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POST-CAPTAINS OF 1803.

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3.	William M‘Koy, Seaman;– Became insane, and threw himself from a rock into the sea.
4.	Matthew Quintal, Ditto;– Killed in a drunken quarrel.
5.	John Williams, Ditto;–	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Murdered by the islanders.
6.	Isaac Martin, Ditto;–
7.	John Mills, Gunner’s Mate;–
8.	William Brown, Botanist’s Asssistant;– Murdered by the islanders.
9.	Alexander Smith alias John Adams, Seaman;– Was still living in 1822. See Memoir of Sir Thomas Staines, K.C.B.
Left the Bounty at Otaheite.
1.	Peter Heywood, Midshipman;– The subject of this memoir.
2.	George Stewart, Ditto;– Drowned in irons on board H.M.S. Pandora. See p. 770.
3.	James Morrison, Boatswain’s-Mate;– Perished in the Blenheim 74, about Mar. 1807^[1].
4.	Charles Churchill, Master at Arms;– Murdered by Matthew Thompson.
5.	Matthew Thompson, Seaman;– Put to death by the friends of Charles Churchill^[2].
6.	John Sumner, Ditto;–	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Drowned in irons on board H.M.S. Pandora. See p. 770.
7.	Richard Skinner, Ditto;–
8.	Henry Hillbrant, Cooper;–

↑ James Morrison was sentenced to death because the testimony of the other prisoners could not be received as evidence in his favor. The court-martial were compelled to find him guilty, but the King’s free pardon, and his immediate promotion, are sufficient proofs that he was not in reality thought so. He ever afterwards enjoyed the patronage of Sir Thomas Troubridge, Bart, whose fate he shared when serving as Gunner of his unfortunate flag-ship, the Blenheim. See Captain Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Bart.
↑ Charles Churchill, after residing a short time at Matavia, accepted an invitation to live with Waheadooa, who was sovereign of Teiarraboo when Captain Cook last visited that peninsula. Thompson accompanied him thither, but they very soon disagreed. Waheadooa dying without children, Churchill, who had been his tayo or sworn friend, succeeded to his property arid dignity, according to the established custom of the country. Thompson, envious of Churchill’s preferment, and in revenge for some fancied insult, took an opportunity of shooting him. The natives rose to punish the murderer of their new sovereign, and stoned Thompson to death. This wretch had previously slain a man and a child through mere wantonness, but escaped punishment for that crime in consequence of a mistake as to his person, Mr. Heywood being taken for him, and about to be sacrificed, when making a tour of the island in company with an old chief, whose timely interposition alone saved him from destruction.

[1] James Morrison was sentenced to death because the testimony of the other prisoners could not be received as evidence in his favor. The court-martial were compelled to find him guilty, but the King’s free pardon, and his immediate promotion, are sufficient proofs that he was not in reality thought so. He ever afterwards enjoyed the patronage of Sir Thomas Troubridge, Bart, whose fate he shared when serving as Gunner of his unfortunate flag-ship, the Blenheim. See Captain Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Bart.

[2] Charles Churchill, after residing a short time at Matavia, accepted an invitation to live with Waheadooa, who was sovereign of Teiarraboo when Captain Cook last visited that peninsula. Thompson accompanied him thither, but they very soon disagreed. Waheadooa dying without children, Churchill, who had been his tayo or sworn friend, succeeded to his property arid dignity, according to the established custom of the country. Thompson, envious of Churchill’s preferment, and in revenge for some fancied insult, took an opportunity of shooting him. The natives rose to punish the murderer of their new sovereign, and stoned Thompson to death. This wretch had previously slain a man and a child through mere wantonness, but escaped punishment for that crime in consequence of a mistake as to his person, Mr. Heywood being taken for him, and about to be sacrificed, when making a tour of the island in company with an old chief, whose timely interposition alone saved him from destruction.

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