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to go on Board the said Brig and take Care of her, this
Deponent saith that some Words happening between Captain
Mulkere and the Crew of the said Brig he the said Captain
Mulkere threatened to put one of them in Irons whose name
was M^cClaughlin, and who was very sawcy to him, some
of the Crew asked Captain Mulkere what he intended to do
with them or where he would carry them that Captain
Mulkere answered to some English Port to which they re-
plied they would not be carried to Sea out of the Capes nor
would any of them suffer themselves to be put in Irons,
the Master, Mate, and Crew of the said Brig then rose on
the Schooner's Crew and took the Command of her and the
Mate of the said Brig (whose Name this Deponent believes
was Belt) took up one of the Cutlasses in his Hand and
swore he was Master of the said Schooner, this Deponent
likewise saith that the Brig's People who were on Board the
Schooner made Sail after the Brig, the Captain whereof was
at the Helm of said Schooner the Mate and Crew of the
said Brig then threatening to tye Captain Mulkere he resist-
ing them said to them if your Captain gives you Orders to
have it done he would submit, but whether such Orders
were given this Deponent does not know, three or four of
the Crew accordingly threw him the said Captain Mulkere
upon his Belly and tyed his Hands behind his Back and
fastened him standing to one of the Pumps, and this Depo-
nent saith that the Mate and Crew of the said Brig then
came forward and tyed him and the rest of the Schooners'
Crew. Immediately after the Mate of the said Brig hawled
down one of the Schooner's Pendants, and made a Whifft
in one of the Jacks as a Signal for the Brig to come to
which she accordingly did, and Captain Mulkere hallooing
to his Mate then on Board the Brig said to him, Dale, don't
bring to, whereupon immediately the Mate of the said Brig

gagged Captain Mulkere with a Handkerchief, this being
done the Crew of the Brig hailed down the Sails of the said
Schooner and let go her Anchor, and unreeved many of her
Ropes, and the Mate cut some of them, and he likewise says
they poured Water into the Guns that were loaded, then the
Mate of the said Brig going down into the Cabin of the
said Schooner, he this Deponent saw him bring Papers from
thence, and the Crew of the said Brig went over the Side of
the Schooner taking some of the Cutlasses belonging to the
said Schooner and went on Board the Brig in the Schooners'-
Boat.
Thomas Anderson
13^th March 1761. Sworn before the Governor and Council.
J Ross Cl.. Conc.

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