266 NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY, &c. 



appeared twenty-five had absented themselves, and joined the 

 mutineers. 



In going the rounds, I found the castle gate open at 12 o'clock 

 at night : and there being no officer for the castle duty that night, 

 I had two Serjeants placed there and the gate locked. 



The good conduct of Mr. Everton on that night, deserves to be 



noticed. 



ANDREW BRAID, 



St. Helena, 28tfi December, ISl 1. Captain of Artillery. 



I. Captain Barnes's Report. 



On the night of the 23d instant. Captain Braid and myself 



having stationed ourselves at the house of Mr. Everton, directly 



opposite to the barrack windows of the light company, that we 



might be in perfect readiness should we be called upon, were 



informed, about twenty minutes before ten o'clock, by Everton 



(whose vigilance deserves great praise) that there was a violent 



tumult in the barracks, and that the soldiers were attempting to 



force their way through the gates. Captain Braid and myself 



immediately went there, and were directly joined by Lieutenant 



F. Seale and Lieutenant Thorn. Lieutenant Scale was instantly 



dispatched by Captain Braid to inform Major Kinnaird, the main 



guard, &c. &c. of what had taken place. In less than five minutes 



after we had got to the gate, the wicket was opened, and about 



a hundred men, most of them fully armed and accoutred, rushed 



out. It was in vain for three of us to attempt opposing force to 



this body, and all that we could say to induce them to desist from 



their mad and disgraceful enterprize, was useless ; — declaring 



throughout " we want our rights, and ivill have them before we 



come hack." — They proceeded down the street very quickly : — 



we followed, using our utmost endeavours to persuade every 



