David Jones< no role > a Solder of the 19th. Regiment Quarter at the Lyn
of the Prince Eagone in Jews Row Chelsea on his Oath says, that
last Friday between 5 & 6 or thereabouts in the Afternoon, he
Came from Vauxhall in a Boat to the Opposite Shope Westmr.
that one Jones a Maine belonging to the Portsmouth Division
was the only Person in the Boat with him excepting two Boys
who Rowed the Boat, that when they Landed they would on
the Bank toward Chelsea , and as hear as this Deponent
recollects about 400 Years before they came to the spread Eagle
on the said Bank, they saw a crowd of People, that they
Called to Deponent and the Marrine and said there is a
Brother Soldier of Yours Drowned, that they went, and saw
a Mon in tha Water on his side with his Right land about
half above the Water, Deponent said to Marine of you
please to pule off your Shoes and Stockings and pull they
Mom out, that he said as your have been sickly do
Long Saill go in, that the Marrine accordingly stript off
his Shoes and Stockings and went in, says that the Marrine
before he went in offered six pence for a Boat, but Could

not get one, the Marine then went said handed the Deced
up to the Bank and Deponent laid hold of him and a Soldier
assisted him (belonging to the 13th. Regiment whose name they
Deponent since understands to be James Scott< no role > , and has a
Great impediment in his Speach and they brought him on
the ground, that Deponent ask'd if any Person Know the Deced
and they all said Now excepting James Scott< no role > who assisted in
the taking the Deced out, who said he thought he Know him
and that believed he Drawed Beer at the Sign of the Remom'y
Horse in Jews Row, Deponent Desired a Gentleman Present
to Search the Decedd to lee if he had any Money about him
the Gentleman did and found only a Comb and a Knife and
a peice of Brown Paper, that the Comb and the Knife were
Left on the Deceaseds Breast and then Deponent and the
Marrine and James Scott< no role > come away that Scott went on
before them and they did not see him again till they came to
the Queens Head by Chelsea Bridge, that they them saw him
withhisthe Landlord of the Running Horse Mr. Panton, Mr
Panton asked Deponent and the Marine if they would go back