NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA. 



The Court having gone through the evidence, and 

 aflced the prifoners what they had to fay for themfelves ; 

 it has not appeared that there has been the leaft caufe for December. 

 murmur amongft the fhip's company, either for ill ufage 

 from any one officer or petty officer in the fhip ; that this 

 daring mutiny has arofe from a fpirit that prevailed, that 

 they were on board of a merchantman, where, accord- 

 ing to their own expreffions, they would not meet with 

 due punifliment ; that it alfo appears, that on Sun- 

 day, the fecond day of the mutiny, the prifoners were all 

 fober and deliberate but one mauy Kelly, and who pleaded 

 drunkennefs ; the others never attempting any defence of 

 that fort, or faying any thing in their own vindication. 

 We therefore are of opinion that this daring mutiny, had 

 it not been immediately fuppreffed by about eighteen boats 

 manned and armed from the Company's £hips, the con- 

 fequence might have been dreadful, not only to that fliip ; 

 but this fpirit fpreading to the fleet in general, where 

 there are above three thoufand of his Majefly's fubjed:s, 

 the greater number of which might have, by joining the 

 mutineers, committed depredations againft the inhabitants, 

 and put a flop to the Company's trade, with the lofs of 

 many lives: We therefore are of opinion, that fevere and 

 immediate corporal punifbment be infli(^ed upon the ring- 

 leaders ; and that Berry and Lilly at different fhips of the 

 fleet receive. Berry one hundred, and Lilly feventy lafhes ; 

 that the reft be puniflied on board the Belvidere, and that 

 Ladfon and Keiff receive flxty lafl:ies ; Garland^ Skinner^ 

 and Conner forty-eight laflies ; Hajii?2gs and Langford 

 twenty-four-laflies ; that Kellvj as leafl: culpable, receive 

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