Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-09-28

was not aDiG nlInleT, ne would get
more hands to adil in cutting his
bloody CUTS out.
., By Prg'Scutor. Did it not ap-
pear to you that the whole tins I
was in conversation with Saunders,
and the prifoner, that the latter was
very abuGve ?
A. He was.
Q. Did the deferters cut the boat
| adrift, and ihove her from the lhore,
making you jump out Up to your
middle in wa er f?
A. After landing, was left in the
boat, the painter was cut, the boat
floated of, and | jumped into the
water, and waded athore.
Q: Did you obferve the prifoner
alliit in rowing the boat, after it was
taken from you?
A. Yes | did -four men were row
ing, Saunders and myCelf were fitting
in the ftcarn fleets.
.. By PrJl0Her. DID Saunders 60
out Of the ftern iheets to look for
the kedge buoy ?
A, lie was OUT Of the tern fheets
but | am not certain if he had hold
of the hawfer or not.
The priloner having no further
auctions TO ak. the evidence with.
drew.
Tuna. Doggla', quarter 5gfsr Of TIE HlIifar,
eallsd in and C1Uoya.
0 Relate in the Court what you
know respecting the charges againf
the priloner
A. had the watch on deck, !
think about half pait FIVE o'clock on
the evening Of the 9TH Of March. |
was tanding on the farboard gang
way when the men tipped the kedge
hauter, and got their oars out. |
went Immediately to the gun room
and reported to Lieutenant Carter
that the boat was towing Oft from
the flip. He came up Immediately.
| having gone before and got the key
Of the arm-chelt out Of the pinnacle
drawer. and took out mu11ets, with
a cartouch box, (the fentry's musket
not going off, Lieutenant Carter, Mr..
Smith and myelf, fired as long as we
could keep fight of the boat.
O Do you know that the prifon-
er was one Of the men in the boat ?
A. do.
The prifoner having no quefions
to ak, the evidence withdrew.
Lieut.. James DIayRey5 eftbe HaEtax,
called III fOorn,
Q. Relate to the court what you
know respecting the charges againlt
tbe priforer.
A. On the 9TH of March, about
s in the evening, the prfoner and
four other men, were fent to weigh
the kedqc- anchor. Soon after it was
reported they had deferted. Iwen.
on deck and oblerved them pulling
from the fhip. They were fired at
ieveral times, but TO no effect. |
was fent up to Norfolk the next
morning, with letter on fcrvice
| faw two Of the deferters, but dfd
not fpeak to them, one of them with
the American flag, and the other
coming out Of a public houle; the
prifoner was not one of them. |
know the prifoner defrrted on the
| 9TH Of March from the lhip.
The prifoner having no queition
to ak, the evidence withdrew.
ffr. George Tmcombe, Nafer's mate
sftbe D1rlambus, called III and Evora.
Q. Relate to the Court what you
know refpeaing the charges againa
the priloncr :
A was on board the Leopard on
the 22d June as pahanger, and was
ordered on board the Che,aDeahe
with Lieutenants Falcon and CUTE,
to fearch for de(ertcrs. After the
hands were fent on deck, was or
dered belo~ to iearch, and found the
priioner in the coal hole he was "a
ken on the quarter deck, and known
by Dir. PrefoD. purifier IF the Loop
ard, as being discharged from her TO
/ the Halifax.
Q Did the prifontr deny belong
ing to the Halifax ?
a. lie faid he was an American,