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PEDRO GIBERT AND OTHERS.

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jean, Went on shore at Naz-
areth by Captain Trotter’s or-
ders, to seareh for the hidden
money. Two of the prisoners
guided us, Found no money.
Prisoners were secompanied by
an English officer, to whom they
were obedient; they showed him
the place where it was first bur-
ied, but could not tell where it
had been taken to. The English
captain got some money, but
don’t know how much; took it
away from Captain Gibert, at
Cspe Lopez; was a prisoner, but
not in irons. Never shipped for
wages on board the Curlew, nor
did any work, excepting jobs for
the men, for which I got a few
coppers. Don't know whether
Custom House officers came on
‘board at Prince’s Island, for she
set sail the very day he came on
board, Think she had been lying
about a month at Prinee’s Island.
There were several other vessels
lying at Prince’s Island at the
same time, Heard that the Cur-
lew was on the other side of the
island. Saw a steam vessel of
war near the island,

Do not know the consignee of
the Panda at Prince’s Island.
Do not know whether the gov-
ernor of the island was the con-
signee. Captain Gibert was fre-
quently at the governor's house.
Bernardo de Soto was sick and
told me he had been lodging at
the governor’s house. Every
thing that came on board the
Panda came from the governor's,
When the Panda left Prince’s
Island she went straight to Cape
Lopez, and thenee to the River
Nazareth. When they sailed
from Prince’s Island, a Custom
House boat eame and took the
guard away; never saw but one
guard. The Panda was not

ehased from Prince's Island to
Cape Lopez. When she reached
the latter place she came to an
anchor the first day and got un-
der way the seeond, upon which
occasion ebe touched on the bar
—she did so by accident. Cap-
tain went on shore and took his
frank with him; do not know
what it contained, but two ne-
groes carried it for him, Third
mate was aboard at this time,
and had a quarrel with the boat-
swain, whom he stabbed in the
arm, The former went on shore
shortly afterwards and I never
saw him again. They did not
fire on the Panda when they
took her; all the firing that too

place was in the evening when
the Panda was surrounded hy
natives in their canoes. The
English fired the pivot gun at
them; the gun had no shot in it
—nothing but powder and wad-
ding; it was fired by Captain
Trotter’a ordera, Captain Trot-
ter did not flog any one for fir-
ing the guns there were some
men flogged after the Panda had
got out of the river—but they
were flogged because they had
been drank, When the English
boats were seen coming, the car-
penter of the Panda said he
would blow her up, and one of
his comrades seid, “yes, blow her
up, blow her up;” there was
much confusion on board, and all
the crew ran for the boat. Saw
the earpenter with a keg of
powder and a chunk of fire, but
the English were so elose that
he eould not usa them, and threw
them overboard; he then got into
a canoe and went ashore. Not
sure as to the number of the Eng-
lish--think there were about
thirty; they went ashore the
aame day to pursue the crew of

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