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

Sinclair make to you the fecond time
you applied TO him ?
A. The fame as before. | offered
to point out the men if he would al
low me to 60 into the rendezvous,
to which he returned no anfwer. |
faw fome Of the deferters at the rem
devious The prifoner was not among
them.
| Q Was the prifoner abuGve to
you, perfonally, or was the abuie
general ?
"A. Chiefly perfonal.
O BY the prjloner. Did you not
fend a gentleman to call me out Of
the houft J
A. Yes.
0. Did l not Dome out at the
fame time and fand at Saunders
back, all the time you were talking to
him
A. You cane into the freet about
four minutes after Saunders.
The evidence now commenced for
the Profecutor.
Lieut.. 755mas Wren Carter, 1T, 8ftbe
Halifax, From
0. Relate what you know concer-
ing the charge againf the prifoner2
A. On the 9TH Of March lat, a.
bou; fix o'clock in the evening, be-
ing commanding officer, l fent the
Jolly boat, with MIR. Turner, mid
ihipman, and five men, to weigh the
kedge anchor, which had been laid
out ior fwinging the fhip. They
werea long time there. | hailed
them once, to know what they were
about they anfwered, getting the
tackle on board. A fhort time after,
the quarter matter, Douglas, told
me he thought they were pulling a
way. Believing they were,I order
ed fire Of musketry on them. That
not having any effect, | directed
iome great guns to be pointed and
fred one was, but the boat being
nearly out Of fight, owing to the
dufk, and tender belonging to the
DcilUna, hmm diate1y in her wake, I
was obliged TO delft firing and Jaw
no more Of her. AS loon as the f.
ring Cealed, a muRer Of the lhips
company was made, when | found
that the priloner, with the other men
named in the charge, had deferted.
Two or three days after, the petty
officer returned, and reported he had
been run away with by the crew.
The prifoner having no queltion
to ak, this witnefs Withdrew.
mr.. Robert Turner, midjhtman, Of
the Halifax, called in and J4vorn.
. Relate to the Court what you
know respecting the charges againlt
the prifoner'
a. On the evening or the 9TH
March | was deiired by the hrf Lieu
tenant to 60 in the Jolly boat, and
weigh the kedge anchor the prifon-
or was one in the boat, with Hall,
North, hubert and Henry Saunders !;
after we had lhoved OF from the fhip
and got hold Of the kedge hawfer
and the anchor to the bows, it came
on to rain very hard, and the wealth
er being thick, the men took the boat
from me when | hailed the flip
repeatedly, until fenced by Hill,
who threatened if | hailed the lhip
any more he would knock my brains
our, and hcave me overheard. Hill
faid If it had been Mr.. M'Cory in the
boat, inRead of me he would nave
tanned his hide, and thrown him
overheard The infant that the
boat landed at SewePs Point, they
AL jumped out and left me in her.
Saunders.I think would have return
ed, If he had net been :hreated to
have his brains knocked out: l do
not know IF the prifoncr in parti-
cu.ar, was amOngit them After
landing | Eaw nothing Ct the men
until Monday, two, days after, when
| faw the pri(oner at Norfolk, with
a number Of men who had catered
into the American f9rvice. On Tuef-
day met Lord Iowlend and inform
cd him Of the circumstances lhortlv
after faw the pritOner and Saunders,
Lord Townfend fpeaking to diem,
and telling them that if they would