unavoidably striking against the Pier head of the second Lock of the
said Bridge made her immediately swing round and strike against the
Pier head of the third Lock of the said Bridge which with the Rage of
the Tide from Sea occasioned the said Lighter Boat to turn Bottom
upwards and sink in the said River by which means the said One
hundred and Sixty four Bushells of Salt so delivered from the
said Ship or Vessell did parish and was last in the said River in the
said Port of London in manner aforesaid by the said Rage of the Tide
from Sea And this Deponent further saith that the Loss of the said Salt
was not occasioned by any Leekage of the said Lighter Boat or by any
Negligence or Default of him this Deponent who was Master of the
said Lighter Boat for that time And the said Thomas Urmson< no role > for
himself further saith that the said One hundred and sixty for
Bushells of Salt as delivered on Board the said Lighter Boat was
port of the said Cargo of Salt so loaded at Liverpool aforesaid and
that he was present when the said Salt was delivered on Board the
said Lighter Boat and that he was standing on the Gunnell of the
said Ship or Vessell and saw the said Lighter Boat strike against the
said Bridge in manner aforesaid and sink in the said River and saith
that from the Observation he could make on the Conduct of the said
other Deponent James Helly he this Deponent verily believes that
the said James Kelly< no role > used his utmost Endeavours to get safe through
the said Bridge but was prevented by the Rage of the Tide as aforesaid
and that the Loss of the said Salt was not occasioned by any Leekages
of the said Lighter Boat or by any Negligence or Default of the
said James Kelly< no role > .

Sworn at Guildhall London
the 30th. June 1766 }

Thomas Urmson< no role >
James Kelly< no role >

By the Court