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C in r " tne waves > ^ ut ultimately have fallen a sacrifice to 

 ^y-^ their folly ? However, the fate of the vessel was a 

 1825. great disappointment, and they continued much dis- 

 satisfied with their condition ; probably not without 

 some reason, as they were kept in great subordina- 

 tion, and were frequently beaten by M'Coy and 

 Quintal, who appear to have been of very quarrel- 

 some dispositions ; Quintal in particular, who pro- 

 posed "not to laugh, joke, or give any thing to any 

 of the girls." 



On the 16th August they dug a grave, and buried 

 the bones of the murdered people ; and on October 

 3d, 1794, they celebrated the murder of the black 

 men at Quintal's house. On the 11th November, 

 a conspiracy of the women to kill the white men in 

 their sleep was discovered ; upon which they were 

 all seized, and a disclosure ensued ; but no punish- 

 ment appears to have been inflicted upon them, in 

 consequence of their promising to conduct them- 

 selves properly, and never again to give any cause 

 "even to suspect their behaviour." However, 

 though they were pardoned, Young observes, " We 

 did not forget their conduct ; and it was agreed 

 among us, that the first female who misbehaved 

 should be put to death ; and this punishment was to 

 be repeated on each offence until we could discover 

 the real intentions of the women." Young appears 

 to have suffered much from mental perturbation in 

 consequence of these disturbances ; and observes of 

 himself on the two following days, that "he was 

 bothered and idle." 



The suspicions of the men induced them, on the 

 15th, to conceal two muskets in the bush, for the 

 use of any person who might be so fortunate as to 



