Q. Out in the open ocean?
A. Yes, sir. I calculated that Georgetown light bore up about 35 miles in the west; but whether that is correct or not I cannot say.
Q. Where was the nearest land, as nearly as you can state?
A. I think the nearest land was Ball's Island, somewhere in the neighborhood of north and west, 35 or 40 miles.
Q. What sail did you next fall in with?
A. We fell in with a British bark called the Berkshire.
Q. What did you do when you fell in with her?
A. We passed closely across her stern. She was steering to the northward and eastward—I suppose bound to some Northern port.
Q. That was a British brig?
A. Yes, sir.