>> >> filename: mutinyb >> >> From pimacc.pima.edu!MTOPLIFF Wed Nov 25 12:01:14 1992 >> From: Mike Topliff The Mutiny of the Bounty Sir John Barrow edited by Gavin Kennedy The mutiny on board the ship HMS Bounty occured at 4:30 AM on April 28, 1789. Of the 44 men on the HMS Bounty at the time of separation, the following 19 men went into the ships boat: William Bligh Captain John Fryer Master Thomas Ledward Acting Surgeon David Nelson Botanist William Peckover Gunner William Cole Boatswain William Purcell Carpenter William Elphinstone Master's Mate Thomas Hayward Midshipmen John Hallet Midshipmen John Norton Quarter-Masters Peter Linkletter Quarter-Masters Lawrence Lebogue Sailmaker John Smith Cooks Thomas Hall Cooks George Simpson Quarter-Master's Mate Robert Tinkler a boy Robert Lamb Butcher Mr. Samuel Clerk Remaining on the Bounty were 25 people: Fletcher Christian Master's Mate Peter Heywood Midshipmen Edward Young Midshipmen George Stewart Midshipmen Charles Churchill Master at Arms John Mills Gunner's Mate James Morrison Boatswain's Mate Thomas Burkitt Able Seaman Matthew Quintal Able Seaman John Sumner Able Seaman John Millward Able Seaman William M'Koy Able Seaman Henry Hillbrant Able Seaman Michael Byrne Able Seaman William Muspratt Able Seaman Alexander Smith Able Seaman John Williams Able Seaman Thomas Ellison Able Seaman Isaac Martin Able Seaman Richard Skinner Able Seaman Matthew Thompson Able Seaman William Brown Gardener Joseph Coleman Armourer Charles Norman Carpenter's Mate Thomas M'Intosh Carpenter's Crew Four of these men, Byrne, Coleman, Norman, and McIntosh, were reported by Bligh to have "had no hand in the transaction". Morrison and Heywood clained to have been against the mutiny but Bligh thought otherwise. Two men died prior to the mutiny: Thomas Huggan Surgeon James Valentine Able Seaman /end of file/