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The Trial Of Richard Parker, The Mutineer, By Court Martial.
ivich and the Inflexible ; she was got under weigh , and came to on the Sandwich ' s quarter . The Prisoner then had the hands turned up , and harangued them forward . I cannot exactly say what passed . I heard him say , that he found they were not hearty , in the cause ; that he should be obliged to shift them ; and that if they had any complaints against their officers , those that they disliked should be turned on shore , and those they liked should remain on board . After this I was taken out of the ship by a man who called himself a Delegate , and who came from the Sandwich . I asked him by whose order ? He said , by order of the
President , the Prisoner , Parker . The man said I was a dangerous character , and was to be carried on board the Inflexible or Sandwich . I often saw the Prisoner rowing about the fleet with a red flag . President . Was there any body in the stern sheets of the boat besides the Prisoner ? A . I think there was . He proceeded from ship to ship , and talked to the respective crews ; they cheered him as he passed . A man on board the Hound was put in irons ; I saw the Prisoner go forward and threaten him , but I did
not hear the Prisoner give the order . I sent two letters on board the Sandwich , to go on shore . Parker brought them to me , and asked me what they were about ? I told him that one was to the Admiralty , stating my arrival ; the other a private one . He said he would send them , but they could not go until they were opened * I took the private letter , and said he might open the other if he pleased . One of the men standing by desired him not to open it ; the Prisoner said , ' Hold your tongue , you scoundrel , or I'll have you at the yard-arm . ' He then told me that he would open the letter , and send it on shore in the sick-boat in the morning ; he said there was no other communication wi'h the shore but by the sick-boat .
He took the letter with him on board the Sandwich . President . Did he confine you , or any other officer , on board your ship ? A . He did not confine me ; he told me that neither I nor any of the officers had any thing to do with the ship : he likewise said of me and the other officers , that he pitied our situation ; but they must go through with their business , forthe good of the cause in which they were embarked . Court . When the Prisoner advised you not to be violent to any of the Delegates , did you conceive that this was said to you in order to save you from any
mischief , or to intimidate you from doing your duty ? A . The Prisoner told me that he advised me as a friend , as he had understood that I had drove some of the Delegates out of the ship , and threatened to put them to death . I had afterwards some conversation with the Prisoner , in consequence of asking him why he wished to send people on board , to force my people into the business ; they had no complaints , and wished to have nothing to do with it . He told me it was for the good of the whole , and they must have to do with it . Court . You have stated to the Court , that when the Prisoner ordered the
Pilot to get under weigh , he pointed to the yard-ropes ; were the yard ropes reeved before or after the Prisoner came onboard ? A . I think they were rove by his order . I was not on board the Sandwich ; was ordered there , but was carried on board the Lion by mistake . The yard-ropes were reeved by a man belonging to the Pylades , after Parker came on board ; I think , by his orders , but I cannot say ; I saw the Prisoner speaking to him , and the man went up the shrouds . President . Who directed the management of the ship after she was got under weigh ? A . There was no sail set ; she dropped down with the tide .
CROSS-EXAMINED BY PARKER . Q . You have said , in answer to the question already asked , that I advised you as a friend . I'll now thank you to-recollect , whether , when coming on board the Hound , I said to you , ' Captain Wood , the differences existing in the Fleet are of a very unpleasant nature .: I feel myself in some degree under an obligation to you ; therefore I would advise you to have nothing to do at present but to suffer the Hound to proceed as the rest of the ships , as I have no doubt that , in the course of a day or two at farthest , the officers will resume their former command ? ' A . I recollect , when he came on board , he said he was obliged to me far allowing him to go back to the tender in Leith Roads , for which reason he
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The Trial Of Richard Parker, The Mutineer, By Court Martial.
ivich and the Inflexible ; she was got under weigh , and came to on the Sandwich ' s quarter . The Prisoner then had the hands turned up , and harangued them forward . I cannot exactly say what passed . I heard him say , that he found they were not hearty , in the cause ; that he should be obliged to shift them ; and that if they had any complaints against their officers , those that they disliked should be turned on shore , and those they liked should remain on board . After this I was taken out of the ship by a man who called himself a Delegate , and who came from the Sandwich . I asked him by whose order ? He said , by order of the
President , the Prisoner , Parker . The man said I was a dangerous character , and was to be carried on board the Inflexible or Sandwich . I often saw the Prisoner rowing about the fleet with a red flag . President . Was there any body in the stern sheets of the boat besides the Prisoner ? A . I think there was . He proceeded from ship to ship , and talked to the respective crews ; they cheered him as he passed . A man on board the Hound was put in irons ; I saw the Prisoner go forward and threaten him , but I did
not hear the Prisoner give the order . I sent two letters on board the Sandwich , to go on shore . Parker brought them to me , and asked me what they were about ? I told him that one was to the Admiralty , stating my arrival ; the other a private one . He said he would send them , but they could not go until they were opened * I took the private letter , and said he might open the other if he pleased . One of the men standing by desired him not to open it ; the Prisoner said , ' Hold your tongue , you scoundrel , or I'll have you at the yard-arm . ' He then told me that he would open the letter , and send it on shore in the sick-boat in the morning ; he said there was no other communication wi'h the shore but by the sick-boat .
He took the letter with him on board the Sandwich . President . Did he confine you , or any other officer , on board your ship ? A . He did not confine me ; he told me that neither I nor any of the officers had any thing to do with the ship : he likewise said of me and the other officers , that he pitied our situation ; but they must go through with their business , forthe good of the cause in which they were embarked . Court . When the Prisoner advised you not to be violent to any of the Delegates , did you conceive that this was said to you in order to save you from any
mischief , or to intimidate you from doing your duty ? A . The Prisoner told me that he advised me as a friend , as he had understood that I had drove some of the Delegates out of the ship , and threatened to put them to death . I had afterwards some conversation with the Prisoner , in consequence of asking him why he wished to send people on board , to force my people into the business ; they had no complaints , and wished to have nothing to do with it . He told me it was for the good of the whole , and they must have to do with it . Court . You have stated to the Court , that when the Prisoner ordered the
Pilot to get under weigh , he pointed to the yard-ropes ; were the yard ropes reeved before or after the Prisoner came onboard ? A . I think they were rove by his order . I was not on board the Sandwich ; was ordered there , but was carried on board the Lion by mistake . The yard-ropes were reeved by a man belonging to the Pylades , after Parker came on board ; I think , by his orders , but I cannot say ; I saw the Prisoner speaking to him , and the man went up the shrouds . President . Who directed the management of the ship after she was got under weigh ? A . There was no sail set ; she dropped down with the tide .
CROSS-EXAMINED BY PARKER . Q . You have said , in answer to the question already asked , that I advised you as a friend . I'll now thank you to-recollect , whether , when coming on board the Hound , I said to you , ' Captain Wood , the differences existing in the Fleet are of a very unpleasant nature .: I feel myself in some degree under an obligation to you ; therefore I would advise you to have nothing to do at present but to suffer the Hound to proceed as the rest of the ships , as I have no doubt that , in the course of a day or two at farthest , the officers will resume their former command ? ' A . I recollect , when he came on board , he said he was obliged to me far allowing him to go back to the tender in Leith Roads , for which reason he