I am not a historian, in fact a high school sophomore but this topic came up between my little brother, my mom and I. I would like to know the in-depth reasoning of his crew declaring an immunity.
What percentage of the crew was sent to perish along with Hudson?
Wasn't his son sent off in the dinghy with him?
What was the fate of those who stayed on the boat and left Hudson?
Why did they leave them? Was it because of Hudson wanting to explore and refusing to go back for more supplies?
Who led the immunity? Was it Hudson's first mate?
Hudson was set on finding the Northwest Passage and his crew had given up hope on finding it. The crew revolted against the adamant Hudson. The crew lost hope of finding the Northwest Passage and lacked supplies, mainly food.
13 men went back to Europe, however 5 died on the voyage back, most were killed by Inuits when the crew looked for food for their voyage back home. The 9 men on the shallop included: Henry Hudson, John Hudson (Henry's son), Arnold Lodlo, Michael Butt, Thomas Wydhowse, John King, Philip Staffe, and Adames Moore and Syrake Fanner (both ill with scurvy).
It is unknown what happened to the men on the shallop. For the men who survived the voyage back to Europe, they were found not guilty on charges of mutiny.