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were sullen, calm, and determined ; those of Coffin seemed to 

 indicate resignation. 



"At eight o'clock they arrived at the spot where three graves 

 were dng ; here their coffins were deposited. The condemned 

 men were made to face to westward ; three sides of a hollow 

 square were formed, flanked on one side by a detachment of 

 the 89th Eegiment and a party of artillery, w^hile the recruits, 

 many of whom shared the guilt of the culprits, were appro- 

 priately placed in the line opposite them. The firing party 

 were a little in advance of the recruits. 



"The sentence of the courts-martial, and other necessary 

 documents, having been read by the fort adjutant, Mr. 

 Meehan, the chaplain of the forces read some prayers 

 appropriated for these melancholy occasions. The clergy- 

 man then shook hands w^ith the three men about to be 

 sent into another state of existence. Daaga and Ogston 

 coolly gave their hands : Coffin wrang the chaplain's hand 

 affectionately, saying, in tolerable English, 'I am now done 

 with the w^orld.' 



" The arms of the condemned men, as has been before stated, 

 were bound, but in such a manner as to allow them to bring 

 their hands to their heads. Their night-caps Avere drawn 

 over their eyes. Coffin allowed his to remain, but Ogston 

 and Daaga pushed theirs up again. The former did this 

 calmly; the latt(}r show^ed great wrath, seeming to think him- 



