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kill him that might but we had no opportunity_ the next day he ordered

the water cacks to be lacked and the anchors to be got inboard; the people worked hard that day from — daylight to dark, and instead of increasing the food and water he limited the biscuit to 6 lbs per week and the water to 6 gallons a day instead of 9_ at Svelock on

the decor might out from Aujer a squall came on and the Captain ordered all hands up to shorten soil- all hands came, up but only 4 went aloft. all the othow refused to anything when they came up from below. I son they were armed with Marlinspikes, chars and the Confenters are- we were determined to kill him. the squall Quall

Lassed over and sail was made again omen who obeyed the Capitanis

The four

*)

order to shorten sail, were the two who

were

acquitted at the Supreme Court together with Annactatio byorio and Gabriel de los Santos Another squall came on at 12 o'clock and the hands

to shorten sail

Avere

turned

up again

they lowered the sails but refried to take them in the Captain then told the 2nd Officer and myself to let the

canvas be as it was until

morning but if another squall came on to call him. he then turned in leaving the watch on

leaving dick to the 2 hate and myself-

the

The

Chief Mate was asleep in his berth, and about half an hour after the Captain turned in and mate told me he felt sick and turned in also a few minutes after three men entered the Captainscatin to kill him, the first who entered was

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