NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY, &c. 281 



Q. Memoranda of Lientenants Phillips and Thorn, of the Occurrences 

 at High Knoll, from the 23<Z to the SOth of December, 1811. 



High Knoll, 24(h December, 181 J,— 3 P.M. 



JLjIEUTENAnts Phillips and Thorn having had several conversa- 

 tions with the prisoners, since the morning, persuading them to 

 give up those who had excited them to commit acts of mutiny 

 and rebellion. Gunner Kitchen of the artillery, and Dougal Fraser 

 of the infantry, have made the following depositions: 



" SiSELL of the regiment, commanded the mutineers, and 

 " assisted Nimmo and Berwick, privates, to swear the men in. 

 " The nature of the oath was to seize the Governor, and to turn 

 *' him off the island. Sisell also told them, that upon his firing a 

 " musket at the Alarm-house, he would be joined by the men of 

 •' Hold-Fast-Tom, Gregories, and Deadwood shed : and that this 

 *' man was the chief ringleader." 



" NiMMo of the regiment, administered the oath, assisted by 

 " Berwick and Sisell, with a bayonet held over the head of the 

 " person sworn in, threatening death to those that did not take it, 

 " and join their party." 



" Berwick of the regiment, assisted in administering the oath; 

 " broke open the barrack gates, and procured volunteers for 

 " them." 



" Hewitt of the regiment, broke open the small magazine 

 " door, and was very active in getting volunteers, and threatening 

 " others with death if they did not join them." 



" Lindsay and Sefton of the regiment, also took an active 

 " part in the whole affair ; but Kitchen and Fraser did not par- 

 " ticularise what they did." 

 At about 5 P. M. Major Hodson informed Lieutenant Phillips, 



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