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The Trial Of Richard Parker, The Mutineer, By Court Martial.
had come to advise me not to be so violent ; but I do not recollect that he said any thing respecting the officers resuming their command . Court . When the Prisoner had the hands lurried up , arid harangued them forward , do you mean that ( he Prisoner ordered the Boatswain or Boatswain ' s mate to turn them up ? A . I heard him desire the Boatswain ' s mate to turn them up . Court . Was it by way of request or command ? It was an order to turn thera up , and send them forward .
Lieutenant FEAT , third Lieutenant of the Sandwich , sviorrl . p . Do you know the Prisoner ? A . Yes , Sir . Q . Did he belong to the Sandwich , and in what situation ? A . As a supernumerary . Captain Moss ( the Prosecutor . ) Relate to the Court what you know of th . e Prisoner ' s conduct . A . I did not know the Prisoner at the beginning of the mutiny . The first of knowledge of him was on Admiral Buckner's coming on board . 1 saw the
my Prisoner give a paper to Admiral Buckner , staling the grievances of the Fleet . I heard the Prisoner say , that he was President of the Delegates of the Ffeel . I saw the Prisoner going in boats frequently , and acting as commander in them . I < lo not remember more , further than his being very active in attending ( he Committee . On the zd of June , the Prisoner desired me to come over on the starboard side of the deck , and receive orders . He said , 'You are ordered , Sir , to ireceive a hundred and eleven men outof the Leith tender , and to give a receipt for them as usual , and we are answerable for what you do . ' I replied , That I
had no orders to receive men from Admiral Buckner , and that my receipt was of lio use , having no command . He again said , ' We are answerable for what we do . ' I mustered the men , and gave the receipt . I was again sent for by the Committee on the 4 th June , to give a receipt for fifteen men from the Lynn ' tender , which I complied with . I was told by Davies , that it was the orders of the Prisoner and the Committee . On or about the 9 th of June , I was a prisoner in the ward-room ; I saw the Prisoner passing under the stern of the ship in a ¦ boat . 1 heard three cheers given over-head ; the Prisoner turned round , and said , that he was going on board of the Director to put a spring on her cable , and that he would send her and them ( meaning , as I believe , the Repulse , which
was aground ) , to the devil . I saw the Prisoner go on board the Director ; I saw the spring on her cable , and a very heavy fire commenced from that ship on the Repulse . I did not see the Prisoner return on the 12 th of June : I was released from confinement on the afternoon of the same day . I was confined again ,- but by whose order I do not know . On or about Monday the 14 th the Prisoner came down in the ward-room , to release all the officers . He said , we were at liberty to walk the deck , but were not lo have any conversation with the people . The Prisoner sent for Mr . Mott , the Lieutenant , the same day we were released .
Mr . Mott came up , and all hands were called by the Prisoner ' s orders . He told them that Mr . Mott was to go on shore to bring off his Majesty's pardon . Ke asked the people whether they were willing that Lieutenant Mott should go?—The answer was ,, that they were willing , and wished that the ship , meaning the Sandwich , should be given up to the officers . Some of the men wished the white colours to be hoisted , and the blue hauled down , before Lieutenant Mott went . Lieutenaut Mott called out to lower the blue ensign , and hoist the white . He went in . the boat , and several people followed .
The Prisoner then said to me , that if we changed the colours , there were three ships astern that would fire at us . I called out to stop the colours from being hoisted till Lieutenant Mott should return . Lieutenant Mott agreed with me , and so did the people . Lieutenant Mott went on shore , and brought off the Pro - clamation . The Prisoner ordered all hands to be turned up , and it was read on the quarter-deck by one of the clerks , who was Deputy-purser . The Prisoner then spoke to the people , and asked them whether they were willing to accept of his Majesty ' s pardon , and to give up the ship to the officers , or to let her remain With us ? The people all answered , ' to the officers , ' excepting two of the prisoners now in custody , Jones and Davies , who said the ships astern would fire Upon us ifwe alteied our colours , and the Prisoner . also said so , Lieutenant
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The Trial Of Richard Parker, The Mutineer, By Court Martial.
had come to advise me not to be so violent ; but I do not recollect that he said any thing respecting the officers resuming their command . Court . When the Prisoner had the hands lurried up , arid harangued them forward , do you mean that ( he Prisoner ordered the Boatswain or Boatswain ' s mate to turn them up ? A . I heard him desire the Boatswain ' s mate to turn them up . Court . Was it by way of request or command ? It was an order to turn thera up , and send them forward .
Lieutenant FEAT , third Lieutenant of the Sandwich , sviorrl . p . Do you know the Prisoner ? A . Yes , Sir . Q . Did he belong to the Sandwich , and in what situation ? A . As a supernumerary . Captain Moss ( the Prosecutor . ) Relate to the Court what you know of th . e Prisoner ' s conduct . A . I did not know the Prisoner at the beginning of the mutiny . The first of knowledge of him was on Admiral Buckner's coming on board . 1 saw the
my Prisoner give a paper to Admiral Buckner , staling the grievances of the Fleet . I heard the Prisoner say , that he was President of the Delegates of the Ffeel . I saw the Prisoner going in boats frequently , and acting as commander in them . I < lo not remember more , further than his being very active in attending ( he Committee . On the zd of June , the Prisoner desired me to come over on the starboard side of the deck , and receive orders . He said , 'You are ordered , Sir , to ireceive a hundred and eleven men outof the Leith tender , and to give a receipt for them as usual , and we are answerable for what you do . ' I replied , That I
had no orders to receive men from Admiral Buckner , and that my receipt was of lio use , having no command . He again said , ' We are answerable for what we do . ' I mustered the men , and gave the receipt . I was again sent for by the Committee on the 4 th June , to give a receipt for fifteen men from the Lynn ' tender , which I complied with . I was told by Davies , that it was the orders of the Prisoner and the Committee . On or about the 9 th of June , I was a prisoner in the ward-room ; I saw the Prisoner passing under the stern of the ship in a ¦ boat . 1 heard three cheers given over-head ; the Prisoner turned round , and said , that he was going on board of the Director to put a spring on her cable , and that he would send her and them ( meaning , as I believe , the Repulse , which
was aground ) , to the devil . I saw the Prisoner go on board the Director ; I saw the spring on her cable , and a very heavy fire commenced from that ship on the Repulse . I did not see the Prisoner return on the 12 th of June : I was released from confinement on the afternoon of the same day . I was confined again ,- but by whose order I do not know . On or about Monday the 14 th the Prisoner came down in the ward-room , to release all the officers . He said , we were at liberty to walk the deck , but were not lo have any conversation with the people . The Prisoner sent for Mr . Mott , the Lieutenant , the same day we were released .
Mr . Mott came up , and all hands were called by the Prisoner ' s orders . He told them that Mr . Mott was to go on shore to bring off his Majesty's pardon . Ke asked the people whether they were willing that Lieutenant Mott should go?—The answer was ,, that they were willing , and wished that the ship , meaning the Sandwich , should be given up to the officers . Some of the men wished the white colours to be hoisted , and the blue hauled down , before Lieutenant Mott went . Lieutenaut Mott called out to lower the blue ensign , and hoist the white . He went in . the boat , and several people followed .
The Prisoner then said to me , that if we changed the colours , there were three ships astern that would fire at us . I called out to stop the colours from being hoisted till Lieutenant Mott should return . Lieutenant Mott agreed with me , and so did the people . Lieutenant Mott went on shore , and brought off the Pro - clamation . The Prisoner ordered all hands to be turned up , and it was read on the quarter-deck by one of the clerks , who was Deputy-purser . The Prisoner then spoke to the people , and asked them whether they were willing to accept of his Majesty ' s pardon , and to give up the ship to the officers , or to let her remain With us ? The people all answered , ' to the officers , ' excepting two of the prisoners now in custody , Jones and Davies , who said the ships astern would fire Upon us ifwe alteied our colours , and the Prisoner . also said so , Lieutenant