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sider myself a prisoner, desiring nie at the same time to give up 

 my sword and the keys of the gates ; which refusing to do, my 

 sword was seized, and the keys were wrested from me. But on 

 their returning from the guard room, I observed an opportunity 

 of leaping among them and recovering the keys. Having etl'ected 

 this, I returned to my quarters ; but was followed by tlie muti- 

 neers, who still insisted upon having the keys, and the gates 

 being opened. Some cried out, " Put the bayonet through him, 

 and then he'll give them up." Hearing' the voice of officers at 

 the gate, I went to them, and found Berwick and Mason, pri- 

 vates, had posted themselves, one on each side the gate ; declar- 

 ing they would charge the first officer that entered. During the 

 outrageous conduct of the rebels at the gates, they said, " they had 

 frequently reported that they were in a state of starvation, without 

 redress: and that they had no intention of injuring anyone ; but 

 that the Governor was their object, and have him they would." 

 Serjeant-major Honeyburn then came to my assistance ; but one 

 of the rebels inunediately struck him, and desired him to go 

 away. I secretly gave him the keys, and he took them to his 

 quarters, and I then returned to the guard room. The mutineers 

 followed me, still demanding the keys : and on my assuring 

 them, that some one had taken them from me, they searched the 

 room. Kennally, private, then observed, they could get out 

 without them, by scaling the walls near the cistern ; which he 

 did ; and the rest followed. As they were getting over the dif- 

 ferent barracks, Serjeant-major Honeyburn asked me if I had 

 sent any one to inform the officers : I replied, it was impossible, 

 as my guard were all made prisoners. Honeyburn however 

 found an opjaortunity to pass the serjeant of the guard through 

 his quarters, down the back part of his premises to the town. 

 Finding it impossible to prevent the rebels getting out, bykeep- 



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