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tion to Captain Sampson, comniandine, the picquet, and to 

 Plantation-liouse ; keejjing my guns pointed at them, and my 

 portfires lighted. But I did not conceive it proper to fire upon 

 them, knowing Colonel Broughton was in their possession. At 

 about half-past 2 A. M. the mutineers had nearly reached Major 

 Pierie's house, when I hailed them with a large speaking trumpet, 

 and desired them not to advance, or I would fire upon them 

 immediately. They soon halted, and at the break of day, I 

 perceived, above Major Pierie's house, a large detachment of 

 artillery and infantry, and some volunteers, with their front facing 

 the run of water, and shortly after, I saw the mutineers, appa- 

 rently about 90 in number, in the ravine, close under our detach- 

 ments: and very soon, the mutineers appeared to have surrendered. 

 At about 7 A.M. the whole of the mutineers (75) taken in arms, 

 were marched here, by Major Kinnaird and his detachment. 

 Lieutenant Thorn, with 21 artillerymen, reinforced my guard, 

 and the whole of the prisoners were put into one barrack. I then 

 loaded one 8-inch howitzer, and two 18-pounders, with grape, 

 and pointed them directly upon tlie prisoners ; and also placed 

 seven centinels, with loaded pieces, to watch them, and to keep 

 a strict look-out. I had also a guard of one serjeant, three cor- 

 porals, and fourteen matrosses, in the room opposite the prisoners, 

 with 20 rounds each of ball ammunition ; and a guard on the 

 tower of one serjeant, three corporals, and twenty matrosses. I 

 deemed it further expedient, for fear of being surprised by the 

 prisoners, or any of their associates, to dismount the fourrj-pound 

 field-pieces, and to lock them up in the tower ; which seemed to 

 be the more necessary, as there were two ammunition carts, with 

 field-piece ammunition in the ordnance store-room, outside the 

 tower. These precautions were accordingly taken, and every 



thing here remained quiet. 



GEO. L. PPIILLIPS, 



Lieutenant of Artillery, coininund'm^ High- Knoll. 



