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Extract from the Log book of Capt Folger of the Americal Ship Topaz of Boston, certified by Lt Fitz maurice of the Royal Navy & transmitted to the Admiralty by Rear Admiral Sir Sidney Smith on the 14 March 1809.
Valparaiso
10 Oct. 1808.
Capt Folger relates upon landing upon Pitcairn's Island (or Incarnation of Quiros) in Latitute) o25.02 S. Longitude o130.00? W. (by Lunar observation) he found there an Englishman by the name of Alexr Smith, the only person remaining of nine that escaped in his Majesty's late Ship Bounty Capt W Bligh.
Smith relates that after putting Capt Bligh in the Boat, Christian, the leader of the Mutiny, took command of the Ship, & went to Otaheite, where great part of the Crew left the Ship, except himself, Smith, and seven others who each took Wives & six Oteheitan men as servants, & shortly after arrival at this Island, where they ran the Ship on Shore & broke her up. This event took place in the year 1790.
About four years after their arrival (a great jealousy existing) the Otaheitans secretly revolted & killed every Englishman except himself, whom they severely wounded in the neck with a Pistol ball. The same night the Widows of the deceased Englishmen arose & put to death the whole of the Otaheitans, leaving Smith the only man alive upon the Island, with 8 or 9 women & several small Children. He, when he recoverd applied himself to tilling the ground, so that it now produces plenty of Yams, Cocoa Nuts, Bananas