south about a mile; but on the west about ten miles; | shirt, blanket, and handkerchief, besides a variety of -if such an escape were made, then the bailiff of Halifax had no power to apprehend him out of his liberty; but if ever the felon came again into the liberty of Hardwick, and were taken, he was certainly executed. One Lacy, who made his escape, and lived seven years out of the liberty, after that time coming boldly within the liberty of Hardwick, was retaken, and executed upon his former verdict of condemnation. The ma The records of executions by the Halifax gibbet, before the time of Elizabeth, are lost; but during her reign twenty-five persons suffered under it, and from 1623 to 1650 there were twelve executions. chine is destroyed. The engraving represents the instrument, from a figure of it in an old map of Yorkshire.-Every day Book. MA-KA-TAI-ME-SHE-KIA-KIAK, OR BLACK HAWK. The following is Black Hawk's account of himself, and the first appearance of whites among the Indians, dictated by himself. "I was born at the Sac Village, on Rock River, in the year 1767, and am now in my sixty-seventh year. My great grandfather, Na-na-ma-kee, or Thunder, (according to the tradition given me by my father, Py-esay,) was born in the vicinity of Montreal, where the Great Spirit first placed the Sac Nation, and inspired him with a belief that, at the end of four years he should see a white man, who would be to him a father. Consequently he blacked his face, and eat but once a day, (just as the sun was going down,) for three years, and continued dreaming throughout all this time whenever he slept, when the Great Spirit again appeared to him, and told him, that at the end of one year more, he should meet his father, and directed him to start seven days before its expiration, and take with him his two brothers Na-mah, or Sturgeon, and Pauka-hum-ma-wa, or Sun Fish, and travel in a direction to the left of sun-rising. After pursuing this course five days, he sent out his two brothers to listen if they could hear a noise, and if so, to fasten some grass to the end of a pole, erect it, pointing in the direction of the sound, and then return to him. presents, and told him to go and bring his brothers. Having laid aside his buffalo robe, and dressed himself in his new dress, he started to meet his brethren.When they met he explained to them his meeting with the white man, and exhibited to their view the presents that he had made him-took off his medal and placed it upon Na-ma, his elder brother, and requested them both to go with him to his father. They proceeded thither, were ushered into the tent, and, after some brief ceremony, his father opened his chest and took presents therefrom for the newcomers. He discovered that Na-na-ma-kee had given his medal to Na-ma. He told him that he had done wrong-he should wear that medal himself, as he had others for his brethren: That which he had given him was a type of the rank he should hold in the nation: That his brothers could only rank as civil chiefs,and their duties should consist of taking care of the village, and attending to its civil concerns-whilst his rank, from his superior knowledge, placed him over them all. If the nation gets into any difficulty with another, then his Puc-co-ha-wa-ma, or sovereign decree, must be obeyed. If he declared war, he must lead them on to battle: That the Great Spirit had made him a great and brave general, and had sent him here to give him that medal, and make presents to him for his people. "His father remained four days-during which time he gave him guns, powder and lead, spears and lances, and showed him their use ;-so that in war he could chastise his enemies,--and in peace they could kill buffalo, deer, and other game, necessary for the comforts and luxuries of life. He then presented the others with various kinds of cooking utensils, and learned them their uses,—and having given them a large quantity of goods, as presents, and every other thing necessary for their comfort, he set sail for France, after promising to meet them again, at the same place, after the twelfth moon. แ "The three newly-made chiefs returned to their village, and explained to Muk-a-ta-quet, their father, who was the principal chief of the nation, what had been said and done." The old chief had some dogs killed, and made a feast, preparatory to resigning the sceptre, Early next morning they returned, and reported to which all the nation were invited. Great anxiety that they had heard sounds which appeared near at prevailed among them, to know what the three brothers hand, and that they had fulfilled his order. They all had seen and heard,-when the old chief rose and rethen started for the place where the pole had been lated to them the sayings and doings of his three sons, erected; when on reaching it, Na-na-ma-kee left his and concluded by observing, that the Great Spirit had party, and went, alone, to the place from whence directed that these, his three children, should take the the sounds proceeded, and found that the white man rank and power that had been his, and that he yieldhad arrived and pitched his tent. When he came in ed these honours and duties willingly to them,-besight, his father came out to meet him. He took him cause it was the wish of the Great Spirit, and he by the hand, and welcomed him into his tent. He could never consent to make him angry! He now told him that he was the son of the King of France-presented the great medicine hag to Na-na-ma-kee, and that he had been dreaming for four years-that the Great Spirit had directed him to come here, where he should meet a nation of people who had never yet seen a white man-that they should be his children, and he should be their father-that he had communicated these things to the king, his father, who laughed at him, and called him a Ma-she-na-but he insisted on coming here to meet his children, where the Great Spirit had directed him. The king told him that he would neither find land nor people that this was an uninhabited region of lakes and mountains; but, finding that he would have no peace without it, fitted out a na-pe-qua, manned it, and gave it to him in charge, when he immediately loaded it, set sail, and had now landed on the very day that the Great Spirit had told in his dreams he should meet his children. He had now met the man who should in future have charge of all the nation. "He then presented him with a medal, which he hung round his neck. Na-na-ma-kee informed him of his dreaming, and told him that his two brothers remained a little ways behind. His father gave him a he told him, that he cheerfully resigned it to him—it is the soul of our nation-it has never yet been disgraced !-and I will expect you to keep it unsullied! "Some dissension arose among some of them, in consequence of so much power being given to Na-nama-kee, he being so young a man. To quiet this, Nana-ma-kee, during a violent thunder storm, told them that he had caused it! and that it was an exemplification of the name the Great Spirit had given him. During this storm, the lightning struck, and set fire to a tree close by; (a sight they had never witnessed before.) He went to it, and brought away some of its burning branches, made a fire in the lodge, and seated his brothers thereby, opposite to each other; whilst he stood up and addressed his people as follows: "I am yet young-but the Great Spirit has called me to the rank I now hold among you. I have never sought to be any thing more than my birth entitled me to -I have not been ambitious-nor was it ever my wish. whilst my father lives, to have taken his place-nor have I now usurped his powers. The Great Spirit caused me to dream for four years, he told me where to go and meet the white man, who would be a kind father to us all. I obeyed his order. I went, and have seen our new father. You have all heard what was said and done. The great Spirit directed him to come and meet me, and it is his order that places me at the head of my nation,-the place which my father has willingly resigned. "You have all witnessed the power which has been given to me by the Great Spirit, in making that fireand all that I now ask is, that these, my two chiefs, may never let it go out: That they preserve peace among you, and administer to the wants of the needy: And, should an enemy invade our country, I will then, but not until then, assume command, and go forth with my band of brave warriors, and endeavour to chastise them!'" "At the conclusion of this speech, every voice cried out for Na-na-ma-kee! All were satisfied, when they found that the Great Spirit had done what they had suspected was the work of Na-na-ma-kee, he being a very shrewd young man. "The next spring, according to promise, their French father returned, with his na-pe-qua richly laden with goods, which were distributed among them. He continued for a long time to keep up a regular trade with them-they giving him, in exchange for his goods, furs and peltries." In the course of his life Black Hawk formed an intimacy with a man near his native village, and adopted his son. The boy was cruelly murdered by the whites; Black Hawk thus describes the manner in which he avenged his death: ourselves in the timber. We had not been here long, BLACK HAWK'S PHILOSOPHY. "We can only judge of what is proper and right by from the whites, if I have been correctly informed. our standard of right and wrong, which differs widely The whites may do bad all their lives, and then, if But with us it is different: we must continue throughthey are sorry for it when about to die, all is well! out our lives to do what we conceive to be good. If we have corn and meat, and know of a family that have none, we divide with them. If we have more blankets than sufficient, and others have not enough, we must give to them that want. "My reason teaches me that land cannot be sold. GREEK ANTHOLOGY. "I immediately collected a party of thirty braves, and explained to them my object in making this war party—it being to avenge the death of my adopted son, who had been cruelly and wantonly murdered by the whites. I explained to them the pledge I had made his father, and told them that they were the last words that he had heard spoken! All were willing to go with me, to fulfil my word. We started in canoes, and descended the Mississippi, until we arrived near the place where fort Madison had stood. It had been abandoned by the whites and burnt; nothing remained but the chimneys. We were pleased to see that the white people had retired from our country. We pro- The Great Spirit gave it to his children to live upon, ceeded down the river again. I landed, with one brave, and cultivate, as far as is necessary for their subsistnear Capo Gray; the remainder of the party went to the mouth of the Quiver. I hurried across the trail ence; and so long as they occupy and cultivate it, they that led from the mouth of the Quiver to a fort, and have the right to the soil-but if they voluntarily leave soon after heard firing at the mouth of the creek. My-it, then any other people have a right to settle upon it. self and brave concealed ourselves on the side of the Nothing can be sold, but such things as can be carried road. We had not remained here long, before two away." men riding one horse, came in full speed from the direction of the sound of the firing. When they came sufficiently near, we fired; the horse jumped, and both men fell! We rushed towards them-one rose and ran. I followed him, and was gaining on him, when he ran over a pile of rails that had lately been made, seized a stick and struck at me I now had an opportunity to see his face-I knew him! He had been at Quash-qua-me's village to learn his people how to plough. We looked upon him as a good man. I did not wish to kill him, and pursued him no further. I returned and met my brave; he said he had killed the other man, and had his scalp in his hand! We had not proceeded far, before we met the man supposed to be killed, coming up the road, staggering like a drunken man, all covered with blood! This was the most terrible sight I had ever seen. I told my comrade to kill him, to put him out of his misery! I could not look at him. I passed on, and heard a rustling in the bushes, and distinctly saw two little boys concealing themselves! I thought of my own children, and passed on without noticing them! My comrade here joined me, and in a little while we met the balance of our party. I told them that we would be pursued, and directed them to follow me. We crossed the creek, and formed THE DEATH OF CLEOMBROTUS. LONG BEARDS. If beards long and bushy true wisdom denote, AN IDLE SERVANT. You feed so fast-and run so very slow- A MISER. A rich man's purse, a poor man's soul is thine, Abundance is a blessing to the wise; PITCAIRN'S ISLAND, AND THE The British Government having determined to introduce the bread-fruit tree into the West India Islands, the ship Bounty was placed under the command of Captain Bligh. She left England in December, 1787, with orders to proceed to Otaheite, there to obtain a sufficient supply of the lants, and on her return to bring some specimens to England. Her crew consisted of forty-four persons and a gardener. She arrived at her destination in October, 1788. Six months were spent at the island in collecting and stowing away the plants, during which time the officers and seamen had free access to the shore, and had made many friends among the natives. In April, 1789, they took leave of their friends at Otaheite, and proceeded to Anamooka, where Captain Bligh replenished his stock of water and took in bread-fruits, hogs, goats, &c., and put to sea again on the 26th of the same month. Throughout the voyage, Captain Bligh had repeated misunderstandings with his ship's company; among the crew there was no real discontent, much less any idea of offering violence to their commander, but the officers, it must be admitted, had some cause for dissatisfaction, especially the master and Mr. Christian, the mate. The day previous to the mutiny, a serious quarrel occurred between Captain Bligh and his officers, about some cocoa-nuts which were missed from his private stock; and Mr. Christian fell under his commander's displeasure. The same evening he was invited to supper in the cabin; but he returned an excuse. On the 28th of April, 1789, the ship was passing Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, during one of those beautiful nights which characterize the tropical regions, when the mildness of the air and the stillness of nature disposes the mind to reflection. Christian, brooding over his grievances determined, as he could not redress them, that he would at least escape from a repetition of them. Absence from England, and a long residence at Otaheite, where new connexions had been formed, had weakened the recollection of his native country, MUTINEERS OF THE BOUNTY. and prepared his mind for the reception of ideas, which the situation of the ship, and the serenity of the moment, particularly favoured. His plan, strange as it must appear for a young officer to adopt, who was fairly advanced in an honourable profession, was to set himself adrift on a raft, and make his way to the island then in sight. As quick in the execution as in the design, the raft was soon constructed, and various useful articles were got together, and he was on the point of launching it, when a young officer, who was afterwards lost in the Pandora, to whom Christian communicated his intention, recommended him to endeavour to take possession of the ship, rather than risk his life upon so hazardous an expedition. This he thought would not be very difficult, as many of the ship's company were not well disposed towards the commander, and would be very glad to return to Otaheite and reside among their friends in that island. This daring suggestion too well accorded with the disposition of Christian's mind, and, hazardous as it was, he determined to attempt it, resolving, if he failed, to throw himself into the sea; and that there might be no chance of being saved, he tied a deep-sea lead about his neck, and concealed it within his clothes. Christian happened to have the morning-watch, and as soon as he had relieved the officer on deck, he entered into conversation with Quintal, the only one of the seamen who had formed any serious attachment at Otaheite, and, after expatiating on the happy hours he had passed there, disclosed his intention. Quintal, however, said it was a dangerous attempt, and declined taking a part, Vexed at a repulse in a quarter where he was most sanguine of success, and particularly at having revealed sentiments which, if made known, would bring him to an ignominious death, Christian became desperate, exhibited the lead about his neck, in testimony of his own resolution, and taxed Quintal with cowardice; declaring it was fear alone which restrained him. This Quintal denied, and recommended that some one else should be tried: "Ask Martin, for ness and liberality by the Governour Van Este. They afterwards went to Batavia, where finding a packet bound for Europe, Bligh and some of the officers took their passage in her, and ultimately arrived safe in England. instance," said he. Martin, more ready than his ship- | island of Timor on the 14th of June. Here they found a mate, declared "he was for it; it was the very thing." | Dutch settlement, and were treated with great kindSuccessful in one instance, Christian went to every man of his watch, many of whom he found disposed to join him, and before day-light the greater part of the ship's crew were brought over. Adams, of whom we shall hear much in the sequel, was sleeping in his berth, when one of the men came to him and whispered that Christian was going to take possession of the ship, and set his commander and the master on shore. On hearing this, Adams went on deck, and found it in great confusion; but not then liking to take any part in the transaction, he returned to his hammock, and remained there until he saw Christian at the arm-chest, distributing arms to all who came for them, and then, seeing measures had proceeded so far, and apprehensive of being on the weaker side, he turned out again, and went for a cutlass. All those who proposed to assist Christian being armed, Adams, with others, were ordered to secure the officers, while Christian and the master-at-arms proceeded to the cabin to make a prisoner of Captain Bligh. They seized him in his cot, bound his hands behind him, and brought him on deck. He remonstrated with them, but received only abuse in return, and a blow from the master-at-arms with the flat side of a cutlass. He was placed near the binnacle, and detained there, with his arms pinioned, by Christian, who held him with one hand, and a bayonet with the other. The master jumped upon the forecastle, and endeavoured to form a party to retake the ship; but he was quickly secured and sent below in confinement. The launch was hoisted out, and the captain's party, having collected what they could for their voyage, were ordered into it. The captain was then conducted to the gangway, and ordered to descend into the boat, where his hands were unbound, and the boat was veered astern, and the ship stood towards the island. During this time, Captain Bligh requested some muskets to protect his party against the natives; they were refused, but four cutlasses were thrown into the boat. When about ten leagues from Tofca, the launch was cast off, and "Huzza for Otaheite!" echoed throughout the Bounty. There now remained in the ship, Mr. Christian, the mate; Heywood, Young, and Steward, midshipmen; the master-at-arms, and sixteen seamen, besides three artificers and the gardener; in all twenty-five. The captain's party set adrift in the launch numbered nine teen. The mutineers arrived at Otaheite on the 6th of June. Fletcher Christian was chosen commander, and had taken the ship first to Toobonae, but finding that island destitute of animal provisions, he returned to Otaheite to procure a stock of pigs and goats for his settlement. By a fictitious tale, that he had met with Captain Cook, who had commanded him to return thither for supplies, he obtained from the natives 460 hogs, 150 goats, and great numbers of fowls, dogs, and cats: eleven female Otaheitans, and thirteen men, who had concealed themselves in the ship, also sailed with them. They proceeded to Toobonae again on the 16th of June, but on arriving there, found the natives hostile to their landing, and the majority of the mutineers determined to return to Otaheite and finally settle there. Accordingly the Bounty sailed for that island the third time, and anchored in Matavai Bay on the 20th of Sept. 1789. Sixteen of the crew then landed with their proportion of the property and arms that were on board. "The rest," say the accounts published at the time," having taken thirty-five of the natives, men, women, and boys, on board with them, sailed the next night with Christian, and have never since been heard of." We now return to Captain Bligh, who, with his party, sailed without shelter, and almost level with the water's edge, upwards of twelve hundred leagues, and after enduring incredible harpships, arrived at the The affair of the mutiny being reported to Govern ment, the Pandora frigate was despatched to Otaheite to secure the mutineers, and recover the ship. She arrived at Matavai Bay on the 27th March 1791, and succeeded in securing fourteen of the mutineers who had settled there, two having been killed by the natives. With these she sailed for England on the 8th of May, accompanied by a schooner, which had been built on the island by the mutineers. The Pandora was wrecked on her passage home, and four of the mutineers were drowned; the remaining ten, on reaching England, were brought to trial, and tried before a court-martial. Four were acquitted, as having acted under constraint, and were provided for at Greenwich hospital; one was discharged on account of an informality in the indictment; the other five were found guilty, and condemned to death; but of these, two received a pardon, and the three others were executed at Spithead. Such was, for twenty years, the extent of information as to the fate of the mutineers, and it was generally considered certain, that the Bounty had struck on a rock in those seas, and foundered, and that the whole of her crew had been lost. But about the year 1810, some rumours got afloat that an American ship (the Topaz, of Boston, Captain Folger,) had discovered the retreat of Christian and his party. No confirmation, however, of such reports was obtained, until three years afterwards; when Sir Thomas Staines, in his Majesty's ship Briton, sailing from the Marquesas islands to Valparaiso, fell in with Pitcairn's Island. It does not appear that Sir Thomas Staines had heard the report in question, for on arriving in the offing, it being night, he hove-to, in order to ascertain whether the island was inhabited. In the morning, he was surprised to see the land laid out in regular plantations, and scattered with huts, more neatly constructed than the native dwellings in the neighbouring islands. When about two miles from the shore, they saw some natives bringing down a canoe on their shoulders, which being launched, two of them stepped into it, and, dashing through the surf, rowed up along-side the ship. But what was the astonishment of Captain Staines and his crew, in hearing one of them call out, in good nautical English, "Wont you heave us a rope now?" This was complied with, and the strangers were instantly on deck, and soon explained the mystery. The name of the oldest was THURSDAY OCTOBER CHRISTIAN, the first-born on the island, and son of the identical Fletcher Christian, of the Bounty. He was about twenty-five years of age, a fine, handsome fellow, six feet high, with an open, prepossessing countenance, deep black hair, and a brownish complexion. His only dress was a piece of cloth round the loins, and a straw hat, ornamented with black feathers. His companion was George Young, a fine youth of seventeen or eighteen years of age. Being invited by Captain Staines to go below, and take some refreshment, the interest and surprise of the officers was not a little increased when, on having provisions set before them, Christian rose up, and, placing his hands in a devotional posture, repeated, in a pleasing and serious tone of voice, For what we are going to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful. From these youths they learned that only one of the mutineers, namely, Smith, who had assumed the name of John Adams, was alive, and that he was then on the island. Accordingly, as soon as the two young strangers had gratified their curiosity about the ship, Captain Staines accompanied them on shore, where they were met by Adams and his wife, who was old sions. His movements, however, did not escape the vigilance of the blacks, who shot him through the body, the ball entering his right shoulder, and passing out through his neck. He fell upon his side, and was instantly assailed by one of them with the butt-end of his gun; but he parried the blows, at the expense of a broken finger. Tetaheite then placed his gun to Adam's side, but it twice missed fire. Recovering a little from the shock, he sprang on his legs, and ran off with as much speed as he was able; but his pursuers offered him protection if he would stop. He readily accepted their terms, and was conducted to Christian's house, where he was kindly treated. Here this day of bloodshed and of retribution ended, leaving alive only four of the Englishmen out of nine. and blind. Adams was first alarmed, lest the visit | quiet, he stole to his yam-plot for a supply of proviwas made to apprehend him; but when assured that his visitors were perfectly ignorant of his existence, and that their visit was a peaceable one, it is impossible to describe the satisfaction of the whole colony. They received the officers with the utmost cordiality and friendship.; and during their stay, which was very short, they were loaded with the spontaneous bounty of these simple people. A few particulars were learned from Adams, respecting the fate of the mutineers, but it was not until the visit of Captain Beechey, in 1825, that a full account was obtained, and we shall therefore give the substance of his narrative, obtained by that officer from Adams, at a period when he considered himself exempt from the penalties of his crime. The statement was signed with his own hand. It appears that upon sailing from Otaheite, Christian determined to take the vessel to Pitcairn's Island, and accordingly, shaping his course there, arrived in a few days and landed in a little nook. Finding the island replete with every convenience of wood, water, a good soil, and some fruit, with strong natural defences, they brought the ship to anchor; and having taken out of her every thing that was likely to be useful, they set fire to and burnt her, to prevent discovery. Upon landing, they found by the remains of habitations, marais, and images, that the island had been inhabited, and were apprehensive of an attack from the natives; but, none appearing, after some days, their fears on this head subsided. A spot of ground was fixed on for a village, and the island divided into equal portions among the whites, to the exclusion of the Otaheiteans, who were, from being the friends of the English, soon made their slaves. They, however, willingly assisted in cultivating the ground, and in other employments. Supplied with all the necessaries, and many of the luxuries of life, the mutineers found themselves comfortable beyond their expectations, and things went on prosperously for two years; when Williams, who had lost his wife by a fall from the cliff, insisted on having another wife, or leaving the island in the boat. This unreasonable request was unfortunately complied with, and the wife of one of the blacks was allotted to him. Outrageous at this new act of injustice, the Otaheiteans formed a plan to murder all the whites; but the secret being imparted to the women, they communicated it to the English in a song, the words of which were; Why does black man sharpen are? To kill white man. The plot being discovered two of the blacks fled into the woods, the rest purchased pardon by promising to murder the two fugitives. One of them was accordingly murdered by his own nephew, and the other by his friends, assisted by his wife. Tranquillity was restored for a short time, but the oppressive conduct of the Englishmen induced the blacks again to concert their destruction. Two of them, accordingly, fled to the woods, from whence they held frequent communications with Tetaheite and Menalee, who remained; and it was determined, that, on a certain day, they would unite and put all the whites to death. Tetaheite borrowing a gun and ammunition of his master, on pretence of shooting wild hogs, joined his companions, and shot Williams. Martin, who was not far off, hearing the shot, exclaimed, "Well done, we will have a glorious feast to-day;" supposing a hog had been shot. The blacks proceeded to Christian's plantation, whom they found at work, and shot him dead. MacCoy, hearing his groans, observed, "There was surely some one dying," but Mills replied, "It is only Mainmast's (Christian's) wife, calling her children to dinner." Mills, Martin, and Brown, were afterwards murdered by the blacks, and MacCoy and Quintal made their escape into the woods. Adam's was first apprized of his danger by Quintal's wife, and made his escape into the woods, where he remained for a few hours, when, thinking all was Young, who had been secreted by the women during the attack, was also brought to Christian's house. Mac Coy and Quintal, who had always been the great oppressors of the blacks, continued among the mountains, where they supported themselves upon the produce of the ground. The party in the village lived in tolerable tranquillity for about a week, at the expiration of which the men of colour began to quarrel about the women whose husbands had been killed, which ended in Menalee's shooting Temoa as he sat by the side of Young's wife, accompanying her song with his flute; they afterwards attacked Tetaheite, whom they would have murdered had it not been for the women. Menalee then escaped to the mountains, and joined MacCoy and Quintal, who, though glad of his services, received him with suspicion; but this accession to their force, enabled them to bid defiance to the other party, and they appeared on the ridge of the mountains and fired a volley, which so alarmed the others, that they sent Adams to say, that if they would kill Menalee and return to the village, they would all be friends again. They complied with the first stipulation, and shot Menalee, but, not relying on the sincerity of the other blacks, they refused to return while they were alive. Soon after, the widows of the white men determined to revenge their death, by killing the two remaining Otaheiteans. The arrangement was, that Susan should murder Tetaheite while he was sleeping, and that Young should, at the same instant, shoot Nehow. The former fell by the blow of an axe; the other was looking at Young loading his gun, and, supposing it was for the purpose of shooting a hog, told him to put in a good charge, when he received the deadly contents. Thus were all the Otaheitean men destroyed on the eventful 3d of October, 1793. There remained on the island Adams, Young, Mac Coy, and Quintal, with ten women and some children, the two latter men having joined their companions after the death of the blacks. They all lived together, building houses, and fencing in and planting their grounds, fishing and catching birds, and constructing pits for entrapping the hogs, which had become numerous, and did great injury to the yam-crops. The only discontent appears to have been among the women, who were sometimes beaten by MacCoy and Quintal, both of them men of quarrelsome dispositions. Repeated attempts to murder the white men were formed, but failed, and the women were forgiven, but threatened with death if they made any future attempts; but, being now the most numerous party, they kept the men in a constant state of alarm. Few events, worthy of notice, occurred for some years. They built canoes for fishing, and thus procured rock-fish, and large mackerel. It happened, however, that MacCoy, who had been employed in a distillery in Scotland, had tried an experiment on the tee root, and, in 1798, unfortunately, succeeded in producing an ardent spirit. This success induced Quintal, to "alter his tea-kettle into a still," a contrivance which succeed |