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u'ould bring the efcort to adl againft them ; and 

 they equally knew that they had arms and ammu- 

 nition adequate to tiicir purpofe, whenever they 

 fliould think proper to make the attack; refift- 

 ance they could exped but little of, fmce they 

 had fo many proofs of the tamenefs of their offi- 

 cers ; they therefore fuffered us to proceed with- \ 

 out interruption on our courfe. Neverthelefs, 

 every day was marked by outrages, that loudly 

 demanded the interference of authority, not 

 only to quiet, but to difarm the New South 

 Wales banditti, and inflid: a fignal and exem- 

 plary punilhmcnt on their infamous ringleaders. 

 In this ftate of continual apprehenfion, amidft 

 the terrors of a mutiny we daily expeded to 

 break out, and which we were only too confci- 

 ous, (from the caufes already given,) we fhould 

 not be able to relift, we proceeded on our voy- 

 age, propoiing to touch at Rio de Janiero\ and 

 the convoy having left us in the proper latitude 

 to proceed to their deflination in the Weft India 

 iflands, we were left to our fate. 



C H A P. XVIII. 



^he Lady Shore proceeds in fafety ahnojl to Rio de 

 Jcineiro^ — The mutiny commences, En/ign Min^ 



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