Oct. 6th, 4 p.m.
The rest of the day has been quite quiet . Luckily we have a large tin of biscuits in the cabin , so as far as food goes we can hold out for some time . Mrs. Concanen and I are going to take turns at watching to-night . `` Oct. 6th , 4 p.m. -- At about 1.30 a.m. I was sleeping when Mrs. Concanen woke me on hearing a noise by the skylight . The mutineers , finding this to be the only point from which they could attack us with any safety , had hit upon the plan of lashing knives to the end of long sticks and were attempting to stab us with these clumsy weapons . It was so dark that I could hardly see to aim , but a couple of shots fired in rapid succession drove them quickly away . The rest of the night was passed quietly enough , except for the cries of the infant , which are very pitiable .