CO129-040 - General Jervois - 1852 [3-12] — Page 39

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clear of the land, the Captain ordered the Steward to serve out no thang gallons of water for 12 ~ for 24 hours- this was not enough he alis limited each man to onett of biscuit for day and four pounds of flour for 12 men for dough and the per coup was like water. We complained of all this to the Captain but he said we should

suffering

have no more - we were under these short provision for 18 days- at last the people got weak

and were not able to do their work. the Captain began to find fault with the Chief Mate and the Chief, hate began to find fault with me, and all began to go wrong.

I could not get the men to link they were so weak. this lasted for fifteen days more, at

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length the to the Captain to ack for he trid them they should have no

men went aft in a body

was sick

more- one man was

more

from

food.

want of food and told me to refort it to the Captain. he told me to tell the Captain that he would

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expect no pay while he was off dlity, but prayed for some more food. The Captain refused to let him have more, and said the rest of the could, if they liked, each of them give him a little. so as to make up enough for him. I told him the mom would die be said when he dies we will throw him overboard. this man's Mariano (one of the two

name was

man

acquitted on the trial) Ireported the Captain's answer to the crew and from the moment they heard his words that he would let a man

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