| John Wesley - Biography - 1796 - 666 pages
...anfwered with threats of death. The officers were called, and forced over the fide irrto the boat, while I was kept apart from every one, abaft the mizenmaft...round me had their pieces cocked, but, on my daring *lhe ungrateful wretches to fire, they uncocked them. Ifaac Martin, one of the guard over me, I faw,... | |
| History - 1790 - 522 pages
...one, abaft the mizen-maftj Chrillian,. armed with a bayonet, holding me by the bandage that ft cured my hands. The guard round me had their pieces cocked,...on my daring the ungrateful wretches to fire, they unlocked t-hem. " Ifaac Martin, one of the guard over me, I law, had an inclination to afiift me, and,... | |
| Curiosities and wonders - 1791 - 508 pages
...with threats of death. ' The officers were called, and forced over the fide into the boat, while 1 was kept apart from every one, abaft the mizen-maft;...the ungrateful wretches to fire, they uncocked them. • Ifeac Martin, one of the guard over me, I faw had an inclination to aflift me, and, as he fed me... | |
| 1796 - 446 pages
...over the fide into the boat, while I was kept apart from every one, abaft the mizen-maft ; CHRISTIAN, armed with a bayonet, holding me by the bandage that...round me had their pieces cocked, but on my daring the wretches to fire, they uncocked them. Ifaac MARTIN, one of the guard over me, I faw, had an inclination... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - Bounty Mutiny, 1789 - 1811 - 368 pages
...one, abaft the mizen-mast ; Christian, armed with a bayonet, holding me by the bandage that secured my hands : the guard round me had their pieces cocked,...the ungrateful wretches to fire, they uncocked them. " Isaac Martin, one of the guard over me, I saw had an inclination to assist me, and as he fed me with... | |
| 1812 - 532 pages
...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 shaddock,... | |
| Amasa Delano - Pacific Ocean - 1817 - 622 pages
...one, abaft the mizen-mast, Christian, armed with a bayonet, holding me by the bandage that secured my hands. The guard round me had their pieces cocked,...the ungrateful wretches to fire, they uncocked them. '• Isaac Martin, one of the guard over me, I saw, had an inclination to assist me, and as he fed... | |
| R. P. Forster - Voyages and travels - 1818 - 592 pages
...one, abaft the mizen-mast ; Christian, armed with a bayonet, holding me by the bandage that secured my hands. The guard round me had their pieces cocked...the ungrateful wretches to fire, they uncocked them. ' It is of no moment for me to recount my endeavours to bring back the offenders to a sense of their... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 648 pages
...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 shaddock,... | |
| William Bligh - Bounty Mutiny, 1789 - 1824 - 184 pages
...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 shaddock,... | |
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