PACIFIC AND BEERING’S STRAIT. 
49 
Dec. 
182 . 5 . 
CHAPTER HI. 
Pitcairn Island — Adams and Natives come off tn fl,«» • a i 
of the B«„.y_Lie«.,«„t BlieU Tnt -'‘‘■o ““ti"? 
Tobouai-HostUe Reception there— Pro™ A ' Launch— Mutmeeis proceed to 
qnit it, and tcturn to Otaheite Chri.f J ° to Tobonai— Again 
Lnds there-rare of ,“11^^?™"“ *» *» Lland- 
and four of the Mutineers among tile Blacks— Murder of Christian 
Number. “"oors-Adams dangerously Wounded-Fate of the remaining 
The interest whicli was pwitpil E-ir 
Tdon,! A. au , the announcement of Pitcairn 
duced I train of T *‘’1®’“* upon deck, and pro- lit'’ 
of their little do C ““d P“take of the pleasures 
e ery tranitt “ f ‘ “'<= P-*ulars of 
seonLr^n connected with the fate of the Bounty : but in con- 
the next mominn^wr*''' gcuddcation was deferred until 
on which Cantatn Co^t’ ‘>>0 side of the island 
Itcingahletoanch tn **** marked soundings, in the hope of 
sail Lte^nlT , P’ >>oat under 
raised a doubtTto“r ^Puipment of this boat 
expected to see only a'weli*'”® m ^ property of the islanders, for we 
therefore concluded^thatth B™"^'^ “““ “ “d we 
opposite side but fe “ *0 
a^ie:™:: of he: cre:*:Mcr Tr“/ n “ 
men of the island. ’ ^ of old Adams and all the young 
Before they ventured to take hold of the ship, they i„„uired 'f 
ey might come on board, and upon permission being granted tb ' 
sprang up the side and shook every officer by the hamWiB ’ 
guised feelings of gratification. ^ ^ undis- 
The activity of the young men outstripped that of old Adaiiis, who 
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