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16.

ashore in one of the ships bouts to __

ascertain what land it was. The Coast

sons very precipitons and full of rocks is that the boat could not get ashore. The men returned and reported

accordingly

according is and it was resolved there and then to scuttle the shit that night, and make the best of our way to land, as we could. We got everything ready for landing. the Captain's wife asked me to save her life, and to take her with us. I proposed to do so but the rest of the men would not allow it. We all got into the boat in the evening, leaving the Captain's wife - asleep in the cabin. Talentire Francisco

the two

men acquitted at the trial, had previonely out a hole in the

and one

ہو

ship's side, near the Water line it was not a large hole. she took a long time to fill. we made the boat fact to the

b

stern of the ship while she was filling! We were there about four hours. When she began to lurch heavily, we east off, is as to be out of the way of the sorter) shortly afterwards we saw her go clown. We then pulled towards the shore and — landed.

Inpelf and the other

are to die for this crime,

are

・men who

the only

men

who had a hand in it, that is to say,

the only

men

who took

arry part, as for

as I know, in the killing of the Captain and Officers- some of the others assisted afterwards in throwing the bodies overboard

but they could not help themselves- The ship unknown to me. I had arranged that to abandon her to her fate, and ashore in the boats. In hopes of Laving the Captain's wife before Heft the ship, I let down the two anchors

was scuttled by valentine

we were to

go

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