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Mr. Law, fifth officer of the Belvidere, called in, and ^ ^^ ^• 

 defired to inform the court of what he knew of the pri- * — - — ' 

 foners and the mutiny. December. 



At half pad ten o'clock on Saturday night, the ift De- 

 cember, I heard Mr. Dunlop call for a light. 1 was then 

 in the great cabin; I followed him, and faw Mr. Dunlop 

 collar Keiff, and Keiff take the light from Mr. Dunlop. 

 A fcuffle then enfued. Keiff tore Mr. Dunlop's fhirt. I 

 affifted Mr. Dunlop in getting him aft; during the time 

 a billet of wood was thrown from forward, which ftruck 

 me on the leg. Conner came aft ; I did not know his in- 

 tentions, and puflied him forward. Keiff was put in 

 irons with difficulty. I was laft in coming upon deck, 

 and turning round, I faw the people affembling a-breaft 

 the main-maft ; Ladfon, Berry, and Conner, laying down 

 terms to Mr. Dunlop, and inlifting on having Keiff out of 

 irons. Berry faid, Don't let us ftand about it, let us take 

 him out. A long altercation enfued till one in the morn- 

 ing ; they then began to difperle. An officer was then or- 

 dered to keep the watch through the night ; during which 

 in my watch they were quiet. At twelve o'clock the next 

 day, Sunday the 2d December, the people came up armed. 

 Berry in particular. With a marline-fpike they rufhed aft, 

 with Berry at their head, and took the prifoner forcibly 

 out of irons. They then began to make a great difturb- 

 ance, threatening Mr. Dunlop, and calling him a number 

 of abufive names, faying, that the fliip was now their own, 

 and that no man fhould be punifhed without they thought 

 he deferved it. They barricaded the fhip, and fwore that 

 no boats fliould come along-fide : all the prifoners and 

 moft of the people making ufe of thefe or like expreffions. 



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