The Sun.
London, England, 1835-06-08 00:00:00

MUTINY AT SEA.

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A mutiny of a most serious character broke out in then° b,
of November last on board the barque Manly, Captain
Davies, master, while at sea, and which was put down
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most extraordinary manner. The vessel sailed from IA ust,
on a whaling expedition to the South Seas in Augtst,the
with a crew of twenty-five men, but in consequence of
mutiny was obliged to put into Buenos Ayres, from sill,
she arrived last week in the St. Katherine's Dock. The le
lowing particulars have been gleaned from the journals of 1.T.,
ship, and from copies of the depositions taken before 7;
British Consul at Buenos Ayres, with a sight of Which io
have been favoured :—lt appears that some dissatisfeet.
evinced itself among the crew in the beginning of NOWT,.
when preparations were about to be made for killing 0,...b1i0d
On the night of the 19th some of the hands came aft' ace
demanded a larger allowance of grog. The Captain rd-sy
them an extra glass, as the night was stormy. The !lel:, 0,
he informed them he could not give a regular double attf
ance of spirits until they commenced taking seals, but t's:,
should have an extra glass on stormy nights, when reefing torre,
sails. The men appeared satisfied, but the next day tbey
fused to have the allowance of spirits which was served, °tot
The steward informed the Captain of this, and intimetentske
a design existed on the part of the officers and man t°,lse
the command of the ship, and throw him overboard.
hours afterwards, White, the chief officer came into the 0': '
'ng
and said the dissatisfaction among the men was itterenasio
and he did not know what to do with them. Thomas"thal
fellow, the carpenter, however, informed the Captain,'ock,
White was the chief cause of the excitement. At 10 o'ee.
P. M., on the 21st, the steward informed the Captain smi.,Tht-
thing was wrong forward, and that the crew were only "pit
ing the first favourable opportunity to seize the abir: otsio
the 22d, the spirits were again refused by the crew. '-'4„,,ed
Davies then prepared for the worst, and secretly re,tri,"soo
six barrels of gunpowder, each weighing 100 lbs.,. annin,"ded
rounds of cartridges, into his state room. He • then ';‘-t
two pistols. At eight o'clock, P. M., White, tan _A- the
pears had been in consultation with the crew, enter
that
cabin. The steward having heard words to the effect re.
they would make a fine ship of the Manly," bad beforaero
ported these words to the Captain, who, on White aPPeEjer,
told him to look at his pistols, and, pointing to the gIMIX;;otilil
told him if any attempt was made to take the ship, be to bs
blow up every soul on board. White advised him not
rash, and said he would stand by him. On Sunday the est
White told the crew the Captain would blow up the ninile,, its
day if he did not find land, and they had better securh,
him at once. At midnight William Burwood came on 'To
and was heard to say that they had better seize the Clock,
when he came on deck at eight o'clock. At four 0n and
A. M., Burwood appeared with a draws dirk in his Wu' gb
told the man at the helm he meant to run the Captain tb;bite
if he made any resistance. It was then resolved that Aces
should go below and seize the Captain, and that on glig.
signal the second and third mates should proceed to his no
ance, secure the Captain's hands and feet, and thrr,as
overboard. The Captain having full information of 014' the
going on from the steward, determined, rather
ship should be taken, to perish with all on board. Aw-,nd
commending his soul to God he locked up the comPanit his
observed the three mates, one of whom had a rope,..': the
hand ready to secure him. The Captain then holden other
muzzle of one pistol into a barrel of powder, and the no
pistol in his right hand, prepared to meet them. Wilirtne tin
came down, but appeared thunderstruck when the ti"coch
pointing his pistol towards him, declared if he moved an tog
he would blow his brains out, and discharge the other r
into the powder. White appeared petrified with inar:with
the Captain remained in this position several minutes
the pistol ready cocked, observing that the slightest Prwhits
on the trigger would send them all into the air. the
begged for mercy, and the Captain drove hint wi,.„Atilhil°
muzzle of the pistol into a state room, where be after
in. The second mate came down soon after to inn% the
White, and, on receiving a similar reception, ran 11,rar on
companion, and fell against his brother, who was 5t,01,`.701
the hatchway, with the rope destined to tie the Cars7Of bet,
and foot. The Captain, finding the ship was going nti;,i 0°
course, went on the deck with the steward, well art°d to
found some of the men inclined to relent. He threate..:
shoot the first man that disobeyed orders, and restrietedeepr,
crew to a particular part of the vessel. Hearing, h4t;i7ought
that the crew were still disposed to seize the shipvh, bitee,tte•avord,the
it best to run the ship into Buenos Ayres.
interim, was released. The Captain, carpenter, an'd Steward'
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kept watch, well armed. Burwood, the second matew' ite
confession of his guilt, which tended to implicate ,'"
the
the ringleader of the mutiny. On the 7th of December his
vessel arrived in the river Plata, and anchored close to his
i),, 0,
Majesty's ship North Star, Captain Vernon Harcourt, tdeirea
mender. An inquiry then took place, from which it apg van
that the mutineers intended to have taken the vessel to .I.tio
da Cuba. The depositions were taken before the Nree
Consul at Buenos Ayres and Captain Harcourt, and the tool,
officers, George White, William Burwood, Joseph Bur Best,
together with John Breyman, boat-steerer, and Heil gob
were instantly placed under arrest on board the .Mort a to
from whence they are expected shortly to arrive in custolo,
take their trial at the Admiralty Sessions. The proceen 208
against the other men were dropped, from the great expePsi,
attending their removal to England, with the necessary e
til
dente ; but Captain Harcourt undertook to detain them o°.o
the departure of the Manly. The conduct of Captain Davibe
in this trying affair has been spoken of at Llo)d's and in t
City as above all praise. The Manly is a fine vessel, and there
was every prospect of a profitable voyage. She was former!!
a 14-gun brig, and was well provided with arms and arnindll"
tion, which is supposed to have excited th© Crew to mutiny, is
being well adapted for a piratical expedition.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OP AN INFANT AT rl4/1::
HAM.—CORONER'S INQUEST.—During the week a very C0E19,'4
derable excitement has prevailed at Clapham, in consequent.,
of a woman, of the name of Austin, having been take be f°oo
Mr. Purcell, one of the magistrates at Clapham, on suseld
of being concerned in the death of a new-born male 010, ;i,
which her own daughter was the reputed mother. Thl 7,0
lived at Clarke's-buildings, Union-street, and it Ivan :uncle
to the neighbours that the daughter was enciente. On °,114,- ere
las she was taken ill, and she had been delivered, and ""010
being no infant in evidence, the parochial authorities rile,
promptly informed, when Thomas Read, one of the be
male
after making inquiries, found the body of a new-bancl-
child immersed in soil in the back premises. The end-
child
mother of the deceased was immediately taken into cusii, be
when, after undergoing an examination before Mr. puree'
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resolved to detain her until the result of a Coroners nil the
should be known. On Friday an inquisition ir,as Sei: 8.4
Union Ars, Union-road, Clapham, before klr',.:."" vibe°
a most respectpable Jury, some being parochial orace'"' tbo
it was deposed by several witnesses that the roltherm, end
deceased, who is a single woman, was in the fauliq sc;';oicti'
that she was taken ill on Sunday, but no midwife at`edenieti
Read, the Beadle, stated that the grandmother at
_6.,first,h
that any birth had taken place. Mr. Powis, the psi
stiq;boi.hrniti
geon, stated his opinion to be that the child
After a long examination, the Jury returned a verdict': Ace to
the child was found dead, but that there was no evi°l9.ii pre'
prove whether it was born alive or not." The parish
secute for concealing the birth.

DIED. COP
On the 4th inst., at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich,
Charles Cox Bingham, of the Royal Artillery, aged 62. .• thin.
On the 4th inst., at Clapham, aged 17, Amelia SePw
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daughter of John Thornton, Esq. We' of
On the 2d inst., in his 50th year, Mr. Matthew whites
Richard-street, Islington, son of the late of Mr. 31' of
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. 11. e
At Alverne-hill, Penzance, John Armstrong, Esq.,
his Majesty's sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards.
On the 29th ult., at Langley, Mrs. Newcomen. the
On the Ist inst., at Thorpe-place, Surrey, Frederick Lsee
youngest son of the late Rev. John Leigh Bennett, aged jo. 10e"
On the Ist inst., at Bushey Rectory, Herts, the Rei;
dew, 8.D., late Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, aged Cole
On the 4th inst., at Lewisham, Mary, the wife of Samuel
Brown, Esq., in her 60th year. &abaci'
On the 24th inst., in camp at Narekalapully, nest' at
Captain William Bouchier Coxe, 43d Regiment Marti,-0
Infantry, Deputy-Assistant Quarter-Master-General 0' Riche'"
ern Division of the Army, and fourth son of the late Rec.
Coxe, of Bucklebury Vicarage, Berks, aged 30. • r't
patisb
At Jersey, aged 87, Mr. John Perchard, of St. Savleu
ea 130,
At Wood-hill, near Sheffield, Francis Fenton, Esq., ag
Mr. Joseph Bowtell, of Braintree, Essex aged 83. 000'
On the 4th inst., at Sydenham, at the residence of Ho/
Esq., Mrs. Dorcas Grives. 0,0011,
On the sth inst., Marmaduke, youngest child of W
Es
On the sthi, of Clapham.
ab the
Onst., at Brighton, in her 75th year, Ser ' ••.
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of P. W. Thomas, of Highbury-grove. child
At Brookfield, Isle of Wight, John Bernard, the onlythe Rev. Augustus Hewitt, aged two years. T
On the sth inst., Edward Clark, the infant son of J.
bert, Esq., Dean-street, Soho. iff,„, Grace
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On the 6th inst., at Chestnut-grove, Kingston, ..' 0 d 13.
Kent, youngest daughter of Robert Thomas Kent, Esq.', at
On the 6th inst., in the Wandsworth-road, Jas. Den'afeieti'
aged 75, founder and father of the Commercial Travellers polni
On the 2d inst., at his seat Belle-vue, near LiverrL LeighPhilips, Esq., Lieutenant R.N., only son of the late ei""
Philips, Esq., of Mayfield, near Manchester. Pew
On the 4th inst I'
~ at Hove, near Brighton, the Chevalier
of Mian, agd 48.
Onl the 3de inst., James Webster, Esq., of Shoulden-houae' near
Deal, Kent, in his 51st year.

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