Private Halls and Private Hollins

 I cant believe that i slept through this but last night two men from the corps, private Halls and private Hollins, both snuck extra glasses of whiskey. But not just one glass, they had three or four each and this is  a 6 day ration! They were so drunk that they began to sing and yell in the camp site  until they woke the captain and he shut them up. The next day they were severally punished and private Hollins got 100 lashes. Private Halls got lucky and got away with only 50. We tied them with rope to a tree and each man counted along. private Hollins lost consciousness after 52 lashes. Then they were taken to the river to have their wounds cleaned and dressed.The Privates were not even excused from their regular duties around the camp. Even the way that the captain diciplines the men may seem a little bit harsh, but one mistake could cause the entire expedition to fail and not be a success.

 To the left is a picture of what the captain uses to discipline the men.