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At Last

CHAPTER IX: SAN JOSEF
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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.


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