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Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
Mills , Morrison , and Quintal , had also the same honour , owing to their connections with the daughters of three respectable chiefs belonging to the same districts . 'Tinah and the chiefs of Otaheite did not much relish the connections between these two mutineers and their nei ghbours . Christian was not aware of the jealousy it would createbut from the distant
, behaviour of Tinah afterwards , he perceived it was not altogether agreeable . In order to secure his own safety , and render himself the more agreeable to the inhabitants of Otaheite , he confined all his female connections to that island only . Let it -not , however , be thought that Christian by so acting was stud ying his own interest ' alone , it was , on the contrary , the result of after-consideration ; he
was far from being selfish or unfriendly , for , setting aside his base ingratitude to Captain Bligh , he displayed many instances of true friendship . He frequently condemned himself for the commission of his horrid crime , but as frequently declared that he would die before he would ever yield to undergo that punishment his country
Would inflict . " No , never , never ( were bis own words ) shall Fletcher be brought to justice for what he has done : though thousands and ten thousands attacked me , I'd DIE ere I would surrender . I'd rather meet a HOST OF DEVILS than once see the injured Captain Bli g h ' s relations . " ¦ The mutineers , agreeable to their leader ' s advice , began now to imitate tbe manners of tbe natives . Churchill was the first who attempted to chew the Yava , a root of an intoxicating nature , but
which instead of exhilarating the spirits rather sfupifies them . It is productive of many disagreeable consequences , as it not only debilitates the constitution but likewise occasions a disorder similar to the leprosy ; notwithstanding which it is a hi g h honour to partake thereof , as none but the chiefs , orarces , have the king ' s permission to use it . Previous to their taking it , it is first chewed by their attendants ,
who , as soon as it is well masticated , put it into a neat wooden bowl made for the purpose , and a small quantity of water being poured over they squeeze it well , straining the liquor always through a piece of cloth ; after which they administer it to their masters , who drink it with the greatest gout . This root , though quite different to our liquorice in taste and effectresembles it very much in shape and
, colour . Churchill could not conform to the custom ofusing . it after it was chewed , and therefore had the first and best of it ; but it made him so exceedingly ill that he took a turn against it ever after . Ellison also made a trial of it , but having drank or rather sucked a moderate share , he was not so great a su + lerer ; he was induced to the attempt in hopes that it would answer the room of tobacco .
Though Christian had advised his people to make connections in different places , yet they chiefly confined themselves to one district ; it being Churchill ' s opinion that they would thus establish a more permanent situation by adhering to one island , than if they were to scatter their'favours , and endeavour to make universal friends . Coleman was continually employing Ids ingenuity in promoting the welfare of the islanders : imagining it possible to extract rum and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
Mills , Morrison , and Quintal , had also the same honour , owing to their connections with the daughters of three respectable chiefs belonging to the same districts . 'Tinah and the chiefs of Otaheite did not much relish the connections between these two mutineers and their nei ghbours . Christian was not aware of the jealousy it would createbut from the distant
, behaviour of Tinah afterwards , he perceived it was not altogether agreeable . In order to secure his own safety , and render himself the more agreeable to the inhabitants of Otaheite , he confined all his female connections to that island only . Let it -not , however , be thought that Christian by so acting was stud ying his own interest ' alone , it was , on the contrary , the result of after-consideration ; he
was far from being selfish or unfriendly , for , setting aside his base ingratitude to Captain Bligh , he displayed many instances of true friendship . He frequently condemned himself for the commission of his horrid crime , but as frequently declared that he would die before he would ever yield to undergo that punishment his country
Would inflict . " No , never , never ( were bis own words ) shall Fletcher be brought to justice for what he has done : though thousands and ten thousands attacked me , I'd DIE ere I would surrender . I'd rather meet a HOST OF DEVILS than once see the injured Captain Bli g h ' s relations . " ¦ The mutineers , agreeable to their leader ' s advice , began now to imitate tbe manners of tbe natives . Churchill was the first who attempted to chew the Yava , a root of an intoxicating nature , but
which instead of exhilarating the spirits rather sfupifies them . It is productive of many disagreeable consequences , as it not only debilitates the constitution but likewise occasions a disorder similar to the leprosy ; notwithstanding which it is a hi g h honour to partake thereof , as none but the chiefs , orarces , have the king ' s permission to use it . Previous to their taking it , it is first chewed by their attendants ,
who , as soon as it is well masticated , put it into a neat wooden bowl made for the purpose , and a small quantity of water being poured over they squeeze it well , straining the liquor always through a piece of cloth ; after which they administer it to their masters , who drink it with the greatest gout . This root , though quite different to our liquorice in taste and effectresembles it very much in shape and
, colour . Churchill could not conform to the custom ofusing . it after it was chewed , and therefore had the first and best of it ; but it made him so exceedingly ill that he took a turn against it ever after . Ellison also made a trial of it , but having drank or rather sucked a moderate share , he was not so great a su + lerer ; he was induced to the attempt in hopes that it would answer the room of tobacco .
Though Christian had advised his people to make connections in different places , yet they chiefly confined themselves to one district ; it being Churchill ' s opinion that they would thus establish a more permanent situation by adhering to one island , than if they were to scatter their'favours , and endeavour to make universal friends . Coleman was continually employing Ids ingenuity in promoting the welfare of the islanders : imagining it possible to extract rum and