During the delay which took place in carrying the sentence into execution, Commodore Pasley, Mr. Graham, and others, were indefatigable in their inquiries and exertions to ascertain what progress had been made in bringing to a happy issue the recommendation to the fountain of mercy: not less so was Nessy Heywood: from Mr. Graham she learnt what this excellent man considered to be the principal parts of the evidence that led to the conviction of her unhappy brother, which, having understood to be the following, she transmitted to her brother:-- _First_. That he assisted in hoisting out the launch. _Second_. That he was seen by the carpenter resting his hand upon a cutlass. _Third_. That on being called to by Lieutenant Bligh, he laughed. _Fourth_. That he remained in the _Bounty_ instead of accompanying Bligh in the launch. On these points of the evidence, Mr. Heywood made the following comments, which he sent from Portsmouth to his sister in town. 'Peter Heywood's Remarks upon material points of the evidence which was given at his trial, on board the _Duke_, in Portsmouth Harbour. '_First. That I assisted in hoisting out the launch._--This boat was asked for by the captain and his officers, and whoever assisted in hoisting her out were their friends; for if the captain had been sent away in the cutter (which was Christian's first intention), he could not have taken with him more than nine or ten men, whereas the launch carried nineteen. The boatswain, the master, the gunner, and the carpenter say, in their evidence, that they considered me as helping the captain on this occasion.