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denied that every thing found on board proper test
mony could with propriety be admitted as evidence IN
support Of this Indictment


Tho DisrRIcr ATTORNEY replied.


The Cotnr said that the evidence offered was so
intimately connected with the under consideration
and closely show the intent Of tho parties that
he could not restrict the District Attorney. Objection
date Of 27th December, with the entry" Capt Johnson
board and gave all TO understand that he had
sold the Atalanta to Capt Carnot OF Capemount dis,
charged twenty five casks Of oil. AT , NJ discharged
all board and the brig given up to Theodore Canot


Ersminaticn cf Linur. CHAspnsR res"mea'-"ha'


Ave found on that occasion in the cabin, in one OF
the sleeping berths two pennants one was
made of blue bunting and the other was of cotton mate
rial, red and white stripes


Q.-In what place are flags usually kept in merchant
vessels


AL do not know that there is any rule about It. ] be
lieve that no two vessels have the rule in regard to
where they keep their flags believe the most usual
place S 20 keep them mem IS N s locker on eSnnG,
Is not very usual for merchant vessels to have such flags
on board


Q.--What Is the customary use Of those flags


Al could not the of them. ! have seen
several cases, but could not any proper for
those flags they are nearly the same size.


Q.-What else did you find in the cabin


Ave found in the hold 25 gallons of brandy, and
about y gallons Of rum. do not recollect wha
else found in the cabin besides the flags found
quantity Of cabin sores about 81 lbs OF brown sugar
coffee black pepper ginger butter tea brown and white
SOAP flower rasns pickles, olive oil 800 lbs American
rice IL bottles of wine, box of ale, half barrel o.
white sugar sc SC.


Q-How long, in your judgment would those stores
supply Of five men


A-They would be sufficient for the for 80 days
Tread an inventory Of the ships sails


Qs that an exact description OF the ships sails which
have read


Ayes, sir.


Q-Are these the of sails that would be needed
coast 7


AIN my judgment they not such sails would
be needed on our coast


Q-l wish to know whether those sails were adapted
better for voyage to any other part Of the world than
to New York


A..They were well adapted to any voyage where she
would meet with light and leadiag winds for thirty days


Q-What Is the usual winds at that Of the year
on voyage from the coast Of Africa to the West Indies
usual course is to get into the trade winds and run down
to the westward The sails found in the Patuxeni
were well adapted to voyage Of that kind should
think it takes from 20 to 25 days to make voyage from
the coast of Africa to the Island of Cuba provided lead
ing winds met with The witness then proceed
ing to describe the plank found board the PauNcnt
for the alleged purpose Of constructing slave deck
when the court adjourned.