Mr Cozens was a fatal proof of it, he was grown more desperate by this unhappy action, and was observ’d since seldom to behave himself with any composure of mind.  It is a piece of human prudence to retreat from a man in a phrenzy, because he who does not value his own life, has another man’s in his power.  I had no desire of falling by the hand of Captain C——­p, and should be greatly disturb’d to be compelled, for my own preservation, to discharge a pistol at a gentleman against whom I never had any spleen, and who was my commander.  When Mr J——­s acquainted him with what I desired him, the captain threw his pistol aside, and came out of his tent; he told the people he would go with them to the southward; he desired to know their grievances, and he would redress them:  They all call’d out for their sea-store of provisions to be secur’d, and the rest equally divided.  Here the captain shew’d all the conduct and courage imaginable; he was a single man against a multitude, all of ’em dissatisfy’d with him, and all of ’em in arms:  He told ’em the ill consequence of sharing the provisions, that it was living to-day and starving to-morrow; but the people were not to be satisfy’d, the officers had now no authority over ’em, and they were some time deaf to their persuasions; nay, it was with difficulty that they could dissuade ’em from pulling down the store-tent, and taking away the provisions by force; they remov’d the provisions out of the store-tent, then fell to digging a hole to bury the brandy; the sea-store to be secur’d, the remainder to be immediately shar’d.  Had this been comply’d with, the consequences might have been very terrible; however, to pacify ’em in some shape, it was agreed, that every man should have a pint of brandy per day, which, by calculation, would last ’em three weeks.  On this they seem’d very easy, and went to their respective tents.  The captain told his officers that he would act nothing contrary to what was agreed on for the welfare and safety of the community.  Finding the captain in a temper of mind to hearken to reason, I said to him, sir, I think it my duty to inform you that I am not the person whom you imagine to be the principal in this affair.  The captain answer’d, how can I think otherwise?  I reply’d, Sir, the paper I read to you was your lieutenant’s projection:  There sits the gentleman, let him disown it if he can.  The captain turning himself to the lieutenant, says, Mr Bulkeley has honestly clear’d himself.  We then drank a glass of wine, and took our leaves.  At night the captain sent for Mr Cummins and me to sup with him; we were the only officers present with him:  When I was seated, I said, Sir, I have my character at stake, from drawing back from your cock’d pistol; had I advanc’d, one of us must have dropt.  The captain answer’d, Bulkeley, I do assure you the pistol was not design’d for you, but for another; for I knew the whole before.  We then talk’d of indifferent things, and spent the evening in a very affable manner.