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Hilfborough. He inquired if captain Greer was in tKe ^ ^ j^ ^' 

 boat; he faid not; when he immediately told him ther^ 



was a mutiny in the Belvidere. D?cem'ber, 



When I came on board at one o'clock I found the fhip 

 in a mutinous ftate. The people would not permit boats 

 to come along-fi.de; they threatened to fink them with 

 fhot if they did. I went into the cuddy with Mr. Dunlop 

 and the reft of the officers of the fhip, to dinner. When 

 I came out again Mr. Dunlop left the fhip. The orders 

 that Mr. Dunlop left were, I was to endeavour to keep the 

 fhip in quietnefs if poflible, and to prevent liquor coming 

 into the fhip; I was to do nothing elfe till I received 

 further orders ; the men at that time in a ftate of madnefs 

 with liquor. When Mr. Dunlop was out of the fhip, all 

 the mutineers came aft, among whom were the prilbners 

 now before me; they faid they intended to be obedient to 

 my command, till fuch time as they favv captain Greer ; I 

 .told them I immediately expedled they would. I defired 

 they would point the guns forward they had pointed aft; 

 to give up the poffeflion of the magazine^ to haul up the 

 ports, and in every other cafe to put the fhip in order; 

 which they did. They afked, if Keiff was a free man? I 

 told them I fhould wait for orders how to ad: with him. I 

 then fent for the gunner, and defired him to fee the maga- 

 zine and the guns fecured; he reported it was done; the 

 officers at the fame time were allowed to walk the deck or 

 any part of the fhip they pleafed. The fhip was perfedlly 

 quiet till the note came from the commodore, and alfo 

 ;ifterwards till Mr. Raitt and Mr. Dunlop came on board : 

 they then objedled to their coming on board, and came 

 aft in a mutinous manner; upon which I prevented their 



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