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Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
Heywoad endeavoured to remove that idea for fear it mi ght be attended with fatal consequences ; and that these people , after the example of Christian , might behave towards them with similar deceit and treachery . He therefore declared , that he took the ladies in order to demonstrate his intention of returning , which having also intended should be soonhe deemed it unnecessaty to take leave of the
, king and chiefs . Stewart , who was anxious for an open confession , was exceedingty provoked with Heywood ' s dissimulation ; for , looking upon these natives as susceptible of eveiy nice feeling , he thought it the best way to court their pity at once , and , perhaps , secure their protection ba candid relation of the facts . Besidesthough this dissimulation
y , mig ht gain them present favour , he knew that Christian ' s non-return would only incur them future -uneasiness . Hrywood , however , deemed it better to inform the natives by degrees . These unfortunate wretches had now no solace , no comfort whatever , but in the . embraces of their wives , whose transcendant love and affection served in a ereat measure to alleviate their sufferings . These
generous females endeavoured all in their power to dispel their fears , and defend them from the insults of their men , who , being disappointed in their hopes of seizing the Bounty , were very much altered for the worse in respect to their conduct and behaviour . These women were indeed Yaricos in tenderness and love , and , to the honour of tlie mutineers be it added , that among all their crimes that of an Inkle ' s ingratitude could not be reckoned . They were sensible of the goodness ,
the kindness of their female protectors , and , in return , made both affectionate husbands and fond fathers . Some fire-arms and ammunition had been left in the tent for their defence on shore ; . these Christian did not attempt to remove for fear of creating any suspicions among his own party previous to his departure : they were of infinite service to tlie unhapp 3 * party left
behind , as they not only gained them respect , but were in some measure a security against any threatened attack . Fortunately for these men , the chiefs who had made them their T 3 * os were exceedingly good-natured and honourable . They were riot only willing to assist them , but seemed proud of giving their protection . -
lhe mutineers , in order to curry favour with the king , offered their services to him on every occasion . His majesty , thinking he was serving Captain Bligh , for whom he entertained a high . respect , by serving these , ordered evety kind of attention to be paid to them , ancl gratefulty accepted the promise of their services , which he hourly expected he should have occasion to make use of , there being- at this period preparations for hostilitiesas another had laid claim to the
, sovereignty of Otaheite . Thus far the possession of fire-arms gave fie mutineers a degree of consequence , and procured them not only the protection , but likewise the good-will o { the . king , without which destruction must have followed . Still their situation was deplorable , for th ^ had no security of retaining that good-will which they now experienced . These favours
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
Heywoad endeavoured to remove that idea for fear it mi ght be attended with fatal consequences ; and that these people , after the example of Christian , might behave towards them with similar deceit and treachery . He therefore declared , that he took the ladies in order to demonstrate his intention of returning , which having also intended should be soonhe deemed it unnecessaty to take leave of the
, king and chiefs . Stewart , who was anxious for an open confession , was exceedingty provoked with Heywood ' s dissimulation ; for , looking upon these natives as susceptible of eveiy nice feeling , he thought it the best way to court their pity at once , and , perhaps , secure their protection ba candid relation of the facts . Besidesthough this dissimulation
y , mig ht gain them present favour , he knew that Christian ' s non-return would only incur them future -uneasiness . Hrywood , however , deemed it better to inform the natives by degrees . These unfortunate wretches had now no solace , no comfort whatever , but in the . embraces of their wives , whose transcendant love and affection served in a ereat measure to alleviate their sufferings . These
generous females endeavoured all in their power to dispel their fears , and defend them from the insults of their men , who , being disappointed in their hopes of seizing the Bounty , were very much altered for the worse in respect to their conduct and behaviour . These women were indeed Yaricos in tenderness and love , and , to the honour of tlie mutineers be it added , that among all their crimes that of an Inkle ' s ingratitude could not be reckoned . They were sensible of the goodness ,
the kindness of their female protectors , and , in return , made both affectionate husbands and fond fathers . Some fire-arms and ammunition had been left in the tent for their defence on shore ; . these Christian did not attempt to remove for fear of creating any suspicions among his own party previous to his departure : they were of infinite service to tlie unhapp 3 * party left
behind , as they not only gained them respect , but were in some measure a security against any threatened attack . Fortunately for these men , the chiefs who had made them their T 3 * os were exceedingly good-natured and honourable . They were riot only willing to assist them , but seemed proud of giving their protection . -
lhe mutineers , in order to curry favour with the king , offered their services to him on every occasion . His majesty , thinking he was serving Captain Bligh , for whom he entertained a high . respect , by serving these , ordered evety kind of attention to be paid to them , ancl gratefulty accepted the promise of their services , which he hourly expected he should have occasion to make use of , there being- at this period preparations for hostilitiesas another had laid claim to the
, sovereignty of Otaheite . Thus far the possession of fire-arms gave fie mutineers a degree of consequence , and procured them not only the protection , but likewise the good-will o { the . king , without which destruction must have followed . Still their situation was deplorable , for th ^ had no security of retaining that good-will which they now experienced . These favours