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Gang. Plummer then bound him and sent him to the fore 

 Castle & set a strict watch over him. All hand's except 2' 

 at each hatch were made come aft, and work at putting out. 

 the fire After we had worked very hard for an hour or so. we 

 got the fire so mutch subsided that we could venture below. 

 A. couple of men were then sent below into the cabin, and bent. 

 a rope on the Captain's ankle, and some of the men. on deck 

 hauled him up. A heavy chain was then made fast to him and 

 he was drawn on deck and the Grind Stone was then made 

 fast to him and he was thrown overboard on the Larboard 

 Quarter. After the fire was put out. Plumer ordered the 

 ship to head W. N. W. thinking he was steering for Cape 

 Howe, he was heading a strait course for Lord Howe's 

 Islands. After I was found I was told to steer for Cape Howe 

 Australia. I accordingly changed my course to S. W. by S. 

 We made the land on Sunday January 3d 1858. The Same 

 Morning (Saturday 26) All hands were made come on deck 

 and throw the boat Craft, the Spades, Spare Irons, & in fact 

 every- thing pertaining to whaling — overboard. Then they 

 broke out. the slops in the ship. & all the stores and ap- 

 propriated them to their own use. And hove casks of Rye & 

 other things overboard. After that, they went below into 

 the Cabin and broke out everything they could find, Liquors, 

 Tobacco & everything else they could lay theeir hands on. All 

 the Stores and in fact everything in the ship usfull for a whaling 

 voyage were used or destroyed, excepting Bread and water. 

 The clothing and the Articles on board to recruit ship were 

 distroyed." 



My Proceedings in the Hold from Dec. 25 to Dec. 30. 1857 



After telling the men to put out the fire, (which were the 



last words I said) I started between decks to the lower Hold. 



As I passed the Main Hatch, Plumer raised the corner of the 



Hatch, and said "come up here you son of a . till I 



shoot you. Hall sung out come up and we wont hurt you, but 

 only give you the lenght of this. At the time the men were 

 called aft to work I heard them working and supposed that they 



