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^ xv^ ^' ^^^ charged with the high crime of mutiny ; in firft medi- 

 »^ — — -' tating aforethought a defign to infult the officers of the fhip 

 December. Bclvidere, to which you belonged ; and carrying the fame 

 into execution, by refufing to obey the commanding officer, 

 by feizing him, beating him, and otherwife ill-ujing him, on 

 Saturday night the firfl: of December in this prefent year, 

 and continuing your mutinous behaviour till Sunday noon, 

 when you attempted to carry the command of the fhip 

 Belvidere againft your officers ; which you in fome mea- 

 fure effefted, by turning the guns aft upon them, and 

 threatening to murder them ; by breaking open locks, 

 and threatening to fire the powder and blow up the fhip. 

 And further, even when affiflance was called from the reft 

 of the Company's fhips, for the purpofe of enabling the 

 officers to refume their command, and procure peace to 

 fuch of his Majefty's fubjedts* as were willing to return to 

 their duty on board the Belvidere, you wantonly armed 

 yourfelves with fhot and other dangerous weapons, and 

 attempted the life of fuch of his Majefty's fubjeds as en- 

 deavoured to fupprefs your mutinous behaviour ; intreat- 

 ing and perfuading the reft of the fhip's company to affift 

 * you, and threatening to murder them if they did not join 



you in this mutiny : but, thank God, the murders that 

 might have been the confequence were happily prevented 

 by the immediate affiftance from the commodore. 



"We are therefore called upon by our honourable mafters 

 to make inquiry into this matter. 



Mr. David Dunlop, chief officer of the fhip Belvidere, 

 called in and examined. Defired him to inform the court 



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