Chief Justice of the Province of New York and being duly sworn on the holy Evangelists deposeth and saith that he is a* Resident in Windsor in the County of Cumberland in the Collony of New York that on the 29th day of August last past One Certain Willard Dean and one Certaine William Dean Jun™ were taken into Custody by Benjamin Whiting by virtue of process Issued out of the Court of Vice Admiralty of New York against the said defendants for offences and forfeiture therein said to be Committed and Incurred by the said defendants. That the said Benjamin Whiting at the Request of the said defendants who were then his prisoners Committed them that night to the Custody of the deponent. That on the next day the said Benjamin Whiting commanded the assistance of the depont to take Care of the said prisoners in bringing them to the said Court of Vice Admiralty at the City of New York and the prisoners desiring one Day to prepare for their Journey the said Benjamin Whiting Committed them to the cate of the déponent and one James Rosebrook and. Directed the said Rosebrook and the deponent to meet him with the said prisoners at Hinsdale in the said County of Cumberland, and that the said Benjamin Whiting then went in pursuit of other persons against whom he had other processes. That the said Benjamin Whiting left a pistol:and some ammunition. with Each of them the said Rosebrook and the deponent for their defence in Case any Injury should be attempted Towards them, or any attempt made to Rescue the said prisoners which there was great Reason to fear, That on the thirty first day of August