▁Cy pr us ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁Mac qu arie ▁Har bour . ▁She ▁had ▁on ▁board ▁ 3 1 ▁or ▁ 3 3 ▁conv ict s ; ▁Lieutenant ▁Care w ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 3 rd ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot ▁provided ▁the ▁guard . ▁The ▁crew ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁master ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁others . ▁Cy pr us ▁also ▁carried ▁Care w ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁women ▁and ▁their ▁two ▁children , ▁who ▁were ▁returning ▁to ▁Mac qu arie ▁Har bour . ▁ ▁Mut iny ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁September ▁Cy pr us ▁was ▁anch ored ▁in ▁Re cher che ▁Bay , ▁having ▁taken ▁shelter ▁there . ▁Lieutenant ▁Care w ▁and ▁four ▁others ▁went ▁fish ing ▁and ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁away ▁some ▁conv ict s ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁brig . ▁They ▁eventually ▁mar oon ed ▁there ▁all ▁the ▁non - conv ict s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁conv ict s ▁that ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁mut iny . ▁▁ ▁Nin ete en ▁conv ict s ▁sa iled ▁away ▁in ▁Cy pr us , ▁having ▁appointed ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁number , ▁William ▁Sw allow , ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁with ▁sail ing ▁experience , ▁as ▁sail ing ▁master . ▁The ▁mut ine ers ▁first ▁sa iled ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Ch ath am ▁Islands . ▁There ▁they ▁pl under ed ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁Samuel ▁of ▁the ▁se al ▁sk ins ▁her ▁crew ▁had ▁gathered . ▁From ▁the ▁Islands