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London, England, 1802-01-13 00:00:00

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char e of die arms. On Sunday afternoon Edward
Tay .or char
r wanted to block the hatchway fore and
aft. e faid he had helped to cheer in feveral (dips
in his life, but he never cheered Co heartily as in
this. As loon as the officets came on the lower
deck, •ind called out to fire, he anfwered, " Fire
and be d---d," and calling for crow•bars, he
frilg out, " kill'em, kill 'em, kill 'ean, the b—s."
When the officers got Come of the people to haul
up two or three of the midthip ports, Mr. For-
far Rood in the fore hatchway. Taylor jump-
ed into the fore hatchway to lower the ports, and
Mr. Forfar lhoved his (word at him, and he
jumped back to the other fide and (poke to Lieu-
tenant Douglas, but what he Paid I do not know.
The people hurtled one another to go on deck.—
'Harry Skinner Tung out with his hand to his
mouth, that they were willing to fight for their
King and Country, but it was peace, and they
would not go out of the land. Then the people
began to cheer. On Sunday, Cook wanted to take
the arms while the hammocks were in the hatch-
way fore and aft. He went round every night to
pats that order; I heard him, and he told me Co
himfelf. Alfo when the men were aft, he was
the chief in tinging out, " No, no.--You b—rs,
why don't you ling out ?—Why do you not• Rick
true to each other ?" He wat firß in the front of
the people, then he fell back and (aid, " Why
don't you fing out?' Alfo when the grog and wine
were (erred; he went round the deck defining every
man to drink his allowance. Then, when be got for.
ward,the people ufed to fing out, 'Every one their
own.' Alfo when the ports weere down on Sunday the
6th, he fung out , Unthip the ladders,' and endea-
vouredtoupfet Lieu. Douglas coming down the fore
ladder. John Fitzgerald very frequently went to
the people to put frelh mifchief in their heads, ge-
nei ally with a mob round him. He fent for AV-
-1::voy, the marine, one night, to ico through the
marines, to get them on their fide, if fuch a thing
happened again. M'Evoy in my pretence went
and came back and told Fitzgerald, in my hear-
ing, that he had pared the whole of the Rory
throughout the marines, to flick true to the
failors.--r-If fuch a thing hap d, he (aid,
there might be Tome young Ga, who, if the
Captain ordered them to fire, might fire; but
the reit would throw down arms, and join them.
I have teen James Chellenn correfponding
with the others, but he always made me
.go
out of the way: he wanted none of my hearing
there. On thr. loth of December, as Chellerman
was on die morning watch, he (aid, if he raw any
man bring his hammock out before they were
piped, he would fetch him down the ladder, break
his neck, and get more hands to help him. Tho.
mas Jones was talking of getting poffeffion of
the arms, and (aid, if that would not do, it was
cafy to break open the gunner's Rore-room, and
get charge of the tomahawks. This was on Wed-
netiLty and Thurfday. Rowland, the carpenter,
Cud he would not clap a hand to fhip a caplian
bar, if the fhip was going down. At this time
he was abreall of his own birth, on the (Larboard
11,1 e. Mayfield I have heard hold converfation
with the reft, but I cannot tell what he Paid.
Oa Sunday, the 6th, before we bent fails, I heard
Hillier and Daly fay on the lower deck, that
they 'had got Come powder in the nipper lock.
ers, that would fend all the officers to h-II;
and if that would not do, they would turn to,
and kill every officer in the fhip. Daly Paid he
had got eight or nine cartridges of powder, and
four or five matches, and one conflandy lighted,
and two rockets to make fignals to the other
hips, and Paid when they were all gone, they
had got Come more.