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3 P. M. understood that Hewitt was hanged before the troops in 

 garrison, and that Sefton and Lindsay received the Governor's 

 pardon under the gallows. All quiet at the Knoll. 



Saturday 28th. — Nothing material passed here. The prisoners 

 behave very well, and appear very sorry for their conduct — pro- 

 mising never to behave ill again. Both Lieutenant Thorn and 

 myself have endeavoured all in our power, to find out the writer 

 of the anonymous letters, and told the prisoners we were con- 

 vinced the Governor would forgive any one of them that would 

 inform him ; but they all declared they did not know ; nor did 

 they know any letters had been written, until they heard some 

 had been found. The prisoner Sefton, who expected to be hauged, 

 also said, he knew nothing of them. 



Sunday 29th. — The prisoners having repeatedly requested of 

 myself and Lieutenant Thorn to solicit the Governor to pardon 

 them, making solemn protestations of behaving well in future, 

 and having evinced a disposition of repentance and sorrow for 

 their conduct, we were induced to write to the Governor on the 

 subject. The Governor was pleased to answer us very favourably : 

 we read his letter to the prisoners before the guard. They were 

 very thankful, — and expressed themselves sensible of the Gover- 

 nor's clemency towards them ; and protested one and all, that if 

 the Governor would allow them to join their corps again their 

 future conduct should shew their gratitude and the truth of their 

 protestations. For these last three days, as the prisoners ap- 

 peared sickly, from their being confined in so small a barrack, 

 they were allowed to walk out in the square from 20 to 30 

 together, from 10 to 4 o'clock. All quiet here during the night. 



Monday, 30th. — At 10, A. M. I received a letter from the 

 Governor desiring the prisoners might be marched to the Plan- 

 tation-house ; excepting seven who were to be left in close con- 



