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that Time some wrangling the Mate of the Brig took up of
five or six Cutlasses which lay on the Quarter Deck, and
swearing said I am now Commander of this Vessel or
Words to that Purport upon which some of the others took
up Cutlasses and the Captain of the Brig went and took the
Helm thrusting away the Man that was there, that imme-
diately after this the Brig's Mate, a Sailor called McLachlan
and one or two more of the Brig's Ciew laid hold of Captain
Mulkere, and tyed him to a Pump that was on the Larboard
Side of the Vessel about five Feet from the Cabbin Door,
and that the rest of the Brig's Crew soon afterwards tyed
all the rest of Captain Mulkere's People being only four in
Number, that the Schooner's Boat breaking loose from the
Brig about the Time that the Brig's People were tying those
that belonged to the Schooner, the Brigs Crew bore down
with the Schooner took the Boat and secured it alongside,
that a few Minutes afterwards, the Deponent (being tyed
to the Starboard Fore Shrouds) heard the Captain of the
Brig say to his Mate go down into the Cabbin and fetch me
my Papers, whereupon the Mate went into the Cabbin and
after five or six Minutes as the Deponent imagines returned
with some Papers in his Hand, and then said, come Captain,
let us go, on Board of our Vessel, which they all did imme-
diately, some of them taking away some Cutlasses, and a
Muskett, that about half an Hour after the Brig's Crew had
left the Schooner Captain Mulkere having got loose, released
his People, and then having repaired the Schooner's Hal-
liards which had been cut by the Brig's People he weighed
Anchor and stood after the Brig, with which however he
could not come up that Evening The Deponent further saith,
that he was tyed at such a Distance and in such a Situation,
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as that it was not possible for him to see what the Brig's
Mate did during the Time that he was in the Schooner's
Cabbin, nor did he hear of Captain Mulkere's having lost
any Money out of his Trunk 'till the next Day when he
heard the Captain say that the Brig's Mate had robbed him
and carried off as this Deponent thinks one hundred and
eighty odd Pounds, this Deponent also saith that he did a
few Days before this Affair happened, see the Captains'
small Trunk opened by one of Captain Mulkere's young
Men whom he frequently ordered to go and bring him Money
when he wanted any, and that he the Deponent saw a great
Number of Dollars, and some Gold loose in the said Trunk,
which Trunk was always kept in the Captain's Chest.
William Jones.
13.. March 1761.. Sworn before the Governor and Council
J Ross Cl.. Conc..
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