Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-22
From the New Orleans PicaYune.

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We have. received the following par.
:ticuiars of the mutlny on board the Texan
schooner OF. war. San Antomo. The
men had: by some means procured liquor,
ard were nearly alLo Of them in a state Of
ntoxication, early on the evening of the
1.-The. They Eere-observed by The Of
fcers TO be holding a consultation on
the forecastle, which circumstance in
duced them 10 prepare for an emergen-
cy, not suspecting, howeyer,that a mu
liny was intended, but believing that
some Of them might attempt 10 -des-
ert.
Soon after, Acting Master NJ. H.
Dearborn, being then in charge of the
deck. the Sergeant of Marines came
aft with file. Of men,. and. said that be
wanted to. go on shore. Mr.. Dearborn
replied ii was not. in:l:is power to give
him permission, nor was il in The pow
er Of any officer on board TO do so,and
advised him 10 await until: the Captain
came on board, when he did not doubI
bot .lhat.eyefy thing would be sa!isfac-
toriIy .drranged. The Sergeant was
moi satisfied, bnt continued urging The
point, when Lieut.. Fuller then m
charge ofIhevessel, came on deck land
-enquired 'the.canse- of the disturbance.
and at rhe same time seeing some OF
the men.by the hatch, ordered them
all aft to. the gahgway, and told then.
to stale their. complaint. They told
him that they wished to go on shore
and uould 60. on shore. Lieut.. F.
then ordered. the Sergeant of Marines
to. arm the Marine Guard, which was
Immediately done, and they were ran
| ged on the starboard side Of the quar-
Ter deck. the Sergeant arnaing hin
self with a Colts pistol and tona-
hawk, and. mall probability, they fur
nished the crew with arms.
The Sergeant then came. up 10
Lieut.. Fuller, under the protest of re-
porting the guard under arms, raised
thetomahawk and struck at without bit
ting him. Lieut.. F.. then drew his
pistol, and in the act of raising il was
Shot by the Sergeant and killed instant
| ly, the ball passing through his right
farm near the shoulder, and entering
his lungs. He fell, and while on til
deck was beaten with muskets and cut
lasses,the other officers standing rcun.
him and endeavoring TO ward off Ii
blows. While engaged in. this, Mic
shipmen Allen and Odell were woUsI
.ded, the former with ball through bis
foot, and the latter by ball through
his. thigh.
The mutineers, after committing
this murderous act, seemed satisfied,
and told the survivors TO go aft, iftbey
did not they also would be killed
some of the mutineerss at the. same
time, seizing. them and pushing them
aft, and down into the cabin, securing
the. doors. Tliey then,i appears. arul-
ed themselves, lowered the boats, and
nine of them cressedIhe river in one
Of them, and the. remainder landed
at Algiers, in. the other Capt. Day,
Of the. revenue cuuerJ ackson, having
heard the noise and tle.report ofpis-
tolls, manned and armed his boats.
and pulled towards the San Antonio
the officers in the cabin hearing
/ the noise of oars, came on deck and
} hailed him,requesting assistance, which
was promptly rendered. M0eh-credlt
I is due to this gentleman, as also 10
his officers and men:
! His Honor the Mayor. with his
usual energy, assis ed BY an eficielt
ipolicef has succeeded IN. arresting six
II of the muiineers, and there is no
!. doubt butlhefe4naiader WILSON be
brought TO justice.
e The following is list of those la
{ ken:-eyrnor. Oswald, Sergeant of
: marines; ~ iHiarns Simpson corporal of
marines; Thomas D. Sheppard, sail
!. makers mates 3D. Keener,- Benjs-
! min Rempilly and 3D.. Williams.
The remains Of the late Lieut..
{ E'uller were inferred, yesterday AFTER
: noon, in the Protestanl elementary. by
!, his brother officers. Capt. Day, and
81 the oficers.of the cutter Jackson, and