New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-09
Markets ..BALTIMoRE, July
LAW COURTS.
L. 4. Com nissiOner's Office TUESDAY. July 8

L. ~
Before Joseph Brigham, Commissioner.
| Chorge of ATTEMPT at RerOH, dc
Frelenck How land Henry Cottrell and james Van
Dixie, noung men, one of them colored man, late
eamen of the whaleship Dover, OF New,LonuoI'
sent home by the |. ;. Consul al Honolulu SAND
vcb Islands on charge of arson, IN having sci he
TO the ,hip. but that charge abandoned, were exam
med Yesterday on charges of an attempt TO create
rerot and also for larceny, in having lowered anu
laken of one of The boats belonging To the snip, TO-
gethci with oars. sails. compass, SpyglaSs, &c MI
RdgwaY appeared FOR ihe united STATES, anu MI
Russell for the accused.
NJ RGgway. before proceeding 10 call Witnesses
stated thai on the night OF oh December 1919, While
the Dover was lying of and on the port of Honolulu,
The ship was discovered to bc on fire that the prls
OnerS we're charged with having committed the act,
aud sixteen witnesses examined before the au
AOrIties at Honolulu that they were kept IN cuso-
rat II tall November 1850, when they were placed
4 board the L :. mau-Ot-war brig Dolphin for the
laled States with two witnesses. but that the Wit
yNes away from he Dolphin at Valparaiso.
ne Dover arrived at New london IN March last.
a nearly all who had belonged 10 her have again
Hae to sca, and all the witnesses that the United
Nies have Ia sustain the charges of cndcavorng 10
aake a revolt and larceny are the Captain and Sec
I'D Mate
In relation to the charge OF arson. there was nolaw
Congress IN December, 1912 Ghe time II was al
ged TO haVc been cOmmittcd) which reached a case
an attempt to burn ship or vessel the act of 1870
Ay relating Ia cases where the vessel was entirely
eScycd but Congress, IN July, 1850, the District
ioney OF this DStrlc; having suggested the matter
the Attorney GENERALLY enacted a law by which an
Tempt 20 set IRE 20 ship or vessel Is punishable by
npriSonment the State Prison for not less than
ire nor more than ten years The charge Of arson,
eng previous Ia the law, is abandoned, except as
elaieral 10 the attempt TO make revolt.
The second mate testified TO the vessel lying of
don Honolulu all the other officers had gone on
loie about O'Clock, rs matter OF safety, stood
iipm the shore gave orders 10 the boa,-Seerer To
@tp good look out and lay down. About o. O'Clock
NsmOuSed by the cry OF IRE, and saw smoke COM
fhom the forward hatch gave orders 20 prisoners
ueMo others 10 go down and cndeayor 10 extln-
0lsh II, Which they did others on deck passing wa
etto them. After the FIRE called these men AT.
zen sent TO The man-ofwar, which sent boat along
sde, and took these men and one other "a stranger,
sho had turned States evidenced on board the man
i'"a because they had previously deserted, and |
'@ suspicious they intended 10 do so again. They
al no, dlsobeyed orders, nor from my own knowl-
We, DO know of any threats they made At Hon
Mu they were tired by the authorities for the at
'np' 10 set FIRE, and the Judge considered them
gll' and they were passed over ID the Consul
as part o! the testimony was Ob)S ted to.l The
.Nah Was on shore for Provisions CNtrel and
DYKE, and two others, about three wefks before
nsi taken the boat and deserted. Rowland,
su@aS to that, while on liberty ashore, had also de
N1 something was SAID about thu men wanting 10
a@ TO California The reason sent them on
ta he man-oi-war was, did not like 10 trust
wi on board the veSsei with them.
~ JcSrsy teSiihed 10 having commanded the
" M the last SIN years, arrived al the Sand
Sa islands from the y. w. coa>t1n October. 1879
sAsoeen out ON whaling voyage since June Of
'en before about 90th Ociolrr, Ibelng at the
s@baslneSS on shore word Was SeLl 10 me that
~@tae men had launched one NJ the boats from
SNtd taken aspy glass from nav cabin, compass
@ue blnnaCle half nj the harness cask, &C. and
swFd. sen, word to the AUTHORITIES on shore
- @,pa'ched natives IN pursuit " them, but they
SShed unsuccessful finally received letter
IN, brother who lay IN the Sip Brooklyn, At
s.sssAla 20 miles Of, tina, the men had been cap
~. w ae@ there, and we're IN jan. went and saw
- @>wiefs,cod,bui do not know % my Own knowl
Voolected to- tina, they had attempted 10 sell
got the boat and all the Articles back.
sSss nI 10 pay 10 the Custom House about 500
Ss,ss sS penalty each for the dcserisrs coming shore
INN HooN OF keeping, &C.. the ,nen promised If
n Ss, .aem on board and forgaye them they would
ain wei N nlare and did So AXIS not on board
nm, ~ Inv " me fire, but saw SPACE that had been
IN va 'ae INSIDE OF The vessel n, crew consisted
NJ N en' 4oou p OF whom were on board at the
n sa'e, snipied on shares these three men, with
I'm rhs IN liberty money, had received about
As,,''ssa paid on their account az Honolulu was
\. ss5ae 70 them, We had at that time but l,4OO
Az. u, H'er the voyage was closed up at New
n, "a se men who continued through H. besides
- aice OF some SIS for outfit. g., and some
,~. sae> advanced To them when they went on
a. IN the Pacific, were entitled each 10 about
Sd ,~ ITry, brother OF the Captain, also ties
ssn ooA belonging 10 the Dover, with four
N, wf' u"o white men and two colored men,
spsn'.Ne a. Honolulu saw the men. bu, cannot
aCpal 20 Mese men 10 be the same they com
aver wy """ h"' oeeh u>eu Wen on Ooafd the
sss%y SAID he always treated ms crew well. and
ssAs, g sVn oi ms crew, previous 10 this a suit Of
ma a honolulu His crew on this VOYAGE al
sa .aey d'd not disooey orders. We're more iroub
sessa ash common, beng always ready 10 give an
KssSsnl answer TO an officer, SCI
sS. wssumony being completed Mi Russell moved
siss,o, ,aaIge OF The men As TO the charge OF an
svs sS 70 make a revolt, nothing Whatever had
3 Co. Ar Ridgway opposed tue motion. Art
At,x OF The act, enumerates among other
Ml sn attempt al revolt, the betrayal of trust,
''A'e'saed TIA! taking the vessels boa, and