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lliut up under a guard, and that he fliould remain 

 unhurt, provided he was quiet ; that they fup- 

 pofed Mr. Black to have been killed and thrown 

 over-board, as he was no where to be feen ; that 

 jiis piftois were found loaded at the head of his 

 bed, and that there was much blood in his cabin ; 

 but as to Prater they knew nothing about him. 

 The Chief Mate we already knew to be dead ; fo, 

 that in addition to this, and the almofl: hopelefs 

 ftate of the Captain, we apprehended we had to 

 lament the death of the other two "gentlemen. 

 However, about nine in the morning, five hours 

 after the affray was over^ Enlign Prater was 

 found concealed among the women convids^ 

 and about an hour after, much to our furprife 

 and fatisfadion, Mr. Black, the Purfer, was 

 handed down to us. 



It now appeared that when the Chief Mate 

 received his firft wound, he fled into the cabin. 

 of Mr. Black, and threw himfelf upon that 

 gentleman in his bed, the mutineers following, 

 and firing upon him till he received, I think, 

 eight wounds. Mr. Black, who is a very young 

 man, at that time not above nineteen, and, as 

 might be expeded, totally unufed to fcenes of 

 blood and horror, found himfelf awoke from 

 his fleep by the noife of fire-arms, and the yell$ 

 of the alTaflins, by whom he was furrounded ; 

 from the nearnefs of the difcharge, his cabin 



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