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Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
tian , in order to get rid of him , gave him a letter for Heywood ta be delivered to him at the tent . It is supposed that Christian now acquainted the men who were on board ( and were to the number of nine ) with the necessity of leaving Otaheite immediately . Early the next morning Heywood received Christian ' s letter , informing him , that having discovered abase conspiracy amono- the nativesself tion d him "
, -preserva prompte to makea precipitate ° retreatand having known Mr . Heywood ' s . determination of keepino- hb ground or returning to England ( if ever he could ) , he thought it would have been to little purpose to have communicated to him his design .- —Providence , he added , might afford him an opportunity yet of seeing his own native country ; but for his part banishment was his choiceand he intended to seek
, now refuge where his name with his bones mi ght be buried in oblivion . When Heywood imparted these contents to his few remaining friends , surprise and consternation became universal . —Various were their conjectures . — -Heywood imagined that he did not know himself where he was going to , but went in search of some new islandwhile others . supposed that he proceeded to the island
ofTobooyfor itwas remarked when Christian had landed there after the mutiny , m order to shelter from the wind and weather , which prevented them from reaching Otaheite as soon as they wished , that ' he observed in case they did not meet a kind reception at Otaheite , they miVh ' r return here and establish a settlement for themselves , seeing that the prace was uninhabited . He was also heard to say , that if he had few hogsdogs & and of the ladies
a , , c . some of Otaheite there he would make himself lord of the island , and not proceed any further Others were of opinion that he went to Ulietea , the natives of which a ' t this time was not on good terms with the people of Otaheite Some of the women understood from Christian ' s wives , that they intended soon to visit Palmerston " s Isles . This accordingly varied their conjecturesBe it it Chritian and
. as may , s those whom he had taken with him , not only eluded the present danger which threatened them , but likewise all future detection . It has been however thought with some reason , as shall be hereafter mentioned , that he , notwithstanding these escapes , perished in his enterprises ; but if the suggestion be false , and he still lives , much may be expected from his abw Imes , which are allowed to be very great / and capable of colonizing any island . to ( To be concluded in our next . )
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
tian , in order to get rid of him , gave him a letter for Heywood ta be delivered to him at the tent . It is supposed that Christian now acquainted the men who were on board ( and were to the number of nine ) with the necessity of leaving Otaheite immediately . Early the next morning Heywood received Christian ' s letter , informing him , that having discovered abase conspiracy amono- the nativesself tion d him "
, -preserva prompte to makea precipitate ° retreatand having known Mr . Heywood ' s . determination of keepino- hb ground or returning to England ( if ever he could ) , he thought it would have been to little purpose to have communicated to him his design .- —Providence , he added , might afford him an opportunity yet of seeing his own native country ; but for his part banishment was his choiceand he intended to seek
, now refuge where his name with his bones mi ght be buried in oblivion . When Heywood imparted these contents to his few remaining friends , surprise and consternation became universal . —Various were their conjectures . — -Heywood imagined that he did not know himself where he was going to , but went in search of some new islandwhile others . supposed that he proceeded to the island
ofTobooyfor itwas remarked when Christian had landed there after the mutiny , m order to shelter from the wind and weather , which prevented them from reaching Otaheite as soon as they wished , that ' he observed in case they did not meet a kind reception at Otaheite , they miVh ' r return here and establish a settlement for themselves , seeing that the prace was uninhabited . He was also heard to say , that if he had few hogsdogs & and of the ladies
a , , c . some of Otaheite there he would make himself lord of the island , and not proceed any further Others were of opinion that he went to Ulietea , the natives of which a ' t this time was not on good terms with the people of Otaheite Some of the women understood from Christian ' s wives , that they intended soon to visit Palmerston " s Isles . This accordingly varied their conjecturesBe it it Chritian and
. as may , s those whom he had taken with him , not only eluded the present danger which threatened them , but likewise all future detection . It has been however thought with some reason , as shall be hereafter mentioned , that he , notwithstanding these escapes , perished in his enterprises ; but if the suggestion be false , and he still lives , much may be expected from his abw Imes , which are allowed to be very great / and capable of colonizing any island . to ( To be concluded in our next . )