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Joseph Baker and James Osborne both Prisoners onboard the Hercules agree in every circumstance with the Account given by Hugh Mitchell and Robert Brown and add, that there was but a small quantity of Powder and only two Rounds of Shott for the Upper Deck remaining onboard after the Engagement of the 12th that they were supplied with more Shot on their arrival at Curacoa, from the Dutch Ships, the Dutchmen there who could speak English, informed them that they had been ready to sail for Europe these 16 months past, that they had requested the Commodore of the four French Ships to Convoy them home which he refused they further say the four Ships arrived at Cape [[unclear]] on Saturday the 11th of May. -- Robert Brown also a Prisoner onboard the Hercules corroborates every circumstance mentioned in Hugh Mitchell, Deposition--
