Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-11-07

titles HIM 70 the Office, we leave The pubiick
10 determine.
THE PROTEST.
Commercially Of Ma6aabg14h
HANCOCK, IS.
BIZ this Public Inhrsmsnt Of PrOtsa be il
known ua.o ali whom e ihall or may concern,
that on chs nth day Of October, il the year
OF 0uT Lord Que thoHiznd eight hundred and
eight, before me, Bdsos, Pi.jSSTy Efquire, No
tsry Pubic duly cholen and lworn, re6ding
"a The town Of Buckitown, in the county Of
Hancock Maine, Perlonally appeared John
Hammond Matter Of the brig Agenoria, of
Brieol, p IlInd, Bernard SIebury, maze, and
Frederick Anthony, iezmzn OH board laid
Brig, who being duty fworn, depoie and fay,
and each OF them for themselves ievers.ly de-
poieth aud faith that they and each of them
did fome time in the month of June lalt palt,
arrive in Penobicot River, in iaid brig Age
CORA, and IN their iever4i capacities as afoTe-
faid, intending 10 receive on board fad Brig
z Cargo which in his the laid Hammond's O.
yiuion, would be lultabie for the market for
which II was ce6gned. And the deponents
further fsEear that she faid Iohn Hsnmond
DID I&CGiNG cfiA hfl 81 0o@46 k1i4 d.
Bangor, on the fifteenth day OF June, the !zne
year as zforeiaid- Fifty thOuIand feet OF Mer-
cfAntAble pine boards, tevenry lesen Barrels
Of Picked Alewives, ten Barrels OF Fickled
fhaa, twelve elephants teeth, and OK quarter
Caiks OF Gun Powder, all which competed
abe fAid Brigs entire Cargo and the afore
ialc Opponents did further protect and lwear
that on the fifteenth day Of June afOreiaid, the
fsid Brig Agenoria, together with al! her
Tackle, apparel, Furniture, Cargo and flores
was feizsd by Jolah Hook, Eiquire, Collector
Of the CullUTns for the DiftrI9 and Port Of
Penoblcot, ard by his order carried TO Caliine
and dilmanfed, under 2retence Of Breach Of
the Revenue or Embargo Laws, notwithitand-
ing his 1.-THE laid Hammond,) having proceed
cd IN loading laid Brig agreeably TO his the
fsd collectors directions, and the afsreiaid
depoaents did further protet and fwear that
on the twentieth day of September then l2lt
paa, after the laid brig Agenoria was reiesf-
cd and reitored TO the laid Hammond, by or
der Of the diAria court, at which the had her
trial, fhe remained in the litua,ion before mem
toned, they ALTO found that The whole cargo
was taken out and removed from iaid org
together with all her tackle apparel, FurnI-
race Of every delcription, and that the follow
lag articles taEez n aud sOiIb fzid Brig have not
been returned By him She laid JOh4h Hook
ElquiIe, but thar be fliIl Gnjulty withhold.
them from :his principal depOneut the arti-
clss thus nor reIiorsd, are twenIY three thou
fand one hundred and eighry nine feet OF
Merchznlabe pine boards, two quarter Ialk.
st Gun Pow6er, two kegs of pant, one gal
Ion IF linleed oil, two barrels OF pork, one and
an half barrels of beef, FIVE barrels Of bread
one calk of rice, one box containing about
thirty tx pounds CT candles, one halt barre
st -four, fifteen wards Of canvas, two 9es
compaf3ss, the mOe Of her Carpenters tools
one foretop gallant yard, all her itud6infai
kig2ing. one large brals B.underbuis, onc
Mufkef and three Cadailes, all which articles
the depoEents aver 70 have been on board 81
and taken with f4id Brig, and they have new
er been able 10 find them on board iince her
feaor4tioa a. aforefaid, aud the faid deponenu
did further fsesr that they knew no inl
cauie for the detention, unIzding and ehnan.
Ting OF faid Brig, aud they zllege, declare
pFoiea and lsy, that any lois or damage OF
sacIJtnt which has already happened either
- or by fAid Brig aud her Cargo, Furniture
tackle, 9roYiGoDs, SC. or either of them fole
+ owing to her detention, removing and un
la4,de as aiorefaid, Contrary TO the wiihes o.
lisa tie inJ Hammond, and not from an,
nsslett Of auiy in him the lad Mailer, Tho
nate, or amy Of the Mariners on board, where
fore the laid John Hammond as Matter, tlt
Ind Eern2sa Sichpry as Mate, and the faid
fIafinsF Of board the fait Brig Agcur ria, AID
The faid Notary a their requelf have protes.
e aud by thsie prsGents do iciomnly PTo;eA
CAN'T the unlawful detention Of the laid
Eig, sgainlt The articles before enumerated
nc kept from her, againil the conduct Of tie
I'D Joiiah Hook, Elquire, agsinf all lofes
images and iDjuries which lie has csuied &c
: nd Brig, her owners, officers and creas, anJ
rail- sspenccs. Charges and damages by any
e'loh already iuftained. or to be hereat,ei