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to his house ; and we had not been there more than five minutes 

 before we were informed the men were rising. I met my orderly, 

 who told us the troops were breaking out of barracks. Major 

 Wright, Captain Cole and myself, hurried up to stop them ; and 

 when arrived near the barracks, we met them coming down with 

 charged bayonets. Major Wright called out to us, to resist them, 

 and drive them back to the barracks. In a moment we met, and 

 stopped the head of the column : but as the rear charged the 

 front, and pressed forward with great impetuosity, it was impos- 

 sible to prevent their proceeding. 



Major Kinnaird with some other officers then joined ; and it 

 was determined to make a general alarm. Majors Wright and 

 Kinnaird went down after the mutineers, and I was directed to 

 go to the barracks and collect what men I could. In passing up, 

 I met several, going to join the mutineers ; but with the assist- 

 ance of other officers forced them back : and when in the barracks 

 I observed every officer zealous and active. The outlayers were 

 joining us very fast ; so that in about twenty minutes I was at 

 the head of 100 men well officered. I then marched from the 

 barracks, expecting to meet them before they left town ; but as I 

 marched down the street, they went up Side-path. When I got to 

 Ladder Hill corner, I there met Captain Pritchard with a few men : 

 and on consulting with Majors AV right and Kinnaird, we deter- 

 mined to march directly to Plantation-house to the assistance of the 

 Governor, as we were informed that Ae was their object. Major 

 Wright got a horse and rode after the mutineers to endeavour to 

 bring them back, while the detachment advanced to Ladder Hill. 

 Here we procured ammunition. Major Kinnaird then ordered 

 Lieutenants F. Seal and Thorn to advance to Plantation-house 

 with 20 men, and inform the Governor we were on the march 

 with one hundred men. 



