tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post406693748137629772..comments2024-02-24T09:14:44.403+00:00Comments on The Poor Mouth: History written by those with the greater cloutjams o donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-44156505895837387842010-05-05T22:47:30.004+01:002010-05-05T22:47:30.004+01:00Thanks Sean. I don;t recall hearing this. A couple...Thanks Sean. I don;t recall hearing this. A couple of well preserved specimens were found in Ireland a few years back but they were from different times.... and Ireland is half a world away from Pitcairn!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-14879106778862872412010-05-05T22:28:58.427+01:002010-05-05T22:28:58.427+01:00Didn't there a lady claim one or two years ago...Didn't there a lady claim one or two years ago, a bogman found, was the body of Fletcher Christian?<br />Ah, probably it happened in a novel I heard about but wouldn't feel attracted to read it.<br />Charles Laughton's great, hm?<br /><br />Enjoyed reading this, Jams. Thanks.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-16601157163309416002010-05-04T07:49:38.612+01:002010-05-04T07:49:38.612+01:00Glad you found it interesting SusanGlad you found it interesting Susanjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-70208198473458212932010-05-04T04:00:41.901+01:002010-05-04T04:00:41.901+01:00Always educational, Jams. That was a good one.Always educational, Jams. That was a good one.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-19532820911762811492010-05-03T19:09:59.586+01:002010-05-03T19:09:59.586+01:00I would go with Bligh's take, Having stood fir...I would go with Bligh's take, Having stood firm on quarterdecks at Camperdown and Copenhagen there is no way he would have cowered from the Rum Corps, however much of a scary rabble they were<br /><br />Thanks Liz<br /><br />Haha Claudia, O can imagine that you had many great exploits and triumphsjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-44376681155357503972010-05-03T17:07:45.886+01:002010-05-03T17:07:45.886+01:00You're so right, Jams. That's why I'm ...You're so right, Jams. That's why I'm rushing to write my Childhood History . The title? <i>J'étais là.</i> (I was there.) If left to my sisters, the story of my early life would be disastrous...Yet, all I remember from it are moments of glory. Rira bien, qui rira la dernière! ;-)Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307495672130972111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-21179914307684888962010-05-03T17:02:36.831+01:002010-05-03T17:02:36.831+01:00That's interesting, jams.That's interesting, jams.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-6988233265298643602010-05-03T15:18:53.333+01:002010-05-03T15:18:53.333+01:00Utter propaganda of course as Bligh would not have...Utter propaganda of course as Bligh would not have hidden like that<br /><br />The soldiers reported that he did hide under the bed, it was included in the formal charge against him and his answer to the "cowardice" part was that he was trying to elude his captors so he could rally support later.<br /><br />He didn't dispute the hiding, just the reason for it. The NSW Corps were a pretty frightening bunch.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com