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When her men wore acquainted with our situation, they were so struck with the bravery and determination of the Saint Fiorenzo's ship's company that they immediately said, should any ship be sent to bring us back, they would share our fate.
I should say that I believe a very small proportion of the men were disaffected, and, as on most public outbreaks, the majority were dictated to by a few desperate and disappointed men. Parker had been shipmate with a considerable number of the Saint Fiorenzo's crew, and they had a great contempt for him. He had been acting-lieutenant in some ship with them, and was dismissed for drunkenness.
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