Prisoners were put on board the ship this morning by the Police, and one and all refused to do any work.
objection to go to your work?
His Worsu (to Sadley) is is your sraNDLEY—I ami afraid to go in the chip, sir, Tam afraid of all the offic The other prisoners all aid the samo—that Shey. were afraid to gain the ship.
His Worsure—I think you are all behaving very badly, and it ig nothing more than pure Statinaey "on your part. You lave been some four months in your ship, and from all Lhave heard, not one of you, with the exception of Johnson, has hada finger raised against him; but I suppose all J can say to you will not make any impression. Do you till determine not to work?
All—Yes, sir.
His Worsuir—I cannot {imagine how you can be so foolish. You know perfectly well that Ihave no alternative bub to send you to prison, The Captain will not take men to sea with him.that will not work, I shall send you all to prison for six weeks' hard labour each, except Johnson, who may have had some little ground of com: plaint, whom Isball sentence toto weeks' hard jabour. You will all have to pay the cost of your maintenance in gaol, out of your wages, which will be paid into court. I'am sorry to have to deal with you like this, but if you will persist in being so foolish I can't help it, Henry George—Tho fact is, sir, we have kept quiet hitherto, thinking that we would lieable to get our fifteen years at sea, Iwas never yet called out of name, His Worsitr—Then you have been lucky.
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