters,
at .eight o'clock.
Q. Were you resttifted as to limits is well as To
time ?---About two miles were the limits.

Q.. What allowance had .you for each man, in
English money ?—A. Abput 31d. a day...
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Lord A L.ll-ANI. EY7--YOU,, Captains as well a,:
,the
rnei my Lord,;We had the same allow-
ance as the men.

Q. You had about 3d. per day in English mo.
ney ?—A. Yes, my Lord.
Serjeant BAT L.E the money issued to
the Captains or to the men ?—A. The money was
issued to the Captains. •
Q. What was the reason of that ?—A. I appre.
bend it was because they were distribuzed in differ-
ent parts of the town, and some so far as about
three miles from the'town.

Q. Now, from the time you were taken front. on
'board till the time you were permitted to teturn,
were you prisoners ?—A:: We considered ourselves
as prisoners. •
L9rd ALITANI.EY—They were prisoneis.
Mr. Serjeant 13AtLEY—Were yuu in all respe&s
prisoners of war ?
Lord ALVANL-EY-,—They abed towards you as if
you were ?—A. We were provided' for by them
up to the extent I have mentioned.
Q. Was that sufficient for the maintenance of
every man ?—A. It was very little for the mainte..
nance of .a man.

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Q. Ido not know that it was too little in that.
Country,: I want to know that froM yau?—A..
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subsisted some tine on it-, Vat it was very
little. they: had -something in .addition from the
English Merchants. . ,
Q. When did they begin to receive that ?—A. It
might probably, be at the 'end of two months.
Q. The 'allowance by the .Russian Goverument
wawa subsistence, however?---A. Yes, my -Lord ;
they did subsist on it. It was too little an al,.
loWance„.though more than their own'Soldiers. had;
Q. 'Now you cannot tell-how much they received
besides, over' and above their wages out and home.?
This man, .the last Witness, said he only received,
ios.6d.---A. He received more than that ; 'that .
los.' 6d. was what had not come forward it the
time we were liberated.
_Q. He, says. he received a day from the
Russian Government did the EilbYlish Prisoners
receive any thing more 'than 3-Tid. a-day, while -they
were detained in the Country :—A. 'Yes,' nirLard,
they received nearly 3d. a day more,. through the
British Merchants at liga.. •
Q. When
.did it comine:lce ?—.A. In -.'about tivo
months after we gpt into this COfintry.
Q. Then about two -months rafter you got into
the Country a Subscription was- set on foot by t!le.
English:Merchants, by which an allowance of 3d.
.or 31d. aciay,- was made to the Sailors, in addition
the . same ,sum that, was allowed 'by the Russian
Government'?---A. My men had it.
Q. And yitou suppose the c-.-ew of the FishbOrn
received tlbetattle ?—A. I'suppose so.
WhiclLAlowance was nearly aspuch.a,s.that
•of the RuSsian-.PoYernment; which the men received
fOr iilhilstence-nuiney ?I—A Praha* there- might
he some deficiencyla the RAissian sul.)sistence:.money,
that was not paid off for nearly ,6 weeks ; and.
believe Captain Ward's men were deficient about
weeks '; -and probalAYAlte'List -Witness 'blight
• reeeiAe 7the.l6s. -6d: wjticittrhe has mentioned.
Lord A*VANLEY.--7NO, 09 ; it was.after he same
bacic herc: •
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Zee us have back -John Watson.