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and one arm ; and as for Mr. Law, I will cut one of his ^ ^^ p- 



ears ofF. When the commodore's boat came, Mr. Raitt, ^ 



his chief officer, read a letter, the contents infifting upon Deceinber.- 

 the ringleaders being given up; upon which the muti- 

 neers put themfelves in a pofture of defence, and fwore 

 no boats fhould come along-fide. They immediately fome 

 of them went to break open the magazine, and began 

 throwing at the boats along-fide and upon the quarter- 

 d'eck ; but the officers and petty officers being armed, we 

 made a fally from the quarter-deck, and cut feveral down 

 with cutlaffes, when they went to the magazine, and found 

 a warm reception from the third mate, who was then 

 guarding it with five quarter-mafters. The pinnaces all 

 got along-j&de, we then took all that were on the main- 

 deck prifoners, went down upon the gun-deck, hauled up 

 the ports; but before we had that done, feveral were hurt 

 by Ihot hove by the mutineers. However, by five o'clock, 

 we hr.d- all our foremaft-men prifoners in the cuddy, when 

 John Berry, Abraham Lilly, Anthony Garland, William 

 Conner, Robert Skinner, John Haftings, Thomas Lang- 

 ford, Henry Ladfon, Timothy Kelly, and James Keiff, 

 were fent prifoners on board the commodore. Samuel 

 Walker, Thomas Paterfon, Oliver Butler, and James. 

 Brown, v/ere the only men not concerned. 



Queftions afked Mr. M'CuIloch* 



Court. What terms were demanded by the prifoners? 



Anfwer. Anthony Garland infifted upon grog that day 

 and liberty; he likewife demanded. Mr. Clayton midffiip- 

 man to be turned before the mafl, becaufe he had on thag 

 day nearly got him a flogging. Abraham Lilly threatened 



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