2»6 NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY, &c. 



Helena has maintained the character of good and faithful soldiers, 

 against a cause that threatened this Government, as well as the 

 Governor's person, with imminent danger. 



To all the non-commissioned officers and privates of this ex- 

 cellent corps, therefore, the Governor requests that these his sen- 

 timents may be conveyed by Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, together 

 with his warmest thanks for the essential aid he derived from 

 their loyalty and zeal. 



The late occasion is the first that has occurred, by which a 

 judgment could be formed of the establishment of St. Helena 

 volunteers. It has fully demonstrated how useful and necessary is 

 such an institution. Their loyalty is the support of public autho- 

 rity: their alacrity in re-inforcing the Governor ; their determined 

 spirit to stand by him to, the last extremity ; their eagerness to 

 do their duty, and to guard his person and family, for several 

 nights after he himself considered the danger as past, will ever be 

 remembered by him with sentiments of the warmest gratikide. 

 He recjuests therefore, that these his sentiments and his best 

 thanks may be conveyed to all the officers, non-commissioned 

 officers and privates of the St. Helena volunteers, by their worthy 

 commandant and leader, Major Doveton. 



The guard at Plantation-house, commanded by Lieutenant 

 David Pritchard, (consisting of 32 artillery and infantry,) having 

 been immediately under the Governor's observation, he feels their 

 full claim to particular notice ; and accordingly requests, that 

 Lieutenant Pritchard and the non-commissioned officers and pri- 

 vates of that guard, will accept his best thanks. 



Where all the officers are entitled to praise, it is scarcely 

 necessary to discriminate ; but the zeal and unceasing attention 

 displayed by Major David Kinnaird, throughout the whole of his 

 arduous and various duties, during the late transactions, (as well 



