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er but the Name of the pretended Captain of the said Schoon-
er he knows not; The said Schooner's Mate and two Hands
accordingly went on Board the said Brig, the said mate
taking with him this Examinant's Papers, and upon the said
People's Arrival on Board the said Brig they made fast the
said Schooner's Boat to the Brig which making Sail and
standing down the Bay as well as the said Schooner the said
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Boat broke loose from the said Brig upon observing which
this Examinant's People then on Board the said Schooner,
steered the said Schooner towards the said Boat took her up,
and made her fast along side of the said Schooner, and then
this Examinants People on Board the said Schooner brought
her to Anchor and went on Board the said Brig' in the
said Schooner's Boat, having none of the said Schooner's
People in the Boat with them, but being asked how his
People came to steer the said Schooner towards the said
Boat, take her up, fasten her alongside, and bring the said
Schooner to an Anchor, he the said Examinant answered
not, And the said Examinant further saith, that upon his,
and his Crew's Arrival on Board the said Brig they found
the People there belonging to the said Schooner all merry in
Liquor, this Examinants own Locker (not left locked or
otherwise secured) overset, and rummaged, wherein besides
several small Necessaries belonging to the said Brig, this
Examinant usually kept (and on leaving the said Brig left
therein) Liquors for his own Use, but cannot say whether
any thing had been used or imbezzled by the said Schooner's
People, or not; And this Examinant and his People imme-
diately brought the said Brig (which was standing down the
Bay pursuant to the former Orders given to that Purpose)
about and stood up the Bay for Patuxent River aforesaid,
offering the said Schooner's People their Boat, to go on
Board their own Vessel, but they refused to do so, (nor
indeed were they then in a Condition to undertake it,) but
went to sleep 'till they were sober, which being about three
of the Clock in the Morning, the said People upon this
Examinant's Order took to their Boat and with some Pro-
vision given them by this Examinant set off for the said
Schooner and in about Half an Hour after this Examinant
brought the said Brig" to Anchor for Want of Wind, and
having an Ebb-Tide; and having thus rode 'till about two of
the Clock in the Afternoon of the next Day then weighed
and at about four of the Clock in the following Morning
arrived in the Mouth of Patuxent where taking in a Pilot
he run up as high as Lower Marlborough, where coming to
an Anchor, he run thence down again in his Boat to the
Office and entered the said Brig and Cargo, which con-
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