The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-19
Horrible Piracy the High seas-Awful
y Disclosures utiny and Murder on Board
Ship Saladin ut HaIlfnx-Cnptain, first ana
second Mate, and part OF the Crew
Killed.

| [From the Boston Times, June Is.
| BY Gunnison's Express of this morning, we have
received St. John, N. b. papers OF Saturday last,
containing news from the Halifax papers OF most
horrible piracy which has lately come to light.
| The St John News has this -
BY the Halifax Mail, which arrived in st. John
on Friday we put IN full possession of the hor-
ribe piracy, which took place on board Of the
Saladin, which vessel, it will be remembered, was
cast away near Halifax fortnight since We take
the following interesting articles from the Post, the
Recorder, and the Journal
| Since our last number, the community has been
startled with the information that two OF the prl
soners of the Saladin have turned Queens evil
dence, and We disclosed a tale of blood which
makes the heart thrill with horror.
On Saturday morning, two of the prisoners, Carr
| and Galloway, sent for the Hon. MIR. Tobln, and
before him and the Attorney General, and other
proper officers, made confession to the following
effect -
The Saladin sailed from Valparaiso about the
9Th February, with complement OF twelve per-
| sons, including officers. Some OF these were new
men, four of the crew who had gone out to valpa-
raso, having LETT her there. A Captain Fielding
whose vessel had been seized for smuggling a
| cargo OF guano, and his son, lad about fifteen
years OF age, were taken on board as passengers.
| This man, it appears, inshgated all The mischief.
| His plan, suggested by avarlce-for he must have
been aware of the valuable freight on board-was
to kill the captain and officers, seize the ship and
proceed with her to the ST Lawrence. on the
shores OF which they were to land, divide the plum
der, and then separate, TO enjoy as they best might
their unhallowed gains; UnhaPpiy, he prevailed
| The bloody drama happened on Sunday night,
| the 18th April The fist mate, whose watch it
was, had been unwell, and had lain down to sleep
on the hencoop or companion, and was the first
victim OF Fielding, and those OF the crew he had
| persuaded TO JOIN in his lnlquity.
| Having fully committed themselves to the worst
| atrocty by this treacherous act, some of the VII
lans went below for the purpose OF despatching the
| captain, whom they found asleep-but his dog ESQ
triing the incident that averted their purpose,)
being at his side probably with an instructive
sciousness of their intention, which they perceived
| they retired without eilectng their purpose.
| The second mate then came on deck, was seized
| upon and thrown over. While IN the water 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 overboard."-
This awoke Capt Mckenzie, who rushed on deck,
| when the Swede, (Anderson) one of the prisoners,
struck at him as he was emerging from the com.
panlon.
He was seized upon and his existence terminated
without raising any alarm among those below
After the captain was dead, the rest OF the crew
| who were not implicated in the conspiracy, were
| despatched in cold blood without being able to
make any resistance, as each made his appearance
| on the deck, ana their bodies thrown overheard.
| Fielding then assumed the command, called the
men att, harrangued them in speech, In which he
assured them OF being under commander who
would appreciate their services, and who would
not bully them as &C Sandy" had done, and
explained his designs with regard to their future
destination, as we have before stated.
1t pleased the Almighty to crush this daring vii
lain, the exultatOn attendant upon his success
had subslded, by the very instrument through whom
his unhal! lowed designs had been executed. Dark
hints of there being yet too many on board, led
each one to consider his own safety involved, and
suspect the designs of their tyrant. To prevent,
it is supposed, any fatal results which might ensue
drspeudorsali the re aud all weapons ,~ho.-
ever, at his suggestion, were thrown overheard,
with the exec ptiOn of the Captains gun.
| Fielding, however, had concealed weapons Tor
/ N These
been discovered in n birth--it Is said pair OF
loaded pistols and knife were still in his posses
sion. The men questioned his intentions, and not
being satisfied with his replies, they seized upon
| and bound him one whole night IN the cabin. At
ter serious consultation the next morning, Qhe
Tuesday succeeding the murder OF the captain, }
they determined to throw MIN overheard, which
was soon effected and thus the villain perlshed by
| Il similar death to that by which he had sent hi
innocent and unsuspectng victims to their last &C.
count.
The destruction of the father involved that of the
son. The poor lad had taken no part in the horrl-
BILE scenes; though a witness OF them, and perhaps
conserving, so far as he might be allowed. lie en-
treated them pteousy te spare his llie, but me
parent. Nothing extraordinary appears to have oc-
Cured between this time and the wreck OF the
vessel, save the scenes OF riot and dissipation thai
might have been expected.
The figure head was disguised, and the name OF
the vessel covered with painted canvass-her gull
ty crew must also have carefully avoided speaking
vessels on their voyage. One of their boats they
sank probably as precautionary measure against
any portion of the crew escaping In her.
| The prisoners will be tried by the High Court OF
| Commissioners, Court distinct from the Court OF
Vice Admiralty, and appointed to take cognlzance
| of crimes of munty and piracy upon tie high seas
| The names of the prisoners are-Carr, Galloway
Johnston, Hezelton, Jones, and Anderson-the las
a Swede. =,
| We cannot state positively when the trial WI
|, come on but believe that there will be no unne-
cessary delay in furtherlng the ends OF justice
From the Acadian Recorderl
We believe the victims were put to death one by
| one, and none was given the least warning OF MS
doom until the assassin held the knife to his throat
For the sake of humanity we hope the tragedy was
not so dreadful as the number of persons missing
leads us to imagine.
Five o'clock p. M.--The examination is over,
and everybody relates different version oil
llt--one party says the lnformers state Gap
tain Mckenzie killed six men with his own
hand before he fell, and his wife and two children
were also sacrificed So far as can learn from
good authority, it appears the tragedy was com
menced by throwing the chief mate, who was un
well, overheard and that Captain Mckenzie wa
!, next entced out of the cabin by the report OF I
!, man overheard, when Anderson, Swede, struck
him on the head with Ratchet; the blow only
stunned him a little i; he rushed upon the assalant,
when Fielding and Johnson seized him, and An
derson finished him with repeated strokes OF the
Ratchet. The murder OF the second mate, car
penter, and three seamen, succeeded the butchery
. of the captain. There was no woman on board:
Fielding was the insgator ofthe plot,but after his
hellish design accomplished, the accompces
conceving that they were in danger from his treach-
cry seized him, tied his neck and heels together
, and threw him alive into the deep, and then trea-
ted his son, who was with him, aged IA years, IN
: the same manner. Fielding was the Captain, who
took passage in the.Saladnfrom valparaiso. fCapt.
Mckenzie would have been murdered IN bed, only
his dog strange to say got into the birth with him
on the occasion, and the conspirators were afraid
t TO attack him while so guarded The atrocious
| Inn, rbe rose rO
perpetrators calculated they had acquired desira-
bic possession without toll or delay but the unaw-
full prize is Unexpectedly wrested from their grasp,
and thus they were disappointed from their enjoy
ment of the booty after the sacrifice OF nine lives
, TO secure their own safety
IMPORTANT DECISION The General Government
| LIZ amin hean cast In a suii aqansi Major Hatch,