New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-08
lhnpter On FIOgGing

Ny thanks 10 you. gentlemen, for what you
have done toward sbohshing Flogging in the Navy It
Is pleasant me mory to me that have had the oppor
tunity once to against the sbominable practice
Twas struck with the following occurrence 10 Court
the other day A distinguished Counselor, who has
himself served the Navy, was crosseXamining sur
geon Of the Navy on the effect Of logging on chip
board The witness said hoggng was no, as frequent
As formerly The Counselor then said Significantly
They don't Cog now do they Doctor, a. much as
they did when they took the Macedonian and the Java
evidently intending suggest the idea that the brave
tars who covered themselves and our little Navy with
glory in the brilliant victories Of the last War with
Great Britain, owed their bravery and efficiency to
Flogging in the Navy
Perhaps you will do good by publishing the follow
log extract from Taas Magazine, which shows at
least that It for Of logging In the British
Navy that the Macedonian and the Java compel
ed to strike 70 our dag
About eighteen months subsequently, !
appointed Of fs Maesiys officers with the very
important rank Of Midshipmsn had not been many
days on board before heard hollow sound reverOe
rating round the rigstes decks and which seemed 70
bring shade Of gloom over all the faces around me
Again the words were repeated, " All hands, a-nOy
eagerly inquired the meaning Of this mystery and
answered by lad about sixteen years old, II Is
all hands 10 punishment my boy you are going to see
man logged
The idea Of a man being logged al all, under any
possible circumstances mad never before entered my
brain had as yet no notion that such degree OIL
brutality could exist had indeed known that boys
were logged, but how they could h0rss man was 10
me mystery. My reflections broken in upon BY
observing all my messmstes busiy engaged IN putting
their cooked hats, swords, dirks, sc. and - this
was the first time had spOrted my dirk except IN
play, when put ii on at home to surprise my sister
and TO dazzle the brightest eyes in the world, whose
owners name Caroline, ! felt very strange
and mingled sensations strtted forth on the quer
ter deck The marines drawn out on the iarboar1
side Of the deck with their bayOnets hxed, and their
officer with mis- sword drawn, resting against bis shoul
der. On the main deck the seamen had al assembled
ia a dense crowd about the hstchWay, and the said
hatchWay Ornamented with several grstings liked
up end, evidently for some purpose, which ]
had never yet accomplished The officers IN their
full uniforms, with swords aud cooked hats, were
pacing the deck in great numbers but all was still
and solemn silence. At length the Csptsia, stern
but yet good looking man came forth from his cabin
the marines carrying their arms ~ the nrst appearance
his head above the ladder which led from the cabin
door 70 the Quarterback. The hrst Lieutenant taking
Oft his hat approached the Captain and reported that
all ready
As the Captain came up to the gangwsy he removed
his hat: which was followed by AL the and officers
becoming uncovered and then, taking from his peck
printed copy OF the articles OF war he read aloud
ew lines which denounced the Judgment OF court mar
al any person who should be guilty Of some parcu
lar the nature Of which did not understand This
done, be ordered Edward Williams 20 strip adding
"You have been guilty OF neglect OF duty sir, in not
laying in of the ioTotoPsail yard when the nrst Lieu
tenant ordered you ana VIII give you s9-d COCO
logging" BY this time IN poor fellow had taken of
bis Jacket and shit, which was thrown over his shoul
der by the Master Al arms WINE Two quarter masters
sshed The poor fellows elbows 10 te srhungs 80 that
he could not stir beyond inch or two either way u
in vain thai he begged and besOught the Captain
and First Lieutenant to forgive him protecting mat ne
did not hear himself called in consequence Of having
had bad cold which rendered him almost zeal Ills
eutrgaties uDheedgd aud at the WORDS. " hDhf
swain mate, give MIN dozen TAIL strong reno"
cam forward WIN cato nine ta' ahu nav n5 .4A'n
on nus own JscA.' huu caie,u'.y p, 90 i,s 49,
so ~ 10 y" aue l" s'ltAo win 'io SIl ''e i - -.
ne nupg inc talis y, 'ne cav iOunI III ,'e ''n
All uc energy " MS oOuy Vioueu' ,, I'M ~
tue 'sI VIM. pump DsNs W pou' ~, 30 ,ias
oeh Jcik VI tue pool IoNV" a'''i'' VIZ W @
away ioi" ."oh P"oi,s'Vn =. So - - 80 49,
ana again oesseu the taP'ain l"i "e son vi 'Os"s
CHRIST 10 lei MN on was n"rioi s'IuoA y" ',oius
nine large "ets rs o's as ny hnEsis i"s,u W -
bscA 'pfeHulhs nom us uouiuoI w 81, "
IONS Out my ieehngs were aoonSu " De Sa nio,e
haIasseu 70, as sovu s 'no "a, .' ~ $50. 81 b
uau oOup,ou Nv ' so, VI 1870, ,h banc. al 8
w 80 " 80 a. "a s,,,,rer be ain
enkio aSn ocins spai.u w. "io . ~ . 80. ,,,t.
huls 'neu iounu MS neau W 49, 49, br,t
siasnIns s9uuu uPOn 'uo "eAoi s''' - r. ann,hsr
anv et'usso ~ k.s ~ ,, = .rai,a a,,,i,iro
anu euoluoi' III 'iiS VI. ~ - - 30 ~ go
asnes "olo Sunp'o - ~ 49,. 49, lin ro,,,hod
nearly co'eisu via uooP iou 'a , -,
up ahu out'cu ~ many pias' a. ha;oo The
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poor man iooSeu up win an ,iPo''ne $3.50
hrst Lieutenant and gfoaneu out inu1eI s,' s ss
nope 10 1e saved ulu no. neI SC C 80 Nh .e
Ohp Ieply was on .lS pl' " '.'o :. or 90
Tue WORD Anotnel oos''"s,n 'i,ate va" o
SIT nave mercy ON me. pO"'e""i" "'' ~ VI
ana niind you 90 your ouy ,,.-. ~,
The effect oil one hundred ana elsh' GUS uPo" us
back had rendered II fearful sght out wheh nese
been repeated with all the vigor OF iresh ana unted
arm, the poor fellow exhibited SAD spectacle me
dark red of the wounds had assumed nvd purple
the flesh stood up in msngled ridges, ana the Oood
trcked here and there like the breaking OUT OF an Ola
wound The pipes of the boatswsin and his mstes
now sounded and they called I" all hands up anchor
The gratipgs were quickly removed and OF all the hu
man beings who had the cruel torture the
bodv of moor Edward Williams not one seemed In the
.icbtest DEGREE Affected An was hustle and activity
and snnarnt erri,nept AS they went to work 10 pre-
mare Tor quitting old England AZ for myself sad
enough and heartily wished that | had joined the
camp Of the gipsies instead Of the service Of His Ma
esty foul wind, however, compelled US again to
anchor and before set sail for the mediterranean
which we did In about week alter the logging, our
Captain exchanged into another ship. and We were
joined by very brave and excellent officer who aoom
mated hogging. For four years served under MS or
ders and witnessed no more Of the inhuman practice
The men were allowed 10 go on shore al Malta ana
other places sometimes sixty or seventy at a time
and so kindly were they treated that there was only
one instance of desertion during all that period The
Captain made point of visiting the whole crew when