on ck ▁was ▁forced ▁below . ▁C arg alis ▁acted ▁as ▁captain ▁and ▁made ▁exc uses . ▁Their ▁manner ▁was ▁susp icious , ▁and ▁he ▁reported ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁the ▁Pref ect ▁of ▁Marine . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁they ▁asked ▁Van ▁Ho yd on ck ▁what ▁country ▁it ▁was ▁and ▁he ▁told ▁them ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁free ▁republic ▁with ▁no ▁police . ▁Six ▁went ▁ash ore ▁in ▁the ▁long bo at , ▁with ▁the ▁cl othing ▁and ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁murder ed ▁men . ▁They ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁ship w reck ed ▁sail ors , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁revealed ▁as ▁false ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁arrested . ▁Angel os ▁crack ed ▁and ▁told ▁the ▁truth . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁a ▁gun bo at ▁came ▁alongside ▁and ▁told ▁Van ▁Ho yd on ck ▁to ▁send ▁off ▁his ▁boat . ▁He ▁was ▁resist ed ▁and ▁drove ▁the ▁men ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁a ▁p istol . ▁After ▁hearing ▁Van ▁Ho yd on ck ' s ▁story , ▁he ▁sent ▁him ▁ash ore ▁to ▁talk ▁with ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁later ▁gave ▁him ▁ 1 0 ▁armed ▁sail ors ▁to ▁arrest ▁the ▁remaining ▁mut ine ers . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁ ▁After ▁ 6 ▁weeks ▁deliber ations , ▁the ▁French ▁courts ▁surrender ed ▁juris diction ▁and ▁the ▁crew ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁for ▁trial ▁at ▁the ▁Old ▁Ba iley . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁tried ▁first ▁by ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Henry , ▁but ▁later ▁by ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁Bre