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Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
AUTHENTIC AND INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF THE MUTINEERS
WHO PIRATICALLY SEIZED HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP BOUNTY .
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¦ TT TTEYWOOD and his people began * -to consider what they had _| £ j [ best say to the . natives , whose rage and resentment they had much reason to dread ; for they were now bereft of all means of making their escape , consequently exposed to their fuiy , which , on account of their project ' s having been frustrated , they had every just cause to apprehend . Coleman railed bitterly against the conduct of those
Christian \ he thought that he should have at least protected whom he had compelled to join him , nor suffered tbem to be among the number of . the forsaken wanderers . The ' carpenters suggested the plan of building a vessel , and imagined that they mig ht not only obtain the permission ,, but likewise the assistance of the natives , for the sake of derivinginstructions from the workas they had
fre-, , quently expressed a wish to be capable of building a ship . But this p lan would have been attended with so much delay and labour , that the rest of the people were discouraged at the mere idea of it . Stewart was of opinion that their best way was to behave with candour and sincerity to the natives , and throw themselves entirely upon the protection of their Tyosamong whom were several chiefs of
, respectability , particularly Oedidy , Poeeno , & c . This was universally approved of , having , according to the laws of Tyoship , a just claim upon these people . One disadvantage , however , was attending it , which was a consequent separation , on account of those chiefs being divided ; but this being unavoidable they endeavoured to reconcile themselves to it .
When the natives missed the vessel they hastened immediately to the tent , and enquired of Heywood and the rest where Christian was gone . Tinah was particularly curious , and the inferior chiefs who had joined in the plot equally inquisitive . To make a discovery all at once was apprehended dangerous , nor did He 3 * wood imagine it good policy to own the whole truth . Havingtherefore , taken an
, opportunity of speaking to Tinah , and some other of the chiefs in private , he observed , that Christian thought it necessary to return to Captain Blig h for further directions ; and having suddenly entered into this resolution , he did not give even his own party any notice thereof , save by a letter which he received from the hands of one of
tue natives . Tinah shook his head , and hinted that Christian had taken his wives to England . VOL . HI , . 3 G
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
AUTHENTIC AND INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF THE MUTINEERS
WHO PIRATICALLY SEIZED HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP BOUNTY .
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¦ TT TTEYWOOD and his people began * -to consider what they had _| £ j [ best say to the . natives , whose rage and resentment they had much reason to dread ; for they were now bereft of all means of making their escape , consequently exposed to their fuiy , which , on account of their project ' s having been frustrated , they had every just cause to apprehend . Coleman railed bitterly against the conduct of those
Christian \ he thought that he should have at least protected whom he had compelled to join him , nor suffered tbem to be among the number of . the forsaken wanderers . The ' carpenters suggested the plan of building a vessel , and imagined that they mig ht not only obtain the permission ,, but likewise the assistance of the natives , for the sake of derivinginstructions from the workas they had
fre-, , quently expressed a wish to be capable of building a ship . But this p lan would have been attended with so much delay and labour , that the rest of the people were discouraged at the mere idea of it . Stewart was of opinion that their best way was to behave with candour and sincerity to the natives , and throw themselves entirely upon the protection of their Tyosamong whom were several chiefs of
, respectability , particularly Oedidy , Poeeno , & c . This was universally approved of , having , according to the laws of Tyoship , a just claim upon these people . One disadvantage , however , was attending it , which was a consequent separation , on account of those chiefs being divided ; but this being unavoidable they endeavoured to reconcile themselves to it .
When the natives missed the vessel they hastened immediately to the tent , and enquired of Heywood and the rest where Christian was gone . Tinah was particularly curious , and the inferior chiefs who had joined in the plot equally inquisitive . To make a discovery all at once was apprehended dangerous , nor did He 3 * wood imagine it good policy to own the whole truth . Havingtherefore , taken an
, opportunity of speaking to Tinah , and some other of the chiefs in private , he observed , that Christian thought it necessary to return to Captain Blig h for further directions ; and having suddenly entered into this resolution , he did not give even his own party any notice thereof , save by a letter which he received from the hands of one of
tue natives . Tinah shook his head , and hinted that Christian had taken his wives to England . VOL . HI , . 3 G