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straggler following tliem to return to his barracks ; in some in- 

 stances we were successful. Near the gate leading into the 

 parade before the officers' barracks we joined Majors Wright and 

 Kinnaird, Captains Sampson and Cole, and others. Lieutenant 

 Thorn was dispatched by Major Kinnaird with orders to the 

 barracks ; as was Captain Sampson by Major Wright. Two 

 pistols were fired by Major Kinnaird, as a signal to Captain 

 Hodson at Ladder Hill, who almost instantly made the general 

 alarm. It was then determined to collect all the men Ave could, 

 at the bottom of Ladder Hill road, where we found Captain 

 Pritchard with a few men. Having been joined by Captain 

 Sampson and Lieutenant Thorn, with all the men they could 

 find, we proceeded to Ladder Hill ; Captain Pritchard having 

 been previously ordered by Major Kinnaird to hasten to the 

 Governor, to inform him he was marching to Plantation-house 

 with a considerable force. At Ladder Hill we received four 

 bundles of ball cartridge for each man ; and spare ammunition 

 was carried by six black men. After reaching Red Hill house, 

 . where we met the Town Major, we were detached in parties to 

 various positions. With 20 men, I was ordered to take post on 

 the road leading to Cason's Gate, which I did ; and found there 

 a field-piece (a three pounder) with two volunteer officers, Lieu- 

 tenants Wright and Blake) and 24 black artillerymen. I took 

 charge of the whole, and disposed them so as to command every 

 approach to my post. A little before day-light, I was ordered 

 with my party and guns (another three pounder, with Lieutenant 

 D. Pritchard, having joined) to march down to the main body, 

 under Major Kinnaird, which was drawn up in line, near Major 

 Pierie's lower house, upon a small flat on the brow of a hill look- 

 ing down upon the mutineers, who were within pistol shot of us. 

 I fell in, with both field-pieces on the leftilank, so as completely 



