Mutiny in the "Bounty" and Story of the Pitcairn IslandersJ. J. Moore, 1884 - 240 pages |
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Mutiny in the Bounty! and the Story of the Pitcairn Islanders Alfred McFarland No preview available - 2007 |
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Admiral Admiralty afterwards amongst appeared arms arrival Birkett boat Bounty Bounty Bay Bounty's bread-fruit Brodie Buffett canoes Captain Bligh Captain Edwards Captain Freemantle clothes coast cocoa-nut trees Commander Court Martial crew deck desired Edward Quintall England English feet Fletcher Christian former fowls friends Fryer goats Hallet hands Hayward Heywood Hill inhabitants isle John Adams land latter launch leave Lieutenant Magistrate master-at-arms Matavai mate Midshipman miles months morning Morrison Mutiny natives nearly Nobbs Norfolk Island observed officers Otaheitan Otaheite Pandora party person Pitcairn Island plantains potatoes prayer present prisoners Queen Quintall reached received reef remained rocks round sailed sailor scarcely seamen settlement ship ship's shore Sir John Barrow soon South Wales Stewart surf taken Thursday October Christian Timor Tofoa Toubouai Valparaiso vessel voyage whalers women yams young
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Page 66 - Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder ; and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows ; but at intervals there gush'd, Accompanied with a convulsive splash, A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony.
Page 212 - He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion. 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him : he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Page 110 - As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live, turn ye, turn ye, from your evil ways; for why will ye die?
Page 7 - Christian, with the master-atarms, gunner's mate, and Thomas Burkitt, seaman, came into my cabin, and, seizing me, tied my hands with a cord behind my back, threatening me with instant death if I spoke or made the least noise.
Page 91 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
Page 5 - It hath a spreading head, full of branches and dark leaves. The fruit grows on the boughs like apples; it is as big as a penny loaf when wheat is at five shillings the bushel, it is of a round shape, and hath a thick tough rind. When the fruit is ripe it is yellow and soft, and the taste is sweet and pleasant.
Page 8 - M'Intosh and Norman, were also kept contrary to their inclination ; and they begged of me, after I was astern in the boat, to remember that they declared they had no hand in the transaction. Michael Byrne, I am told, likewise wanted to leave the ship. ' It is of no moment for me to recount my endeavours to bring back the offenders to a sense of their duty ; all I could do was by speaking to them in general ; but it was to no purpose, for I was kept securely bound, and no one except the guard suffered...
Page 9 - The officers and men being in the boat, they only waited for me, of which the master-at-arms informed Christian, who then said, 'Come, Captain 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...
Page 20 - ... then turning to the other officers, he said, "God d — n you, you scoundrels, you are all thieves alike, and combine with the men to rob me : I suppose you will steal my yams next; but I'll sweat you for it, you rascals - I'll make half of you jump overboard, before you get through Endeavour Straits.
Page 9 - I'll be damned if he does not find his way home, if he gets anything with him," (meaning me) and, when the carpenter's chest was carrying away, "Damn my eyes he will have a vessel built in a month.