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had travelled, and while I was a collegian)-1 were sorely disguised by the performers;-this mayoress, 1 say, broke out with, "Rot your Italianos! for my part, I love a simple ballad!" Rossini will go a good way to bring most people to the same opinion, some day. Who would imagine that he was to be the successor of Mozart? However, I state this with diffidence, as a liege and loyal admirer of Italian music in general, and of much of Rossini's: but we may say, as the connoisseur did of painting, in the Vicar of Wakefield, "that the picture would be better painted if the painter had taken more pains."

For Gothic daring shown in English money. [p. 331. St. 59. "Ausu Romano, ære Veneto" is the inscription (and well inscribed in this instance) on the seawalls between the Adriatic and Venice. The walls were a republican work of the Venetians; the inscription, I believe, Imperial; and inscribed by Napoleon.

"Untying" squires "to fight against the churches." [p. 332. St. 60. Though ye untie the winds and bid them fight Against the churches.-Macbeth.

They err-'tis merely what is call'd mobility. [p. 335. St. 97. In French "mobilité." I am not sure that mobility is English; but it is expressive of a quality which rather belongs to other climates, though it is sometimes seen to a great extent in our own. It may be defined as an excessite susceptibility of immediate impressions at the same time without losing the past; and is, thong sometimes apparently useful to the possessor, i most painful and unhappy attribute.

Draperied her form with curious felicity. [p. 336. St. 102 "Curiosa felicitas."-PETRONIUS. A noise like to wet fingers drawn on glass. [p. 337. St. 114. See the account of the ghost of the uncle of Prince Charles of Saxony raised by Schroepfer"Karl-Karl-was-wolt mich? "*

How odd, a single hobgoblin's non-entity Should cause more fear than a whole host's identity! [p. 337. St. 129, "Shadows to-night Have struck more terror to the soul of Richard Than can the substance of ten thousand soldiers." Richard III.

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The foundation of the Story will be found partly in the account of the Mutiny of the Bounty in the South Seas (in 1789), and partly in "Mariner's Account of the Tonga Islands."

How pleasant were the songs of Toobonai. [p. 341. The first three sections are taken from an actual song of the Tonga Islanders, of which a prose translation is given in MARINER'S Account of the Tonga Islands. Toobanai is not, however, one of them; but was one of those where Christian and the mutineers took refuge. 1 have altered and added, but have retained as much as possible of the original.

Beyond itself, and must retrace its way. [p. 342.
Lucullus, when frugality could charm,
Had wasted turnips in his Sabine farm. POPE.

Had form'd his glorious namesake's counterpart. [p. 342. The Consul Nero, who made the unequalled march which deceived Hannibal, and defeated Asdrubal; thereby accomplishing an achievement almost unrivalled in military annals. The first intelligence of his return, to Hannibal, was the sight of Asdrubal's head thrown into his camp. When Hannibal saw this, he exclaimed, with a sigh, that "Rome would now be the mistress of the world." And yet to this victory of Nero's it might be owing that his imperial namesake reigned at all! But the infamy of the one has eclipsed the glory of the other. When the name of "Nero is heard, who thinks of the Consul? But such are human things.

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And Loch-na-gar with Ida look'd o'er Troy. [p. 343. When very young, about eight years of age, after an attack of the scarlet fever at Aberdeen,

I was removed by medical advice into the Highlands. Here I passed occasionally some sommers, and from this period I date my love of mountainous countries. I can never forget the effect a few years afterwards in England, of the only thing I had long seen, even in miniature, of a mountain, in the Malvern Hills. After I returned to Cheltenham, I used to watch them every afternoon at sunset, with a sensation which I cannot describe. This was boyish enough; but I was then only thirteen years of age, and it was in the holidays.

Than breathes his mimic murmurer in the shell.

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If the reader will apply to his ear the seashell on his chimney-piece, he will be aware of what is alluded to. If the text should appear obscure, he will find in "Gebir" the same idea better expressed in two lines.-The poem I never read, but have heard the lines quoted by a more recondite reader-who seems to be of a different opinion from the Editor of the Quarterly Review, who qualified it, in his answer to the Critical Reviewer of his Juvenal, as trash of the worst and most insane description. It is to Mr. Landor, the author of Gebir, so qualified, and of some Latin poems, which vie with Martial or Catullus in obscenity, that the immaculate Mr. Southey addresses his declamation against impurity!

But deem him sailor or philosopher. [p.315 Hobbes, the father of Locke's and other philosophy, was an inveterate smoker,-even to pipes beyond computation.

"Right," quoth Ben, "that will do for the marines." [p. 346. "That will do for the Marines, but the sailors won't believe it," is an old saying, and one d

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The fretted pinnacle, the aisle, the nave. [p. 350. This may seem too minute for the general outline (in MARINER's Account) from which it is taken. But few men have travelled without seeing something of the kind-on land, that is. Without adverting to Ellora, in MUNGO PARK'S last journal (if my memory do not err, for there are eight years since I read the book) he mentions having met with a rock or mountain so exactly resembling a Gothic cathedral, that only minute inspection could convince him that it was a work of nature.

He tore the topmost button of his vest. [p. 352. In THIBAULT's Account of Frederic II. of Prussia, there is a singular relation of a young Frenchman, who, with his mistress, appeared to be of some rank. He enlisted and deserted at Schweidnitz; and, after a desperate resistance, was retaken, having killed an officer, who attempted to seize him after he was wounded, by the discharge of his musket loaded with a button of his uniform. Some circumstances on his courtmartial raised a great interest amongst his judges, who wished to discover his real situation in life, which he offered to disclose, but to the King only, to whom he requested permission to write. This was refused, and Frederic was filled with the greatest indignation, from baffled curiosity or some other motive, when he understood that his request had been denied.-See THIBAULT's work, vol. 11.-(I quote from memory.)

EXTRACT FROM THE VOYAGE BY CAPTAIN BLIGH.

On the 27th of December 1787 it blew a severe storm of wind from the eastward, in the course of which we suffered greatly; it was not without great risk and difficulty that we were able to secure the boats from being washed away. A great quantity of our bread was also damaged and rendered useless, for the sea had stove in our stern, and filled the cabin with water. On the 5th of January, 1788, we saw the island of Teneriffe about twelve leagues distant, and next day, being Sunday, came to an anchor in the road of Santa-Cruz. There we took in the necessary supplies, and, having finished our business, sailed on the 10th. I now divided the people into three watches, and gave the charge of the third watch to Mr. Fletcher Christian, one of the mates. I have always considered this a desirable regulation when circumstances will admit of it, and I am persuaded that unbroken

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not only contributes much towards the health of the ship's company, but enables them more readily to exert themselves in cases of sudden emergency. As I wished to proceed to Otaheite without stopping, I reduced the allow

ance of bread to two-thirds, and caused the water for drinking to be filtered through drip-stones, bought at Teneriffe for that purpose. I now acquainted the ship's company of the object of the voyage, and gave assurances of certain promotion to every one whose endeavours should merit it. On Tuesday the 26th of February, we bent new sails, and made other necessary preparations for encountering the weather that was to be expected in a high latitude. Our distance from the coast of Brazil was about 100 leagues. On the forenoon of Sunday the 2d of March, after seeing that every person was clean, divine service was performed, according to my usual custom on this day: I gave to Mr. Fletcher Christian, whom I had before directed to take charge of the third watch, a written order to act as lieutenant. The change of temperature soon began to be sensibly felt, and, that the people might not suffer from their own negligence, I supplied them with thicker clothing, as better suited to the climate. On a complaint made to me by the Master, I found it necessary to punish Matthew Quintal, one of the seamen, with two dozen of lashes, for insolence and mutinous behaviour, which was the first time that there was any occasion for punishment on board.

We were off Cape St. Diego, the eastern part of the Terra de Fuego, and, the wind being unfavourable, I thought it more advisable to go round to the eastward of Staaten-land than to attempt passing through Straits le Maire. Storms, attended with a great sea, prevailed until the 12th of April. The ship began to leak, and required pumping every hour, which was no more than we had reason to expect from such a continuance of gales of wind and high seas. The decks also became so leaky that it was necessary to allot the great cabin, of which I made little use except in fine weather, to those people who had not births to hang their hammocks in, and by this means the space between decks was less crowded. With all this bad weather, we had the additional mortification to find, at the end of every day, that we were losing ground; for, notwithstanding our utmost exertions, and keeping on the most advantageous tacks, we did little better than drift before the wind. On Tuesday the 22d of April, we had eight down on the sick list, and the rest of the people, though in good health, were greatly fatigued; but I saw, with much concern, that it was impossible to make a passage this way to the Society-Islands, for we had now been thirty days in a tempestuous ocean. Thus the season was too far advanced for us to expect better weather to enable us to double Cape Horn; and, from these and other considerations, I ordered the helm to be put aweather, and bore away for the Cape of Good Hope, to the great joy of every one on board.

We came to an anchor on Friday the 23d of May, in Simon's Bay, at the Cape, after a tolerable run. The ship required complete caulking, for she had become so leaky, that we were obliged to pump hourly in our passage from Cape Horn. The sails and rigging also required repair, and, on examining the provisions, a considerable quantity was found damaged.

Having remained thirty-eight days at this place, and my people having received all the advantage that could be derived from refreshments of every kind that could be met with, we sailed on the 1st of July.

A gale of wind blew on the 20th, with a high sea; it increased after noon with such violence, that the ship was driven almost forecastle under, before we could get the sails clewed up. The lower yards were lowered, and the top-gallantmast got down upon deck, which relieved her much. We lay to all night, and in the morning bore away under a reefed foresail. The sea still running high, in the afternoon it became very unsafe to stand on; we therefore lay to all

night, without any accident, excepting that also averse to exercise, that he would never be man at the steerage was thrown over the wheel prevailed on to take half a dozen turns on deck and much bruised. Towards noon the violence at a time, during all the course of the voyage. of the storm abated, and we again bore away He was buried on shore. under the reefed foresail.

On Monday, the 5th of January, the small In a few days we passed the Islands of St. cutter was missed, of which I was immediately Paul, where there is good fresh water, as I was apprized. The ship's company being mustered, informed by a Dutch captain, and also a hot we found three men absent, who had carried is spring, which boils fish as completely as if done off. They had taken with them eight stand of by a fire. Approaching to Van Diemen's land, arms and ammunition; but with regard to ther we had much bad weather, with snow and hail, plan, every one on board seemed to be quat but nothing was seen to indicate our vicinity, ignorant. I therefore went on shore, and aon the 13th of August, except a seal, which ap-gaged all the chiefs to assist in recovering both peared at the distance of twenty leagues from the boat and the deserters. Accordingly, the it. We anchored in Adventure Bay on Wed- former was brought back in the course of the nesday the 20th. day, by five of the natives; but the men were In our passage hither from the Cape of Good not taken until nearly three weeks afterwards. Hope, the winds were chiefly from the westward, Learning the place where they were, in a difwith very boisterous weather. The approach of ferent quarter of the island of Otaheite, I weat strong southerly winds is announced by many thither in the cutter, thinking there would be no birds of the albatross or peterel tribe; and the great difficulty in securing them with the asabatement of the gale, or a shift of wind to the sistance of the natives. However, they heard northward, by their keeping away. The ther- of my arrival; and when I was near a house in mometer also varies five or six degrees in its which they were, they came out wanting their height, when a change of these winds may be fire-arms, and delivered themselves up. Some of expected. In the land surrounding Adventure-Bay the chiefs had formerly seized and bound these are many forest-trees one hundred and fifty feet deserters; but had been prevailed on, by fait high; we saw one which measured above thirty-promises of returning peaceably to the ship, to three feet in girth. We observed several eagles, release them. But finding an opportunity again some beautiful blue-plumaged herons, and par- to get possession of their arms, they set the roquets in great variety. The natives not appear-natives at defiance. ing, we went in search of them towards Cape The object of the voyage being now completed, Frederic-Henry. Soon after, close to the shore, all the bread-fruit plants, to the number of one for it was impossible to land, we heard their thousand and fifteen, were got on board ea voices, like the cackling of geese, and twenty Tuesday, the 31st of March. Besides these, we persons came out of the woods. We threw trin- had collected many other plants, some of them kets ashore, tied up in parcels, which they would bearing the finest fruits in the world; and va not open out until I made an appearance of leav-luable, from affording brilliant dyes, and fet ing them: they then did so, and, taking the ar- various properties besides. At sunset of the 4th ticles out, put them on their heads. On first of April, we made sail from Otaheite, bidding coming in sight, they made a prodigious clatter-farewell to an island where for twenty-three ing in their speech, and held their arms over their heads. They spoke so quick that it was impossible to catch one single word they uttered. Their colour is of a dull black; their skin scarified about the breast and shoulders. One was distinguished by his body being coloured with red ochre, but all the others were painted black, with a kind of soot, so thickly laid over their faces and shoulders, that it was difficult to ascertain what they were like. On Thursday, the 4th of September, we sailed out of Adventure Bay, steering first towards the east-heine; and a double canoe soon coming along. south-east, and then to the northward of east, when, on the 19th, we came in sight of a cluster of small rocky islands, which named Bounty Isles. Soon afterwards we frequently observed the sea, in the night-time, to be covered by luminous spots, caused by amazing quantities of small blubbers or medusa, which emit a light, like the blaze of a candle, from the strings or filaments extending from them, while the rest of the body continues perfectly dark.

We discovered the island of Otaheite on the 25th, and, before casting anchor next morning in Matavai Bay, such numbers of canoes had come off, that, after the natives ascertained we were friends, they came on board, and crowded the deck so much, that in ten minutes I could scarce find my own people. The whole distance which the ship had run, in direct and contrary courses, from the time of leaving England until reaching Otaheite, was twenty-seven thousand and eightysix miles, which, on an average, was one hundred and eight miles each twenty-four hours. Here we lost our surgeon on the 9th of December. Of late he had scarcely ever stirred out of the cabin, though not apprehended to be in a dangerous state. Nevertheless, appearing worse than usual in the evening, he was removed where he could obtain more air, but without any benefit, for he died in an hour afterwards. This unfortunate man drank very hard, and was

weeks we had been treated with the utmost
affection and regard, and which seemed to in-
crease in proportion to our stay. That we were
not insensible to their kindness, the succeeding
circumstances sufficiently proved; for to the
friendly and endearing behaviour of these people
may be ascribed the motives inciting an event
that effected the ruin of our expedition, which
there was every reason to believe would have
been attended with the most favourable issue.
Next morning we got sight of the island Hua-
side, containing ten natives, I saw among them
a young man who recollected me, and called me
by my name. I had been here in the year 1780,
with Captain Cook, in the Resolution. A few
days after sailing from this island, the weather
became squally, and a thick body of black clonds
collected in the east. A water-spout was in a
short time seen at no great distance from us,
which appeared to great advantage from the
darkness of the clouds behind it. As nearly as
I could judge, the upper part was about two feet
in diameter, and the lower about eight inches.
Scarcely had I made these remarks, when 1 ob-
served fat it was rapidly advancing towards
the ship. We immediately altered our course.
and took in all the sails except the foresail; sona
after which it passed within ten yards of the
stern, with a rustling noise, but without our
feeling the least effect from its being so near.
It seemed to be travelling at the rate of about
ten miles an hour, in the direction of the wind,
and it dispersed in a quarter of an hour after
passing us. It is impossible to say what injury
we should have received, had it passed directly
over us. Masts, I imagine might have been
carried away, but I do not apprehend that it
would have caused the loss of the ship.

Passing several islands on the way, we anchored at Annamooka, on the 23d of April; and an eli lame man called Tepa, whom I had known hert

in 1777, and Immediately recollected, came on board, along with others, from different islands in the vicinity. They were desirous to see the ship, and, on being taken below, where the bread-fruit-plants were arranged, they testified great surprise. A few of these being decayed, we went on shore to procure some in their place. The natives exhibited numerous marks of the peculiar mourning which they express on losing their relatives; such as bloody temples, their heads being deprived of most of the hair, and, what was worse, almost the whole of them had lost some of their fingers. Several fine boys, not above six years old, had lost both their little fingers; and several of the men, besides these, had parted with the middle finger of the right hand. The chiefs went off with me to dinner, and we carried on a brisk trade for yams; we also got plantains and bread-fruit. But the yams were In great abundance, and very fine and large. One of them weighed above forty-five pounds. Sailing canoes came, some of which contained not less than ninety passengers. Such a number of them gradually arrived from different islands, that it was impossible to get any thing done, the multitude became so great, and there was no chief of sufficient authority to command the whole. I therefore ordered a watering party, then employed, to come on board, and sailed on Sunday, the 26th of April.

We kept near the island of Kotoo all the afternoon of Monday, in hopes that some canoes would come off to the ship, but in this we were disappointed. The wind being northerly, we steered to the westward in the evening, to pass south of Tofoa; and I gave directions for this course to be continued during the night. The master had the first watch, the gunner the middle watch, and Mr. Christian the morning watch. This was the turn of duty for the night.

Hitherto the voyage had advanced in a course of uninterrupted prosperity, and had been attended with circumstances equally pleasing and satisfactory. But a very different scene was now to be disclosed; a conspiracy had been formed, which was to render all our past labour productive only of misery and distress; and it had been concerted with so much secrecy and circumspection, that no one circumstance escaped to betray the impending calamity.

manded the intention of giving this order, and endeavoured to persuade the people near me not to persist in such acts of violence; but it was to no effect; for the constant answer was, "Hold your tongue, Sir, or you are dead this moment." The master had by this time sent, requesting that he might come on deck, which was permit ted; but he was soon ordered back again to his cabin. My exertions to turn the tide of affairs were continued; when Christian, changing the cutlass he held for a bayonet, and holding me by the cord about my hands with a strong gripe, threatened me with immediate death if I would not be quiet; and the villains around me had their pieces cocked and bayonets fixed.

Certain individuals were called on to get into the boat, and were hurried over the ship's side; whence I concluded, that along with them I was to be set adrift. Another effort to bring about a change produced nothing but menaces of having my brains blown out.

The boatswain and those seamen who were to be put into the boat, were allowed to collect twine, canvas, lines, sails, cordage, an eightand-twenty gallon cask of water; and Mr. Samuel got 150 pounds of bread, with a small quantity of rum and wine; also a quadrant and compass; but he was prohibited, on pain of death, to touch any map or astronomical book, and any instrument, or any of my surveys and drawings. The mutineers having thus forced those of the seamen whom they wished to get rid of into the boat, Christian directed a dram to be served to each of his crew. I then unhappily saw that nothing could be done to recover the ship. The officers were next called on deck, and forced over the ship's side into the boat, while I was kept apart from every one abaft the mizen mast. Christian, armed with a bayonet, held the cord fastening my hands, and the guard around me stood with their pieces cocked; but on my daring the ungrateful wretches to fire, they uncocked them. Isaac Martin, one of them, I saw had an inclination to assist me; and as he fed me with shadock, my lips being quite parched, we explained each other's sentiments by looks. this was observed, and he was removed. He then got into the boat, attempting to leave the ship; however, he was compelled to return. Some others were also kept contrary to their inclination.

But

It appeared to me, that Christian was some time in doubt whether he should keep the carpenter or his mates. At ngth he determined on the latter, and the car iter was ordered into the boat. He was permitted, though not without opposition, to take his tool-chest.

Mr. Samuel secured my journals and commission, with some important ship-papers; this he did with great resolution, though strictly watched. He attempted to save the time keeper, and a box with my surveys, drawings, and remarks for fifteen years past, which were very numerous, when he was hurried away with-"Damn your eyes, you are well off to get what you have.”

On the night of Monday, the watch was set as I have described. Just before sunrise, on Tuesday morning, while I was yet asleep, Mr. Christian, with the master-at-arms, gunner's mate, and Thomas Burkitt, seaman, came into my cabin, and, seizing me, tied my hands with a cord be hind my back; threatening me with instant death if I spoke or made the least noise. I nevertheless called out as loud as I could, in hopes of assistance; but the officers not of their party were already secured by sentinels at their doors. At my own cabin-door were three men, besides the four within; all except Christian_had_muskets and bayonets; he had only a cutlass. I was dragged out of bed, and forced on deck in my shirt, suffering great pain in the mean time from Much altercation took place among the mutinthe tightness with which my hands were tied. ous crew during the transaction of this whole On demanding the reason of such violence, the affair. Some swore, "I'll be damned if he does only answer was abuse for not holding my tongue. not find his way home, if he gets any thing with The master, the gunner, surgeon, master's mate, him," meaning me; and when the carpenter's and Nelson, the gardener, were kept confined chest was carrying away, "Damn my eyes, he below, and the fore-hatchway was guarded by will have a vessel built in a month;" while sentinels. The boatswain and carpenter, and others ridiculed the helpless situation of the also the clerk, were allowed to come on deck, boat, which was very deep in the water, and where they saw me standing abaft the mizen had so little room for those who were in her. mast, with my hands tied behind my back, under As for Christian, he seemed as if meditating dea guard, with Christian at their head. The boat-struction on himself and every one else. swain was then ordered to hoist out the launch, accompanied by a threat, if he did not do it instantly, TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF.

The boat being hoisted out, Mr. Hayward and Mr. Hallet, two of the midshipmen, and Mr. Samuel, the clerk, were ordered into it. I de

I asked for arms, but the mutineers laughed at me, and said I was well acquainted with the people among whom I was going; four cutlasses, however, were thrown into the boat, after we were veered astern.

The officers and mon being in the boat, they

only waited for me, of which the master-at-arms of these alone I should gladly have taken him with informed Christian, who then said, “Come, Cap-me. But he had always borne a good character. tain Bligh, your officers and men are now in the boat, and you must go with them; if you attempt to make the least resistance, you will instantly be put to death;" and without further ceremony, I was forced over the side by a tribe of armed ruffians, where they untied my hands. Being in the boat, we were veered astern by a rope. A few pieces of pork were thrown to us, also the four cutlasses. The armourer and carpenter then called out to me to remember that they had no hand in the transaction. After having been kept some time to make sport for these unfeeling wretches, and having undergone much ridicule, we were at length cast adrift in the open ocean.

When I had time to reflect, an inward satisfaction prevented the depression of my spirits. Yet, a few hours before, my situation had been peculiarly flattering; I had a ship in the most perfect order, stored with every necessary, both for health, and service; the object of the voyage was attained, and two-thirds of it now completed. The remaining part had every prospect of suc cess. It will naturally be asked, what could be the cause of such a revolt? In answer, I can only conjecture that the mutineers had flattered themselves with the hope of a happier life among the Otaheitians than they could possibly enjoy in England; which, joined to some female connexions, most probably occasioned the whole Eighteen persons were with me in the boat, transaction. The women of Otaheite are handthe master, acting surgeon, botanist, gunner, some, mild, and cheerful in manners and conboatswain, carpenter, master, and quarter-ma-versation; possessed of great sensibility, and ster's mate, two quarter-masters, the sail-maker, have sufficient delicacy to make them be admired two cooks, my clerk, the butcher, and a boy. and beloved. The chiefs were so much attached There remained on board, Fletcher Christian, to our people, that they rather encouraged their the master's mate; Peter Haywood, Edward stay among them than otherwise, and even made Young, George Stewart, midshipmen; the ma- them promises of large possessions. Under these, ster-at-arms, gunner's mate, boatswain's mate, and many other concomitant circumstances, it gardener, armourer, carpenter's mate, carpenter's ought hardly to be the subject of surprise that crew, and fourteen seamen, being altogether the a set of sailors, most of them void of connexions, most able men of the ship's company. Having should be led away, where they had the power little or no wind, we rowed pretty fast towards of fixing themselves in the midst of plenty, in the island of Tofoa, which bore north-east about one of the finest islands in the world, where ten leagues distant. The ship while in sight there was no necessity to labour, and where the steered west-north-west, but this I considered allurements of dissipation are beyond any cononly as a feint, for when we were sent away, ception that can be formed of it. The utmost, "Huzza for Otaheite!" was frequently heard however, that a Commander could have expected, among the mutineers. was desertions, such as have already happened more or less in the South Seas, and not an act of open mutiny.

Christian, the chief of them, was of a respectable family in the north of England. This was the third voyage he had made with me. Not- But the secrecy of this mutiny surpasses bewithstanding the roughness with which I was lief. Thirteen of the party who were now with treated, the remembrance of past kindnesses me had always lived forward among the seamen; produced some remorse in him. While they were yet neither they, nor the messmates of Chrisforcing me out of the ship, I asked him whether tian, Stewart, Haywood, and Young, had ever this was a proper return for the many instances observed any circumstance to excite suspicion he had experienced of my friendship? He ap- of what was plotting; and it is not wonderful if peared disturbed at the question, and answered, I fell a sacrifice to it, my mind being entirely with much emotion, "That-Captain Bligh-that free from suspicion. Perhaps, had marines been is the thing I am in hell-I am in hell." His on board, a sentinel at my cabin-door might abilities to take charge of the third watch, as I have prevented it; for I constantly slept with had so divided the ship's company, were fully the door open, that the officer of the watch equal to the task. Haywood was also of a re- might have access to me on all occasions. If spectable family in the north of England, and a the mutiny had been occasioned by any grievyoung man of abilities, as well as Christian. ances, either real or imaginary, I must have These two had been objects of my particular discovered symptoms of discontent, which would regard and attention, and I had taken great pains have put me on my guard; but it was far otherto instruct them, having entertained hopes that, wise. With Christian, in particular, I was on as professional men, they would have become a the most friendly terms; that very day he was credit to their country. Young was well re-engaged to have dined with me; and the precommended; and Stewart of creditable parents in the Orkneys, at which place, on the return of the Resolution from the South Seas in 1780, we received so many civilities, that in consideration

ceding night he excused himself from supping with me on pretence of indisposition, for which I felt concerned, having no suspicions of his honour or integrity.

NOTES TO MANFRED.

The sunbow's rays still arch

The torrent with the many hues of heaven. [p. 359. This Iris is formed by the rays of the sun over the lower part of the Alpine torrents: it is exactly like a rainbow, come down to pay a visit, and so close that you may walk into it:this effect lasts till noon.

He who from out their fountain - dwellings raised

Eros and Anteros, at Gadara.

[p. 360. The philosopher Iamblicus. The story of the raising of Eros and Anteros may be found is his life, by Eunapius. It is well told.

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