Lieutenant Thomas Hayward, late third lieutenant of the Bounty, deposed that he had the morning watch; and at four o'clock Fletcher Christian relieved the watch as usual; that at five o'clock he ordered him (as master's mate of the watch) to look out while he went down to lash his hammock up, and that he speedily returned, accompanied by a number of armed men. Christian, with his party, then went below to Lieutenant Bligh's cabin, and they had not been down long before he heard the cry of “Murder!" and that soon after Lieutenant Bligh was brought upon the quarter-deck with his hands bound behind him, surrounded by a crowd of armed men who then thronged the deck.

On this witness stating that when he went below to collect some clothes, he saw Peter Heywood in his berth, and told him to go into the boat, he was asked by the Court if Heywood was prevented by any force from going upon deck he answered, "No."

The Court." Did you, from his behavior, consider him as a person attached to his duty, or to the party of the mutineers ?".

Witness.-"I should rather suppose, after my having told him to go into the boat, and he not joining us, to be on the side of the mutineers; but that must be understood only as an opinion, as he did not in the least take an active part."

The Court." Did you observe any marks of joy or sorrow in his countenance or behavior?"

Witness.-"Sorrow."

Lieutenant Hallett, late midshipman of the Bounty, on being asked "Whether he saw Peter Heywood on the day of the mutiny?" said, "He saw him once on the platform, standing still and looking attentively towards Captain. Bligh; never saw him under arms, nor spoke to him; does

not know if he offered to go in the boat; that, when standing on the platform, Captain Bligh said something to him, but what he did not hear, on which Heywood laughed,* turned round and walked away."

Captain Edwards stated in evidence, that Stewart, Heywood, Coleman, Morrison, Norman, and M'Intosh, voluntarily surrendered themselves on the arrival of the Pandora at Tahiti.

The prisoners being called on for their defense, the witnesses were again called and examined on the part of the prisoners.

Mr. Fryer, the master, called in and examined by

Mr. Heywood.-"If you had been permitted, would you have staid in the ship in preference to going in the boat?"

Prisoner.—“ Had you staid in the ship in expectation of retaking her, was my conduct such (from the first moment you knew me to this), as would have induced you to intrust me with your design; and do you believe I would have favored it, and given you all the assistance in my power ?"

Witness." I believe he would; I should not have hesitated a moment in asking him, when I had an opportunity of opening my mind to him."

The same question being put to Mr. Cole, the boatswain, Mr. Peckover, the gunner, and Mr. Purcell, carpenter, they all answered in the affirmative.

* Lieutenant Bligh's language on this occasion was sufficient to have raised a smile. He told Fryer, the master, to knock Christian down, who was armed with a pistol and bayonet. He also said that Heywood (a boy of seventeen) ought to have raised a party in his favor. Hallett, however (as will afterwards appear), retracted on his death-bed his unfavorable evidence against Heywood.

Mr. Heywood asked, "What was my general conduct, temper, and disposition, on board the ship ?".

Witness." Beloved by every body, to the best of my recollection." To the same question Mr. Cole answered, "Always a very good character."

Mr. Peckover.-"The most amiable, and deserving of every one's esteem.”

Mr. Purcell.-"In every respect becoming the character of a gentleman, and such as merited the esteem of every body."

Mr. Cole being examined, gave his testimony.-"That he never saw Mr. Heywood armed; he did not consider him of the mutineers' party; and saw nothing of levity or apparent merriment in his conduct. That when he was below with Stewart, he heard Churchill call out, 'Keep them below,' and believes that Heywood was one of the persons meant-has no doubt of it at all. That Bligh could not have spoken to him when on the booms loud enough to be heard; that Heywood was alarmed, also Hallett; and he by no means considered Heywood or Morrison mutineers."

Captain Edwards, being asked by Heywood.—" Did I surrender myself to you upon the arrival of the Pandora at Tahiti ?"

Witness." Not to me, to the lieutenant; I apprehend he put himself in my power. I always understood he came voluntarily; our boats were not in the water.”

Prisoner.-"Did I give you such information respecting myself and the Bounty, as afterwards proved true ?"

Witness.—“He gave me some information respecting the people on the island that corroborated Coleman's. I do not recollect the particular conversation, but in general it agreed with the account given by Coleman."

Prisoner." When I told you that I went away the first time from Tahiti with the mutineers, did I not, at the

same time, inform you that it was impossible for me to separate myself from Christian, who would not permit any of the party to leave him at that time, lest, by giving intelligence, they might have been discovered whenever a ship should arrive?"

Witness.-"Yes, but I do not recollect the latter part of it respecting giving intelligence."

Mr. Fryer, again called in and examined by James Morrison." He did not see Morrison armed; he was in his watch, and he considered him a steady, sober, attentive man. He acknowledged that if he had remained in the ship with the view of retaking her, Morrison would have been one of the first he should have called to his assistance."

Mr. Cole gave testimony to his being a man of good character, attentive to his duty, and he never knew any harm of him.

Mr. Purcell bore witness to his good character, being always diligent and attentive; did not see him under arms on the taffrail; never heard him make use of any unbecoming language.

Respecting the prisoner Muspratt, Mr. Cole's evidence proved that he had a musket in his hands, but not till the latter part of the business. It is also proved that he assisted in getting things into the launch. Mr. Peckover saw him standing on the forecastle doing nothing; he was not armed.

Mr. Cole, the boatswain, stated that he ordered Morrison to go and help them with the cutter; that he told them the boat was overloaded; that Captain Bligh had begged that no more people should go in her; that he shook Morrison by the hand and said he would do him justice in England, as he had no reason to suppose him concerned in the mutiny.

Peter Heywood being then called upon by the Court, made his defense, in which he stated generally, that he had never imagined that by remaining in the ship he would lay himself open to a charge of complicity in the mutiny, which from first to last he condemned. Lieutenant Bligh had always treated him with kindness; but it was quite out of the power of a young boy, surrounded by armed men, to make any diversion in his favor, and he could hardly have been blamed had he hesitated about entering a boat which was already within eight inches of the water's edge, and bound on a perilous voyage among islands inhabited by ferocious savages. He had nevertheless determined to risk his life with those who accompanied his commander, and had gone below with Stewart to collect some little necessaries, but was prevented by some of the crew from returning on deck.* He thought Hayward and Hallett had been mistaken in some of the facts, which was very possible, as they were much confused at the time, and nearly four years had since elapsed. No doubt, also, the hardships to which they were exposed in the boat-voyage tended naturally to imbitter their feelings against those who remained behind. He finally observed that he had taken the earliest opportunity of surrendering himself on the arrival of the Pandora, and alluded to the sufferings he had endured on the home voyage, attributing them, however, not so much to any animosity on the part of Captain Edwards as to the imperative exigencies of the service.

James Morrison's defense was very similar to that of Heywood, except that he stated he had agreed to join

* Stewart and Peter Heywood were kept below by the mutineers (which has been mentioned in a former chapter), who thought that if they left there would be no one capable of navigating the ship in the event of any thing happening to Christian,