THE

EVENTFUL HISTORY

OF THE

MUTINY AND PIRATICAL SEIZURE

OF H. M. S.

BOUNTY:

ITS CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCES.

ILLUSTRATED BY SIX ETCHINGS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS

BY LIEUT.-COLONEL BATTY.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.

MDCCCXXXI.

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I. OTAHEITE.

Brief description of Otaheité, as it was at the time of

its first discovery by Captain Wallis, and when

subsequently visited by Captain Cook

CHAPTER II. THE BREAD-FRUIT.

Expedition of the Bounty, commanded by Lieutenant

Bligh, to convey the Bread-Fruit Tree from Ota-

heité to the West India Islands

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CHAPTER III THE MUTINY.

Lieutenant Bligh's Narrative of the Mutiny and Pira-

tical Seizure of the Bounty by Mr. Fletcher Chris-

tian and part of the Crew, with Observations

thereon

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CHAPTER IV. THE OPEN-BOAT NAVIGATION.

Narrative of the unparalleled voyage of Four Thousand

Miles, performed by Lieutenant Bligh and seven-

teen others in an open Boat

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CHAPTER V. THE PANDORA.

Narrative of the Expedition of H.M.S. Pandora in
search of the Mutineers; of the treatment of
those taken on board that ship; and of her de-
struction by crossing the barrier reef off the coast
of New South Wales

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CHAPTER VI. THE COURT-MARTIAL.

Abstract of the proceedings of the Court-Martial held

on the Mutineers, and the Sentence passed on

them

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CHAPTER VII. THE KING'S WARRANT.

The King's Warrant for the Pardon of those recom-
mended by the Court to his Majesty's mercy, and
for the Execution of those condemned

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CHAPTER VIII. THE LAST OF THE MUTINEERS.

The LAST of the Mutineers discovered with their off-

spring on Pitcairn's Island; the history and fate

of those who carried off the Bounty, and the

present state and condition of their innocent off-

spring

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