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^' fcvolters had entire polTcdion of the fhip, fla- 

 " tioning fentries at every hatchway, with their 

 arms loaded, pointing two guns down the 

 main hatchway, loaded with grape-fliot and 

 broken bottles j alfo two guns on the fore- 

 caftle, pointed aft, loaded in the like man- 

 ner ; laying on the gratings at every hatch- 

 way, to flop any one from conning upon 



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" About eight o'clock A. M.* the chiefs and 

 ** feveral others came down below into the 

 " great cabin, and demanded our arms, which 

 were given them ; at the fame time Adjutant 

 Minchin gave orders to the ferjeants to deli- 

 ver up what arms and what ammunition they 

 had amongfl: them, and delired them not to 

 " make any refiftance. Adjutant M. gave his 

 " word and honour that no refiftance fhould be 

 ** made on his part^ or any of his people, againft 

 " them. Serjeant Hughes informed Adjutant 

 M. he had about twenty-eight ftand of arms, 

 and about thirty or forty rounds of ball car- 

 tridges, which Adjutant M. ordered him to 

 deliver up. 



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* Mr. Prater muft either poflefs the faculty of feeing 

 through three bulk-heads of ftout oak plank, or elfe he mull 

 relate this from hearfay, as he was, at the time he mentions, 

 concealed among the women convi(5ls. (P. 199.) 



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