Jack Adams The Mutineer Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Jack Adams, the Mutineer Fifty years ago, a ship to be at sea for three months, and no punishment, to occur was a rare circumstance indeed. But it was destined that the voyage should not be completed without recourse to the cat. On a complaint from the master, Mr. Fryer, that Matthew Quinta] had been guilty of mutinous behavior and insolent language, he was seized up, and received two dozen lashes. This punishment was not by any means adequate to the offence for, in voy ages of discovery, strict discipline is more requisite. Than at any other time. Left, as it were, without a friend to assist, the small ship's company in their frail bark, traqe the wide ocean. They are alone, and without a hope of assistance. The fire caused by negligence might destroy them - the drunkard might occasion mis chief, which no after-thought could rem edy - and the skulker, by being absent from his station, might lose a mast, or split a sail. It is, therefore due to the character of Bligh to say, that up to this time, although his language was coarse and disreputable, he never had been a tyrant. The first introduction of the cat gave occasion to many remarks between decks. Adams was the man who declared it absolutely necessary, and who said Quin tal had got merely what he deserved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.