New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-16
U. :. District Court WEDNESDAY, Jan Is.

Before Judge Belts.
Trial OF Nicholas BmiIh Francis Morris, Lewis Desnoul
Francis Capana Peter Pearage Geo sheppard MI
chael Coggen, and John Patrick, seamen OF the snip
Henry OF Boston, on charge oil munny aud reVoi' On
Mr. i Prescott Hall, U. s. District Attorney,
appeared on the part OF the United States and
Messrs. A. c. Morrell and Geo. I. Belts assigned
bv the Court for defense.
MI Hail III uuruinE she ca SC stated that the
Henry sailed from Boston for San Francisco
the 10th April last She had complement OF
eight men beside the captain, two mates and two
boys. The charge against the prisoners is mutiny,
the punishment not over ten years Imprisonment
and 50 600 fine and any less amount that the
Court NAV see fit The first man George Shep-
pard) is an EDglishmsn-all the rest are Italians.
Some little difficulty had occurred between the
first mate and one or two OF the men, but nothing
serious On 23th June, when the vessel had got
to about the latitude of A, near the Falkland Is
lands, Cape Horn being about latitude 90, the
whole of the men at midnight, armed themselves,
came aft, demanded the first mate and the stew
ard who, with the captain, had retreated TO
the cabn) and said they would throw them
overheard. The captain refused 10 let the
mate and steward go up. The men afterwards
refused to do duty although the wind was
blowing hard, and the vessel In great Ieopsr'
dy-they demanded that the first mate should be
placed in the house on deck and the key given to
the crew this was refused, and the next night
thew all armed themselves again, having pistols,
a sword cane, and harpoons. 1t was then deemed
advisable by the officers that the mate should go
into the house on deck as the men required, and
the key given to the crew, which was done-they
then requested the Captain to put back to Rio
Janeiro, and he did so. The irigate Brandywine
happened to be there, the Consul notified, and the
men placed on board the Brandy wine, together
with the second mate and boy as witnesses-a
new crew was shipped for the Henry, and she
proceeded on her voyage.
1t was stated, in defense that the first mate
had violently assaulted Nicholas the night Of the
twentyfourth at the wheel, when one of the
men went forward aud told the crew that the
mate was killing Nicholas On the other hand
it was shown that Ia a conversation in the
forecaste in the evening the men had uttered
threats against the Off GERS 1t was alleged in de-
Tense, that the men were afraid Of the mate. To
rebut this it was said the mate was a good officer,
merely requiring his orders to be attended TO- but
was never known to call aman out Of his name
Ii was shown, by the second mate, that Capans,
Pearege and COggen during the dark of night, and
while it was blowing heavily, assisted, unknown
to the other men, the second mate in ree6ng the
topsails, &c. The Jury found the whole guilty,
but recommended these three to mercy.
Frederick Francis, late seaman Of the frigate
Brendywine, was arrsigned on an Indictment for
stabbing another seaman. named Edward Reed,
causing his DEATH while the vessel lay at Monte
videO. He put in plea, by Mr.. MOrrell, his coun-
sell OF not guilty.