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

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Sail she could up the Bay, veering the said Boat astern, and
this Deponent likewise says that one of the Sailors belong-
ing to the said Brig during their Passage up the Bay came
to him this Deponent and told him, that if they (meaning
the Schooners' People) would keep their Council) the Cap-
lain of the said Brig would make each of them a Present of
some Money: That about two of the Clock the next Morning
their Boat was given to them with a little Water, Bread,
and a Piece of Pork in Order to return to their own Vessel,
and at the same [time] told, that if they did not make Haste
and go, they would toss them into the Boat Head foremost.
The Mark of
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John Reynolds
13^th of March 1761. Sworn before the
Governor and Council
J Ross Cl.. Conc..

Thomas Anderson Mariner aged twenty one Years or
thereabouts, belonging to the Schooner Industry of which
Valentine Mulkere is Master being sworn on the holy Evan-
gels of Almighty God deposeth and saith that on the 18^th
of February as the said Schooner was going down the Bay
of Chesopeak in Company with a Brig belonging to New
York, Captain Mulkere hailed a Brig near New Point
Comfort, asking the Master of her whence he came, to which
the Master answered from Jamaica or the West Indies,
but which of [the] Places this Deponent does not now re-
member, then Captain Mulkere ordered him to bring to, and
telling him he wanted to see his the Master of the Brig's
Papers, whereupon Captain Mulkere hoisted out his Boat
and went on Board the said Brig after which the Captain
and his four Men who carried the Captain on Board the
Brig returned in the Boat to the Schooner for the said
Captain's Commission, and after the Commission had been
carried to the Captain he the said Captain Mulkere returned
on Board the Schooner and sent his Boat on Board the Brig
for the Captain and his Papers, which the Captain of the
Brig as this Deponent believes accordingly brought, and

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Captain Mulkere immediately went into the Cabin and over-
looked them and soon afterwards Captain Mulkere sent his
own Boat with two Hands in her on Board the Brig to bring
two Outlandish Men on Board him This Deponent says that
being pretty near the Brig he heard the Crew on .Board ot
her say they were all Englishmen and accordingly jumped
into the Boat and came on Board the Schooner, Captain
Mulkere then ordered his Mate with four of his own Hands