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MUTthY INT THE cal-hi plif •
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(From Oa e Hong-Konglrept 1,1 4.
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, Mutiny at sea, espalially by the o'ffidet4lkfgeriare an
openrrence, that the recent, and for .i., ti e 4 ff..loCotsfill, at-
tempt of the .mate and gunner of 'the gi•Aapeee Ariel, to
take possession of the \,el,sel, .vvitli. hex:yell:able' freight
oP specie. it, the cause of ineigt Asti tit'fhpaent..:The par-
tienlars of Axis tragic affair see have rtcoivedfrotn the very
best authority.ai.nd our statement may be - relied upon.
The Ariel left 4Antoy' on Saturday lasi,: betind• for this
port, with about 100,000 dollers in specie‘oiahlioVid. At
'six, o'clock that afternoon, she was otr („Ittl, I,.i...siand.
After taking the bearings of .the -island. n. ::.gtving a
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course for Namoa, Captain MuefarlanUfieing a disposed,
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and requiring to be on deck' during a great .paes of the
night, went below to his cabin'for a short rest. 14. half-
past 8 o'clock he was disturbed' by the voice of the' thief
officer, Mr. Wilkinson, "Who'shbuted in an untenial tone,
"Captain Macfarlane, you are wanted on,ilebk.."- cap-
tain Macfarlane obeyed the summons; upon getting 411
deck the companion was closed by the mate and gunner,
who were each armed .with a brace of pistols. They told
the captain that it was their wish, and that of the crew,
that he should take the vessel' to. Singeriie; and thot
' they had altered the course froth S. W.'tO South. They'
proposed that he should join then], offered him a large
share of the money on board, stating that from the Ariel's
sailing qualities they-could commit piracy with little risk
Of being captured. Though his life was at stake, the cap-
tain refused to join them. They then ordered his butler to
bring all the arms from his cabin, continuing their per-
suasions to join in their laWlesa intention to rob their em-
, eloyers. and afterwards to fit the vessel out as a rtgalar pi-
LL-. , Captain Macfarlane pointed out' to 'them the,
heintne crime, which they were oominiftieg; 'and the.
fearful pe,:'*Y.LheY would incur ; -he 'also promised that
they.shoela ~.he
forgiven, provided 'that. they gaveaup the
attempt ;
IA ut..ley Were obdurate and reseked. to, carry
out their villan'olls ;lan!, The mate eaid.he would spare
the captain's lite, stai.:eg. that while 4taleep in -his•cabin
he had intended to s:2out„.ltint, And even:painted a pistol
purpOt.,„ ,but.,could 'net bring
down the skylight for. tin"
himself, to commit such a ,-cowaro:lY action as to shoot
a man asleep.- He also stated that 14,..1Y attempt at roe-
-1 cuing the vessels mould be -certain dea:l).
. ,as,
st.he. the
gunner, crew
(Marniamen). hart all joined himself' Lind.
who; with the captain.. awl One 1841, .1110-0 Ote. only
European; on board. After 'some furtfifs eonnrsa-
tion they promised to land the captain, also' tc spares the
life ofhis attendants„,tbough they said they would ..he
compelled to kill some who were on board' tottheir own'
safety. At 10 o'clock the main hatch was taken off, ancir
it was purposed- toeonfine Captain
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hold-; he requested that they would i g.yelnut rs owtr
'Mtiairmise' in the
cabin, and after some hesitation, they agreed co...,milke
that his prison: Previous to going beloa,,,klad .Captain
made another attempt to dissuade them; hunit -I,eacof no
avail. They said they had made up their, minds to the
step they had taken for some, time, and only awaited A
favourable opportunity. . They also -mentioned, that
others in Hong Kong had it in contemplation' to Capture
the Ariel ; that a European, -whose name 'le before
us, was then close at band in a Loretta; hOing la
crew of -40 men, expressly fitted out for 'that' ' pur-
pose, ~ and that failing in success', there.; °Pero
' people in. Hong Kong who intended capturing the
Ariel, with the clipper Celestial. This part of t
statement must be taken with caution ; they how
ever gave the name of the ringleader of the prates its
the Lorcha, who it appears offered -to shire on board':
the Ariel.. At daylight on the morning of the 27th,.
Captain Macfarlane forced open the door of his cabin,.
• and went on deck •, - the AT'S head was then S.W. by
W. Ateight, breakfast was sent into his cabin, the Ariel
then-running before-a fine N.E: wind.- At ten,ile.sent
for: the mate, and requested that they would give him
tine long boat, or put him on board a junk ; this was
refused; the mate saying that he (the captain)
would ' get to Hong-Kong too sdOn for them.
He, however, promised to put him on board a junk
at night-fall.; also that he would give up all'his per-
sonal. property. At noon the mate again tame into the.
captain's cabin, telling him to make himself comfortable
until the:vessel got to Singapore ;. he eipressed his de-
termination to throw the treasure overboard if,: pursued;
the assurance that the captain's life would be spared was
again renewed. In the afternoon the captain's 'Chinese
servant,. who itris alloWed to go on deck, told him that
the Manilamen were not in the plot, and that they medi-
tated rising upon the mate and gunner, and again restor-
ing the "vessel to his command. About 10 o'clock they
had matured their,plans, and although Without caber arms;
than the rammers of the guns and their knivee, they at-
tacked the tntitineers,at the same time enabling thecaptain
to get on deck through a window, and arming bite
with the cook's axe. The fight was soon over, the mate
h.ing knocked down with a rammer, and also cut- with-
knives ; the gunner took refuge in the cabin, raising the
hatch which covered the magazine, and threatening to
blow up the ship. Captain Macfarlane had by •this time
got possession of 14 foWling.pitee; -fine barrel of. which
was loaded ; . with it he tired and wounded. the gunner
in the thigh. The poor wretch cried out for mercy, but
still threatened to blow up the ship. Aline was got
ready and thrown over his head, with, which, thaoew
hauled him on deck andaecured him. ,The mate died of
his wounds: The gunner was, brought .here,, and. has
been committed for .trial, after an .examinatietrAtefore
Mr. Hiliier, the acting marine magistrate. '.... ' '
It is pleasing. to state that, after the affray Was over,.
and the ship's emir:a:was again shaped' f6r llnnOtong,
Captain Macfarlane mustered the crew; and off red up
prayers and thanksgiving for their deliVeraebe-frOM int•
tninent danger. - '... . . • •
The Whole affair is a very sad, though a remarkable
one. • Mr. Wilkinson, the ringleader, was a 'young man
with the fairest prospects before .hira.; , his eurpicryment
was, and is„ 0(3 best in the 'merchant ,eerviee,,,and had
he believed: hitt:self, would, in all . probability, ina few
year, lukei; led to a gompetency fut !Wei - • -
The ,Alanilainen,coutrary to the usual opitifOlortheni,
proyi.d.true to their employers ; and we douleSot, from
the.well-known liberality of the firm,
,they ,vviltle. re-
wardtd. Captain Macfarlane hitnslt; thetinti..pla* inn
most trying-position, acquitted himself au itieahOghest
degree 'creditably, proving the strength, of hia,bonour
and integrity, and .tokvever .deeply he, may regret, the
fate ef the tinfOrtanate young man whostelife Was-the
p-nalty of his crime, he. may always. look back with
satisfaction epop hie .own behaviour. whilst his ''vea-sel
was in the' bands of.the mutineers. • - - . - '

• CHILD MURDER..
Monday afternoon an inquest was held.in the -borough
gaol, Windsbr, befere Thomas Marlin, Esq , the Coro-
ner for Windsor, and a respectable jury, on the-body of
a new-born male infant, which was found dead in the
privy attached to the residence 'of Air. Charles Alder, in
Spring-gardens, on Friday last. The servant of Mr. Alder,
a young girl, named Susan Douglas, between twenty and
twenty-one years of age, who had given birth to the in-
fant, was in Lustedy of the gaoler, but too ill, 'from the
weak state she was in, to be present during the inquiry,
which lasted nearly four hours. Mr. Geoffrey Pearl,
surgeon, deposed that he was sent for by Mr. Alder on
Friday last, in consequence, as Mr. Alder stated, of a sus-
picious circumstance having taken place with reference
to his female servant. When he went there thegirlWas
out upon an errand. Mrs. Alder told him' she 'thought
the girl had been delivered of a child. Whets the girl
returned he told her of the suspicions entertained, but
she denied that she had been delivered. Upon examin-
ing her in the presence of Mrs. Alder, he found that she
had borne a child, and very recently ; lie told her so,
and that she had better say at once what had become of
it. She then told him that she had been taken ill while
in the privy She looked pale, hut not particularly ill.
The next day he made a post mortem examination of
the child, by the desire of the Mayor. It was a full-
grown. taz.le infant ; there were no appearances of any
external marks of violence to account for its death,
and he had no doubt it was born alive. The
umbilical cord was not tied. He had attended the mother
of the deceased in the prison since Friday. Mrs.
Jane Alder stated that Susan Douglas had lived with
her as 'servant for upwards of four years, and during
that time had been . particularly - steady• and honest.
Witness was not aware she was in the family way.
Witness, in consequence of the girl appearing very all
on Friday last, sent for Mr. Pearl. • Mr. Charles Alder,
the husband of last witness, said that upon Mr. Pearl
discovering that his servant had given birth to a
child, he immediately ordered' the privy to. be
opened, when the body. of a new-horn male -child
was found by the police near the mouth of
the drain leading int.) the cesspooL James Dobson,
police-sergeant, deposed to searching the privy, and find-
ing the infant lying on its back on the surface of the
soil, quite dead. This being the whole of the evidence, the
room in which the inquest was held was ordered to be
cleared. After the jury had been in deliberation for
half-an-hour, Mr. and Mrs. Alder were again
_called in
and privately examined,' and the jury then remained in
deliberation for upwards of an hour,, and ultimately re-
turned a verdict of " Wilful murder against Susan
Douglas." The prisoner will be removed to the °minty
gaol at Reading, to take her trial at the next Berkshire
assizes, as soon as she is in a fit state to undertake the
journey. The girl, alto is a native of Wokingharn, states
the father of the unfortunate infant to be an old man
named Day, who died at Windsor, where he was well
known, about three weeks since, at the 'advanced age of
between seventy and eighty. • •••

SidtvE lioNr.-1A rather dangerous insurrection
the
had in Maryland, which had,
bewever,
had taken
following are extracts from the
:—The number of slaves who entered into the com-
bpe lea: es
uabmd endg.
bPainPaetrison to escape is stated at 00 or more. They came from
13
e's, Charles, and
St. Mary. They were led by a resolute negro, and were all
three counties in Maryland—l rince Georg
armed with bludgeons and clubs. They crossed the eastern
branch bridge, on their way through Montgomery, and for
Pennsylvania. The movement of so large a body of men
spread consternation among the people. This alarm reached
Washington, where Colonel Henderson had the marines at
the garrison, and the navy-yard, under arms all the night
of the 7th, and arms were given out to members of the Ana-
eostia Fire Company, who volunteered their services to give
chase to the coloured fugitives. The Washington Union sub-
sequently adds, we learn that a gang of 38 of these 'negroes
were discovered on the Frederick-road, about a fourth of a
mile beyond Rockville. The negroes left the turnpike,
striking into the woods, and were followed closely by a
Captain Jackson and six men, who with the rest . of the
citizens, were all mounted. Captain Jackson .i.and his
companions soon reached them, and called out to them to sun.
render, which they refused to do ; and, closing tiseir . casks,
commenced snapping pistols. with which many of them were
armed, at their pursuers. Finding that their arms could pot
be discharged, they commenced an assault with Acmes and
bludgeons, when Jackson fired and wounded one slightly.. The
whole body then retreated to a swamp on the other side of. the
geld. Soon afterwards the main body of the citizens joined
their companions, and charging into the swamp, Pred a volley
on the runaways, which wounded eight—four sertonidy, and
one dangerously ; 23 immediately surrendered, and the rest
made off. Those who could walk were secured with-ropesi-eind
marched into Rockville' and lodged in the county gaol. The
wounded were es-mailed there in a waggon. By last night
.eight others have been secured and lodged in the gaol with
their companions. The rest are probably retaken ere this.
Some of the negroes say that there is another gang of 30 out,
and others deny the statement.

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