Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-03-12
From the Ne,o Orleans Picayuno, FEB. ~
THE MURDER AND MUTINY.

We have received the following particu-
lars of the mu,iny on board the Texas
schooner of war San Antonio. The men
had by some means procured liquor, and
were nearly all of them in a state of intox-
ication, early on the evening of the lth.---
They were observed by the officers to be
holding consultation on the forecastle,
which circumstance induced them to pre-
pare for an emergency, not suspectng,
however, that mutiny was intended, but
believing that some of them might attempt
TO desert
Soon after, Acting Master M. H. Dear
born, being then in the charge of the deck,
the Sergeant of Marines came aft with a
file of men, and said that he wanted to go
on shore. Mr.. Dearborn replied it was
not in his power to give him permission,
nor was it in the power of any officer on
board to do so, and advised him to wait I'M
I'll the Captain came on board, when he did
not doubt but that every thing would be
satisfactorily arranged. The sergeant was
moi satisfied, but continued urging The point,
when Lieut.. Fuller, then in charge of the
vessel, came on deck, and enquired the
cause of the disturbance, and at the same
time seeing some of the men by the hatch,
ordered them all aft to the gangway, and
told them to state their complaint. They
told him they wished to go on shore and
,oould 90 on shore. Lieut.. r. then ordered
the Sergeant of Marines to arm the Marine
Guard; which was Immediately done. and
they were ranged on the starboard side. OF
the quarter deck, the Sergeant arming him
self with Colts pistol aud lomahawk.
and in all probability, then furnished the
crew with arms. 70.
The Sergeant then came up to Lieut.
Fuller, undes5SSsO- Ipretext of reporting the
guard under arms, reised the tonahawK
and struck at without hi'4ITng MN. Lieut.
F. then drew his pistol, anu{ln the act o
raising it was shot by the sergeant and kill
ed him instantly, thee bai,RessiTig througI
his right arm under THE shoulder, and en-
terng his lungs. He fSsll, and while on thu
deck was beaten with m9lsketsand cutiasses
the other officers standing round him am
endeavoring to ward off: Athe blows. While
engaged in this, Mdslspmen Allen and
Odell were wounded, the former by bal
through his 3oot. eaA. t!e latter by bal
through his thigh;
The mutineers, ffter committing thi
murderous act, seemed satisfied. and toll
the survivors to 60 aft, if they did not. the,
also would be killed-some of the mutineer
at the same time seizing them and puslijn.
them aft, and down into the cabin, securing
the doors. They then, it appears, armed
themselves, lowered the boats, and nine o
them crossed the river in one of them, ant
the remainder landed at Algiers, in the 9th
er. Capt. Day, of the revenue cutter Jack
son, having heard the noise and the repor
Of the pistols, manned and armed his boats
and pulled towards the San Antonio--tht
officers in the cabin hearing the noise o
oars, came on deck and hailed him, request
ing assistance, which was promptly render
ed. Much credit is due to this gentleman
as also to his officers and men,
His Honor the Mayor, with his usual en-
ergy, assisted by an efficient police, has sue
ceeded in arrestiag six of the mutineers
and theirs isno doubt but the remainder viii
soon be brought to Justice.
The following is list of those taken:--
Seymor Oswald, sergeant of marines; Viii
liam Simpson, corporal of marines; Thorn
as D. Sheppard, sail-maker's mate; Edwar'
Keener, Benjamin Pompilly and Ed. Will
Hams
The remains of the late Lieut.. Fulle
were Inferred, yesterday afternoon, in thu
Prostetant Cemetery, by his brother off
GERS, Capt. Day, and the officers of the
cutter Jackson, and his particular friends.