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Ceremonial Of The Execution Ofrichard Parker, For Mutiny.
bequeathed to his wife a little estate he was heir to ; and after that , lamented the misfortune that had been bj ought on the country by the mutiny , but solemnl y denied having any connection , or correspondence 'with any disaffected persons ashore ; and declared that it was chiefly owing to him that the ships had not been carried into the ENEMY ' S PORTS ! At half past eight , he was told the Chaplain of the ship was ready
to attend , him to prayers upon the quarter-deck , which he immediately ascended , uncovered : at his first entrance on the deck , he looked a little paler than common , but soon recovered his usual comp lexion ; he bowed to the Officers , and a ' chair being allowed him , he sat down a few moments , and steadily surveyed the military'arof marines under armsround the deck : he then aroseand told
ray , , the Clergyman he wished to attend him . The Chaplain informed him he had selected two psalms appropriate to his situation ; to which the Prisoner assenting , said , ' And , with your permission , Sir , I will add a third , ' and named the 51 st , that beautiful confessional of David , and imploring of forgiveness , Have mercy upon me , 0 God , after thy great
goodness ; according to the multitude of thy mercies , do away mine offences . ' & c . Pie then recited each alternate verse in a manner peculiarly impressive . At nine o'clock the preparatory gun was fired from L'Espion , which he heard without the smallest emotion . Prayers being soon after closed , he rose , and asked Captain Moss ' if he mi g ht be indulged with a g lass of white wine ? ' which being immediatelgrantedhe took itand lifting his eyesexclaimed' J drink
y , , up , , first to the salvation of my soul !—and next to the firg ivenefs of all my enemies !'—Addressing himself to Captain Moss , he said , ' be hoped he would shake hands with him , ' which the Captain did ; he then desired ' ¦ that he mig ht be remembered to his companions on board the Neptune ; with his last dying entreaty to them to prepare for their destiny , and refrain from unbecoming levity ! ' His arms being now bound , the
solemn procession moved from the quarter-deck to the forecastle , in the following maner : 1 . The Boatswain and Mates . 2 . The Martial-Provost , his sword in one hand , and the halter in
the other . 3 . Captain ' s Clerk of the Sandwich , bearing the warrant of execution under the seal of the Vice-Admiral . 4 . The Rev . Mr . Atherton , Chaplain of the Sandwich , in Ins robes . 5 . The Prisoner in mourning , walked with a firm deportment . with his drawn cutlass
6 . The ship ' s Master of Arms , . 7 . Captain Moss and his Officers , with two or three other gentlemen , who were admitted on board . The whole parsed through a double file of marines on the starboar . d side , to a platform erected on the cat-head , with an elevated projection . Arriving there , he knek with the Chaplainand joined in some devout ejaculations ; to all
, of which he repeated loudly Amen ! ' The warrant ofexecution , addressed to Captain Moss , was now read by the Clerk , in which the Sentence of the Court-Martial , Order of the Board of Admiralty , and his Majesty ' s approbation of the whole proceedings , were fully
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ceremonial Of The Execution Ofrichard Parker, For Mutiny.
bequeathed to his wife a little estate he was heir to ; and after that , lamented the misfortune that had been bj ought on the country by the mutiny , but solemnl y denied having any connection , or correspondence 'with any disaffected persons ashore ; and declared that it was chiefly owing to him that the ships had not been carried into the ENEMY ' S PORTS ! At half past eight , he was told the Chaplain of the ship was ready
to attend , him to prayers upon the quarter-deck , which he immediately ascended , uncovered : at his first entrance on the deck , he looked a little paler than common , but soon recovered his usual comp lexion ; he bowed to the Officers , and a ' chair being allowed him , he sat down a few moments , and steadily surveyed the military'arof marines under armsround the deck : he then aroseand told
ray , , the Clergyman he wished to attend him . The Chaplain informed him he had selected two psalms appropriate to his situation ; to which the Prisoner assenting , said , ' And , with your permission , Sir , I will add a third , ' and named the 51 st , that beautiful confessional of David , and imploring of forgiveness , Have mercy upon me , 0 God , after thy great
goodness ; according to the multitude of thy mercies , do away mine offences . ' & c . Pie then recited each alternate verse in a manner peculiarly impressive . At nine o'clock the preparatory gun was fired from L'Espion , which he heard without the smallest emotion . Prayers being soon after closed , he rose , and asked Captain Moss ' if he mi g ht be indulged with a g lass of white wine ? ' which being immediatelgrantedhe took itand lifting his eyesexclaimed' J drink
y , , up , , first to the salvation of my soul !—and next to the firg ivenefs of all my enemies !'—Addressing himself to Captain Moss , he said , ' be hoped he would shake hands with him , ' which the Captain did ; he then desired ' ¦ that he mig ht be remembered to his companions on board the Neptune ; with his last dying entreaty to them to prepare for their destiny , and refrain from unbecoming levity ! ' His arms being now bound , the
solemn procession moved from the quarter-deck to the forecastle , in the following maner : 1 . The Boatswain and Mates . 2 . The Martial-Provost , his sword in one hand , and the halter in
the other . 3 . Captain ' s Clerk of the Sandwich , bearing the warrant of execution under the seal of the Vice-Admiral . 4 . The Rev . Mr . Atherton , Chaplain of the Sandwich , in Ins robes . 5 . The Prisoner in mourning , walked with a firm deportment . with his drawn cutlass
6 . The ship ' s Master of Arms , . 7 . Captain Moss and his Officers , with two or three other gentlemen , who were admitted on board . The whole parsed through a double file of marines on the starboar . d side , to a platform erected on the cat-head , with an elevated projection . Arriving there , he knek with the Chaplainand joined in some devout ejaculations ; to all
, of which he repeated loudly Amen ! ' The warrant ofexecution , addressed to Captain Moss , was now read by the Clerk , in which the Sentence of the Court-Martial , Order of the Board of Admiralty , and his Majesty ' s approbation of the whole proceedings , were fully