Folios 92-93: Henry Richard Glynn, Regulating Captain, Poole Rendezvous. Receipt...

Folios 92-93: Henry Richard Glynn, Regulating Captain, Poole Rendezvous. Receipt of letter in 11 [May 1808] enclosing an affidavit of Mr Lander, Master of the Garland. stating their Lordships' intentions to discontinue legal proceedings against him if the case is found to be fairly stated on his making a proper apology to Lieutenant Hiatt. He has since examined the men who were present when the incident occurred and is sending copies of their sworn statements. These contradict most of the material points in Mr Landers's affidavit. He also refers to Lieutenant Hiatt's letter of 14 April [1808] which he has subsequently sworn on oath is true. He also encloses the affidavits of a man and a boy who is an apprentice to George Garland and were then serving as Seamen on board the Garland which support Mr Hiatt's affidavit and contradict Mr Lander's. He also encloses the unsworn deposition of Andrew Seagram another Seaman then on board the Garland. He hopes this weight of evidence in support of Lieutenant Hiatt's affidavit will convince their Lordships of his integrity. Several merchants and Masters of vessels have said they were surprised at the occurrence as Mr Hiatt's manners were inoffensive and conciliatory.

Folios 94-95: enclosure with folios 92-93. Copy of undated deposition of John Cox apprentice to George Garland of Poole, Merchant, sworn at Poole. Last Saturday evening the Garland in which he was serving as an apprentice arrived at Poole harbour. The boat belonging to the impress service came alongside and a Lieutenant and men under his command came on board and mustered the crew. He saw Captain Thomas Landers deliver the ship’s articles to the Lieutenant but no other papers were delivered. Captain Landers threatened the Lieutenant and said he would throw him overboard. The Captain fetched the indenture and threw it at him. The Captain was very abusive towards the Lieutenant but the Lieutenant did not retaliate and bore it with great patience.

Folios 95-97: enclosure with folios 92-93. Copy of depositions dated 14 April 1808 of James Mathews, Robert Blundell, Robert Blake, Nathaniel Seal and Joseph Miller belonging to the impress service in Poole, sworn at Poole. James Mathews and Robert Blundell say that last Saturday evening they and others under the command of Lieutenant Hiatt boarded the Garland. About 10 minutes after boarding Lieutenant Hiatt asked James Mathews whether the ship was the same from which Mr Durell had been turned out of for not voting for Mr Garland and he said it was that ship. The Master Thomas Lander then abused the Lieutenant for this remark for some length of time. The Lieutenant said he did not mean to cause any offence and he had been speaking to Mathews and not Lander to which Lander responded by swearing at him. Robert Blundell, Joseph Miller and Robert Blake also say they heard Lander threaten Mr Hiatt with violence. Robert Blundell said he heard Lieutenant Hiatt ask Lander for the Cabin Boy’s indenture to which Lander replied with further threats and eventually threw the indenture at him. All the deponents report the threats made to the Lieutenant Hiatt who at no time returned any abuse or insult.

Folios 97-98: enclosure with folios 92-93. Copy of deposition dated 12 May 1808 of William Anstey, Mariner belonging to the impress service at Poole, sworn at Poole. With others under the command of Lieutenant Hiatt he went on board the Garland then lying opposite the Salterns in Poole harbour. He was the last to board and saw the Master Lander shake his fist in the Lieutenant’s face and threaten to kick him off the Quarter Dec and swore at him. The Lieutenant behaved with the greatest calmness.

Folios 98-99: enclosure with folios 92-93. Copy of undated deposition of Andrew Seagreen, Mariner, another Seamen then on board the Garland, now absent on an outward bound voyage, not made on oath. When the ship’s articles were produced he did not see any other documents. When the Lieutenant asked for the indenture Lander said he had already seen it. The Lieutenant might have said he had not seen it before but he was not close enough to hear. The Master then threw the paper at him and threatened to throw him overboard and swore at him. The Lieutenant was very calm and did not abuse him.

Folios 99-100: enclosure with folios 98-99. Affidavit dated 7 May 1808 of Thomas Wise Lander, Master Mariner of Poole, sworn at Poole before [..] West, Mayor and [another illegible signature]. He is Master of the Garland and was her Master when she was boarded by Lieutenant Hiatt when she had arrived at Poole from a voyage from Boston. He passed the port in a gale and was within the Isle of Wight where 4 of his men left the ship and he took others on board from the Isle of Wight to help get to Poole. He saw the impress boat approaching and every civility was shown to Lieutenant Hyatt but he was ignored. The Lieutenant walked on the Quarter Deck before speaking to him a=in a very abrupt way asking for his Admiralty Protection. When he was told he had none he asked for the ship’s articles which were given to him in a civil manner and the names were checked off. The crew was mustered and none of them were impressable. Lieutenant Hyatt then ordered his Midshipman Seal to search the ship and he ordered the Mate to help them. Lieutenant Hyatt asked who the people were who did not belong to the ship and he told him he had replaced 4 men who left at the Isle of Wight. He believes that Lieutenant Hyatt was addressing him when he said that the Garland was the ship that John Durell was turned out of for not voting for Mr Garland and then he looked at him and said he supposed he was the fellow who was put in for voting for Mr Garland. He took issue with this remark but the Lieutenant claimed he had spoken to his Midshipman Matthews. An exchange of insults and threats ensued. The Lieutenant demanded the apprentice’s indentures in a provocative way , which he handed over, but the Lieutenant did not hold them fast and they fell on the deck. The Lieutenant accused him of throwing them at him but he solemnly denies this. Further threats and abuse followed.

Folios 101-102: enclosure with folios 99-100. Copy of undated deposition of Henry Kitcate, Mariner of Corfe Castle. Last Saturday evening he was on board the Garland as Mariner when the impress boat came alongside in Poole harbour and a Lieutenant and men came on board and mustered the crew. The Captain Thomas Lander produced the ship’s articles but no other papers. He heard Captain Lander abusing the Lieutenant but could not hear the specific words. He saw Lander several times shake his fist in the Lieutenant’s face and threatening him. Reports the dispute over the boy’s indentures. He heard the Lieutenant say he did not mean to cause offence and all the time he was on board he was calm and never abusive.