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him much, and he often repeated that he never exj)ected to see 

 this dav, or indeed one of liis countrymen more. 



** I then ascended the rock-, and was led tiiroui>h groves of 

 bread-fruit, cocoa-nut, plantain, and \viii\t they call tlie tea- 

 tree, till we reached their village, forming an oblong square. 

 Their dwellings are alt of wood, and very ingeniously contrived, 

 so as to be shifted at pleasure, and were uncommonly clean. 

 They had also bnilt one or two houses witii second stories since 

 the frigates weie there. 



'* The following particulars were related to me by Adams, re- 

 specting the mutiny of the Bounty, and I believe it to be correct, 

 as old Adams said several times to nie, ' You shall hear nothing 

 from me but the truth.' 



'* A few days a'ter leaving Otaheite, while still to windward 

 of the Friendly Islands, Christian and ('apt. Riigh had a (juarrel 

 before Capt. B. went to bed. When Christian came on deck in 

 the middle watch, he called one of the cinioter-niaster^- nnmed 

 .Quintal, aft, aird said he wanted to leave the ship, as the con- 

 duct of the captain was insupportable, and wi.slied Quintal to 

 assist in making a raft of the '■pare spars, as he was determined to 

 leave the ship, and did not wish to distress the crtnv or I'lwart the 

 voyage by taking anv body awav with iiiiii Quintal reiuonsrrated, 

 and said if he went aM would go, and projiosed to seize the cap- 

 tain and turn him off in the long boat; whicii was agreed to by 

 the whole watch then on deck, an<l put into execution imme- 

 diately. 



"Adams was in his hammock at this time, as he belonged to 

 the watch l)elow, which vt as called up one l>y o:ie, told what 

 had taken place, and asked whether they would go or stay, leav- 

 ing it entirely to themselves, no force being used to any one bnt 

 Capt. Bligh. 



" They then went to one of the islands, Tubi, to make a set- 

 tlement, but could not agree with the natives. The majority 

 were then disposed to steer for Otaheite, and tliere they went, 

 taking with them tv.o of the natives who would not leave them- 



"When they arrived at Olaiieite, the stores, sails, and ail 

 other movable articles, were shared out among the crew. The 

 Bounty fell to the lot of Christian and eight others, who after 

 taking on board live stock, women, the two natives of Tubi, and 

 two of Otaheite, left the island in the night. Christian nut. ac- 

 quainting anv person where he was going, until out of sight of 

 the island. lie then communicated his intentioti to Ids ship- 

 mates, who a|«provcd of his detenuination, and they then steered 

 for Pitcairn's Island, where they landed all the nseiul article.^ 

 from the Bounty, and set her on lire otf the north-cast cud of the 

 Wand, to prevent being discovered; but she drove on shore be- 

 fore 



