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Continuing the story of Commander The Honorable George Cadogan and the Ferret Mutiny, West Indies Station 1806.
On the basis of the Admiralty court martial transcript it appears that Guterridge is correct to state, in Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection, that the Ferret mutineers lacked intent, they certainly presented little resistance when confronted. However it is equally clear that the mutiny was planned and premeditated and that the objective of the mutineers, or at least their instigator, was to hand the ship over to the Spanish at Porto Cabello or La Guiara. Only one defendant, Edward Jones, stated that the intent was to return the ship to the authorities at Port Royal. It also seems that there was at least an element within the crew who had scant regard for the captain’s life and were quite prepared to kill him if he resisted.
( ...insolence, drunkenness, disobedience of orders, neglect of duty... )
On the basis of the Admiralty court martial transcript it appears that Guterridge is correct to state, in Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection, that the Ferret mutineers lacked intent, they certainly presented little resistance when confronted. However it is equally clear that the mutiny was planned and premeditated and that the objective of the mutineers, or at least their instigator, was to hand the ship over to the Spanish at Porto Cabello or La Guiara. Only one defendant, Edward Jones, stated that the intent was to return the ship to the authorities at Port Royal. It also seems that there was at least an element within the crew who had scant regard for the captain’s life and were quite prepared to kill him if he resisted.
( ...insolence, drunkenness, disobedience of orders, neglect of duty... )
