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of Irons being brought upon Deck this Examinant said that
it did not look well for one English Man to put another in
Irons and if all the Brig's Crew were of his Mind ne'er a
Rascal they had on Board should put them in Irons, upon
which Mulkere said that if the said Brig's People would be
quiet and not resist when he came to Providence they should
have all their Wages and ten Pounds besides, to which some
of the Crew answered they did not like Providence or Mont-
serrat Money, upon this the said Mulkere ordered his Mate
(who had hitherto passed for the said Schooner's Captain)
to take four Hands and with the Boat to go on Board the
said Brig and take Care of her, and the said Mate and four
Hands accordingly with two or three Cutlasses but no
Musket went into the said Boat and on Board the said Brig;
And this Examinant observing to the said Mulkere that it
was very odd that the Mate should order his Captain to go
on Board the said Brig, he answered this Examinant, my
Name is Mulkere, I am Master of this Vessel; And this
Examinant further saith that this Examinant offered the
said Mulkere that the said Brig's Crew should assist him
to carry the said Vessels into any Port of either Virginia or
Maryland, but out to Sea they should not go. After the
said Schooner's Mate and Hands had got on Board the said
Brig the said Boat broke loose from her, and there then lying
two Cutlasses on the said Schooner's Quarter Deck this
Examinant laid hold of one of them, and ordered another
of the said Brig's Crew one Laughlin Donnalon to take hold
of the other Cutlass which he accordingly did, whereupon
this Examinant ordered the said Brig's Crew to tye the said
Mulkere and all his Crew with their Hands behind them
which they accordingly did and then this Examinant steered
the said Schooner towards her said Boat then adrift from
the said Brig took her up, and made her fast at the Stern
of the said Schooner and then set Sail in the said Schooner,
and steered after the said Brig then standing in again for
New Point Comfort, and hailing down the Schooner's Pend-
ant this Examinant hoisted a Whifft in her Jack at the Mast
Head for the said Brig to bring too, whereupon the said
Brig hove the main Top Sail aback and brought too, and
then this Examinant ordered the said Brig's Crew on Board
the Schooner with him to wet the said Schooner's Guns
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which they accordingly did, and upon coming up in the said
Schooner with the said Brig, this Examinant let fall the said
Schooner's Sails, let go the Anchor and gave her a sufficient
Rope or Cable, then unreeved her Halliards and Downhaul
and cutting the standing Part of her main Halliards, and
this Examinant asking the said Carcaud the Master of the
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