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The Information of
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of his Majesty's
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taken
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before me this 17th. day of September 1788
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Who being upon Oath says that at about 11 o Clock in
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the Night of the 30th. of January last being then in
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Plymouth Sound he went in the twelve Oar Boat
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belonging to said Frigate with 16 or 17 Men in pursuit
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of a
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John Rennie
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Midshipman
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belonging also to the Drceid went in
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the lesser Boat with eight Men to assist this
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InformantThat when this Informant got near
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Shore in Cawsand Bay and came within Pistol Shot
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of said Lugger several Musquets and fire Arms were
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fired by Some Persons, unknown to this Informant,
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in said Lugger at this Informant and his Crew,
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and is very sure said Fire Arms were loaded with
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Shot, That this Informant ordered said Rennie to
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board said Lugger on the Larboard Side while he
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this Informant boarded her on the Starboard side
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That when this Informants Boat got under the Stern
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of said Lugger he order'd his Men to board her
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That at this time he saw several Men standing
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upon the Deck a baft said Lugger who were active
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in opposing their getting on boardThat as he this
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Informant was Climbing over the Stern of said
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Lugger a Musquet was fired, by some Person on
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Board her, close to this Informants Face and he
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forth with received a violent Blow, from the Butt End
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of a Musquet, as he believes, which grazed his
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Head, Struck him on the Shoulder and knock'd him
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backward into his Boat, which render'd him in sensible
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for a short space of timeThat when he came to
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himself he
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heard one of his Men say he was
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much wounded and that another was killedThat
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this Informant then got on Board said Lugger where
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he found several of his People driving the Luggers
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Men down the forecastle in which he assisted
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That
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