A second, for
having committed a petty theft, was sent to a small barren island,
and kept there on bread and water only, for a week. And the third was
sentenced to receive fifty lashes, but was recommended by the court to
the Governor, and forgiven.
Hitherto, however, (February) nothing of a very atrocious nature had
appeared. But the day was at hand, on which the violation of public
security could no longer be restrained, by the infliction of temporary
punishment. A set of desperate and hardened villains leagued themselves
for the purposes of depredation, and, as it generally happens, had art
enough to persuade some others, less deeply versed in iniquity, to be
the instruments for carrying it on. Fortunately the progress of these
miscreants was not of long duration. They were detected in stealing a
large quantity of provisions at the time of issuing them. And on being
apprehended, one of the tools of the superiors impeached the rest, and
disclosed the scheme. The trial came on the 28th of the month, and of
four who were arraigned for the offence, three were condemned to die,
and the fourth to receive a very severe corporal punishment.
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