2T6 TRACTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, &c. 



the mutineers: but on seeing our line formed, one of their party 

 called out, " We have surrendered/' After an interchange of 

 two or three messages between them and the Governor, they sur- 

 rendered themselves prisoners, and were marched as far as Plan- 

 tation-house gate ; and afterwards, by the Governor's orders, were 

 escorted, by a party of artillery and myself, conuiianded by Major 

 Kinnaird, to High Knoll, were the}^ were put into continement. 

 Here I remained with Lieutenant Phillips, having reinforced his 



guard with thirty men. 



THOS. THORN, 



Lieutenant of Artillery. 



O . Captain Pritchard's Report. 



To Colonel Alexander Beatson, Governor, ^^c. c^c. Sfc. 



Honourable Sir, 



In detailing, according to your request, all the circumstances 

 which came within my knowledge, relative to the late mutiny and 

 sedition, which broke out in the St. Helena regiment, I shall 

 state such occurrences as transpired before the 23d ultimo ; and 

 then proceed to mention such as subsequently took place. 



Having received various private reports, that a mutiny was in- 

 tended (with which I made you acquainted), but no precise hour 

 of the night yet named, I resolved to wait the final intelligence 

 of one of my emissaries ; which I received, about ten minutes 

 before nine o'clock, on the evening of the 23d. Upon being made 

 acquainted with the intention of the mutinous troops, I instantly 

 informed the senior member of Council (Mr. Doveton), and the 

 commanding officer in James's Fort (Lieutenant-Colonel Smith) : 

 and apprised them that the seizure of the musket ball ammuni- 

 tion, in charge of the officer of the main guard (Lieutenant 



