The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-31
FRlGHTFUL TRAGEDY,
From the Polynesian Of October II.


port IN distress, part of her crew having mutin;e,
and murdered the captain; supercargo first an,
second ofhcers. The particulars of this trao;,
occurrence are, as near as we have been abIe ~
gather them, as follows
The Amelia lett Mazaan on the 9th Senter,.
Der, and the coast on The 18Th, with caro- =,
$SOo,OOo IN specie bound for China, Mr. Cook and
'auy' anu MARY Hudson, a serving maid, passei,.
gers. On the night of the Sd Oct. in Inc n,idd1o
! watch, three of the crew attacked tho saao"I
mate and killed him. The captain and Mr. CT
nearing the noise came on deck One If M
humans was stationed at the foreca tie hatch ~
prevent the watch below from coming IN a.N,
the other two attacked the captain and M c.
killing the latter and badly wounding The for,,on'
Inc captain succeeded in getting down into tbe
cabin, and having procured cutlass. was a,ra;o
solns on uecE' When he was stabbed in the neck
anu ieii PACK lieIess corpse. The ladies'. at.
uisi'eu a. 'ne noise ana groans of the murjered
were ordered to their state rooms tho GU
secured IN his, and the murderers took
OF tae cabin, and shaped their course for tho
Oh Feru. On the following morning the ,nato
was told that ne could have the boat and nrou;o
IONS II ne chose to leave the vessel and tat 49,
ladies' with him. Under pretence Of Iouer; ;ne
me ooat they induced him to 60 on deck vhah e
.hey Tell upon him and having wounded hin ba1
~. threw him overheard. o'a-
a.hoanJ - w /" all Tue letters and papers oy.
oa'u, anu get'lng out large quantity OF gold
divided it among the crew compelling IN So'u'
at the peril of their lives, to take sbaro " gu
money; and then calling for wine. comn,o VIC
gambling For two days they held undsn,,,eS
possession compelling the ladies' 10 eli ~ tt
! o.e with them and threatening them with daath
II they did not comply 1t is more easv n 80
me tnan describe their feelings. No raw of hoea
oeauleo on 'he future; but thanks to kind prarS
luence' dehyerance was at hand.
49,. give tne remainder of the narrative from
statement drawn up by an apprentice bov on
board the Ameiia, named Thomas Cannoa Doy on
wednesday, 4th, John Smith. bo,n in p.
uoD' Hoilandi VIM Peter, Christiansand NJ.
way FRANK feering, st Michaels. Westera +.
, niu 'onn nerlnger, Bordeaux, France To-
nnpod' ePain proposed plan to take he I;ues
y s.ie lauluereF that night, and which was con-
T 10 h'rest Of the crew, flour excenteN
nib. s"aPe",er xe maui. pumpbreaks, boarding
o,cIocL . AZ V'o ne ready for the purpose. AZ
. Ovan,,,,, .'~ three murderers brought nm
Thu ba;su y s IN order to make them drunk
- sor s9,a IoA9 9ey commenced playing togetb.
FIRE arms toreHs arus they got muster ~
and loading thea uying which was the hes,
them from the "nn heavy charges One n
charged loaded NJ = .ne companion way dis.
Iohn smith, xUttt az me man at the whaoI
told tho tamoIa. arms away for that fine h..
them in the moror S r' have occasion for
(9l-2 PMl Josa iney then came on derk
and who was 70 al ro having the first watch
At 10 o,clock Iohn nF'e other two at ~ o'cIocL
wheel and went ~ I'm ','n was relieved from The
and asked the carr. zee side OF the long. boat
ready. The carnarf IL me Implements were
the axe was below. ePned yes, all ready but
low in The stearaaa an Smith then went he
boys. CHARLES and Th brought itup and told the
pixies ready. and shonGs 10 have the BOARDING.
run down IN the can;,n want the cutasses p
Calero, who had the ~ nand them up. Jose
struck eight bells at ill., being drunk,
out to heave the log. ~ - ne then called
the axe and running aesan.Nu euiately seized
sleeping men (Jose Lorl o.shed at once the
10Y where they Law on 4 no Andrew Baldibe-
Peter, who went 10 hoc eck' whilst William
Tell upon Jose Calero! ieei' dropped it and
board, but being unable 70 get him over.
Smith jumped to the lea manage MIN, John
right arm with the ave- and struck of HE
for the boys to get the Gu men called out
meeting with any oppos: IN the event OF
whom he could not confide',n tne four men
ed no opposition. The bodse 'ney receiv-
were thrown overheard tne three men
command, the rest of the or omith then took
Bile to the same. He then weIng all agreea.
bin, assuring the females 9own IN the ca
consulted with Mrs Cook as L cir safety, and
best plan to pursue to restore Il would be the
20 to the righful owners. fssel and car
brought ait as it had been dist ,ney was all
N the cabin. "a and placed
The survivors attempted to X
but the weather proving yerv Ito Mazatlan
o make for the nearest land andey decided
Is near as they could compute. heir course
GLOWING is a list OF those whahu The
he mutlneers: killed by
Mr.. Cook, for some some vea
Mazatlan; Capt Robert l.. McNaesident of
Roman Alva and Citano. The ADubn;
we're Mexicans. Three natives ofutineers
'een placed In confinement for fst have
Examination. 1t is thought that'posc of
rev except the three who WEI. of the
ware OF the plot. The specie has were
q rom the vessel to the vaults of ttrmov-
y order Of the Consul General. Msury,
ervant are residing on shore. and
~ The farmers Of Virginia arc 81
e s.o % the Legislature, praying fofpa
erS TO RfOn f0fkix,r .