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ernedhadbeen made by Comstock, soon 
after the mutiny, and read as follows : 
“ That if any one saw a sail and did 
not report it immediately, he should be 
put to death ! If any one refused to 
fight a ship he should be put to death; 
and the manner of their death, this— 
They shall be bound hand and foot and 
boiled in the try pots , of boiling oil !” 
Every man was made to seal and sign 
this instrument, the seals of the mutin¬ 
eers being black, and the remainder* 
blue and white. The raft or stage be¬ 
ing completed, it was anchored, so that 
one end rested upon the rocks, the oth¬ 
er being kept sea-ward by the anchor. 
During the first day many articles were 
brought from the ship in boats, to the 
raft, and from thence conveyed on 
shore- Another raft, however, was 
made, by laying spars upon two boats, 
and boards again upon them, which at 
high water would float well up on the 
shore. 1 he following, as near as can 
be recollected, were the articles landed 
from the ship; (and the intention was? 
