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after which he took him tothe yard, and 
Joaded him with irons, which were not 
taken off his limbs for feveral mentlis 
after. And Jones folemnly declared to us 
that he never enjoyed an hour’s health 
fince the time he was fo inhumanly beat 
by the governor. 
«© We next examined fome beds (which 
appeared like chaff, being worn-out 
firaw), and a {mall horfe-rug, and a 
thin {mall blanket (very coarfe) for cover- 
ing, all of the worft quality, and which 
sve confider by no means a proper or fut- 
ficient bed or covering for any human 
being. 
«* Many of the feamen complained of 
slinefs ; and in general they had the ap- 
pearance of men worn out by wretched- 
nefs and difeafe :—they complained of be- 
ing debarred of every indulgence confi- 
dered neceflary to render life defirable— 
even denied the privilege of attending di- 
wine fervice ! and the neceflaries of life fo 
sparingly diftributed to them, as if it was 
calculated to lengthen cut a miferable ex- 
iftence for the purpofe of punifhment ; 
they acknowledge that their former crimes 
delerve any punifhment the laws of their 
country may inflict ; and they greatly la- 
ment that they have not an opportunity of 
ferving his Majefty, to make every repa- 
ration in their power as an atonement for 
their paft offences. 
“‘After leaving the mutineers, we were 
conducted through feveral galleries to the 
kitchen, where we faw the copper in 
which the prifonezs meat is boiled: the 
copper is divided into two parts, one fide 
large and the other fide {mall ; in the {mall 
fide was fome broth, which they informed 
ws was intended for the prifoneis next 
day ; fome of the jurors tafted the broth, 
which was then rich and very good ; but, 
en afurther enquiry, it appeared that a 
quantity of water boiled in the large fide 
of the copper, with oatmeal, rice, and fome- 
times potatoes, was added to the broth in 
the {mall fide of the copper, confequently 
it mult be very poor broth, when at leatt 
three tim:s the quantity of water was to 
he mixed with the beef liquor, that we faw 
firft, before it was divided amongft the 
prifoners. 
‘¢ From the kitchen we went to the wo- 
men’s fide of the prifon, and pafled through 
the laundry and fick ward, which were 
very clean ; but there were few fick perfons 
in the hofpital, We preceeded through 
a gallery where there where a number 
of women, but they made no complaint to 
us. We next went toa yard. where there 
were feveral men and boys apparently very 
ill; they complained that.they: had not 
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fuffitient food, which they alleged to be 
the caufe of their illnefs, nor had they pro- 
pes medical affiftance. One man in par- 
ticular faid he had been greatly afflicted 
with the flux for two years paft, which his 
weak appearance denoted, and we think 
that he ought to be attended in the fick 
ward. 
“© We then left the interior of the goal 
and walked on a path between the garden 
and priion, where we confulted, and con- 
cluded that we faw feveral prifoners who 
had great reafon to complain; but that 
every part of the goal we had feen ap- 
peared to be very clean. However, we de- 
termined to revifit that prifon on a future 
day, in confequence of {ome information 
we obtained, that we had not feen all the 
prifoners,acr had not been taken to the 
worlt part of the goal. 
‘¢ Therefore we made our fecond vifit to 
Cold Bath Fields Prifon, on Wednefday, 
the 4th of June. And, when, paffing 
through the mutineers’ yard, a perfon 
from the gallery called out of a cell-win- 
dow, and faid another prifoner requefted 
to {peak with us; on which the keeper's 
fon faid, ¢It is Johnfton, the mutineer,” 
and defired a turnkey to bring him down ; 
but fome of the prifoners alleged that he 
was not able to come down. However, 
he foon appeared, fupported by two or 
three men, but unable to ftand on his 
weak limbs, therefore we ordered him 
back, and followed him to his cell, where 
he informed us he had been cruelly treated ; 
and that his daily allowance of food was 
always fhort, and not fufficient to fupport 
him, and that he confidered the want of 
food and bad treatment the fole caufe of his 
illnefs ; and when he applied to the dofor 
of the prifon for relief, the doétor difre- 
garded his entreaties, and told him he 
Joammed it; ‘but you fee, gentlemen, 
(continued Johniton) I do not fam it 5 
the goal allowance I cannot eat; there it 
is, you may infpeét it, and my weak {tate 
denotes my fituaticn.” We did not fee 
or hear ot this unfortunate man the firit 
day we vilited that gaal, nor had we be- 
fore feen another gallery wherein we then 
found a number of prifoners that com- 
plained of being ill, which there emaciated 
appearance clearly denoted. They attri- 
buted their difeafes to bad treatment and 
want of fuficient food ; and the medicine 
given to them they confider of no utility, 
as they believe it is nothing but vinegar 
and water (we have fince been informed - 
that it is vitriol and water), and the 
fame fort of medicine is adminiltered 
for every difftrent difeafe. Amongtt thote 
perlons there was one man who feeined to 
be 
