Navigating the Lower Saint Lawrence in the 19th Century.
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were four more left alive on the
wreck. Those two men were both very weak, and I acquainted the Captain with it, and the Captain ordered him a bottle of wine. The next day he was very drunk and abusive and was obliged to be tied down. He escaped that night and I did not see him again until we were at Quebec in His Majesty's Ship Perseus and he was brought on board by Mr Brown, a midshipman, and Mr Fuller, a midshipman, or the clerk as a prisoner. Q. Was every exertion made to save the ship and her stores after she went on shore? A. All that we could possibly do. Q. What was the conduct of the remaining part of the crew that are now here? A. Very good, I think, I have nothing to say against them. Q. How did the weather continue during the night the ship was on shore? A. It blowed and snowed very hard. Q. When did it begin? A. Before I came on deck. Q. Was it snowing before the ship struck? A. Yes, I found it snowing when I came on deck, I thing it held up a little and then began again, it began to blow about eleven o'clock. Q. Was it reported to the Captain that there was an appearance of land? A. The Captain came up before I had time to report it. The prisoner Howell asked: Q. Did you see the usage Captain Galloway gave me on shore after I was tied down? A. No, I did not see it. Q. Did you hear Captain Galloway tell me and several more to go away and that he would give us no grub? A. Yes. Q. When was this? A. On the third or fourth of May, between ten and twelve o'clock in the day. He went away on that night. Joseph Cooper asked: Q. Did you see Captain Galloway strike me over the head with a stick and knock me down? A. No, I did not. |
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| Lieutenant Benjamin Hooper, late First Lieutenant of His Majesty's late troop ship Penelope called in and sworn. |
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The Court asked: Q. Did you hear the narrative of Captain Galloway and the memorandum delivered by him to the Court read? A. Yes. Q. Are the contents of it as corrected by the memorandum as far as came to your knowledge true? A. Yes. Q. What watch had you on the evening the ship went on shore? A. From six to eight o'clock. Q. State to the Court what occurred from the time the land was set at half past seven until you quitted the deck. A. I set the land accompanied by the Master. The bearings I took of Grand Étang was south three quarters west. What bearings the Master took, I am not certain of. I know nothing of what land the master had taken to form the cross bearings on the chart. Nothing happened until eight |
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