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the steward, and cut him on the right arm and side. It
was a desperate gash. I dressed the wound and stopped
the blood, and no more was heard about it. I heard Marco
Varto say to the steward, " "Why don't you give me
wine and other nice things when I comeldown to the cabin."
The steward made no reply. On the next day I recollect
being called down into the steward's berth about the cap-
tain's watch. Blanco, Chance, Marco Varto, and Durano
were amongst those inside, and Lyons was standing out-
side. I had asked the steward to put the ship's papers in
his berth, but the prisoners found them out and threw them
overboard. The reason of the new search was that the
watch had been stolen out of the desk. Chance asked
me if I know anything about the watch or the ship's
papers. I said, "No ." I was afraid to speak

the truth. The next day we made land about
4 a.m., about 160 miles horn Monte Video, near the mouth
of the River Plate. The men then refused to speak to me.
They put the ship about, stood off the land all day, and
about dark were about 3 miles from land. Lyons came up
and asked me why I did not tell them they were so close to
the land, but I replied I did not know myself how close I
was, In the evening I was in the cabin, and about 8 o'clock
in the evening, I was ordered upon deck. I went and found
the men clewing up the sails, and getting ready to put
the boats over the side. I asked Lyons what they

were going to do with the ship, but he refused to reply
Two boats were got out. I stood on the poop looking on.

I asked Marceliano shat they were going Co do with the

ship, and Blanco said they were going to scuttle her. About
10 of the same night I got into one of the boats, the steward,
Early, the cook, and Marco Varto were in it. The other
men were about the other boat which was made fast to the
stern. The boat I was in was pulled away from the ship
about 100 yards. When we got that distance some one
on board the ship called out to us to come
back. The cook and Frank Powell did not care
about doing so, when Marco Varto struck Powell

with the oar to make him do so. The boat was pulled back,

and when we got alongside Lyons called me, the steward,
and all in the boat on deck. I went, bat I did not see

Early. Before 1 got upon deck a handspike was thrown
at the boat, but it went overboard, but, in so doing, struck
the steward. The steward refused to leave the boat. I
heard Lyons tell him that if he did not do so they would
make him. I don't know whether anybody else was in the
boat. I saw Durano and Lyons throw bottles at the
steward. Chance and Blanco, each of whom had a knife,
when I got on deck walked me round. The next I heard
of the steward was his crios fur help. He was in the w. ter.
He called to Lyons for help. Lyons, with an oath, said he
wouldn't help him. Lyons said the steward had deceived
him once or twice, but he should not do so again. I never
saw the steward again, so I believe he was drowned. I was
ordered into the other boat by Blanco and Lyons. I don't
know what was then king done with the cargo. I went
ii.to the boat and stopped there about an hour and a half.
There were several things passed into the boat, but I don't
know by whom. Some of the men were on board the ship,
others were in the boats. Lyons, Blanco, Chance, and
Durano were the last to leave the ship. They had just
time to get into the boat before the vessel went down. The
two boats steered for land, the larger one towing the
smaller one. We landed on the 3d October, about 4 p.m.,
on the beach of the River Plate. When we landed I missed
the cock and the lamp-trimmer, and I understood from
Lyons that they had been left on board, and had gone down
with the ship.

Mr. Henry—Give his own words.
Witness—He said the cook and the " casak"— (laughter)
—had gone down with the ship.
Witness continued—When I got on shore I saw some of
the cargo, the captain's chronometer, compass, and other
instruments there. A number of country people came down
to the beach and spoke to me in Spanish. Chance told we
to say the ship was from Peru to Bordeaux, laden with
guano. That she had foundered 500 miles from land, and
that they had lost the captain and the other seamen dur-
ing a gale of wind. There was no one amongst them
that spoke English. I stopped that night at a farm house
belonging to a man named Corrie. He drove me next day
to a village called Rocha. I heard some of the prisoners,
Chance in particular, telling the police the same story that
I had been desired to say. I learned that there was a man
some miles from there who could speak English, and me
and the Frenchman stole away in a cart. We went 21
miles and then met a man who spoke English, Emmanuel
Ramas, a storekeeper, to whom I told the story. Some-
thing was done. I gave evidence before the Alcade at
Rocha. The prisoners in the meantime had been captured.
I afterwards repeated my evidence before the Naval Court
at Monte Video.

Cross-examined by Mr. Beard—The crew in all, when
the ship left London, numered 19. I did not hear of any
misconduct previous to the beating of Carlos. I did not
observe that either the men went in fear of Carlos after
that. Lyons was the spokesman, because he was the only
one who could speak English properly. I can't say who
was the leader in the matter. They all seem alike.
Mr. Henry asked if they wished to put any questions to
the witnesses, because if they did, now was the proper time
to do so.

None of the prisoners making any reply,
The court adjourned for a short time.
On the magistrate again taking his seat on the bench,
the depositions were translated and read over to the pri-
soners.

[We shall continue the case in our late edition.]

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.