The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-30

ali which they refused We then asked them for the sake
OF The sick man. whom we believed 70 be dying.
A short time before Goldhwat died. (about three
nights befo1e the Japanese passed in coat belonging
another man, which was thrown over him by me. AT
this ,ms he was lying on sort Of quilt. on straw mat
on the door. We were finally obliged to take away what
clothing he had, and had no other tc replace it.
During his sickness the Japanese doctors attended him
and furnished him medicine, which gave him. He had
struggled Bible into the prison. though the Japanese
searched us when we were going in This be requested
me TO return to his relatives in the United States, and to
tell them thai he died in Japan. He was from Salem.
That GoIdthwat died about noon the twenty fourth
day Of January The Japanese the next evening to
take away the body They put II IN box and carried II
away. All the men wished TO attend the burial but
they would not allow saying thai could not be done
| Thai | have always thought there was ''ioul play"
about Goldlhwats death on the part OF The Japanese
That on or about the first Of March, morning early,
some OF the Japanese guards 10 the prison. and told
us that somebody's head about to be cut off, and
limited strongly that such would be our fate Abou, that
time quite Indifferent TO this Only one could look
out OF the hole at the time. and could not see what was
going but Mccoy said that he on that moraing
boy running along with the head OF Japanese IN his
HAND.
That short time after this occurrence John Watess
was taken sick suddenly. His symptoms much the
same those OF Goldthwat
That evening about dark heard what appeared TO
be the firing of signal guns. inquired what il meant,
and the Japanese told that was 10 announce the APP
pTOdc0 OF new governor nlBUt Hdu my ear 10
the hole and heard Of the Japanese guards "a friend
OF McCoys whisper 10 him IN the other cell that ship
had come; and he Cthe guard) told Mccoy not to men
ton it, for if the gentlemen of the town heard of H. il
a. much as his head worth can understand little
Japanese. The next mornng one Of the guards told me,
secretly that ship had come, and asked me II II was
"good." The guard told me that he thought we should
have wait forty five days, until The governor could
| hear from the Emperor
| That two days before ] and my shpma,es left the
prison. "Morreama" and officer next in rank to the
governor about three o'clock in the after
They told that in two days weshould go to the
Dulchmans and that we would be given up to him. to be
taken board ship. That same evening they took
away clothes and bedding, and we "bunked" on the
| floor-mas
That on the twenty sixth day of April we went the
Dutchmans island, Decima, where got good dinner
and after while we were taken to the ship. This din
ne the first good meal had since arrival on the
islands "Good man Is that Duchnan;" and we were
very grateful to him could eat for two meals after
hearing that the ship had arrived, though had been
living on little else but rice and boiled sea-weed.
That being conveyed to the common prison al Nan
gssack all had get down on hands and knees
JOHN MARTIN.
Subscribed and sworn before me- this thirtieh day OF
April, eighteen hundred and forty nine
JAMES GLYNN,
Commanding U. 5. ship Preble.
/ In presence Of
SnAs BENT, Acting Lieut.. U. s. N
i HENRY WILSON, Purser U. ). N.
Before me- James Glynn, commanding the United States
ship Pebe, personally appeared this thirteh day of
April eighteen hundred and forty mine, John Waters,
who being duly sworn and having had the accompany
statement OF Robert Mccoy read to him, declares The
same be true to the best Of his knowledge and further
declares as follows:
| was born in the Sandwich Islands, and went to the
United States eighteen hundred and thirty nine where
continued, on board OF American merchant vessels,
until came to the Japanese islands. am twenty Jour
| years OF age.
John Waters further desposes that little while after
the death of Goldihwait was taken sick suddenly.
troubled with pains in the stomach and belly, Du
ring about two weeks took medicine from the Japanese
,dociors. and grew worse. My messmaes advised me,
seeing my weak condition, 10 stop using the medicine
the Japanese brougI | quit taking the medicine,
and from that time began get BETTER and in the
OF two or three weeks restored to health That
when | sick the Japanese guards told me my
coffin was made, and my grave was dug and that they
had appointed day TO bury me. | believe that tho
Japanese intended 10 poison me
Sworn and subscribed before me- this thirtieth day OF
-'''''' JAMES GLYNN,
II Commanding U. ). ship Preble
In presence Of
SLAs BENT, Acting Lieut.. U. S. N.
!. HENRY Wnsos, Purser U. 8 N.
States ship Pfebe. personally appeared this thIrteh
day OF April eighteen hundred and forty-nine, Mecher
Bar, who being duly sworn and having had the accom-
panyIng statement OF Robert Mccoy read 10 him, declares
The De true TO the best Of his knowledge and be
1 lief, and further desposes as follows:
II was born in New York city, and am twenty-four
years OF age.
Meichef Bifar further deposes that on going into The
town house at Nanga there crucx IN the way
and we were told TO step on il. We disked TO do IT,
They then told us that II was no harm but II we did no.
\ do So they would think that Portuguese, and i
would be told to the governor We tired 10 AVOID step
ping the cucy, but man, having hold oil each OF ou
arms, forced US to trample on II.
| That when my shipmaes, Mccoy, Bull, and Boyd
about the fourteenth OF December, who had run away
the night before. arrested and brought back TO ih'
prison yard tied with cords and put 10 stocks they were
Il lef In lie in he all night | MED then
some covering, ami did the rest of my shpmates but
| the Japanese would not let us do H.
That the Japanese officers always wanted us TO bow
down TO them after the manner OF the Japanese, will
our heads to the foot This we told him was not The
fashion OF county, and could not do H. We al
ways treated them with with respect alter the manner Of
our own county. They very particular, wher
visiting The prison, to make John Bull bow down them
he being supposed to be the chief man among US
That when were all taken to the common PRISON "
Nangasacki found two cages prepared Tor us-one To-
Bull Mccoy, and Boyd, and the other ose for The rest OF
US We had TO eater cage through a very SINAI
opening, getting down upon our hands and knees and
crawling through.
| That / think there was something wrong about the
poisoned Up to the moment Of his sickness, he was
healthy man. and OF lively disposition. The Japanese
put the body Of Goldtbwa in box and carried Il away
making merry on the occasion.
That days before came 10 the ship, late IN th'
afternoon interpreter and an ofhcer came and told "a
that we were to be sent away We had suspected thu
for number OF days, but had no certain information
OF the fact until this time.
i his
l.. MELCHER 4 BlFFAR.
Srorn and subscribed before me this thirleth day