Folio 201: Robert Watson, HMS Isis. Lists the delegates and Committee men on board...

Folio 201: Robert Watson, HMS Isis. Lists the delegates and Committee men on board HMS Isis who mutinied [Mutiny at the Nore] on the afternoon of Friday 9 June 1797 crying"whose for London" and in the ensuing scuffle with the Marines, Joseph Holmes, Midshipman and Antonio Rump, Seaman, were killed and Thomas Smith, Sergeant, Royal Marines and three Privates, Royal Marines, were wounded. Lieutenant J N N D'Esterre and Charles Rea, Lieutenant, Royal Marines were put in irons by the crew as were John Walker, Midshipman, William Minter, Thomas Cole and Jesse Wilkins, Quartermasters and six Privates, Royal Marines, namely Richard Guernsey, John Palmer, Joseph Spratling, William Eaves, William Hutton and Robert Swift. States that the seamen and Marines continued to control until this morning when they made a unanimous and voluntary resignation of the command of the ship to his officers and himself. The prisoners mentioned were immediately released. States that since them the men have conducted themselves with great regularity and respect to him and his officers. Remarks that the men who were imprisoned deserve the good opinion of their officers and they were only obnoxious to the other party. Observes that in the two years since he has commanded HMS Isis, that until this unfortunate affair, he has never seen such a more regular and well behaved Ship's Company and believes that they have been led away by the bad example of others.

Delegates: Andrew, Bruice, Richard Cox, Robert Dixon and Christopher Gregor. Committee Men: Henry Kelly, William Smith, George Buchanan, John Hayward, Joseph Wootton, Thomas West, George Windress, Adam Ludlow, Thomas Harvey, Jonathan Dyer, William Burgess and Peter Clark (Secretary).

Folio 202: enclosure with folio 201. Blank piece of paper.

Folios 203-204: enclosure with folio 201. Robert Watson, HMS Isis. List of crimes committed by each of the ten mutineers: Andrew Bruice, Able Seaman; Richard Cox, Yeoman of the Sheets and Acting Captain of the Forecastle; Robert Dickson [Dixon], Boatswain's Mate; Alexander Forty, Coxswain; James Murrin, Able Seaman; John Caslin, Ordinary Seaman; Alexander Street, Able Seaman; Thomas Waterbeck, Sergeant,l Marines; Samuel Jenkins, Corporal, Marines and George Smith, Private Marine. Lists of witnesses' names from the Ship's Company against each man.

Folio 205: enclosure with folio 201. Note stating that George Young, late Midshipman on HMS Isis, was discharged 8 August [?1797] to HMS Astrea by order of Admiral Adam Duncan.

Folio 206: enclosure with folio 201. List of 64 men belonging to different ships who are onboard HMS Isis and not mentioned on the weekly accounts. HMS Ardent, HMS Leopard and HMS Swan mentioned.

Folio 207: enclosure with folio 201. Minute of Meeting of delegates of the Ship's Companies of HMS Isis, HMS Agamemnon, HMS Leopard and HMS Ardent on 31 May 1797 to William Thorsby, Captain of the Forecastle, HMS Sandwich. Signed by: Robert Dixon, Richard Cox, Andrew Bruice, Christopher Cragen and Peter Clark of HMS Isis; William Anderson, Jonas Hoy, Edward Nottage and James Gaff of HMS Agamemnon; John Marshall, John Coopin, James [illegible] and Thomas Sterling of HMS Leopard; Daniel Cochran, John [illegible], John Pearce and John Ayres of HMS Ardent. Unanimous resolution to instruct four persons out of each ship and that it is expressed in the Petition and papers that the persons so chosen are bound to each other to fulfill as much as lays in their power and entrusted to them and makes their wishes known to His Majesty and the different Ships' Companies at the Nore.

Folio 208: enclosure with folio 201. Declaration of John Brown, Carpenter, that Robert Dickson [Dixon], Boatswain's Mate, Andrew Bruice, Able Seaman, Alexander Forty, Captain's Coxswain, James Murrin, Able Seaman and Richard Cox, Yeoman of the Sheets and Acting Captain of the Forecastle, were more particularly concerned in the mutiny than others and threatened to take the lives of any that should oppose their measures.

Folio 209-210: enclosure with folio 201. Resolution of the Delegates of the Ship's Companies belonging to Admiral Adam Duncan's fleet, returned to Yarmouth Roads, on board HMS Isis, Robert Watson, Captain, 31 May 1797 to HMS Ardent. Resolution than as the ship so returned have every wish for the general good, that every obedience will be paid to the officers on command when the ship's duty is required so that the officers are convinced , and the country at large, of the men's exertions for the safety of the ships. Resolution that four men should be appointed from each ship and they should apply to the Captains of their respective ships for a Cutter to be appointed to take them to the Nore. If asked why the ships have deserted the fleet, to respond that when the grievances are redressed , the men are ready and willing to return to the Admiral and when they are called forth in defence of the country against the common enemy, they will find them as behaved as becomes the character of British Seamen. Resolved that it is represented to the Captains and the officers that the Delegates are not to be understood as ring leaders of a Mutinous assembly but as men appointed by the majority of each Ship's Company to prevent confusion and obtain as speedy a regularity of affairs as possible. Resolved that no liquor be admitted into ship for the use of the Ship's Company and that no person be permitted to drink more than the allowance allowed him by the ship.

Folios 211-212: enclosure with folio 201. Declaration of John Ringrose and Robert Crane, Pilots. Declare that on 31 May 1797, the Ship's Company assembled on the Quarterdeck and pointed out to the Captain and the Officers their determination to go to Yarmouth Roads. When the improprierty of leaving the fleet of Admiral Adam Duncan and the imprudence of making an attempt to enter Yarmouth Roads that night due to the wind and tide were pointed out, they left the Quarterdeck only to return an hour later fully resolved to take the ship in to Yarmouth Roads that evening and took command of the ship, giving the them [the Pilots] orders to pilot the ship into Yarmouth Roads. When all attempts by the Captains and the Officers to make them return to their duties failed, the Captain and the officers, for the safety of the ship, ordered the Pilots to take the ship in. On Friday, 2 June 1797, Andrew Bruice, Able Seaman, Richard Cox, Yeoman of the Sheets and Acting Captain of the Forecastle and Robert Dickson [Dixon], Boatswain's Mate, went up to the Nore in a Cutter, returning on 5 June 1797. When the men came on board they ordered the ship to go to the Nore immediately and at 5 am followed HMS Agamemnon, HMS Ardent, HMS Leopard and HMS Ranger. On Tuesday 6 June 1797 the ship sailed in at Orfordness and continued on course up the Swin, arriving at 10 pm in the Nore.