Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-10-04
DREADFUL MUTINY,

Dtl A. N bE Y - n y IAN II
We nave been favored (says the Sa
lam Gazette with letter from Messrs.
Hacker, Brown l. Co. of Philadelphia,
from which we have extracted the fol-
lovIn, particular account of the melan-
eholy occurrence on board the schoon-
err Tattler, OF this port, on her passage
from Baltimore.
line circumstances are as follows,
which we obtained from the pilots, who
received them from Captain Garland:
Left the Chesapeake Bay on the
I7h-st g A. N. Captain Garland be-
ing oeIow in the cabin, two men for-
ward below. the mate (Mr. Bsocock,
and one man lSmith) on deck, wind
blowing fresh, the captain heard cry
for help on deck, sPrang and ran (un-
dressed, saw the mate lying on deck,
and STOPPING down to see aud speak to
lin va, severely wounded by having
m, throat cut with long knife by
Smith, who immediately repeated his
attack, and wounded him IN the ribs,
in the side, and round the body above
tina nip. \ scuffie ensued, IN which
Csv,ain Garland wres,ed from him the
knife and threw it overheard; Smith
went forward and called the two men
frcn below; Capt. Garland went below,
told little black boy TO prime mus.
ket which was then loaded with shot;
with this he was Just able To so on
deck. On seeing him Smith called
ont TO him from forward, and with osths
attacked HIM with the cover Of the
camboose. The captain as he approach-
Ell, Tired, and thinks he wounded him:
he however cleDched the Captain and
they fell; after considerable scuiile
they arose, and being close by the quar-.
ter rail, the captain succeeded in
throwing HIN over. although it is said
ne was 'hree tunes as strong as the cap.
tain. ia fell into the sea, after which
he was heard 10 call to captain Gar
Iand, peS his pardon, and asked to be
taken on board. The vessel going nine
knots, the wretched murderer sunk iu-
to the deep. Captain Garland, as soon
as smith was overheard. tainted and
fell. dis two men were by him in the
last scutile and would render him no
assistance. The mate died Immediate
" of nis wouuds; bis bowels being
dreadfully cut. lie Was committed to
tn, deep by the pilots the day following.
Captain Garland remained lying on
derk in MS snir, until he was boarded
BY the pilots, at half past 9 next morn
To-. The bleeding of his wounds was
stopped hy ashc. Tn the pilots going
on ,Osrd thew had these particulars
from Captain Garland. who asked them
totaIe han to the nearest port; they
told hin Lewistown was the nearest,
25 miles distant. but il was an open
roads lad. Captain Garland then re-
Suested them to take him to Lewis.
town, aud go to Philadelphia with the
schooner, aud call on us for assistapce,
or consisn the vessel to Us.
captain Garland suspects the two
men to be accessory to the mutipy, a.
they would not assist him when he was
nearly overpowered by Smith He how
eve, to save his own life, after the
nate was killed and Saith over hoard,
usei mild language TO them, making
them heiieve that he thought they had
been faithful to him. After Captain
Garland had got on shore and had his
wounds dressed. which took hours,
and he felt better, he regretted that he
haa seat he schooner to the city. OBJ
serving nat he thought, he should he
well eOongh in ten days to go on. He
therefore agreed with the captain Of the
Plo' boat to follow and overtake the
schooner, and request the pilots to
bring her back. and tor them to secure
ne two men. Before the boat overlook
her she had got far towards the city.
AID az they had no way Of securing the
men if tTey went back. they concluded
IN proceed, and on their arrival here
yesterday afternoon, their first care was
to secure the two men. A message was
seat to Us requesting our care. Not
Knowing but The men required our care
Also, Wa took our attorney with us,
and the two men wsre committed to Jail,
Their names are Charles FarasDorth
and Joseph Haskell