NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY, &c. 227 



only were excuted in the evening : and Ending that even these 

 awful, and necessary examples, had not produced the desired 

 effect ; and that the St. Helena infantry still intended to proceed 

 in acts of mutiny and rebellion, by seizing their officers, in the 

 expectation that this step would compel me to yield to their 

 demands, or rather demand (for the sole object of the mutiny was 

 to obtain issues of spirits) ; I deemed it expedient to undeceive 

 them by issuing further orders. 



Head Quarters, St. Helena, 2Qth December, 1811. 

 GENERAL ORDERS. 



" At a General Court Martial assembled yesterday, the fol- 

 lowing prisoners were tried, upon a charge of mutiny, preferred 

 against them by the Governor. 



Charge. — " Henry Sisell, Thomas Berwick, Archibald Nimmo, 

 " and Robert Anderson, privates, and Arthur Smith, Thomas 

 " Edgeworth, Peter Wilsey, and John Seager, corporals in the 

 " St. Helena regiment, and Richard Kitchen, gunner, in the 

 " artillery, confined by order of the Governor, on a charge of 

 " mutiny." 



Sentence. — " The Court having deliberated on the evidence, 

 " are of opinion that the prisoners are guilty of mutiny, the crime 

 *' they are charged with, in breach of the Articles of War, do 

 " therefore sentence, that the prisoners Sisell, Berwick, Nimmo, 

 " Anderson, Smith, Edgeworth, Wilsey, Seager, and Kitchen, 

 " shall suffer death, in such manner and at such time and place 

 " as the Governor and Commander in Chief shall direct." 



" We, the Governor and Council, approve the sentences awarded 

 " against the whole of the prisoners, and order the immediate 

 " execution of Sisell, Berwick, Nimmo, Anderson, Smith, and 



