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Ship and gone on Shore, Christian with the remainder Sailed Suddenly away in the Night time, cutting their Cable, and as the Missionary account says, have never Since been heard of.
The first who came on board Briton, was Thursday October Christian, Son of Fletcher Christian, by an Otaheite Woman; He was the first born upon the Island. (which must have been soon after their arrival and settling on it) and was called Thursday October, in consequence of his being born on that day of the week, and in that Month. He was then when we saw him, about 25 years of age, a tall fine young man about 6 feet high, dark black hair, and a Countenance extremely open & interesting; he wears no Clothes, excepting a piece of Cloth round his loins; a straw hat ornamented with Black Cock's