Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-01

MUTINEEKS OF THE BOUNTY.

Most oi cur readers have heard Of .he nuti,v If
Tia crew OF The Ii uuty, capt. Bligh, Ia ,7S9-TLe
captain ami others ", re put on huari the lstach
AMI the mutineeis sailed for O,al tie. Those vhu
renamed there net with various u Fortunate cic,
fourteen of them were taken To- ciietolV L., the
'ess-l sent ant after them by the Admiralty and
three OF them were actually hanged But CHRIS
iian, the leader Of the muty, with eight followers
end several natives Of Oialicie, mostly women. sa
e. from ihst tlaid in September, 1889, and from
that rerof To- ;SJ0, information reached T. Gland
concerning them. In the b ginning er The last men
.inncd year, Sir Sidney Smith transmitted paper
Lrm Capt. fo'ecr, au Anne rican, which stated tina,
he l@d touched at Ptcarn's Island, in latitude 25
d. E min. South. long I50deg. wet from Green
"ich, supposed 10 be uniuhahii,,l but ~, vl,i he
m ,ou men who spoke f. gish, and vino inf T.
med ihn, that tIsy we're uesceGe, .r M an E,t.lish
man hO sailed with Capt. Buh Nearly ahont
The same Time, particular account o. this int rest
lag coio'y, was sert ~ Sir Thomas S,aincs of the
Triton FMS officer stated, hat nc fell ia with an
Island, not LAID down in the charts but which is
undsubtetlly pitcairns Islaad an1 which he sIppo
SO WIS ucuia5ted hut, "a his great ;s,ouish ncut
ount i'.ai ii waspeop!ed BY English, 90 in humber
hey proved 10 be &c ecndants of the crew Of the
bounty a venerable old man, named John Adj
ans, IS The only surviving Englishinan of those who
last visited Otaheite in company with Christian They
were accompanied 10 the ls!aud BIZ six Otahsitan
men ahd twelve wOmea-the men were ali swent
away by desperate contentious; five Of the English
men dec, and Christian, the eader, ieil sacrifice
to the IeatJu,y OF an Hlaeitan, whose vii he had
deprived hi'n oi-s0 that only one man and seven
"otnen remained OF The original settlers. The FIRST
man who got ot beard the Sritou, was ramej
Thursday OetCb Il Christian l,e was the first born
OF The Island, aud son TO Cl,fis in. IL was about
% Yeas Of age, feet h'gi, with black hair aud
nae osi.s complexion las cOu teuticc open ard
interesting hs o"iy dress waa Z. pieea orcio rouoJ
ms IONS, aud sta1 hat Ornauented vi 4 feathers;
las whole appearsnet Bespoke him t. be good li,i-
incurred, honest and benevolent. The aatousiilneul
oil tie captain ami crew was n, at on beari,, iii.
you"s man exoiin On thu ca.o +, bef,r. Getting
on boaid the Britol, Wo.'t yOu IA .ay> us a ROPE
nov ~
But Oh irsurprze and ilt, rest were not ltle
increased when they saw us fac young man. on
DEM; laSen below ID company with another, fine
JOuth 81 IL, rise up, before Va taxing Of .ood asd
repeat az pleasing tone, f,r whdi We are On. 81
to receive, the Lord make US th.LkGI." Ga ac
cor panN mS these young on shore iIe ln,ii4,-
t9i ct tie captain and party iucr.t seC They were
met by John Adams, AM eooduc', to his Louss
Which was neatly ttel up, sui lu ushcd viii, beds
and o'her convenience. The coiOus uuw cofsstci
oil "sOnt 10 pcrs)ns. tn. Juag men aII sfblrt-
&c, aud OF tie finest forms. u . v,u,uy women
were tail ard beautifully shaped .hcr IA les bean,
'ns Win smiles anti good humOui, and I cir who.
dene nor modest and bashiui. Their toaihin
consisted ois simple pctiico4t forl &c wan 10 the
knees ant tasteful head dress. Iho qrtl.c.t har
mony prevailed IN this little society, who IN ioose,
up TO John Adams &c thor, and eutr..iy f. ,,d
tis directions. When yOuh is pos cssed of IA ID
suilcert to maintain family, lac is married by "A
Fatrareli Adams, and suci t.eir purity Of morals
Tat ro instance Of want Of chasiiiy has occnr,
s'is' Christians death. X gion and trto-aly h.v,.
hen car iu.ly nsilied into their minds bv Adams
who has 10 every respect bthaycd most admiyabl,.
and vel redeemed has errors as a uutineer Thei,
agricultural implements arc made by then sells. G
from non supplied by thc Bounty. The soui oil
man ke'F1 regular jOurua!, and an account The
Soik done By each family, what each has reec we'd
aHu that IS due Oh account. When the stg-eg or
oi' family are ipw, ti nrc as7iied lro.c tie rene
efai stock, wlisi is repaid wlcu circumstance bro
coed more favorable. Adams seemed 10 have a
"ahto visii England baj the yOuug men A.d wo
men inckcd "r"und him, ami with tears ertreat,d
Vat ucT lsilfer a-d protector n.g4t not be tnr.,
from them. u IS almost needless " add tbi Sin
nos. otInes lent willing tItheirsppli .ripns
lEh5@a. bcPer
PcVroNSc Several Oh thc Psris ,arers have
repeated, after tie JDnrBnf dY Blesf, an article
containing detail, respecting tie laic OF NJ dc Il
Ferrous.
Those details cxhbii M evident character Of r.
Drc uon. VI dc. la Pey.oLsc o. rln.i 90 s,;saf.
to thc Sout-W csf Of Ncw Holland, On order 10 b.
si'pvrecac d CD tie S siU Last u New r. alsuJ
= be- slightest ''cv Vfa 81 .rtur T.frrsGt Cio'
wdisiew { as directions 90 b. completely ep4o-
.iie. Cider circumstances arc equally iinprbsbi,
pr tended rcw rlstup =, iut g. cOiy. neari, ilpiga
olan article winch sl'ptsrcd in tbc JopuGi cr pr
30 ~ 1904, No. l6a z % ~ j. noaiN.r.elct g.,
cent W he frnODr ~ fent0, .uG d.s 6a:s .l 1914
INSTITUTED Gov tlatnISJl
Twelve ytars hay Ell Ga scd since Ills tire
tended eeeou woe iully otaria,f, ,eluiiuizcl 70 O.
11li~ss-a o.. q" Ho,i Minute det2a,.y ~. ,ci- 4i1