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Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
the necessaiy length of their confinement , not only pitiecHheir situ * ation , but endeavoured all in his power to render it supportable . Heywood informed Captain Edwards of the most likely places for meeting with Christian , but though th ^ y frequently repeated their search , the 3 * could never find either him or ' any of the nine men who accompanied him . It was supposed by some that they had perished
in their voyage , for the yard and spars of the Bounty were discovered at Palmerston ' s Islands ; others imagined that they had fallen out with the natives and lost their lives in the conflict . It is , however , probable , that they are still alive in some unknown island . It is impossible to describe the grief and anxiety of the women who had lost their husbands ; these poor wretches had used their , utmost
exertions in defending them from being seized , but when they were made prisoners they tore and cut themselves in such a horrid manner that the blood flowed all over their bodies . Captain Edwards gave the prisoners permission to see their wives whenever they wished it . This indulgence increased the sorrow of both parties . Every day the women were constant in their visits , ancl brought their children
along with them . The wives were loud in their lamentations , but the poor captive husbands lamented in silence their distressing situation : they wept over their children 1 they wept in the arms of their wives ! The women , apprehensive of their being put to death immediate ^* ( according to their own savage custom , as they always murder their prisoners ) could hardly be persuaded of the justice and lenity ¦
of English laws . To convince the reader of the fidelity and affection of these women , the following remarkable instance of their conjugal love , will , it is presumed , be sufficient . —Several of these women supplicated the captain to let their husbands free for awhile , and keep tbem hostages till their return ; upon being informed of the impracticability of this , they then implored his leave to accompany them , and expressed the most poignant grief on beiug refused .
When Captain Edwards was preparing for his departure , the women renewed their lamentations , and began to cut themselves with shells as before ; it was with the greatest difficulty that the 3 * could be removed from the vessel , and had it not been for some of the other natives , who were friends to the captain , they would certainty have been delayed for some time in their departure . It is unnecessary here to give a minute detail of the wreck of the
Pandora , which has been already written ; we must , however , remrak , for the connection-sake of this work , that on their return home the Pandora struck upon a reef of rocks in Endeavour ' s Straits , and had her bottom beat in . Her crew were happity saved , and escaped from their perilous situation to an island in the Straits , except 3 2 " men , " and 3 of the prisoners ( among whom was Martin , who was detained b \ - Christian contraiy to his inclination ) ; these men unfortunately perished by the boat ' s oversetting . They were nowobliged to proceed to Timer in open boats , wherein the prisoners
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Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
the necessaiy length of their confinement , not only pitiecHheir situ * ation , but endeavoured all in his power to render it supportable . Heywood informed Captain Edwards of the most likely places for meeting with Christian , but though th ^ y frequently repeated their search , the 3 * could never find either him or ' any of the nine men who accompanied him . It was supposed by some that they had perished
in their voyage , for the yard and spars of the Bounty were discovered at Palmerston ' s Islands ; others imagined that they had fallen out with the natives and lost their lives in the conflict . It is , however , probable , that they are still alive in some unknown island . It is impossible to describe the grief and anxiety of the women who had lost their husbands ; these poor wretches had used their , utmost
exertions in defending them from being seized , but when they were made prisoners they tore and cut themselves in such a horrid manner that the blood flowed all over their bodies . Captain Edwards gave the prisoners permission to see their wives whenever they wished it . This indulgence increased the sorrow of both parties . Every day the women were constant in their visits , ancl brought their children
along with them . The wives were loud in their lamentations , but the poor captive husbands lamented in silence their distressing situation : they wept over their children 1 they wept in the arms of their wives ! The women , apprehensive of their being put to death immediate ^* ( according to their own savage custom , as they always murder their prisoners ) could hardly be persuaded of the justice and lenity ¦
of English laws . To convince the reader of the fidelity and affection of these women , the following remarkable instance of their conjugal love , will , it is presumed , be sufficient . —Several of these women supplicated the captain to let their husbands free for awhile , and keep tbem hostages till their return ; upon being informed of the impracticability of this , they then implored his leave to accompany them , and expressed the most poignant grief on beiug refused .
When Captain Edwards was preparing for his departure , the women renewed their lamentations , and began to cut themselves with shells as before ; it was with the greatest difficulty that the 3 * could be removed from the vessel , and had it not been for some of the other natives , who were friends to the captain , they would certainty have been delayed for some time in their departure . It is unnecessary here to give a minute detail of the wreck of the
Pandora , which has been already written ; we must , however , remrak , for the connection-sake of this work , that on their return home the Pandora struck upon a reef of rocks in Endeavour ' s Straits , and had her bottom beat in . Her crew were happity saved , and escaped from their perilous situation to an island in the Straits , except 3 2 " men , " and 3 of the prisoners ( among whom was Martin , who was detained b \ - Christian contraiy to his inclination ) ; these men unfortunately perished by the boat ' s oversetting . They were nowobliged to proceed to Timer in open boats , wherein the prisoners