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board after fome altercation, but ordered the boat to (hove ^ ^^^ ^' 

 off, threatening to ftave her if they refufed. The chief '-^ — — • 

 mate then called me, and ordered me to take fix quarter- December. 

 mafters down to the lazaretta armed, and defend the ma- 

 gazine, and to run any man through that fhould attempt 

 to enter it. I can give no account of what paffed after 

 this upon the upper-deck and gun-deck, as I did not come 

 up till moft of the mutineers were feized. 



(Signed) A"^ Cumine, 



December 4, 1787. 3d Mate, Belvidere. 



Having read this to the court, and affirming it as true, 

 he then proceeds as follows: After I had been fome time 

 in the lazaretta, they lifted the fcuttle leading to the ma- 

 gazine, and were going to jump down ; being oppofed, 

 they afterwards laid the fcuttle over again. A little time 

 after they lifted it off again, and then they faid they were 

 determined to jum.p down. I affured them if they did, I 

 would run the firft man through. Notwithftanding which, 

 a man (Paterfon) jumped down, and I wounded him. 

 After him numbers immediately jumped down, firft throw- 

 ing billets of wood and fhot, and drove me from the laza- 

 retta. I cannot recoiled if any of the prifoners were 

 there. 



Court. Do you know who took Keiff off the quarter- 

 deck, and who knocked his irons off? 

 Anfwer. Berry and Patter fon. 



Court. What were the terms that the people demanded 

 of the chief mate, and what officers were prefent when 

 they did fo? 



Anfu-er. 



