On Wednesday, the 3d of June, hard gales of wind at N.N.W., with abundance of rain; deserted this day James Mitchel, carpenter’s mate, John Russel, armourer, William Oram, carpenter’s crew, Joseph King, John Redwood, boatswain’s yeomen, Dennis O’Lawry, John Davis, James Roach, James Stewart, and William Thompson, seamen.  Took up, along shore, one hogshead of brandy, and several things that drove out of the ship, a bale of cloth, hats, shoes, and other necessaries.  An information was given, this day, by David Buckley, to the captain, that there was a design to blow him up, with the surgeon, and lieutenant H—­n of marines.  The train was actually found, laid by the deserters, to blow ’em up the night before they went off.

Thursday the 4th, we finished the boats, and shot several wild geese.  Finding murmurings and discontents among the people, we secured the oars, and hawled up the boats, being apprehensive they would go away with them by night.

The 5th, we went on board the ship, found several casks of wine and brandy between decks, most part of the planks between decks gone, and some strakes to wind-ward started out, part of the upper deck blown up, the stumps of the masts and pumps risen five feet; brought ashore one cask of flour, with some stuff for the use of the long-boat; and two quarter casks of wine; the wind at S. by E.

Saturday the 6th, the wind at south and fair weather, we went aboard, got out of the hold eight casks of flour, two casks of wine, and a quarter cask and three hogsheads of brandy.  The lieutenant went to the Indians, but could not find ’em, being inform’d by the deserters that they were gone.

On Sunday the 7th, we went aboard the ship, got out a cask of pork, two barrels of flour, started one pipe of wine, and brought it ashore, with a quarter cask of pease, some bales of cloth, and carpenter’s stores.  This day Mr Henry Cozens, midshipman, was confin’d by the captain; the fault alledg’d against him was drunkenness.  We learn from Nicholas Griselham, seaman, who was present and near the captain all the time, that as Mr Cozens was rowling up a steep beach a cask of pease, he found it too heavy for him, and left off rowling; the captain seeing this, told him he was drunk, Mr Cozens reply’d, With what should I get drunk, unless it be with water?  The captain then said, You scoundrel, get more hands, and rowl the cask up:  Cozens called for more hands, but no people came; with that the captain struck him with his cane.  Griselham likewise says, that Cozens talked to the captain about one Captain Sh—­lv—­k; but the words he does not remember.  But the same night I heard Mr Cozens use very unbecoming language to the captain, telling him, That he was come into those seas to pay Sh—­lv—­k’s debts, and also insolently added, Tho’ Sh—­lv—­k was a rogue, he was not a fool, and by G-d, you are both.  When he spoke this, he was a prisoner in the store-tent, and asked the captain, If he was to