Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-07-02
THE BARQUE SALAD.N.
MUTINY AND HORRIBLE MURDER, ON THE
HIGH SEAS.

HIGH SEAS.
We received by Gunnison's Express
yesterday, says the Boston Atlas, ST. John
On. b. papers of the 18th inst. contain
ing full particulars Of the mutiny and MUIR
der on board the English barque Saladin,
which vessel was wrecked at Country
Har5or, near Halifax, about three weeks
since. The following article from the
Halifax Morning Post gives the best au
thenticated particulars;
Since our last number, the community
has been startled with the information that
two of the prisoners Of the Saladin have
turned Queens Evidence, and have d sclo-
scd Il tale Of blood which makes the heart
thrill with horror.
On Saturday morning, two Of the pris-
oncrs, Carr and Galloway, sent for the
Hon. Mr.. Iobin. and before him and the
Attorney General, and other proper off,
GERS, made Il confession to the following
eff Ct
The Saladin sailed from Valparaiso
about the Sth of February, with compile
ment of twelve persons, nclud ng officers.
Some Of these were new men, our of the
crew who had gone out to Valparaiso.
having left her there. A Captain Field
ing, whose vessel had beef. seized for
smuggling a cargo of guano, and his son,
ii lad about fifteen years of age. were ia
ken on board as passengers. This man, il
appears instiga.ed all the mischief. His
plan, suggested by avarice, for he must
have been aware Of the valuable freight
on board, was TO kill the captain and OIL
GERS, seize the ship, and proceed with her
10 the ST. Lawrence, on the shores of
which they were to land divide the plum
der, and then separate to enjoy rs they
best mig ht their unhallowed gain. Unhap-
PLY, he prevailed.
The bloody drama opened on Sunday
night, the 18th Of April. The first mate,
whose watch it was, had been unwell, and
bad lain down to sleep on the hen coop or
companion, and was the first victim of
Fielding and those OF the crew he had been
persuaded TO Join in his niqlity.
Having fully committed themselves to
the worst atrocity by this treacherods act,
some of the villains went below for tho
purpose of dcspatching the captain, whom
they found asleep, but his dog, $50 tri1ing
was the incident that aver,ed their pur-
pose being at his side, probably with an
instructive consciousness of their inten-
ton, which they perceived, they retired
without efecting their purpose.
+ The second mate then came on deck,
was seized upon and thrown over. While
~ me wafer he called out - murder !" and
Fielding, fearful, perhaps, that such an
alarm might have put the captain on his
guard, raised the cry, ga man over
board.'' This awoke Captain Mack cnzie.
who rushed on deck, when the Swedc
[Anderson,) ono of the prisoners, struck
at him as he was emerging from the COM
panion.
He was seized upon, and his existence
terminated without raising any alarm
among those below. After the Capt. was
dead, the rest Of the crew who were moi
implicated in the conspiracy, were de-
spatchcd in cold blood without being able
TO make any resistance, as each made his
appearance on the deck, and their bodies
thrown overheard. Fielding then assumed
the command, called the men aft, har-
rangued them in speech, in which he assu-
red them Of being under commander who
would appreciate their services, and who
would not bully them as "Sandy' had
done. and explained his designs with re-
gard to their future destination, as we
have before stated.
1t pleased the Almighty to crush this
daring villain, ere the exultation attendant
upon his success had subsidized, by the very
instruments through whom his unhallowed
designs had been executed. Dark hints
of there yet being too many on board, led
each one 10 consider his own safety inyoi-
we'd, and to suspect the designs Of their ty-
rant TO prevent, it is supposed any fatal
results which might ensue from the quar-
relsome dispositions Of such n gang of
desperadoes, all the fire arms, and all
weapons whatever, at his suggestion, were
thrown overheard, with the exception of
the Captains gun.
Fielding, however, had concealed weap
ons for his own defence, in case OF need.
These had been discovered in berth-r
is said pair of loaded pistols and a knife
were found in his possession. The men
u IHtGHtiUliS- anu not DCiUp
satisfied with his replies, they seized upon
and bound him one whole night in the cab
IL. After serious consultation, the next
T,hc Tuesday succS edins the
murder of The Captain,) they tete rmined
10 throw him overheard, which was soon
effected, and thus the villain persisted by
similar death to that by which he had sent
MS innocent and unsuspecting victims 10
heir last account
The destruction Of the father involved |
hat Of the son. The poor lad had taken
no part in the horrible scene: though a |
witness Of them, and perhaps consenting,
50 far as he might be allowed. lie enrrea-
ted them pIteousy 10 spare his life, but
the shrieking victim met the same misera- |
BILE fate as his parent. Nothing extraor
binary appears to have occurred between |
this time and the wreck of the vessel. save
the scene of riot and dissipation that nigh
have been expected The figure head
was disguised, and the name of the vessel |
covered over with painted canvass-her
guilty crew must also have carefully ayoi
ded speaking vessels on their VOYAGE
One of their bo1iS they sunk nrobahi, - !.