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more pardoned, and threatened the next time 
with death." 
" 1795, May 6th. The first two canoes, for 
the purpose of catching fish, were made. Saw a 
vessel close in with the island. Mutineers much 
alarmed. Vessel stood out to sea Dec. 27th. 
" 1797. Endeavoured to procure a quantity 
of meat for salting, and to make syrup from the 
ti-plant and sugar-cane. 
" 1799. Matthew Quintall, having threatened 
to take the lives of Young and Adams, these 
two considered their lives in danger, and thought 
they were justified in taking away the life of 
Quintall, which they did with an axe. 
" 1800. Edward Young, a mutineer, died 
of asthma. 
" 1817. Arrived, ship Sultan, of Boston, 
Captain Reynolds ; Jenny, a Tahitian woman, 
left here in the Sultan. 
" 1823. Arrived, ship Cyrus, of London, 
Captain Hall; John Buffett came on shore, 
as schoolmaster, and John Evans also came on 
shore. 
" 1825, Dec. 5tL Arrived, H. M. S. Blossom, 
Captain F. W. Beechey. 
" 1826, Dec. 19. Jane Quintall left the 
island in the Lovely, of London,. Captain 
Blythe. 
" 1828, Nov. I5tk. George Nobbs came on 
shore, to reside. 
" 1829, March 5th. 
JOHN ADAMS died, aged 65. 
