442 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761.

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

River, and hath heard and believes that she is now in West
River in Maryland.
12.. March 1761. Vallentine Mulkere
Sworn before the Governor and Council
J Ross Cl Conc.

Thomas Dale Mariner Mate of the Schooner Industry of
which Vallentine Mulkere is Master having been sworn on
the holy Evangels of Almighty God deposeth and saith that
in the Morning of the 18^th Day of February 1761: as the
aforesaid Schooner was sailing down the Bay of Chesapeak
in Company with the Brig-Sally Captain Smith who was
bound to New York he the Deponent being on Board the
said Schooner discovered and met the Brig Marlbro' a little
to the Northward of New-point-Comfort that when the said
Schooner, and Brig Marlbro' were within about a hundred
Yards of each other the said Valentine Mulkere hailed the
Brig asking the Master of the Brig whence he came, and was
answered from Jamaica, that then Captain Mulkere ordered
the other to bring too, in Order that he Mulkere might over-
hawl his the Marlbro's Masters Papers, that the said Marl-
bro's Master having accordingly brought to Valentine Mul-
kere went on Board the Marlbro' and after about half an
Hour returned to his own Schooner, and then sent his Boat
to bring the Master of the Marlbro together with his Papers
on Board the said Schooner, that the said Master accordingly
was brought and when he came on Board delivered up his
Papers to Captain Mulkere, that Captain Mulkere having
perused the Papers put them into the Hands of the Deponent
and he the Deponent examined them but found no English
Papers among them (except a Register for a Schobner
which was dated at Boston, the rest of the Papers which as

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he thinks were six or seven in Number being in some foreign
Language, but in what Language he the Deponent doth not
know that as soon as he the Deponent had examined the
Papers Captain Mulkere sent two of his own Crew on Board
the Brig with Orders to bring to him two Foreigners which
he Mulkere had observed on Board the said Brig, that as
soon as the Boat got alongside the Brig, the Mate of said
Brig and the rest of her Crew jumped into the Boat and
came on Board the Schooner whereupon Captain Mulkere
desired the Mate of the Marlbro' to return with a few of his
Men and assist him the Deponent in taking Care of the
Brig, but that the Marlbro's Mate refused to do so, declaring
that he would not touch a Rope on Board her, that then
Captain Mulkere ordered the Deponent to go with four of
his Mulkere's Men and his Commission or Letter of Mart in