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Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
jealous reflections considered themselves as good as he , and deemed it therefore unworthy their characters as men , to pay him that respect which they did not think he deserved : thus the ringleader of these mutineers , the very man who stimulated them to the daring act of rebellion , found it impossible to quench that spirit which he before encounged , and , with reason indeed , apprehended a . mutiny among
themselves . The want of honest friends added much to his remorse and fear , nor was he assured of the sincerity of those with whom he consulted and advised . In this precarious situation it behoved him more and more to obtain and secure the affections of the natives ; for which reason , though labouring under all the difficulties before observedhe ' supported his seeming authorityand acted in the same
, , manner as the chiefs of the island ; he not only indulged himself with a plurality of wives but likewise entertained a number of concubines , choosing such females as were in his sight the most accomplished and agreeable . He gave a loose to passion , which serve : ! in a great measire to dispel those gloomy thoughts which occasionally stole in to the great annoyance of his rest , and to banish from his ' mind the
commission of that crime which he never recollected but with horror and confusion . Christian was in high estimation among the ladies of Otaheite , who were not a little ' assiduous in their endeavours to render the place as agreeable and commodious as possible . Several presents of cloth he received fiom his female visitors , who , according to the custom of the
island , came with it wrapt round their bodies , and as they seldom brought small quantities , they appeared uncommonly bulky and corpulent whenever in this generous mood . , Next to Christian , Heywood , Churchill , Stewart , and Young , were the greatest favourites with the women . Coleman , who was exceedingly ingenious and prudentwas likewise hihlrespectedbut
, gy , this man was so reserved and thoughtful that he partook of little amusement . His only pleasure was in assisting the natives in building cances , houses , nourishing their plants , & c . Being remarkably clever both for invention and the execution of his works , he rendered no small assistance to the people during his stay in the island .
As yet Christian had not indicated to the natives his design of remaining among them , and several of the chiefs , particularly Tinah , who were desirous of visiting England , - and being introduced to King George , made application to Christian , Churchill " , and Heywood , whom they looked upon as those of the greatest weight , for leave to accompany them to England , as they were still led to imagine that time other intended
. some or they to depart . During these applications Churchill would refer them to Heywood , Heywood to Christian , and so on , by wljich means they were amused for a while ; but Tinah at last took an- opportunity of renewing his request when they were all together . Christian , however , evaded giving him either a promise or a refusal , saying , that it was neither in his power to ascertain the jj ^ e of his departure , nor to comply with their request till , he had
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
jealous reflections considered themselves as good as he , and deemed it therefore unworthy their characters as men , to pay him that respect which they did not think he deserved : thus the ringleader of these mutineers , the very man who stimulated them to the daring act of rebellion , found it impossible to quench that spirit which he before encounged , and , with reason indeed , apprehended a . mutiny among
themselves . The want of honest friends added much to his remorse and fear , nor was he assured of the sincerity of those with whom he consulted and advised . In this precarious situation it behoved him more and more to obtain and secure the affections of the natives ; for which reason , though labouring under all the difficulties before observedhe ' supported his seeming authorityand acted in the same
, , manner as the chiefs of the island ; he not only indulged himself with a plurality of wives but likewise entertained a number of concubines , choosing such females as were in his sight the most accomplished and agreeable . He gave a loose to passion , which serve : ! in a great measire to dispel those gloomy thoughts which occasionally stole in to the great annoyance of his rest , and to banish from his ' mind the
commission of that crime which he never recollected but with horror and confusion . Christian was in high estimation among the ladies of Otaheite , who were not a little ' assiduous in their endeavours to render the place as agreeable and commodious as possible . Several presents of cloth he received fiom his female visitors , who , according to the custom of the
island , came with it wrapt round their bodies , and as they seldom brought small quantities , they appeared uncommonly bulky and corpulent whenever in this generous mood . , Next to Christian , Heywood , Churchill , Stewart , and Young , were the greatest favourites with the women . Coleman , who was exceedingly ingenious and prudentwas likewise hihlrespectedbut
, gy , this man was so reserved and thoughtful that he partook of little amusement . His only pleasure was in assisting the natives in building cances , houses , nourishing their plants , & c . Being remarkably clever both for invention and the execution of his works , he rendered no small assistance to the people during his stay in the island .
As yet Christian had not indicated to the natives his design of remaining among them , and several of the chiefs , particularly Tinah , who were desirous of visiting England , - and being introduced to King George , made application to Christian , Churchill " , and Heywood , whom they looked upon as those of the greatest weight , for leave to accompany them to England , as they were still led to imagine that time other intended
. some or they to depart . During these applications Churchill would refer them to Heywood , Heywood to Christian , and so on , by wljich means they were amused for a while ; but Tinah at last took an- opportunity of renewing his request when they were all together . Christian , however , evaded giving him either a promise or a refusal , saying , that it was neither in his power to ascertain the jj ^ e of his departure , nor to comply with their request till , he had