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round the tent, with orders to shoot a- 
ny one, who should attempt to approach 
without giving- the countersign. The ■ 
night, however, passed,., without any 
one’s appearing; but early on the mor¬ 
ning of the 
17th Feb.; Comstock was discovered 
at some distance coming, towards the 
tent. It had b.eembefore proposed to 
Smith by Payne, to shoot him ; but 
poor Smith, like ourselves, . date- do no 
other than.remain upon the-side of-neu- ■ 
trality. 
Oliver, whom,the reader will recol¬ 
lect as one of the wretches concerned 
in the mutiny,, hurried on shore, and 
with Payne' and others, made prepara¬ 
tions to put him to death. After load¬ 
ing a number of muskets they stationed 
themselves in front of the tent, and wait¬ 
ed his approach—a bushy spot, of ground 
intervening, he did not make his ap¬ 
pearance until within a short distance 
of the tent, which, as soon as he saw, 
drew his sword and walked quick to¬ 
wards it, in a menacing manner ; but 
