suspicions concerning Galley and Chater, and she soon after advised George Austin to go away about his business, as she respected him, and by staying, he might come to some harm ; he left, but his brother and brother-in-law remained.
During this time Mrs. Payne's other son came in, and finding that there were grounds to suspect that the two strangers were going to inform against the smugglers, he went out and fetched William Steele, Samuel Downer, otherwise Samuel Howard, otherwise Little Sam, Edmund Richards, Henry Sheerman, otherwise Little Harry, all smugglers, and all belonging to the same gang.
After they had drank a little while, Jackson took Chater aside into the yard, and asked him how he was, and where Diamond was. Chater said he believed he was in custody ; that he was going to appear against him, for which he was sorry, but that he could not help it. Galley thinking that Jackson was persuading Chater not to give information against the smugglers, desired him to come in, when Jackson, with an oath, gave him a blow in the face, and knocked him down. Galley said he was a king's officer and would not put up with such usage ; Jackson again offered to strike him, but was hindered. by one of the Paynes, who said, " Don't be such a fool, do you know what you are doing ?" Galley and Chater began to be very uneasy, and -
