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[MS 251]
Copies of letters etc to Gov Bligh

[MS 252]

The latest advices from V J Nantucket down to the 19th April, and were
brought to England by a South Whaler.  by them it appears, that
the convicts took no part whatever in the late Desturbances in
that country, which had its origins in a difference between the
Colonists and Governor Bligh. The latter had thought it
imprudent, on various occasions to put in confinement some
of the respectable inhabitants as it was conceived on ?
the grounds. At length the people became fumuttsrisk and
and demanded the Governor and were beginning to proceed
to acts of violence in order to get him into their power - Mayor Johnstone who had the command of the military in
? the absence of Lieutenant Colonel Paterson who was
at one of the Dependancies, ? ? The people were unman-
ageable, in order to restore tranquillity promised to confine
the Governor until his conduct was properly investigated
accordingly despatched a gaurd to his house to seize him: but before
the governor having received intimation of his intended arrest
Made his escape & hid himself in an adjoining house where he was 
found under a bed from whence he was dragged.  He was immediately
put in a place of security, and Col. Paterson was sent for, who it was expected would send him home.  This affair has terminated as
the colony became immediately tranquil.  
Coped from an English paper called The Englishman
Sunday express of Sept 18th 1808  No 200

 

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