The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-12

She brings dates from the following places
Demerara. June 10 Montserrat June 20
Tobsgo. ........ " Il Nervis ....... - 20
Trinidad .... ~ 81 kitts 70
"Jranada 20 Isrtoia. " ~
'Carracon ."... g "a st. Thomas I" 80
st. vineents..... p Bermuda. July !
barbad0es. ~ Nassau ..June ~
st Lucia. ~ Havana ........ I" 81
Martinique. 2S Vera Cruz. 4" 10
'Guadaloupe % Jamaica. %
Antigua. 49,. 20 Honduras $50. =" IL
The royal mail steamer Thames left Bermuda
the 9TH instant for Southampton, with 800 900
in specie.
We have received files of the Jama,ca Dispatch
TO the 2lst ult., from which we learn that large
meetings, in reference to the slave trade, had
been held IN various parts of the Island, at which
resolutions were passed, urging upon her Maesty's
government the enforcement of the slave treaties
existing between Spain, Brazil and Great Britain.
Our files of the Bahama Herald are to the Goth
ult. They are barren of news.
The mail agent informs us that there had been
muiiny on board the convict hulk Midway, at Ber-
,nuda, in which three of the convicts were killed
and fourteen wounded The Bomudian of the 4,h
inst, contains the following account of the mu-
iiny;-
We have 10 record to-day circumstance Of
very painful nature, which occurred yesterday
cnornlng board the Midway, convict hulk,
lying al the Naval Yard, OF which shipF. b. Black,
Esq, IL overseer.
Midway, by Charles q. keane, Esq, coroner, on
a view of the bodies OF Thomas kerrigan and John
Tobin, conyicts belonging 10 that ship, who had
met with their deaths from discharge of fire.
arms. The particulars Of this unfortunate catas-
frophe are, we learn, as follows
A prisoner of the name of James Cronan, had
been previously sentenced to receive corporea pun-
ishnent for mutinous conduct; but the sentence
was carriedlnto effect at the time il passed.
in consequence OF the illness OF the overseer. Pc
IemItory orders were, however, received on Non
WHIT Their hlr. Black were sufficiently well or not to
attend. Accordingly, all hands were turned up
early yesterday mornIng-the officers TO carry the
sentence into execution on the man Cronan, and
the prisoners TO witness the punishment. Inc
guards, fully armed, together with the overseer
and his officers, Uweniy in ally were drawn up on
the quarterback; the medical officer also pre-
sent. Theee arrangements are customary, as we
are informed, on oil occasions of punishment.
IL Is necessary to state here, that the man who
was about TO be punished had brother on board
from kindly motives Mr Black sent messenger to
the elder Cronan, apprlsng him that he had permits
sion 10 absent himself from Witnessing his brothers.
punishment but this humane step elected an i'm
pertinent reIolnder-the man expressed his lntea-
ton to muster with the rest
The whole of the convicts attached TO the Med
way (be,ween five and six hundred) were assem-
bed on the spar deck, which Is IN the forward part
of the ship, and divided from the quarter deck by
barrier or railing between four and five feet IN
height. Previously TO the prisoner being tied up,
he was addressed by the overseer on the enor-
NIFTY of his conduct; but while the proper officers
were in the act of securing him to the gratings or
ladder, his brother rushed forward and leaped on
the barrier, waving HE hat at the time, aud cali
1ng hts brother by name. lie (the elder Cronan)
then addressed some words In The In sh tongue 10
the men behind him, which call was promptly an-
swered by wild cheer and general rush OF some
$50 of the convicets to the barrier, upon which
"A
upon the quarterback. The rlngleader Uhe elder
-CrenaD) was armed with case knife, which he
bTandished and many others Of the men were
-overseer waved his hand 10 the men, who were
desperately excited, and called on them TO " fall
back /" but they entirely disregarded ms auhori-
~. The moment was fearfully critical Seeing
the determined onward rush OF the Infatuated meo,
and that there could be but one object conteui-
eplated-namey, the rescue 81 the prisoner Cfoain,
and the massacre of the handful of persons on the
quarter deck-Mr. Black promptly gave the order to
the guards to fire, which was Immediately follow
ed by yolley from the front rank This not hav-
ing any immediate effect Che misguided and mad
dened men, presuming that blank cartridges only
were fires) the order to fire was repeated, when
the rear rank, who were kept IN reserve, moved
TO the front and fired. Two OF the mutinous con-
-victs tell dead, and twelve were wounded. lnstan-
fanee usly the mutiny qu-ed. The men hur-
uedly retreated TO hiding placrs in and about the
forward part ofthe ship, and order and quiet were
again in the ascendant.
The punishment was unswerviugly administer
ed TO the prisoner who was the cause OF the dis-
tulbancc.
One Of the wounded men died yesterday after
noon. The ringleader, Cronan, is among the
wounded
In full consideration Of the features Of this mi-
tinous movement, and the tremendous conse-
-quences that would doubtless have ensued had
there been any lack of decisive action we unhesi-
1atlngly state that too much credit cannot be
awarded to the guards and officers generally tor
their firmness on this occasion and particularly to
Mr. Black, for seizipg the proper moment when to
execute his most painful but necessary duty.
A lengthy and painstaking investigation (occu-
pying seven hours) took place before the coroner,
s S"1 S verdict Of asbe hoSxcde
The Berpuds Regal Ga-,fi,, Of the 81 inst.
states that there had been an arrival at Hamilton
frsm ST Vincent, bringing later news from that
quarter. The small pox was raging to inghiiul
extent all the island; II has also appeared Mt
.Gusdaoupe. Several shocks of earthquake were
felt at Dominica and II. Lucia on the night OF the
9Th and the morning Of the 9th ult. The following
paragraph is from the ST Y,ncemt Ga-efts, on the
18th ult The islands around US have taken the
alarm at the small por now prevailing, and issued
proclamations placing vessels arriving from this
island under quarantine-Granada ten days and
Trinidad twenty five days from the day OF dePir.
Iure. They are equally rigid at Barbados, and
we dare say at all other places. This unfortunate
state must Of necessity enhance the price OF pro-
visions, although as ye; the island IL plenuiuly
supplied and prices moderate. There have been
three or four deaths during the week in Kingston,
but the cases are mild.
NFws FROM YUcATAN.-DEFEAr AND SLAugu-
TER OF InE Government TRooPs.-By the arrival
here last evening of the Mexican schooner Fee
lipe, Capt. hernandez, four days from Sisal, we
have received (Ei Boisfin, Officially of Merida, to
the 18th nit. inc lusive.
The Bolcftn of the 10th contains an account Of