83 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



poflbfTcd, and the ringleader of the mutiny, had, 

 with nine Tailors, taken refuge in another ifland, 

 whither he had carried with him feveral of the 

 An officer of the Pandora, who ar- 

 rived at ilic Cape, aiTcrted that Bligh had be- 

 haved very improperly to Chriiiiun, and that an 

 abufc of authority on the part of this captain 

 had been the eaufe of his misfortunes. Chrittian, 

 notwithstanding his rank of matter, had been 

 ill-treated by the orders of Bligh, and nfed as if 

 he had been the loweft failor. If this fact be 

 true, Bligh has not been lincere in aflerting that 

 he had always behaved to him with the greatefl 

 kindnefs. 



There were at the Cape eighteen fhips, of 

 which twelve were Dutch, two French, two 

 American, and two Englifh. 



At funrifc we faluted the citadel with thirteen 

 guns, and our falute was returned with the fame 

 number. 



The commander of the expedition went on 

 fliorc about nine o'clock ; the citadel upon that 

 occafion fired fifteen guns, which we returned, 

 un. The governor had fent feveral 

 carriages, with a band of muficians, to wait 

 for Admiral D'Entrecaitcaux, at the landing- 

 place, whence, amid the found of martial 

 mufic, be repaired to the government-houfe, 



accompanied 



