Men were Armed with Large Brass Pistols Loaded
Whips and Isludgeon and on their coming up one of
them put a Pistol to Informants Father's Reced
and afterwards rode him down almost under the
Wheel of the Cart and the Smugler, then began a
general Fire and wounded two of the Officers
that the Fire was returned by the Officer but they
were overpowered by the Smuglers, who rescued the
seizure and drove it away that the Prisoner now
under Examination was one of the Five Persons on
Horse beck so armed as aforesaid and who fired and
wounded the Officer, and by force and be Violence
rescued the said Cart and Tobacco and drove
away the same in manner aforesaid

Taken and Sworn the Day and
Year First above Written before me}
J. Townsend

John Beadle< no role > Junr