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 for fear they have seen you.” Having coneertedconcerted [sic] matters with the eaptaincaptain [sic], and armed ourselves, we went to thothe [sic] sailors, and the captain reserving his own pieeepiece [sic], the two men shot one of the villains dead, and wounded another. He who was wounded eriedcried [sic] out for help, and I eomingcoming [sic] up, gave orders for sparing thcirtheir [sic] lives, on condition of their being bound hand and feet while they staid in thothe [sic] island.



A little after another boat eamecame [sic]. We formed an ambuscade, but one of the principal ringleaders of thothe [sic] mutiny, with two of the crew coming towards us, the captain was so eager that he let fly, killed two on the spot, and thcthe [sic] third ran for it. I immediately advanced with my whole army, upon whiehwhich [sic] Will Watkins, one of the ringleaders, called out, “For God’s sake, captain, spare my life.” The captain told him he must lay down his arms at discretion, and trust to the governor’s mercy;