Q. Did you steer to any port?
A. No, sir; we were not bound to any port, exactly.
Q. What directions were given in respect to steering the vessel?
A. To steer off to the eastward, or east by south, just as the wind was; that was near the course that was ordered.
Q. When did you fall in with the Joseph?
A. On Monday morning, the 3d.
Q. Do you remember who discovered the Joseph?
A. I think it was Evans, at the masthead.
Q. What did he cry out?
A. He sung out there was a sail on the starboard bow, running down, which proved afterwards to be the brig Joseph.