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as those to which too iiiiiny misguided men had resorted, on the 

 evening of the 23d instant. 



By order of the Governor and Council, 



T. H. BROOKE, 



Secretary. 



This awful scene made a strong impression; the mutinous spirit 

 was humbled ; and subordination from that moment was effec- 

 tually restored. 



In order, however, to prevent a return of such disgraceful pro- 

 ceedings, I gave orders to seize and confine every man who had 

 been active and forward in the late mutiny. Between 20 and 30 

 have been put in close confinement, whom it is my intention to 

 send off the island by the first favourable opportunity. On the 

 30th of December, I granted an amnesty to the remainder of the 

 prisoners who were taken in arms. They were paraded at Plan- 

 tation-house ; and after admonishing them upon their recent 

 conduct, desiring them to behave in future like good soldiers, and 

 telling them that I freely forgave them, although they had taken 

 up arms against me, I ordered them to return to their duty. 



On this occasion, after the order of peace, I deemed it proper 

 to issue general orders. 



Head Quarters, ^Oth December, 181 J, 



GENERAL ORDERS. 



The Governor having ascertained that many of the soldiers of 

 the St. Helena infantry, who were taken in arms against him, on 

 the 24th instant, had either been misled by seme factiotis and dis- 

 contented persons, or forced by a few desperate villains, to engage 

 in the atrocious crimes of mutiny and rebellion, he is therefore 

 pleased, in consideration of these circumstances, to grant an 



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