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^efiion. Who appeared to you to be the leading men, ^ \^ ^• 

 and who was moft adlive in the mutiny on Saturday and *— p^ — ' 



Sunday ? December. 



Anfwer. On Saturday night Conner and Ladfon, on 

 Sunday Berry and Lilly. 



Court to the Prifoners. Have you any queftions to put 

 to the witnefs ? 



Prifoners Anfwer, No. 



Court to Mr. Dunlop, chief mate. 



^luejlion. Did the fhip's company any time on Sunday 

 afk any terms of you ? 



Anfwer. They afked if 1 had releafed KeifF. I an- 

 fwered, No ; that they had done it themfelves. They alfo 

 demanded Mr. Clayton, midfhipman, to be turned before 

 the maft. 



Mr. Charles Raitt, chief officer of the Earl Fitzwilliam, 

 called in, and defired to inform the Court of what he 

 knew of the prifoners and the mutiny. 



Queftions by the Court to Mr. Raitt. 



^uefion. What ftate did you find the Belvidere in when 

 you went on board with Mr. Dunlop ? 



Anfwer, In a very mutinous ftate ; and the firft thing 

 that made me believe they were, was their ordering my 

 boat to put off" inftantly from along-fide. 



^ejiion. Did you fee them arm.ed to keep any boats oif? 

 Anfwer, Yes ; but not at firft. 



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