Remarks on Monday 20 Jany 1777 Light wind fair weather my Crew petitiond to go home observed that there time was out, thought hard to be kept any longer Hoisted out the Boat sent on board the prize and bent new Sails the Prize Master taken Sick sent the 2d Lieut on board as Prize Master
Course North
Lattd in 17.5 Longd in 58.34 W
Moderate breeze of wind our boat came on board we gave our prize three Cheers and parted tack ship at 4 P M. the people assembled at the Cabin door and demanded what I was going to do & whether I was going home my answer was I was not accountable to them, they told me that there was not provission to stay any longer I answerd I should not come to them to know how long I should stay, they then told me that there time was out & that they would not do any duty. I orderd them away they insulted me with their language I struck two of them they all went forward calling on one another to sign a paper or Round Robin as they calld it not to Obey any Command or do any duty unless I would go home, gave me and the Master much ill Language which I was obligd to pass by for I was afraid that if I went to punish them what the consequence might be. This is the substance of what passd between Capt Fisk & some of the Crew to the best of our knowledge on board the Tyrannicide Jany 21. 1777
Johna Harraden Ivory Hovey Benjn Moses 2
1. John Fisk Journal, AAS.
2. The account of the near mutiny concludes the journal. Tyrannicide returned to Salem early in February. See Independent Chronicle, February 20, 1777.