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Walker, Edmonston, Cain, Bntler, and Beck, to their barracks. 

 It was with some difficulty we prevailed on them to return ; 

 saying ' that if they did not join the opposite party, they (the 

 mutineers) would skiver them, and put them to death.' Captain 

 Sampson ordered us to march, with what men could be collected 

 in barracks, and join Major Kinnaird at the foot of Ladder Hill. 

 We proceeded to tliat post, and after every man was suppbed with 

 ammunition, Major Kinnaird gave me the command of the advance 

 guard, composed of LieutenantTliorn, two Serjeants, and twenty 

 rank and file ; with orders to proceed until I reached Ked-Hill 

 gate ; and there to halt until became up. When there, the Town 

 Major ordered me to proceed with my party to Major Pierie's gate. 

 Major Kinnaird soon came up to me with the detachment : halted 

 and ordered me, with the advance party, to occupy the pass in the 

 ravine below ; and in the night to retire or advance as the nature 

 of things required. A little before day-light, I received orders to 

 join the main body in bne : and shortly afterwards, the mutineers 

 halted in the ravine, about the same place I before occupied. 



F. SEALE, 



Lieutenant. 

 ■L'. Lieutenant Phillips's Report. 



Hiyh-KuoU, Monday, December 2-id, 1811, 



iJyMPTOMs of dissatisfaction having appeared among some of 

 the troops in the garrison yesterday, and it having come to the 

 Governor's knowledge, that they intended to mutiny, I was sent 

 for by him and the Council, at 2 P. M. and received orders to 

 keep a strict look-out from my post, and to fire upon any party 

 of men seen in arms, approaching Plantation-house ; and to dis- 

 perse them. At 5 P. M. I returned to High Knoll ; and imme- 

 diately made every preparation to defend my post, by loading the 

 guns with grape, placing centinels in advance, and securing the 



