The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-13

ADniTiVnAL TAkTiCULAkS or TIKI CArTrKR OF
THE WHALEsHIr GK0RGE Rowland, or THIS PORr,
AT The GALLIPAGOs IsLAND--We have been ia
yored with the perusal Of letter received by
Messrs Geo. Rowland & Sons, from Mr. VIM Ii.
Peacock, cooper on board the whale ship Geo. How
land, of this port, dated ut Guayaquil April IL.
1862, from which gather tho following full par
ticulars of her capture
The George Rowland arrived at Charles Island.
March "a. and on the following day. Capt. Crom-
they found Is or 20 convics, one of whom proposed
to exchange an old whale boat upon the beach, for
one Of the ships boats their object being to effect
their escape from the island Capt. G. declined to
exchange, but gave Mr.. Peacock permission to re-
pair the boat on his own account, and effected an
arrangement with the convicts for supply of wood
and water.
Capt. G. returned to the ship, about one half Of
his crew remaining on tho island with the under
standing that when they desired to return to the
chip they wero to display wuite nag. and tho boat
would be sent from the ship to receive them. Dur
ing the day and night tho boat passed and repassod
several times and all had returned on board excen
Ira McClinthan, Austin Dean, VIM Maxfold and
VIM. Iilleston, they having deserted. On tho
promised the convicts if they would catch the de-
serters and deliver them at tho shore. to reward
them with supply of provisions to enable them to
reach the coast. to which they accedcd.
The mate and Sd mate also went on shore in pur-
suit Of the deserters, while Capt G. took off from
the island part Of boat load of wood to the ships
and Mr.. Peacock and Mr.. Milliken were engaged Ia
repairing the boat belonging to the convicts. At
down two of the deserters, Maxfied and TilIeston,
and set the flag; and soon AFTER the mates returned
to the ship, taking with them one of the oonvicts
and Frenchifan, who had been on the island. BY
order Of Capt. c. the two deserters were put IN
irons The convicts promised to catch tho two re-
manning deserters on the following day. At sun
down boat was sent for Mr.. Peacock and Miliken,
whe returned on board with their tools.
On the morning Of the 9th, MIR. Peacock accom-
panied Captain G. on shore, and, with Mr. Mliken,
resumed their repairs on the boat while Captain C.
was engaged in conversation with the natives; when
Mr. P.'s attention was arrested on hearing the cap
ain exclaim, "What for" "What for! Mr.. p.
ran to his assistance, and found the convicts had
eized and tied Capt G. and his boats crew. The
tonvicts ordered Peacock and Milliken to complete
the repair of the boat, or they would cut their
'hroats. The convicts then put up the white flag
as signal, and, in few minutes, the second mate
and five seamen camo from the ship, and imme.
diatciY on their reaching the shore, they were
seized by the conyics and tied. and together with
their fellow prisoners, secured in a building at
short distance from the beach.
The convicts again made signal to the ship, when
the chief mate approached to within short dis
lance of the shore in boat, when Captain c. called
to him, telling him that unless he landed the con-
victs would take his Capt C.'s) life-but that he
tation, the mate decided to 60 shore, when he,
with his crew, were seized by tho convcts, tied,
and the mate was laid upon the ground and fogged
with a rope, and then secured in tho house. The
convicts then ordered Mr.. Peacock to get into the
boat, with five Of their men, threatening to shoot
him if he made opposition. Before reaching the
ship all the crew, who had remained on board, ap-
pretending danger, lowered boat, and made theft
escape, Notwithstanding that they were pursued by
u boat manned by convicts from the shore. On
reaching the ship the convicts commenced drinking,
and breaking open trunks in search of money.
During the night the rest of the convicts came on
hrin wit thaun Mr. akn I
McClinthan, b. Milliken, two Kanakas, and three
Portuguese, making in all ten of the ships company
whom the convicts (the Frenchman acting as their
captain) ordered to heave up the anchor, and get
ander weigh for Chatham Island. Mr.. Albert said
they had not killed the captain any belonging
to the ship. Mr.. Albert was commanded to paint
the ship black, and had nearly completed the star
board side when he contrived to effect his escape
with several others, in boat-Mr. Peacock, Nc
Clinthan. and kanaka, being the only persons Of
ships crew then remaining on board. On near
ing Chatham Island, the convicts lay ofnnd on, GO
ing on shore with boats, committing pillage and
murder and bringing on board ten Spaniards, five
Of whom they shot in the night, after they had been
on board three days.
NJ. Peacock, in consequence of an ntimation from
the Frenchman, that the convicts intended to kill
him. secrcted himself in the lower hold between the
fore and main matches, where he remained seventeen
days, with no other food than blackfsh scraps and
water, the convicts making constant search for him
during nine days, and finally concluding that he
must have persisted from starvation The ship was
off Tombez some days, and then put into Guayaquil
river, where the convicts becoming alarmed, Mr.. p.
heard the Frenchman order tho anchor and topsail
halyards to be let 60 and they then lowered the
boats, taking every one with them, at about noon.
After they had been gone about fifteen minutes,
Mr. Peacock went on deck, finding his strength almost
entirely Frustrated, and procured refreshments.
at O'Clock Z. ~. he discovered two ships at
great distance, and the next morning, the ships being
still in sight, he set the American ensign at half
mast, union down, whore it remained until p. NJ,
when, despairng of assistance, he took it down and
SET 1t forward. At about dark the George Rowland
was boarded by a boat from the Swedish frigate
Eugenia, which took charge of the ship and carried
her to Guayaquil, and after few days gave her up
to the American consul.
Mr.. P. adds The Swedes stole and DESTROYED
about as much as the Spaniards, The ship is notn
jured, and probably $4,000 would pay for all they
took and destroyed If the captain and officers come
soon, we may yet make saving voyage.-NeW Bed
ford Mercury, M0y7.
DEATH OF Col. WM r. JoUETT.-Col VIM r.
Jouatt. of the United States army says the Lo,srH
Journal Of the It'll inst died in this CITY, the LIST inst
in his 56th year lie had returned to this his native
State few days before, hoping that the atmosphere Of
would be beneficial to his shattered constu
ton and restore him partially at least to that health to
which, for several years he had been stranger Colonel
.ouet received commission in the of the United
States from President Monroe in 1878 and has since
been devoted to the service of his country His devotion
to the profession which he had chosen and what he
sidcred his duty TO his country induced him, without
mumur to accept stations the frontiers either in the
extreme North extreme South for the period of thirty
where he subjected to the greatest vcssitudes
of climate, and his naturally robust constitution was
broken by the exposure lie returned to his family from
the Florida campaign aborng under disease contracted
in that service from which he entirely recovered