Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . pt to molest the strangersduring their two months stay in the harbor. A very tragical event now followed. Magellan had in thisplace, as we have stated, quelled a dangerous mutiny, by hangingseveral of a disobedient and rebellious company. The gibbetwas still standing, and beneath it the bones of the executed werenow bleaching. Drake apprehended a similar peril, and was ledto inquire into the actions of John Doughty. He found, in hisinvestigations, that Doughty ha
Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . pt to molest the strangersduring their two months stay in the harbor. A very tragical event now followed. Magellan had in thisplace, as we have stated, quelled a dangerous mutiny, by hangingseveral of a disobedient and rebellious company. The gibbetwas still standing, and beneath it the bones of the executed werenow bleaching. Drake apprehended a similar peril, and was ledto inquire into the actions of John Doughty. He found, in hisinvestigations, that Doughty had embarked in the enterpriserather in the hope of rising to the chief command than of re-maining what he started,—a gentleman volunteer: he had views, MAN UPON THE SEA. 245 it seemed, of supplanting Drake by exciting a mutiny, and ofsailing off in one of the ships upon his own account. The com-pany were called together and made acquainted with the parti-culars ; Doughty was tried for attempting to foment a mutiny,found guilty, and condemned to death by forty commissarieschosen from among the various crews. Doughty partook of. DRAKE CONDEMNING DOUGHTY. the communion with Drake and several of his officers, dined atthe same table with them, and, in the last glass of wine he everraised to his lips, drank their healths and wished them walked to the place of execution without displaying unusualemotion, embraced the general, took leave of the company,offered u$Pa prayer for the queen and her realm, and was thenbeheaded near Magellans gibbet. Drake addressed the com-pany, exhorting them to unity and obedience, and ordered themto prepare to receive the holy communion on the following Sab-bath, the first Sunday in the month. This tragedy has been embellished by many fanciful ad-ditions on the part of Drakes apologists, and upon the partof his calumniators by many false statements. It is said bythe former that Drake, after Doughtys condemnation, offeredhim the choice of thre
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