274 NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY, &c. 



ing the gates locked ; and as there were some officers on the 



outside, I at length opened them : on doing which, those rebels 



who were within, rushed out. I then received an order from 



Major Kinnaird, for the drummers to beat to arms : wiiich was 



accordingly done. 



This is a true statement of what happened on the night of the 



23d December, to the best of my recollection. 



W. SEALE, 



Lieutenant. 



^ • Lieutenant Thorn's Report. 



High Knol/,28th December, 1811. 



About half past seven o'clock on the evening of the 23d instant, 

 I was sent for by Major Kinnaird, who ordered me to perform 

 the duty of adjutant of artillery, as Lieutenant Wilson was de- 

 tached to Ladder Hill. He informed me, there was a degree of 

 dissatisfaction shewn by part of the men in barracks : and directed 

 me to go there and order the non-commissioned officers in whom 

 I could place confidence, to keep on the alert, and inform me if 

 anj'^of the troops seemed to make preparations to quit the bar- 

 racks. At about half past nine, the Serjeant-major came to my 

 quarters, and informed me the light infantry were rusliing out of 

 their barrack rooms with their arms. I instantly ran up (sending 

 the Seijeant-major to Major Kinnaird), and found the barrack 

 gates shut: the men were collected inside, and the officer of the 

 barrack guard was talking to them. Captain Barnes and Lieu- 

 tenant F. Seale were now with me, The vvicket of the gate was 

 soon opened, when the men rushed out, most of them with 

 charged bayonets: one of them struck Captain Barnes with his 

 musket. I followed them as low as the foot of the trees, per- 

 suading them to return : but one only. Christian Beck, who told 



