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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MAT, 1902.
Answerd there was Orders given to the Cook by Mr Collett that What Pork he Brought to the Tent Should be Used Only for his own Mess, Therefore he thought he had as good a Right to Keep what he Pickd up. And for the Future None but his Own Mess Should Tast a Bitt of What he Save'd. All that he say was confirmed by his Mess Mates, And in the Most Insolent Manner that can be Imagine'd.
Mr Collett Declared he Never gave any Such Orders, And I am Very Certain there was no Such Orders given to the Cook by any officer but my Self, Concerning the Pork; (And those Were) if there should be any difference in the peices he took to dress, that I Expected the Best. This was told to all the People Imediatly, who thought Themselves Very ill Used. Therefore took the Method beforementioned to convince me there was No difference to be made, which gave me no Manner of Concern. However there Behaviour Shew! I Should be a person of Very Little Consequence in a Short Time, if the Carpenter went on with his Work, but while they would Allow me to have any Command Over Them was detirmined to Exert my Authority. Therefore Insisted That Every Body Should be Carefull in picking up all the pork they could Find, and deliver it to Mr Collett, who was Made Store Keeper, in order that proper Care Should be taken of it for the good of the whole. Ladoux Swore Damn him if he would Pick up Another Piece, while he was on the Island, Adding he would Always have as good a peice of Pork as L. Being Talk to in this Manner by One who a few days before Attended on Me, Provoked me to Strike him two or 8 Slaps in the Face, which had a Very good Effect, he being quit Silent Afterwards, And he and the Rest went to Work with me on the Wreck.
Soon After this the Carpenter, and The Rest of the people was Informed by Bothwell, that the Treasure & Wrought I'latewas Not to be Shared. Upon which Information M' Collett & I was Calle'd the greatest Rogues in the World, & Every One Swore it should be Shar'd, and Every thing Else that Camo Ashore there belong To Who it would. After Our days Work was Over and Every Body mett in the Tent to Supper. The Carpenter Asked me when the money and plate Was to be Shar, which Surpriza me greatly. Howsoever finding they Were Resolved to Share it. thought it Needless to deny my Intentions, Especially since I found that some I thought I Could Trust, proved false; And Indeed Bothwell was the Last person I should have Suspected being One Who Came on Board y. Doddington with a Design to Settle in India. Besides he Lay Under Some Obligations to me, for being Sick Most of the Time we were at Sea, he had Every thing my Cabing Afforded for his Nourishment.
Therefore Told them that Neither the money Or Plate Should be Shar! but Delivered up to the Proper persons, when We Came to India. He then Ask me what was to be done with those Blocks I had Taken so Much Pains to Tarr, to which I Answere'd I knew them Blocks to be of the Greatest Consequence to His Majestys Ship, And Consequently to the Honble Company whose Service I was Now in, Therefore it beloved me as an Officer to Take Care of Every thing that Might be of Consequence to the Company, Especially such things as Was in our power to Take with us, Which I Should do to the Utmost of My Power, and any Man that would offer to prevent them Carrening
Blocks going into the Boat, 1 Should look upon him Ever Afterwards to be an Enemy to his country, and an Unfitt person to be Employ! in the Service. We Were Now in. In Answor to this Chisholme, and the Rest of the People, damnd the Kings Ships & Blocks, Asking Me What Either of them was to them, And Whether I thought they Built the Boat to Carry the Kings Stores of the Island or themselves. At the Same Time Swore the Blooks Should not go into the Boat, 01 Money Either till it was Share'd; Adding that I was a Very Honest person to Insist that the Plate Should not be Shard therefore it was very plain Only Wanted to Keep it Between Collett & My Felf, and that if did deliver it, that None would gett any Credit by it bat Our Selvos, And as we
reall Upon a Footing Now, Nothing Should go of this Island but What Would be of Service to the Whole. The Carpenter Asking Every Now and then when the Rest would permitt him to speak Who am I, What do you Make of me. Nothing. You Shall Find that Nothing Shall go in that Bost but What I think proper. This provok me a Good deal, therefore desired Leave To Speak Which
