I’ve read that there were also sepots, topazs, and Anglo-Indians (not considered part of the English garrison) who were imprisoned in the Black Hole–that would have raised the number above the total that your article gives.
But no aquamarines, I’ll wager. They’re always down on the yellowish and pellucid* but the pale green and transparent are left to go free as you please. There’s no justice in the world. (Except for Mr. Shine. Him diamond.)
*(Check liver function before making the trip.)
(If you’re talking about hummingbirds, you’ll have to demonstrate they’re a migratory species. Or can be carried by an unladen tern with tailfeathers of unusual size.)
In case it isn’t obvious, what is the definition of the word ‘topaz’ in this context?
This is from Wiki so the usual caveats apply:
Note 3 informs that a topaz was an Indian soldier fighting for the British.
Also from the OP, ‘sepot’ should surely read ‘sepoy’.
The topazes seem to be included in Holwell’s 69 (the named fatalities below total 54 - if the legend &c represents an unknown sea captain - giving his figure of 123 persons as above).
Concerning the total number of fatalities, there’s a conflict between John Corrado (64-69) and John Holwell (123). From John’s column:
Presumably he is taking Little’s statistics as gospel, although he doesn’t state that unequivocally, and discounting the views of the scholars who believe the exact number lies somewhere in between.
John, still an SDSAB, hasn’t been active for 7 months so it might be difficult to confirm exactly whose numbers he reported.
Let that read:
‘Concerning the total number of fatalities, there’s a conflict between John Corrado (43) and John Holwell (123). From John Corrado’s column:’