ill have a
vessel built in a month." While others laughed at the helpless situation
of the boat, being very deep, and so little room for those who were in
her. As for Christian, he seemed meditating instant destruction on
himself and every one.

I asked for arms, but they laughed at me, and said I was well acquainted
with the people where I was going, and therefore did not want them; four
cutlasses, however, were thrown into the boat, after we were veered
astern.

[Sidenote: 1789. APRIL.]

When the officers and men, with whom I was suffered to have no
communication, were put into the boat, they only waited for me, and the
master at arms informed Christian of it; who then said--"Come, captain
Bligh, your officers and men are now in the boat, and you must go with
them; if you attempt to make the least resistance you will instantly be
put to death:" and, without any farther ceremony, holding me by the cord
that tied my hands, with a tribe of armed ruffians about me, I was
forced over the side, where they untied my hands. Being in the boat we
were veered astern by a rope. A few pieces of pork were then thrown to
us, and some cloaths, also the cutlasses I have already mentioned; and
it was now that the armourer and carpenters called out to me to
remember that they had no hand in the transaction. After having
undergone a great deal of ridicule, and been kept some time to make
sport for these unfeeling wretches, we were at length cast adrift in the
open ocean.

I had with me in the boat the following persons:

Names. Stations.

JOHN FRYER Master.
THOMAS LEDWARD Acting Surgeon.
DAVID NELSON Botanist.
WILLIAM PECKOVER Gunner.
WILLIAM COLE Boatswain.
WILLIAM PURCELL Carpenter.
WILLIAM ELPHINSTON Master's Mate.
THOMAS HAYWARD } Midshipmen.
JOHN HALLETT }
JOHN NORTON } Quarter Masters.
PETER LINKLETTER }
LAWRENCE LEBOGUE Sailmaker.
JOHN SMITH } Cooks.
THOMAS HALL }
GEORGE SIMPSON Quarter Master's Mate.
ROBERT TINKLER A boy.
ROBERT LAMB Butcher.
MR. SAMUEL Clerk.

There remained on board the Bounty, as pirates,

FLETCHER CHRISTIAN Master's Mate.
PETER HAYWOOD }
EDWARD YOUNG } Midshipmen.
GEORGE STEWART }
CHARLES CHURCHILL Master at Arms.
JOHN MILLS Gunner's