Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1838-10-03

suMai me lna mH1 m m6aH.st
Is mla Who had been a ioalaNaM IS
MATE, Doe d8aHlfi uni dueefi be.
caua lbo oaNiain houshf be Nw noi E
llyiag ou 90 hsh asl9 oa9lli luhaFe
dena, was very Active y was lls. t
Voice, lam a.moliecglaiu, ihNl heHri
repeat the Worl--"romeghtt' hi'
every thing was So conducted that 4
k40W nothing ol what Vas browning
70 was ON iho might ugsgfUlhIng ml.
washing clothes, aIWays dome m he
middle watch. Twas bataeeH $50 of
disc guns Vtait on tho main deck
scrubb'uy pair ot uuea a9Bso,s.--
7 Thought taero Nas ana unusual nui.'
with tue Wa4n.dcca buckets, and lonk.
Ing up, | saw sogomlui tle mtu gu.
pltandy a,kine, throwing IAa bue,-
els at oa. auoluer. Thc captain sent
ont %, Ut cabin word for tUc mon pI
make less noise, but they took no n0..
tice ot what WAS said; ou the CONTRA.
Try, they madcmoro noise thau before,
[Mang shot OH the lacks. AMI throw
ing them about tho deck. AT last
+ TIE ifs; Lieutenant came ny, 90 en-.
IquTe into the. cause OF the disturb
ancc, when one Of the men msuIted
Ell him, lie returned to his cabin,
Iaud brought up a sword, with which
he went forward amongst the men,
and 3ndeavored to restore order.--
I lie was knocked down, ran through
the body with his own sword, and
=. thrown out of port.
Seeing this horrd murder, left my
trousers unfinished, ran ON deck, and
Ialolt tothc maintop. From this place
Ill heard the shouts Of the iniurlateo
mutmeers, and tic groans of the dy-
ring; and every now and then the
splash Of some mangIed victim com
, mitted to the waves. The men hac
!; brokenopen the gunner's store room
=, and possessed themselves of arms ant
. AMMUNITION. The captain hearing
ri the uproar increase, opened the doc
- and came out. He was no soone
Il, seen than one of the men gave him
. blow with a handspike, and he re
- treated to his cabin. Four or five o
:, the men rushed in after him, arme,
N with cutIassef, boarding pixies, an
i, muskcts fixed with bayonetS. Th
70 captain endeavored to defend himse
= with a small sword, and for n tim
III kept them at bay. So much did the
~ dread him, that they shrunk back an
!. were afraid to strike, when one
o. them-John Norris, called out, 'wh;
w do YOU fear, men! spike the --
IN and gave them an example by rnnT
10. him through with a bayonet. The
NO all followed his example, each OF
~ seeming anxious to satiate bis blood
III vengeance. He was covered with
ho hundred wounds, and after cuttiI
,er and hacking the body, and treatll
orit with every possible contempt, th'
"a threw him out of the cabin window
;nd | was soon Joined by two or thr
md others Of the peacefully disposed, W
~ like me were horror struck at bio
nj shed going on below; and we did In
an quit our station until after the d
No :. broke. The main deck was cover
~ with blood; it was the blood of {
.yos officers, many Of whom were as 60
men as ever lived. have oft
~ since that time, stood upon bloc
! - - deck, and thought light Of it, for
- was blood she'd in our country's ca
IA ~ and in fair fight. As to the capita
\, If he had possessed a thousand lly
he deserved to have lost them;
a., blood-thirsty cruelty alone called
= the murder Of the rest. A boatswat
~ mate now took the command and
s;s led a council Of war. Some were
,,sad cruising for prizes as a pirate; SC
nnd wished 10 leave the West Indies
800 take the shipinto a French port;
the greater number voted to run
' aal into tho first port they came e
x Z the Spanish main. and give her uf
ouAu the Spaniards. The latter plan
laNe carried into effect, and the next
h'ol found us OF anchor under the gun
s~ a heavy battery.
Sim
,ocl Some time ago two lrishmer
3 g. longing TO the Alloa glass works,
~ oflpartakIng Of a genuine toothit
'ards. 1.-The real Muckie, from abe bottI
H. ~ Mother M--s-n, were leist
! md walking upon the grass lawn, "
tbev thefollowing conversation took p
,,seJ --"W ell John, besurc and wake
4 ! to mora mornin, and if Idon't "
/ ont YOU can just pull me out Of be,
: tbe tsIIJw can do that said
: - .swith the door barred in my face