The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-13 00:00:00

MUTINY ON THE HIGH SEAS.

At the Thames-office, London, on Monday, Samuel Ogg,
aged 30 ; Peter May bone, 38 ; Thomas Morgan, 22 ; James
Ratree, 17; James Latoo, 4G; James Willin, 23; John
Higgin, 50 • Frederick Diggin, 20 ; James Hongleton, 22 ;
James Willis, 22; Charles Johnstone, 39, and Benjamin
Present, forming part of the crew of the ship Ann Hall, of
Liverpool, were charged with mutiny on the high seas, within
the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England. Mr. Pelham,
the solicitor, attended for the prisoners. _ _ _

Francis Lugenby Horrad, the commander of the ship, was
called and sworn. He stated that he was master of the Ann
Hall, on a voyage from Liverpool for Charleston, in ballast.
Although some symptoms of insubordination had previously
appeared, nothing particular occurred until the 22d of Janu-
ary last. On that day a part of the crew, the larboard
watch, were ordered to go over the side to scrub down the
ship, to make ready for painting. This they refused to do, and
they were then told if they would not scrub outside, they should
do it inside. At this period a seaman, named Juckman, who
was then on the mizen topsail yard, seeing witness in an alter-
cation with the hands, sung out, ' Damn the ship,' with other
offensive observations, which the witness repeated. On coming
from aloft, he asked the man how he dared make use of such
language aft ? to which Juckman replied, on board a mer-
chant ship he did not know aft from forward. Juckman then
stooped down, and said he wished a flash of lightning would
take the ship. He pulled the man up from the deck and
asked him what he meant by such conduct, Juckman then
struck him on the mouth with a stave. Witness immediately
knocked down the man in self-defence, and a scuffle ensued.
Juckman got away, and seized an iron belaying-pin, and was
about to strike him, but the crew interfered and took him
away. About twenty minutes past one the next morning, he
went on deck and ordered the mate to get studding sails out.
About five or six hours after, he looked from his bed-cabin
and saw that the sails were not set. He called for the second
mate, and asked him why he had not got the studding-sail
booms run out ? The second mate answered that he had done
all he could. Witness told him that he must get some one
to do duty, and at the same time ordered him to pack up his
things, take them into the cabin, and do duty as a seaman.
About eight o'clock the same night witness went to the fore-
castle hatchway and ordered the second mate to come upon
deck and do his duty. The second mate declared that he
would not do his duty till he was reinstated. He ordered all
the sails to be furled, and the topgallant and topsail yards to
be sent down. Every soul on board refused to do it. Wit-
ness apprehending danger, then went to the catpenter's tool-
cheat, which was close by the cabin door, andtook oat his adze,
and went below to the state-room. Whilst stowing away the
adze some portion of the crew made fast the cabin door and
detained him there. He took up the adze, cut down the
door, and went upon deck. Mr. Broderip.—Did you take
the adze with you ? Witness.—Yes, sir. The witness, in
continuation, said that he proceeded to walk the deck with
the adze on his shoulder for about twenty minutes. In turn-
ing the deck the carpenter, Samuel Ogg, seized hold of the
adze and threw him down. The whole of the crew then came
up, and while some assisted the carpenter in keeping him
down, others pinioned his arms, and took him into the state
cabin and laid him on his bed. This treatment continued
during the remainder of the outward-bound voyage, and he
was deprived of all command of the vessel or control over
the crew, and was closely watched. On making Charleston
the pilots came on board, to whom he appealed, and the
case was made known to the British consul, and the Ameri-
can authorities, who interfered and investigated the matter.
A portion of the crew were committed 0 gaol, previous to
their being sent to England in a ship of war. The twelve
men at the bar were sent home as passengers on the return
They were committed for trial.

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The Charleston Courier contains an account of the trial
of the crew of the British ship Ann Hall, for mutiny. It
will be recollected that early in February last the crew
(twenty-two in number) of this vessel was committed to the
gaol in Charleston, at the instance of the British consul, on
the charge of mutiny on the high seas, they having seized
and confined the master with hand-cuffs and a straight jacket,
on the allegation of his intoxication or insanity. On the
clearance of the Ann Hall, ten of these men were left behind
in gaol. They were recently brought before the Hon. Jacob
Axson, recorder of Charleston, on habeas corpus, to obtain
their discharge ; and on Thursday last his honour delivered
his opinion, discharging the prisoners, on the ground that in
the absence of any treaty stipulation to that effect between
this government and Great Britain, there was no authority to
arrest or detain them as fugitives from justice.—Baltimore
American.