or
nation did the said schooner so seized and taken belong, and under the
colours of what kingdom, country, or nation did she sail at the time
she was so seized and taken? was the said schooner, which was taken, a
man of war, privateer, or merchantman?

4. Upon what pretence was the said schooner seized and taken? to what
port or place was she afterwards carried? whether was she condemned,
and upon what account, and for what reason was she condemned, and by
whom, and by what authority was she so condemned?

5. Who by name was the master of the vessel concerning which you are
now examined, at the time she was taken and seized? how long have you
known the said master? who first appointed him to be master of the
said schooner, and when did he take possession thereof, and who by
name delivered the same to him? where is the said master's fixed place
of habitation with his wife and family, and how long has he lived
there? what countryman[2] is he by birth, and to what Prince or State
subject?

[Footnote 2: _I.e._, of what country.]

6. What number of mariners belonged to the said schooner at the time
she was taken and seized? what countrymen are they, and where did they
all come on board? whether had you, or any of the officers or company,
or mariners, belonging to the said schooner or vessel, any part,
share, or interest in the said schooner concerning which you are now
examined, and what in particular, and the value thereof, at the time
the said schooner was so taken, or the said goods seised?

7. Whether did you belong to the schooner or vessel concerning which
you are now examined, at the time she was taken and seized? how long
had you known her? when and where did you first see her? of what
burthen was she? how many guns did she carry? and how many or what
number of men did belong to, or were on board the said schooner at the
time she was taken, or at the beginning of the engagement before she
was taken? and of what country building was she? what was her name,
and how long had she been so called? whether do you know of any other
name she was called by? and what were such names, as you know or have
heard?

8. To what ports and places was the said schooner or vessel concerning
which you are now examined bound, the voyage wherein she was taken and
seized? to and from what ports or places did she sail the said voyage
before she was taken and seized? where did the voyage begin, and where
was the voyage to have ended?