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belonging to the _Bounty_. They had quitted the mountains and had got
down near the seashore when they were discovered by our party on the
opposite side of a river. They submitted, on being summoned to lay down
their arms. Lt. Corner with his party marched across the mountains to
Papara, and a boat was sent for them there, and they returned on board
again on the 13th in the afternoon. I put the pirates in the round house
which I built at the after part of the Quarter deck for their more
effectual security, airy and healthy situation, and to separate them
from, and to prevent their having any communication with, or to crowd and
incommode the ship's company.

Contrary to my expectations, the water we got at the usual place at Point
Venus turned out very bad, and on touching for better, most excellent
water was found issuing out of a rock in a little bay to the southward of
One Tree Hill. I mention this circumstance because it may be of
importance to be known to other ships that may hereafter touch at that
island.

The natives had in their possession a bower anchor belonging to the
_Bounty_, which that ship had left in the bay, and I took it on board the
_Pandora_, and made them a handsome present by way of salvage and as a
reward for their ingenuity in weighing it with materials so ill
calculated for the purpose. I learned from different people and from
journals kept on board the _Bounty_, which were found in the chests of
the pirates at Otaheite, that after Lt. Bligh and the people with him
were turned adrift in the launch, the pirates proceeded with the ship to
the Island of Toobouai in Latitude 20 deg. 13' S. and Longitude 149 deg. 35' W.,
where they anchored on the 25th May, 1789. Before their arrival there
they threw the greatest part of the bread fruit plants overboard, and the
property of the officers and people that were turned out of the ship was
divided amongst those who remained on board her, and the royals and some
other small sails were cut up and disposed of in the same manner.

Notwithstanding they met with some opposition from the natives, they
intended to settle on this island, but after some time they perceived
that they were in want of several things necessary for a settlement and
which was the cause of disagreements and quarrels amongst themselves. At
last they came to a resolution to come to Otaheite to get such of the
things wanted as could be procured there, and in consequence of that
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