The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-08
Alarln6 Affair."

PROPELLER FKrMoNT The new propeller Fremont
Capt. Alex McLan-, sailed yesterday for the Pacific
whers she will with the mails She is another
addition to Messrs Rowland & Aspinwall's feet OF
steamers.
LAUNCH Messr. Ho.isnd and A,pinwall's new
mai tteamer was launched yesterday morning. By
Me.srs Smith 4 Dinon. She Is yet named neither
is her inter ded destination exactly fixed upon yet
sTiLL ANOTHER Another beautiful clipper ship will
be launched from the yard Cf M.ssrs. We,tefvelt X
Mscssy to-day 1T halt past one o'clock. She Is named
n u. Palmer
ocrcs sArl,sc.-The ship Republic is said to have
made tie passage from San Francisco to Acapulco in
eight days
RuMonED FATAL NuriSr ON BOARD A BosroS ysssrL
The Boston Mani OF yesterday publishes the follow
iIg account ~ serious muiipy on board the bark Vim
II Smaller of Boston:A rumor current about
town yesterday which have every to bslisvs
4 true that serious mutiny occurred on board the
bsrQue Wn. sbailer, w III. Gardiner Jr master,
her last ps.esg. via the East Indies TO San Fran
cisco. The report is, that the bark, owing to the
sickness OF some OF the arrived at Manila short
handed, when Capt Gardin.r applied TO the American
Consul TO obtain more seameL That be might costnue
the voyage This found very din cult natter 9
good hands being disengsged At that port; but finally
and after much trouble, men, one Portug uese,
OF notorious BAD character and saown as such to the
Consul. whs cautioned Captain Gardiner to keep q
.hsrp look Ont for them The bark sailed from
Mantle, and the third or fourth day out the captain
ordered one OF the new recruits to go sloft and
range scne sai The fellow refused; when the order
was repeated In a persmptory manner. The sailor
replied impudently and the captain then advanced
toward him, wen the mutiRser made Attsm pit
to seize bin hy the throa. and the two elinchsd
and fell upon the deck. At this moment the other
sailor advanced TO Aid his comrsde, with his sheath
kIiie out capt q, by violent effort oosed one OF
his hands ana maIsged 10 draw y revolver from his
pocket sscbargiug barrel into the neck OF the
nutneer he was struggling With. The fellow relaxed
the second sailcr was absut to stab hiu with the
knife The captain fnttsntiy l.vell.d his pistol snd
The whole affair occupied but moment. and began
and reached its bloody termination before any OF
the Officers and crew. who we're mostly below at the
time, could come 70 Capt. GARDENERS assistance The
rrtiEeer who as shot in the neck survived aud his
wound nearly healed; but ne was morose and silent
the rersipcer Of the voyage. ami the bark was
about entering The bay OF Francisco he leapsd over
beard ana drowned Capt. Gardiner LETT his YES
,el al San Frnnci,ee sad returned by the thin =,
route to Roiton srIivirg at New York In the last
| ,tssEtr. We saw him IN State street, yesterday.
We prespus the sfsr viii demand an inve.ts CATION.
sut much ooamend4tion IL due TO Capt Gardiner as
ran. and az commander Of vessel entrusted TO his
care.
wErcx or 4 STEAMER Tn. savannah paper, Of the
"a tntt. contain tie fell0uing captain Rhodes OF
the schooner Worcester arrived here yesterday ron
Fall River reports having Thursday last 30.h
b.aripI W. by N the hull of steamer. apparently
blown up a. all The top works gone. tn. irss.
neptr " TIE wreck consisted Ola nshogany steersge
| wheel and furnitere, tuch q chairs, tables. and
otter articles. indicating that IL had been IA ee-
gstty irrIished Dip dIifted IN every direction about
bis vessel Capt Rhodes thinks that the wreck could
Rave occurred but short time prsyious As the frsg
/ nents eie net ave The appearance OF having been
| lops In the water. He dis;in gui.hed among other
/ articles. btGrd painted white, with a piece
\ on IL, surrounded by lin. Of gilt stars. He could
+ see no one On beard; and the hull, which had sunk
\ 20 tie waters edge, appeared to Be going down
" We ale unable 10 conjecture continues the pap r
from which CLEAN TIE above "wbstyesel this osn BE-
but ert.rran es-; that may b. the steamer Cherokee
which left New York, the 18th ult with 10
gsrs for Chagrss AMI witch would have been OF Cape
JstieTas on Wednesday night. the 2sth The
fEcmetheus ana Falcon also LETT New York for the
same port % Monday n. 9Th at three in th. after
noon and u Is pcssihie that II u Of tbasc The
probability j., that ID Is of the New York aud
Ckagfes ,tearsfs, either on their outward home
ward trip, there other steamers ans Fsring
Captain Bhode.' ssscri ptfon which would have been
~ that LATITUDE ct that time Both the Asbama aud
FLORIDA were in port on Thursday, as we'll a. the
souibeTrer
The Philafelpha Bnls'in observe. that the steamer
above ALLUDED 70 il doubtless the wreck Of the
america whose loss announced in the Bailsfin on
ndsy last, IL viii b. rseollected that she was
wrecked IN the night o. the 27th.