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Q. Was every Exertion made to defend the Ship after Captain Barclay was wounded?

A. Yes.

Q. Was she at that time in a very disabled and unmanagable State?

A. Very much so indeed.

Q. Can you recollect how many of those ten Seamen were killed and wounded?

A. To the best of my recollection seven or eight were killed or wounded.

Q. How near were the Enemy to you during the early part of the Engage- ment?

A. I should suppose in the early part of the engagement the Detroit in engaging the Lawrence was within Musquet Shot and within Pistol Shot of the Niagara the latter came down after the Lawrence had struck.

Q. Did you observe any of the Shots of the Enemys Ship to reach the British Squadron when the latters Guns did not reach them?

A. I cannot say exactly that I did being employed at my Gun.

Q. Why did you not take possession of the Lawrence when she struck?

A. We had only one Boat and that was cut to pieces and the Niagara another large Brig being to windward came down too quickly upon us.

Q. What do you attribute the loss of the Action principally to?

A. To the loss of Captain Finnis and the Queens running up under our Lee and the Detroit falling on board of them which permitted the Enemys Squadron to lay, and rake us and the Men consequently got into confusions.

Q. Did the Enemys Gun Boats do you much damage?

A. More than any of the Vessels they had long two and thirties.

Q. Did you understand that the Enemys Vessels were well manned?

A. Yes they were remarkable well manned, I [concluded] from the In- formation I received from the American Officers that the Lawrence had more able Seamen on board than we had in our whole Squadron, I was on board the Lawrence about a quarter of an hour and on board the Niagara two or three Days she appeared to be very well manned they chiefly manned the prizes from her.