The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-16
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The Boston Transcript ira gsistss the folIov;,.
from the Courier des Flats Unis Of Weduesd.s
kas,:- o,s 49,
Some days since we spoke Of the shin P,n,;..
arrived at New York from Liverpool. after ns.
sage Of 65 days..rWe announced that her ~.
visions had failed. that sickness had prevailed :.
board, and that twenty persons had died at sea :"
New details have cotne 10 Us respecting this e.
neral voyage, and they weigh hard upon the car
tain and his second mate. After the frs, DAYS ps
The voyage, the captain was found to be ID Fl
rious temper, and the emigraais, the Germans
above all. were the objects Of his brutality IT,
weather was fiightful--,he sea swept the dsol 10
at every instant. and they attributed the anger os
Of the captain to the bad time he was experienc;,r
But how excuse rage tcithout motives, and M
excuses which we are about to relate The FIJI
lowing details were told Us By an eve witness NJ
t)erville. the only cabin passenger on board tbo
ship, and 10 whose valuable intervention a ores,
number OF The passengers are indebted for ihei,
lives. oi;.1 ' ~"
The voyage continued the sea, far from calm
ing, was more, disturbed ; the Captain was al
ways the same, inAicting blows with rome
cndgrl and fist Nj. Dervie asde many remon'
sirances against such condnct, hui in vain IT,
only drew tho Captains ire upon himself. ana
was obliged 10 be npon his guard. and above all ~
let him see that he carried arms abnut with him
The Captain would not permit the men TO draw
water from the To wash the moveables. Tho
Cooking utensils, the dirty mess tub of ,ha
sleerage a pail Of water taken from sea w,s
paid for with five or six blows with rope. n
short. The terror was great in the seerage, that
The unfortunate individuals who belonged there
numbering 2o4. dared not appear upon deck The
iurced Nth OF these men who each tay received
blows Tor any attempt at cleanliness ,tsge her with
The infections odor. enpendered maiades. The
scmrvy prevailed forty were attacked and MANY
persons died with IT, The Captain having no
command of himself, inflicted blows without dis
JUNCTION upon every one whom he encountered !
Among the atrocities for which he is reproacbed
we recle the folluwing:-
An unfortunate man was playing upon the fus
on deck; The Captain wresed il from him ana
broke II to pieces against his body apJ,het, alone
on board. without relations or friends is struck bv
HIM IN The most brutal naHnes, and saves himself
IN the steerage. In the evening sufferer half
dead. and parched with burning thirst, ,,sps
himself toward the tank which contains the water.
TO drink-bnt unfortunately for him. the CAPTAIN
passing at tins moment. upbraids him with kicks
and the poor fellow regains his miserable bed upOn
which he dies two hours after
The Captain Immediately gives orders to +,
sailor to envelope The dead body in bag, and the
next morning they threw il into the sea, without
allowing an opportunity TO verify the causes of
me Death The steward is struck by the second
mate IN the mosi cruel manner. NJ Deryl'o
hoped here for the interpositon Of The Cama,o
and called him 10 behold The seene. The Captain
approaches the mate-io stop him beyond douOl!
-no-bnt strike with him. That the steward
did not die upon the spot is attributed to the in
PREVENTION of M. Derville and his pistols. of which
he Threatened To make use. This pour man is
now IN The hospital in desperate condition. He
has received from The Captain $50 to say moth.
ing about it. A young woman asked for liuls
moiasses; in reply. he overwhelmed her with
blows by rope-she also is very sick at the hos
pital.
Since these nfortunate emigrants arrived a,
New York, fifteen have died The captain now
wishes to settle the affair amicably he has Ia.
wished dollars TO make his victims keep silence,
but Justice herself is Indignant. and will take
cognzance OF it; an inquest has been ordered,
witnesses have been heard, and persons have been
sent TO The hospital Staten Island to interrogats
the sick. NJ Derville was present; these unior.
,unate sufferers have declared that they consider
hun as their saviour. Every day fresh depOs-
lions came 10 hand against the captain Let US
hope. IN spite of his efforts to bribe his victims
mat justice will take its course, and establish
either the justification OF the guilt Of this man.
The honor of the merchant marine of the United
States is involved therein