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their Oaths on the Bible to Stand True to one another, and Insist upon Shareing the money & Every thing that Oame nshore, Belong to Whome it Would. This Information I got from Ralph Smith Which was One Who took the Oath,
Monday the Carpenter did Nothing but make a Quadrent Case for Chisholme and tho mine wanted only Repairing Could not Get it done till 8 or 4 days before we Left the Island, and then the Smith did it. The Carpenters Not Working Snrprized Mr Collett and I Greatly, Especially when We saw them all Assemble together, and Getting drunk. Therefore I and My party which was Mr Collett Webb & Yates Midshipman, and MODoull Went to the Other Side of the Island to Try if we could Judge what they were About, and we Agreed in Our Opinions, that they were Chuseing Another Person to Command them, which we thought would be Powell. Therefore as had been told by Chisholme & Powell Severall Times, that They were as Capable as I was to Navigate the Boat, and did not want me to Command them Thought it Needless to Concern my Self with them any More, or at least till I Saw the Event of their Consultations. The Next day as Observ before was Devoted to takeing theire Oaths And drinking till most of them was drunk. The Carpenter & Powell Was So Bad they were Lead or Rather Carryed to their Hammocks. Chisholm was so Bad Could not be moved so that he lay most of the Night in the Carpenters Tent, which was become Secret to me And the Others before mentioned, And was Made no Other Use of than to keep the Carpenters and Chisholms Chests in, which is quite Furring from the Use I Intended it; for when I Raised it, being for them to Work in When it Rained. Howsoever this day when it was pretty full Took the Liberty to look in, for which presumption the Carpenter mett ne at the door and Run his head in my Face, which I took no Notice off; but Walk of Quitely and for the Remainder of the Week lett them Go on their own way, without Taking Notice of any thing, tho in the Interim had Rain Which Wett all the Boats Sails Rigging, and not one of them would be at the Trouble to gett them out to dry. All this Week, they Endeavoured to Out do one Another in Rehaveing Insolent to us, for I Never Mett with any of them, as was Walking Round the Island, batt Sett up a Horse laugh at me; And as my self and the Other 4 Used to be a good deal Over at the First Tent that was Made, which had Still one Covering Over it, they thought it to great an Indulgence, Therefore took it of. Neither I or any of us Took the least Notice of Any of their Behaviour till Sunday, When I was to propose Taking The Oath to them Again, which thought of doing as soon as we had Dined ; Bat was presented by a Quarrell that bappened, between Powell & King About a Fowling Peice Which was found by the Latter, who Swore if any Man Offered to Use it, besides himself, he would shoot them with it; But Recollecting himself that be helt bad gone a little to far, Expected The Carpenter. Howsoever After Supper, Informed them that I had heard Nothing of the Money which was Taken out of the Chest, And desired to know if any of them had, which was Denied. I then Asked if they would follow my Example, And Take the Oath, to Which, Jno Glass Answers that I Need not Trouble my self about it any More; Adding that those that had The money would Take Care of it. I did not think this a Sufficient Answer, therefore Asked Severall by Name, which Refused, so finding it Needless to Mention it any more, drop that Subject, And Asked Them if they Intended to Obey my Orders any More, and if they did not Desired they would Appoint Some body Else to Take Care of the things Which Was Lying Roting, Mentioning the Bails and Rigging. Severall of them Answere'd together they could Take Care of the things w well I Could, And King Called ont the Carpenter Should Command them, which he Refused; but at the Same Time, Seemd well pleased that he was A Man of Such Consequence Among them. Upon his Refusing, Beasly Answered, then MF Jones Shall Continue, but was desired to Hold his Tongue by King, Who Said he would not Obey me Without I Consulted all of them Upon all Occasions, which I Refused, Telling them if ony One of them was Capable, would not trouble my Self any More about any thing ; bat as they was not, Self preservation Induces mo, tho Confess it had the least prospect of Deliverance Without, Would not do it. Notwithstanding am determined Never to Consult Such a parsell of Lubers. King Answered He was as
• So in the W8.
