2o2 NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY, &c. 



On the evening of the 23d, between 8 and 9 o'clock, Serjeant 

 Russel called me aside from Captain Knipe's door, and told me 

 he did not like the appearance of the men ; that they were assem- 

 bling in parties about the street, and in barracks. I went up as 

 far as the bridge, where I met with some officers, and enquired if 

 they saw any thing suspicions or incorrect, and related to them 

 what I heard. They said, they saw nothing improper ; and then 

 went with me to Colonel Smith (the commanding officer) to report 

 the circumstance, and from thence to the mens' barracks, and re- 

 mained there some time. There were in barracks two of the 

 light infantry company, whom Captain Sampson found intoxicated 

 and noisy ; but they became quiet and went to their cots. Every 

 thing seemed perfectly regular; and the officer of the barrack 

 guard, and Serjeant-major Honeyburn, told me they had not 

 obsierved any thing improper or suspicious. I then left the bar- 

 racks, accompanied by the other officers, and remained at Captain 

 Cole's, We had not long been there, before a report came, that 

 the soldiers had got out of barracks, and were coming down the 

 street. We immediately proceeded towards the barracks, and 

 met the men with charged bayonets, rushing down the avenue : 

 we endeavoured to stop them, but in vain. 



Finding our attempts to stop them useless, we collected the 

 whole of the men in barracks, and all the out-layers, and brought 

 them to the foot of Ladder Hill, where I left them : but upon 

 hearing the mutineers had gone up Side-path (with permission 

 from Lieutenant-Colonel Smith) I followed them, and overtook 

 the main body of them, a little past the turn at the Alarm-house; 

 where I stated to them the impropriety of their conduct, and en- 

 deavoured all in my power to persuade them to return to their 

 barracks, which they positively refused : and finding I could not 

 bring them back, I quitted them, and joined the party at Planta- 



