Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12

tie dcponent vas thereby competed without
his content, co leage bis own yellel and 90 on
board the gun-boakA where he was Kept ano
detained three DAY That not being able
TO beat up 10 Fire Inlet, they were oehgeo %
60 into Gilgo Gut, with the navigation 81
which the deponen, was totally unacquAnteo
and on has mentioning that circumitance 70
the commander, was tod by him that 4
he, the deponent run the gun boat agrouEa
he ihoud he ihot" That having paiied the
gut in iafety, and the gun-bo-. anchored 10
the Bay, the deponent was on the following
day, 10y the orders of the iald commander Pr
81 ,OaI with 6aEdtEfJ on BIZ zUri9f and Jh1fkie' ."
BIZ legs, and kept 70 in Irons for one zp6'I< day
and night, during which time he had very M
tie refreshments and was treated with much
abuie BY the faid commaneer.--And the
dePonent did further Protef and iweaf that
ne knows of no realon for fuch treatment from
the faid commander, except his wihss 10
derain the deponent on board until Inch time
as he fhould fee ht to 90 TO fea, and require the
deponent's aid in navigating the Gun Boat out
OF the Gut That on funday the twenty-hrt
day of the forefaid month of Auguf about
noon, fome perfons were coming on board
the faid Cum Boat while lying at anchor in the
Bay, and before they reached her, the faid
commander ordered the irons 70 be taken OF
the dePonent That il the afternoon of the
fame day the faid Commander, wifhed TO &c
on board of brig that lay at no great diff
lance on the beach, the Deponent requelted
and obtained leave 20 go with him TT
after WHITING her, he was ordered by the
lar - krar RI he (stHu
which the Deponent refufed TO do where
upon the Commander pr4ented iharp poin-
ted cane at the Deponent's brealt, and thruft
the fame at him feverai times, in order to COM
pei him TO 20. He then ordered two Of his
men to feize the deponent and tie him and
take him on board the gun boat. That they
did feize and throw HIM down whereupon a
perfon belonging TO the faid brig interfered,
and took up large maui with which he
threatened to arike them uniels they would
releafe the deponent that they then let up
the deponent afie which the commander
abuted him with very infolent and profane
language, threatening that he would cut biz
info @iSee meat, and dsl'oy biz IeboOnsy. He then
ordered one Of his men TO ltand by the d@?o-
neni with loaded mufket, and to fhoot him
~ N@lL AT OhGAN4 ~ AtiAg WhAG AN
the Commander, could 60 on board the gun
boat and get reinforcement of men, m order
TO compel the Deponent to go on board -
That fhortly thereafter he went with his men
on board the Gun-Boat, taking the faid Cen
tinel with him, and while was gone the De.
ponent procured two men Of his acquaintance
from the faid brig TO carry him in a boat on
board his own vedel, then lying at Fire liland
about twelve miles to the Ealtward, and 20
eluded the laid Commander.
Whereupon the lsid Notary, at the refuel
of the faid David Petty, did protect, and BY
these preients do publicly and folemnly pro
teit againft the unjuf and unlawful detention
of the faid David Petty, aad the oppreihvs
and tyrannical condua of the faid James Rem
ihaw, and all damages: lofes and injuries
which thereupon enlued' In teffimony where
of as well the fzid Deponent sLs fpid 40
tary have tuufcribed our REFLECTIVE names Il
theie Prefents, and have he-eunto let my Tea
Of Office the day and year FL n above written.
lSigned) GEORGE, w. STRONG,
DAVID PETTY, Notary Public.