Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-09-23

ward OF Ragged Eoint, On the coast OF Dor
neo. in the Straits of M,cass n, at about
half past 10 o'clock, p. NJ the ships crew,
consisting partly of Javanese and parity
Malays. mutined and murdered the chief
officer who was then on deck /; on hearing
his cries, the captain and myself together
came out f'on our cabin tn captain cal
led out to the crew and asked what was
the matter when one of them answered,
nothing, only that he himself was nov the
Captain of the ship. intenling to rnurler G.
very one of us. The captain her, upon
told him, that If they did not give up their
design, he would blow up the ship, and
them together with it, whereupon he said
it was well. Meanwhile the captain, the
second officer and myself, returned Into the
cabin, where we got mp barrel of gunpow-
der, loaded all the muskets and pistols VIC
had, and IN tnis situation we were waiting
for them in case OF their coming down.
In about half an hour they threw down eve
ry thing that was loose on deck, broke the
lanthorn which WAS in the cabin We also
heard them work with one of the guns, be-
ing loaded with double shot, which after
having got up the hatch, they tried 20 point
it down, but we understood they were IN
able to point it low enough for the purpose
of their intention the captain told them
that in case of their coming down he would
blow up the quarter deck, on which the
greater part Of the crew were standing, be-
cause he saw 10 possibility OF saving the
ship, OF to defend our lives any longer We
| then brought one barrel of gunpOwtler into
the fore part before the cabin, and laid
train to il from the cabin | placed
myself in one of the stern windows, with
= couple of loaded pistols, 50 did the Cap
a ,,f fi,.u - I'm ct.dCpt,
| the mutincers came down, upon which /
| fred of one pistol. The train caughs a
| horrible explosion followed and in an in
slant found myself, almost without sense.
in the water near the pieces of plank, &c.
! got hold Of a large log of wood which APP
! pcared to be the boom, astern OF the man
! braces. The whole after part of the ship
being on fire, got along side the ship, and
came over by the gangway, where l saw
| the most shocking sight man ever behcId.
| The greatest part of the crew lying within
| the flames, some without arms, others with
| ont legs, crying very loud. One of them
| lying close to the gangway got hold of my
| leg on coming over, calling out to another,
| who, with or 10 men was endeavoring to
| get the long boat over the ships side, which
| they effected after which l saw one CO.
| ming up to me with criss in his hand and
leaping upon the forecastle, / inten1ed to
| jump overheard, but when ne 7aw NE Oh
| the bowsprit, he went back, and called out
TO me to leave the ship. and follow him i.l-
! TO the long boat, which J refused. On the
| bowsprit with me Was sitting the Chinese
passenger Bloy, who would not leave me
| we in the meantime saw the remainder of
| the crew leave the snip with the boat
| others of them being wounded, flung them
\ calua. ord rl0
| 70 them. At about one o'clock, the flames
| came up from all the matches, aud the ship
went down. When / came up the second
| time, got hold of the fore yard. which
was just above water; there / found the
above mentioned Chinese again, who as
sisted me in getting over the yard, and
| one Iavanese who was wounded severely
| in his foot. The ship was now standing
on the GROUND, being low water, only 8 faith
oms where she was lyiug, the main top and
| riizen-top was entirely OH FIRE, IS she was
| lying wind tight, it blowing a very fresh
| southerly wind. I had hopes to save the
fore-top as our only resource. l went l.
loft and got cut the topgailant sludding
sail hallyards, which ] fastened to my
waist, letting it down to the Chinese IN the
| top, which he continued TO make wet, and
to haul up, in order to quench the fire,
yet / was obliged successfully to retire be-
| low, until the fire had got down as far as
about fathom above tue cap. At day
break could see none of the boats from
| the foretopsail yard. The above mention
| ed Javanese told me that he intended to
swim ashore, leaving us on one OF the stud
| ding sail booms. The third day after, sew
| eral dead bodies came floating up Fifth
| day, which was the 9th, about IL O'Clock,
we saw to our great joy, three prows coming
| out and afterwards a great number of
them one of which took us on board, and
| brought us to Passir where we arrived a.
| bout Z o'clock, p. M. / was the fourth day
after carried to the Raiah of that country,
where / found the Seacunny, Leonard
| Hoogerward, Carpenter Francixco, and 6
| Javanese, among whom was one of the
principal mutineers, (beiAg Joramoddle
| on board y as understood, he had related
there, that the ship had caught fire, with
out knowing now when in their presence
| was questioned about it, said the same,
because was apprehensive my life would
be in danger, the Javanese being very well
with the natives on shore but afterwards
| told the Rajah the real circumstance,
| and requested him to secure the Javaucse,
which he told me he could not do. In the
| meantime / brought it so far, that ON the
/ 6th Of July, / was informed by the captain
| Of the Burgess at Passir, that | should be
| sent to Macassar by order of the Rajah,
with aprow belonging to Hadjer, which
was to sail on the ODD Of the same month";
When left Passir, | took with me the be-
fore the above mentioned Seacunny, the
carDenter and the Chinese and arrived On