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Chapter 1- Leaves from the Log -
From There Go the Ships by George Shirley

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The admirals having sent carpenters to examine us, reported that we were fit for sea, when we immediately refitted to cruise off Cadiz again, to look after the Spaniards with the fleet. Then we saw them lying snugly inside like a lot of cowards, being double our number, and afraid to come out. Whilst off Cadiz, sometimes at anchor, sometimes I cruising about, we had very bad usage, which caused a great number of our ship's company to prepare to mutineer. But being found out by a ship's corporal, who was in the sick bay, he went aft over

 
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the poop into the captain's cabin and gave information. The captain prepared immediately, and quietly finding out the ringleaders secured them, one of whom, named Taylor, turned king's evidence. The four next to him were tried the next day, found guilty, and executed the day after. It was reported that Sir John Jervis was so strict, that he would not have forgiven his own father if he had found him amongst the mutineers. The mutiny now being at the Nore and other seaports in England made him act promptly and with decision. A little while after this, the boatswain of the Emerald frigate was executed for a few trifling words wrongly construed.

We having lost two anchors whilst lying here, the admiral sent us to Lagos Bay to pick up some the Spaniards left behind, when they wanted to get out of our way in such a hurry, that they cut their cables and ran. We arrived at the anchorage, and fished up two bower anchors, three kedges, and several cables, and returned to the fleet. Whilst

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