He said very modestly，that he was loath to kill them，if he could help it，but that those two were incorrigible Villains，and had been the Authors of all the Mutiny in the Ship，and if they escaped，we should be undone still；for they would go on Board，and bring the whole Ship's Company，and destroy us all. Well then，says I，Necessity legitimates my Advice；for it is the only Way to save our Lives. However，seeing him still cautious of shedding Blood，I told him they should go themselves，and manage as they found convenient.
In the Middle of this Discourse，we heard some of them awake，and soon after，we saw two of them on their Feet，I ask'd him，if either of them were of the Men who he had said were the Heads of the Mutiny？ He said，No：Well then，said I，you may let them escape，and Providence seems to have wakned them on Purpose to save themselves. Now，says I，if the rest escape you，it is your Fault.
Animated with this，he took the Musket，I had given him，in his Hand，and a Pistol in his Belt，and his two Comerades with him，with each Man a Piece in his Hand. The two Men who were with him，going first，made some Noise，at which one of the Seamen who was awake，turn'd about，and seeing them coming，cry'd out to the rest；but it was too late then；for the Moment he cry'd out，they fir'd；I mean the two Men，the Captain wisely reserving his own Piece：They had so well aim'd their Shot at the Men they knew，that one of them was kill'd on the Spot，and the other very much wounded；but not being dead，he started up upon his Feet，and call'd eagerly for help to the other；but the Captain stepping to him，told him，'twas too late to cry for help，he should call upon God to forgive his Villany，and with that Word knock'd him down with the Stock of his Musket，so that he never spoke more：There were three more in the Company，and one of them was also slightly wounded：By this Time I was come，and when they saw their Danger，and that it was in vain to resist，they begg'd for Mercy：The Captain told them，he would spare their Lives，if they would give him any Assurance of their Abhorrence of the Treachery they had been guilty of，and would swear to be faithful to him in recovering the Ship，and afterwards in carrying her back to Jamaica，from whence they came：They gave him all the Protestations of their Sincerity that could be desir'd，and he was willing to believe them，and spare their Lives，which I was not against，only that I oblig'd him to keep them bound Hand and Foot while they were upon the Island.