nd while the interpreter was addressing
some, the rest tried to push forward. Some of the militia opposed
them by holding their muskets in a horizontal position, on which one
of the mutineers fired, and the militia returned the fire. A melee
commenced, in which fourteen mutineers were killed and wounded. The
fire of the Africans produced little effect: they soon took to
flight amid the woods which flanked the road. Twenty-eight of them
were taken, amongst whom was the Yarraba chief, Ogston. Six had
been killed, and six committed suicide by strangling and hanging
themselves in the woods. Only one man was wounded amongst the
militia, and he but slightly, from a small stone fired from a musket
of one of the Yarrabas.

'The quantity of ammunition expended by the mutineers, and the
comparatively little mischief done by them, was truly astonishing.
It shows how little they understood the use of firearms. Dixon was
killed, and several of the old African soldiers were wounded, but
not one of the officers was in the slightest degree hurt.

'I have never been able to get a correct account of the number of
lives this wild mutiny cost, but believe it was not less than forty,
including those slain by the militia at Arima; those shot at San
Josef; those who died of their wounds (and most of the wounded men
died); the six who committed suicide; the three that were shot by
sentence of the court-martial, and one who was shot while
endeavouring to escape (Satchell).

'A good-looking young man, named Torrens, was brought as prisoner to
the presence of Colonel Bush. The colonel wished to speak to him,
and desired his guards to liberate him; on which the young savage
shook his sleeve, in which was concealed a razor, made a rush at the
colonel, and nearly succeeded in cutting his throat. He slashed the
razor in all directions until he made an opening: he rushed through
this; and, notwithstanding he was fired at, and I believe wounded,
he effected his escape, was subsequently retaken, and again made his
escape with Satchell, who after this was shot by a policeman.

'Torrens was retaken, tried, and recommended to mercy. Of this
man's fate I am unable to speak, not knowing how far the
recommendation to mercy was attended to. In appearance he seemed
the mildest and best-looking of the mutineers, but his conduct was
the most ferocious of any. The whole of the mutineers were captured
within one