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readiness ; and shortly after, the Lieutenant-Colonel came down 

 and thus addressed me at the head of ray guard ; " Mr. Hunter, 

 don't fall in your guard in the rain, let them fall out, I wish to 

 speak to the men in the guard room." I obeyed his order and the 

 men ran into the main guard room, making much noise. We 

 followed them into the main guard room, where he expostulated 

 with them : but to no effect, as they used the most gross and 

 abusive language. About this time (a quarter before ten) the 

 mutineers were on the parade, to the amount of about 200. They 

 approached my guard room with fixed bayonets, and called out, 

 " Come my lads, we are come for you ;" when the whole of my 

 guard except the centinels, Corporal Brimmer and another man, 

 joined them. I did not see my Serjeants at this time. Every 

 attempt of the Lieutenant-Colonel and myself to reason with 

 them was ineffectual ; they rushed into my guard room ; broke 

 open the inner door, and upon seeing the water issue from the 

 ammunition chest, they quitted it greatly enraged, and ran to 

 the laboratory and broke open the door. I called out for a 

 few men to follow me (and they should be well rewarded), and 

 we would prevent the mutineers getting at the ammunition. Not 

 a man turned out for this service, and I immediately ran to the 

 laboratory, but could not prevent the mutineers taking the am- 

 munition, as several of them repeatedly laid hold of me and kept 

 me off from the cask. They then ran up the street (about a 

 quarter before ten), calling out " now for Long Wood !" 



Not having seen my Serjeants after the guard was dismissed, as 

 before stated, I enquired for them, and presently saw them com- 

 ing out of the Governor's garden, where, they said they had con- 

 cealed themselves, to prevent the mutineers taking them, or 



being murdered upon refusing to join them. 



T. M. HUNTER, 



Lieutenant. 



