New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-11
sad Revelations respecting the Conduct Of
Master Of n ship.

The Boston Transcript translates the following
from the Courier dcs Etats Unis of Wednesday
last:
Some DAYS since, we spoke of the ship Pontiac
arrived at New York from Liverpool after passage Of
% days. We announced that her provision had failed
that sickness had prevailed on board, and that twenty
persons had died At New details have come 10 US
respecting this funeres voyage and they weigh hard
upon the conduct OF the captain and his second mate
After the first days OF the voyage the captain was found
to b. in furious temper and the emgrspts, the Ger
mans above all were the objects of his brutality. The
weather fhghtiu the sea swept the deck at every
instant and they attributed the anger Of the captain 10
the bad time he experiencing. But how excuse
a rage 5nii0m motives and the excuses which We
about relate The following details told us by
an eye witness NJ Dervile the only cabin passenger
board the ship and to whose valuable Intervention a
great number Of the passengers indebted for their
lives.
The voyage continued the sea far from calming was
more and more disturbed the Captain always the
same INJECTING blows with rope, cudgel and Inst NJ.
Derylle made many circumstances against such con
duct but in vain lie only drew the Captains ire upon
himself and was obliged 10 be upon his guard and above
all TO let him that he carried arms about with him
The Captain would not permit the men 10 draw water
from the to wash the movables the cooking utensils
the dirty mess tub of the steeragc. pail OF water
taken from the paid for with five or six blows
with rope. In short the terror was great in the
Storage that the unfortunate individuals who belonged
there numbering 2i dared not appear upon deck The
forced fifth of these who each dag received blows
Tor attempt al cleanliness, tOgetner Win the mice
uous odor, engendered malades. The scurvy prevailed
forty attacked and many persons died with IT, TIE
Captain having command OF himself inflicted blows
without distinction upon every whom he encounter
ed Among the atrocities for which he Is approached
recite the following;
An unfortunate playing upon the hute on
deck the Captain wrosted il from him and broke 1t 10
pieces against his body another alone board, with
out relations or irends is struck by him IN the most bru
tai manner, and himself in the Storage. In the
evening sufferer half dead. and psrched with burn
inc thirst drags himself toward the tank which contains
the water 10 drink-but unfortunately for hun, the Cap
tain passing at this moment upbrads him with kicks,
and the poor devil regains bis miserable bed upon which
he dies two hours after
The Captain Immediately gives orders to sailor
TO envelop the dead body in bag and the next morn
ing they threw II into the without allowing op
pOrtuny 10 verify the OF the death The steward
is struck by the second in the most cruel manner
NJ Deryle hoped here for the nterposiuOn OF the Cap
tain and called him 10 behold the scene. The Captain
approaches the mate-to stop him beyond Doubt
no-but to strike with him. That the steward did not
die upon the spot attributed 10 the Intervention Of NJ
Deryie and his pistols of which he threatened 20 make
This poor is now in the hospital in a despe.
rate condition. lie has received from the Captain $50
TO say nothing about H. young woman asked for
little mOlasses in reply he overwhelmed her with
blows BY rope-she also is very sick a, the hospital
Since these unfortunate emigrants arrived at New.
York fifteen have died The captain wishes to set
tie the affair smcably he has lsvished dollars make
his victims keep silence but Justice herself is ndg nAnt
and will take cognizsnce of it, inquest has been
been sent 10 the hospital Staten Island 10 nterrogae
the sick. NJ Dervile was present these unfortunate
sufferers have declared that they consider him their
saviour Every day fresh dispositions come 70 hand
against the captain Let hope ia spite Of his efforts
TO bride his victims that justice will take It's course and
establish either the justification the guilt OF this
The honor Of the merchant marine OF the United states
is involved therein.