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thenifitvei. T harre a mother, a wife and
children ; on their behalf, if in any thing.l
erred, I implore commiferation, and fupPlicate
mercy; and in the hands of you, my Judges,
Leine my life, I intreat that Which of all lungs'
I,contider as the greaten blelling you can bellow
—prefervation from a difgraceful death."
Daly called feveral witretles, Among others,
Admiral Campbell (worn.—Q: When you on
Thnrfday alked the people, why don't tome man
tell how the tumult began, or fornething to that
effefi, did I make anfwer that I heard the (hip's
company were going to cob-Patrick Cannan ? A.
I was forward on the Rarboard .fide of the fore-
rattle after I had called nut the major part of the
prifoners, from the information of Captain Eyles
and• the officers, and M'Evoy the marine had
been punjffied with three dozen lathes ; ratked the
men what %vas the reafon of their prefent difor.
drily cnnduCt and behaviour? and endeavoured to
find nut who were the ringleaders : telling the
penple that it behoved them, as men, to
print out the ringleaders, and thole whit' had
brought them to their prefent &nation. I was
anfwered by a man in a very quiet orderly way,
with hi; hat off, as near as I can recollea it was.
Daly, that it was a man going to, be cobbed. I
raid it was wrong in every rtfpett to take the law
into their own hands. •
Lieutenant King fworn.—Did you not hear me
fpecify to Ailmiral Campbell, on Thurfday night,
when you were pleafed to order me to Rand on the
booms, that I heard a man was going to be cobbed,
and at the fame time you gave my charaCter to'
Admiral Campbell ?—A. I told Admiral Campbell
he bore the character of a good man. .
Daly alfn called Mr. Jones, the matter, who faid,
1;4 is a particular man; very atteAtivc,not only
in his met's, but rs°(sivatch • a trutty man, and a
good moral charaCter.—Hillier has always done
his duty remarkably well; Ward the fame; of
Mayfield I can't fay any thing.
join /Perri a as next called upon for his defence.
' He produced a paper, which was alto read by the
Judge Advocate. After an expreffion of the pri-
loaner's abhorrenceofthecrime of mutiny, the paper
Rates as follows :

" During five yenta faithful and loyal fervice,
I have maintained the charafter of a good tea-
man, true to my King, and Ready to my Coun-
try. My life is now in the hands of the Court,
but I entertain humble hope and well founded
confidence—the life of a Britifh feaman cannot be
in fafer hands than in thofe of Britifh Officers."
''met: Ward callEct George Maul', who (wore
that lie was•with the prifoner the whole of his
(the prifimer's) watch, from fix till eight, on
deck, on Monday, the 7th.
john Will. Deere, Purfer's Reward. (wore that
on Sunday morning the pi ifoncr had, by order of
the purfer, gone round and afkcd the chip's com-
pany if they were agreeable to take Irifh notes
for bread money. Never faiv him adttlinillering
oath. or any thing of the kind. Never faw him
affilling the officers.
Thomas Williams (worn.—Was in the Rore-
room on duty, and law ncthing in particular to
the prifoner on Sunday the 6th.
James Kelly.—Never heard any thing about
putting Hazard in a bag and deltroyinghim ; nor
on Wedtietrray afternoon the 9th, when J. Rich.
assffen came into the birth, could any thing of the
kind have happened without his bearing it. Never
fa' Chefterman affia the officers. Never heard
any thing of an oath. Between the rft and r ; th,
never heard the prifinter talk of a rocket as a fig-
nal. On Sunday before the'ports were lowered
down was in his birth, heard the acclamations, but
had poi:realmu notice that they were tote lower-
ed down. Was not fare whether Cheßerman was
in his birth there or not—had dintd and drank
grog with Cheilerman; was alloniffied and fright-
ehed when the ports were lowered down, but did ,
not exprefs it. Between tit and tlth only heard
Cheßerman fay as others did, that now it was
. peace be did not with to go to the Well-Indies.—
Between :ft and t tilt heard the prifoner fay they
would cob any one who got drunk. Was mot in
the birth on Tnefday the Bth, when the letter was
writing. Heard Cheßermait fay there was a let-
ter wrote. Did not hear Chefterman call fur (hot.
Did nos bear him fay there was no fear. Heard
Chefterman was a leading man in the mutiny.—
Never heardhim talk about the laws made by the
(hip's company,. nor give &rations,: nor about
defraying Hazard.
Ward alfo called Mr. Douglas, the Boatfwain.
He Paid Waid's`chataaer was very good before
• this bufiu'efs. Hillier the fame. Collins the fittne.
Tbonau Croft 'was
.itezt called upon. He pre-
rented a paperin which be fays •
is I hurnuly appeal to your mercy. It is not
my intention to trefpafs on your -time or *atten-
tion, by calling any other witneffes but thofe to
m charaaer, which has beer hitherto irreproach-,
able. I always demeaned rnyfelf as was fitting,
and in every raped as a feaman &mild. I have
an aged father, who is dimwitted cbielly by my
means, and for his fake, more than my own.
Implore pardon for my otirences. I acknowledge .I
`have been led aftray ; but I hope that will not
ftiut the from the door of mercy. 'I have cerved
his Mikity fever; years, and never once deviated
from my duty."
Thmiu yeses delivered in a paper to the lit.
effea :
:erely lame and deplore all the errors
litlarly repent that in
11 a difolsedienee to
not trefpafs on the
othersvife than-by
urn fbr what has been
temen to charafter ;
its mercy will (pare
conclna of that life
f loyal and becoming
‘titude for the gift by
, therefore, with de-
ility to the Court, 7I
and humanity ; and
of an aged rimy,
in-m.10e."
caned, be produced

Upwards of rase years hare I ferved Ms Mtn-,
jelly with ffeadinefs and loyalty; and every of.
ficer under whom I (erred has given me a good
charaaer. I !hall call witnefes, and, with per.
miffion, examine them as to the matters charged
againft me ; and trailing to the purity of my own
mind, and my innocence of the offences imputed
to me, (hall conclude with appealing to the officers,
themfelves, of the Temeraire, to fay, whether,'
during the whole .time I belonged to the (hip's
company, I ever,_ apon any occafion, incurred.
their difpleafure, or behaved unworthyfeaman.
I fought many Of my country's battles ; I was in
the anion of the ill of June, and that of the a3d
of June, and behaved in all things as I hope be-
came me."

Cronin: called Lieutenant Gore. I have had
but very little opportunity of knowing his charac-
ter, I never heard any complaint of hem ; and as
to Daly, he is one of the bet men in the Teme-
raire, for his general good condua : as to Ward,
he always did his duty wjth the greatell aaivity :
I always conlidcred him e very good man.
.1-filfier being called upon, his . paper
was read. It Rates as follows
" I have been nine years in hard fervice, and
conelutted myfelf all that time. as a feaman ought.
I have been in many alions ; I. fought on the lath
of February off Cape St. Vincent, under the Noble
Head-of the Admiralty. I have been in (forming
a tower at Cadiz, and in its blockade fought femo-
ral battles in the boats ; I volunteered my fervices
on (hors, at Toulon, and at Fort Millrace. I
trow.proltrate myfelf before you, and if I (hall not
fumed in removing the accuration agaioit me,
let me fupplicate mercy."
Rilfirr called Admiral . Pole. He faid—l be-
lieve Hillier a very good man : he was zEtive ; I
fent him on dangerous fervices, and he performed
them well.

He alto called Lieutenant Garrick,ivho Paid, he
is a man who before this !mikes behaved himklf
remarkably well.
John Fitzgerald was next called upon. In his
defence he Pays—" I have leived his Majeffy faith-
fully and loyally during a period of twenty-ooe
years, and in the whole of thaytinso without Cthal
or blemifh, cheerfully performed my duty as a tub*
jeft and a Leaman Ihould. I regret, however, that
for a moment my mind was milled, and a fudska
impulfe feized it upon hearing that we were gulag
to the Welt Indies, having long ex peeled-to return
to my:home iniLimerick, from which I had been f 0
long abfent, and that peace being reflored, I might
return to my friends. The difappointment (with
the deepeff forrow, I acknowledge and deplore it)
had a momentary effeCt upoa my mind, but in the
next intlant it fublided, and I was•ready to abed
the laff drop of my blood in my King's and coins."
try's cattle. On no occafion was it ever my ha.
bit to boall of my Cervices; btu I humbly hope
that upon this occafion I may be allowed to men-
tion Come of them, and corns/tit myfelf to the care
of,the ALMIGHTY, and to the Wifdom,jullice and
oommiferation of this Court. 1 &telt mutiny as
'much as any man in th.: fervice, but I shudder
with horror at the cowattly crime of murder, with
tile intention of which lAm .barged. 1.1u4
graceful fligma I hope to wipe away from my
memory, whatever be my fate, and I troll in GOD
I than be able to do it. Death has no fuch ter-
ror to a Britith feaman as difgraee ; at that I
tie more than at the feparation of my foul
and body. I have had bard fervice, and fought
uader feveral commanders. On the tath of April,
1782, under the gallant Lord Rodney, I. bore my
(hare t. commanded by Captain Rogers in the
Qltebec frigate, I volunteered my duty on Shore
at Grenada, and afEffed in quelling the infurrec-
tion. I have all my life, fince I was able, devot-
ed myfelf to fuperiors, and rendered obedience to
their commands. .In return for it I implore
mercy."
razgossid called William Hulm, whom he
anted in various quellioes, if he had obferved him
obffrudt the bulinefs of the (hip, and duty of the
feaman ? if he heard him ufe inflammatory expref-
Sons ? if: he had heard him fay, he had a (ky
rocket to fly off; as a Cigna] to. the other (hips ?--
As to moll of theft queflions the anfwer was, ' No,
I did not :' to font., fuch as. don't you think I
would have done this in your prefence ? the an-
fwer was,' I cannot tell.' The witnefs was Fitz,
gerald's vratch.mate. Such things might have
been Aid, - the witnefs oblerved, .and he not
hear them. He denied having ever heard Fitz-
*raid call himfelf a delegate. On bis croft,
examination, be laid, he law in the birth where.
the letter was written, Fitzgerald, Cheftermaai
Collins, Rowland, and Taylor ; witnefs did nor
know the /airport of the letter, or hear Fitage.
raid fay he would not go to the Well Indies ; did
not fee him more Relive in the intrunrman any
other man of the Chip.
Richard Thomas fworn, and queltioned by Fitz-
gerald.—His evidence was to the fame effect as
the above.

Morris Hannay (worn, and gave a timilar evi-
dence, adding, he did not fee the prifuner WEIL in
quelling the mutiny.
Thomas Williams did not fee Fitzgerald admi-
nifter. an oath, or the men make obedience to his
birth ; did not hear a word of delegates, or his
giving orders; did not fee Fitzgerald naive in
quelling the mutiny ; heard not of the flty rocket;
obferved nothing of an oath, of drinking, or fltak-
lag hands ; could not know the thoughts of peo-
ple; bat neverheard Fitzgerald (peak of.tourder-
ing or throwing overboard.
John Burnwell fworn.—Never raw prifoner in
bii,otta birth ; he might have been drinking with-
ont4iirnsfs teeing him. Never beard of awes&
Could' Dot have miffed knowing Wilk! whole thigh
company came into pelican's birth famish&
afternoon, if wititsfesiwatch had bear
tween ill and t Ith never fens Sty/raid'
quelling die mutiny. • • l.:.:.
Jams. Kelly ferota,.....Did eons bier r
Aty ordeh about lovretiwg isfaY,Taa*Jorl
salting out, " fllsotl abaci" .1016cHseieriliketiley
that Aafeernever
fisioe Lieutenant iddlend:hed.petlollo/2 10411111
top. Never howl him thih. in 4th, oehha*to
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flincerely lament and de
of my-pift life ; and f panicu
any inftance I "flitruld manifei
mJ 'firperior officers. I than
trouble or time oPtbe Court,
• .thno expreffiag my 'contrition
anne, and calling fame pita
7, • • adirs_s_ig that if the Court nt
•got!lift, the whole 'coarse and
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