THE "GLOBE" MUTINY 137 



Thus, cheered by the thought of all that had happened on board 

 the Globe, and of the penalty to which they had subscribed 

 themselves as liable in case they broke Comstock's laws, that 

 shipload of boys and young men sailed merrily off in search of 

 some blissful island on which to spend their remaining days. 

 Stopping by the way at one group and another, to trade for food 

 and take pot-shots at the natives, they at last reached the 

 Mulgraves, where, after cruising about, they found a relatively 

 suitable place to establish themselves in accordance with their 

 original plans. 



They built a raft to serve as a landing stage. They carried 

 on shore a number of sails, many casks of bread and molasses 

 and rum and vinegar, and barrels of beef and pork and sugar, 

 and dried apples and coffee and pickles and cranberries, and 

 considerable stores of chocolate, ropes and cordage, clothing, 

 and tools. It was their intention, when they had installed 

 themselves in comfort and safe obscurity, to haul up the ship 

 and burn her. 



Payne, who had seconded the older Comstock in every detail 

 of the mutiny and was now next in command, had charge of 

 the ship, while Comstock superintended the landing of the 

 various goods that were sent on shore. But Comstock was 

 over-generous in giving away plunder, especially to the natives, 

 whose goodwill he was secretly trying to secure for himself 

 alone, until Payne, impatient and suspicious, threatened to leave 

 the ship, and eventually came ashore, where a lively quarrel 

 followed. 



When the quarrel was at its height, Comstock went on board 

 again, leaving Payne on shore, and challenged various mem- 

 bers of the crew to fight. No one accepted his invitation; so 

 the insane youth equipped himself with some hooks and lines, 

 and a knife and a cutlass, and returned to the island, calling 

 as he went over the side, '' I sun going to leave you; look out for 

 yourselves." Evading Payne and the others at the landing, 

 and hurrying inland, he joined a band of natives, whom, it was 

 reported, he tried to persuade to butcher the rest of the white 

 men, but with no success. 



