with nofdtbereffedl than tb. he.thxeatehed with having my
brains blown; out.
The boatfwain and Teamen, who were tQrgQ in the hqatt
were allowed to eollecft twine, 'canyas-,;fine$> "fails,, cord£
age,ah eight and twenty gallon calk >of* water, and Mr:
Samuel got i 5olbsv/qf breads with> a fmall quantity o f "rum
and wirie> .alfo a quadrant and compafs; hut- he was forbidden,
oh pain of death, to touch either map, ephemefis,
book of aftronomical obfervatidns, fextant# time-keeper, oy
any.of my fiirvey^pr drawings. ) \ ■ >'.
The mutineers having forced thole of the'leamen whom
they meant for get rid of,: into fh.di foat^ Chriftian directed a
dram to be ferved to each of his own crew. I then unhappily
Taw that nothing could be done to effect the -reco-
very of the Ihip: there was no one to affift me, and every
endeavour' on my part was anfwered with ^h|eats o£
death.
The officers were next called upon deckhand forced-oye#
the fide into the boat, while l was* kept apart from* every
one, abaft the mizen-maaft f'.Chriftian> armed with a bayonet,
holding me by the bandage that- Teemed; my handsi
The guard round me had their pieces: cocked, hut on my
dafidg the ungrateful wretches to fire, they uncocked
them. *
rifaac Martin, one of the guard over me, I faW, had an
inkination to affift me, and as he* fed me with, {haddock,
(my lips being.quite parched) we explained our wilhes to
each other by our looks; but this being obferved, Martin
was removed, from me. He them attempted to leave the {hip#
for .which purpofe he got into the boat} hut with many
threats they obliged him to return.
The
The afmourer, Jofeph; Coleman, and two; of the carpen- , ^
ters, Mlntolh and-Norman, were alio-kept contrary to their ^,*f^L),
inclination; ..andfhey bpg-g^d of me, after I was -astern in
the boat# to {remember that they declared they had po hand
in the tranfaftion. Michael Byrne, I am told, likewise
wantjedjtb leave the Ihip.
It is* of no moment for me to recount my endeavours to
bring, back the- ofFenherSs to a Tepfe<of their. duty : all I
could do was by fpeaking to them in general; but it was to
no purpofe, for I was kept fecurely bound, and no one except
the guard fuffered to come near me. . j
T q-Mp*. Samuel l am, indebted for.fecuring my journals-
an^^ommiifion, with fome material fiiip papers. ^Without?
thefe I had nothing to certify what I had; done# -and my
honour andeharaaer might have been fufpe&ed, without?
my. pofieffing a proper document- to have. defended them*
All. this hq did with great' refoludefi^though jguarded and
ftriaiy watched. He attempted. to fave . the time-keeper#
and >bqx with, my furyeys, drawings#, and remarks, for*
fifteen, years pail, .which were n um e ra lsw h en he was*
hurried away, with-« Damn yoppeyes, yqi&are well off to-
« get What yoit have.”:
Xt appeared to ipe* that Chriftian w|as feme time in doubt
Whether he Ihould keep the /carpenter, or bis mates; at
length he determined.on the latter, and .the carpenter waa* ^
ordered into the boat. He was permitted, but not without
Tome pppofition,. tq)ake his- tool cheft., ^
Much altercation took place, among the pmtinotis crew
during the whole bnfinefsi Tome Twore « I’ll-be damned IT
« he does not find his. way home, i£h*e gets any thing with
« him,” (meaning me); and, when the carpenter’s chcflr
was* carrying away, “ Damn my eyes, he will have a veT-
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