’Meanwhile about sixteen of the mutineers, led by the daring Ogston, took the road to Arima; in order, as they said, to commence their march to Guinea:  but fortunately the militia of that village, composed principally of Spaniards, Indians, and Sambos, assembled.  A few of these met them and stopped their march.  A kind of parley (if intercourse carried on by signs could be so called) was carried on between the parties.  The mutineers made signs that they wished to go forward, while the few militiamen endeavoured to detain them, expecting a reinforcement momently.  After a time the militia agreed to allow them to approach the town; as they were advancing they were met by the commandant, Martin Sorzano, Esq., with sixteen more militiamen.  The commandant judged it imprudent to allow the Africans to enter the town with their muskets full cocked and poised ready to fire.  An interpreter was now procured, and the mutineers were told that if they would retire to their barracks the gentlemen present would intercede for their pardon.  The Negroes refused to accede to these terms, and while the interpreter was addressing some, the rest tried to push forward.  Some of the militia opposed them by holding their muskets in a horizontal position, on which one of the mutineers fired, and the militia returned the fire.  A melee commenced, in which fourteen mutineers were killed and wounded.  The fire of the Africans produced little effect:  they soon took to flight amid the woods which flanked the road.  Twenty-eight of them were taken, amongst whom was the Yarraba chief, Ogston.  Six had been killed, and six committed suicide by strangling and hanging themselves in the woods.  Only one man was wounded amongst the militia, and he but slightly, from a small stone fired from a musket of one of the Yarrabas.

’The quantity of ammunition expended by the mutineers, and the comparatively little mischief done by them, was truly astonishing.  It shows how little they understood the use of firearms.  Dixon was killed, and several of the old African soldiers were wounded, but not one of the officers was in the slightest degree hurt.

’I have never been able to get a correct account of the number of lives this wild mutiny cost, but believe it was not less than forty, including those slain by the militia at Arima; those shot at San Josef; those who died of their wounds (and most of the wounded men died); the six who committed suicide; the three that were shot by sentence of the court-martial, and one who was shot while endeavouring to escape (Satchell).

’A good-looking young man, named Torrens, was brought as prisoner to the presence of Colonel Bush.  The colonel wished to speak to him, and desired his guards to liberate him; on which the young savage shook his sleeve, in which was concealed a razor, made a rush at the colonel, and nearly succeeded in cutting his throat.  He slashed the razor in all directions until he made an opening:  he rushed through this; and, notwithstanding he was fired at, and I believe wounded, he effected his escape, was subsequently retaken, and again made his escape with Satchell, who after this was shot by a policeman.