The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-24
THE LATEST NE WS.
-~e,po4dence Of fke n. Y. Herald.

pnckct Ship Queen Of the West.
To steamship Niagara, which carried out
communication of the 9th iast., had scarce
,.-,r,deJ the Rock Lighthouse, when dar-
49,, ,.,,,4y Er, Ike cut on board the packe, ship
g., Of the West Of New York. The con-
o., ctween the crew, and tile captain and his
,,.,,s was Bloody in the extreme fortunate
: Fl. ,h,t no lie was lost, although at one
oil ai the battle it was expected that many
-..rs would have fallen a sacrifice TO the
sa-ruIuafy struggle.
o., mo the details of the horrid affair
laccupy more time md space than either
-.- - could spare. AT the same tune, brief
..,.e.,snt of tue main facts will no doubt be ac
-,~,at'e TO your readers
'g.o QucTn ofthe West having reftted, and
.,-,U her cargo and passengers on board (you
are that she had to put back into Cork,
.-e loss OF sails, &c and came on TO Liver
~ -, reuajr the damage she suStained,l was
.',J ant tlhe dock on Saturday forenoon.
y a.u brought 10 in tbs Iiyer, the captain. Da-
, . Mrs. went on board to muster his crew
s-lpasseuEers, so as to make preparations tor
seeding To sea. When he got on deck one
or#c seamen, George Freeman, an American,
yet 40 TO the captain, and demanded why
,,rlv twenty. sax Of crew had been engaged,
Anil. Mors replied that he had gone 10 sea with
l,...anI that he, freeman, could only do one
,-1f's duty, at the same time telling him 10 go
8 his duty. Freeman began to manifest the
,a1elious nature OF his disposition and the I'M.
r-oDer and reprehensible game he was about
irrIa,. He swore al the captain, used insult
i1s lauguase, opprobriors ep;thets, and pre-
tested that he would neither work or go 10 sea
l.Gt proper complement Of hands were on
toald. The captain, on seeing these manltes-
ts.ions, considered it time TO stop such illegal
conduct, aud stepped up TO Freeman with the
y.,s Of placing him III arrest This was the
..,Lal for the commencement Of the ARRAY
lie crew gathered round the captain, and
y ..h Delaying pins, haudspikes and every other
i.aginabe sort OF weapon they could get, beat
lsa on parts of the body, leaving him with
bloody proof of their indignation. The first
Kate observing whatwa going on, armed HIM
self with cutlass, and ran Is defend the cap
tan. He, too, was assailed, but the sight OF
'.old steel brought fear to the courageous
cats of the muuueeTs, and they fled on all
stss of the deck from cuts of the mate S
50 ord Meantime, Captain Mors got up, ran
t. his cabin for revolver pistol, and sailed
f.;h to capture the riEgleader OF the mutiny.
He made him his prisoner. But this was only
,ae signal for another attack, more fierce and
lady than before. The captain snapped his
pistol II missed fire the crew then snatched
from him and threw it OTerbOerd. lie nexi
g; the mates sword, and sent him to gel
mother, ard with these they inflicted a Sc
SeIe chastsement upon the lawless and blood
tlaFsty crew. 1t was not nCil much blood
..ti been shed Oh both sides .tAat the crew
were subdued.
The police from Liverpool came off in i
lat, md made prisoners of The chief rioters
ILey were examined before the magistrates
t.e cav before yesterday and although defen
uzl by d barrster at law, were found guilty
aId HE ingleader condmned 10 pay fine o
/ :, or go 10 jail for two months. Two Others
veie fined IS, OF six weeks imprisonment
aad the remainder to pay the costs, OF suffer
Imprisonment Tor fourteen days. The names
Of the men ate-ThonIas Brown, Norwegian,
yaues Black, james low lei, George Freeman
iiam Perry EasioH, Alexander Jack, Johr
tfores, John Morton and James Francis.
L. taking dispussiOnate view of this affair
30 cannot refrain from Sd. ing that Capt. MOrs
by his bravery and courage, saved a vas
account of hloodshed. Had he or his frs
late faltered in their duty, they would have
LIS; their lives; or had they induced the pas
saIgers to aid them, more would have beef
lost. Taking everything into consideration
Ia 'acG OF Freemaus pretence for not goinE
ID lis Work-hls swearing he would not go Il
sea Until what he deemed a fair complement o
auds or board, and the singular but sig
I.hcant circumstance that for twenty men, tn
only luggage found was one chest, and on
bag, we are Of opinion that it was ipremed
tated thing, aud that they had determined t
get clear of the ship before she went to seG
although they had been paid months wage
IL advance. The affair, as you may well SUP
pose, caused great excitement.