New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-16
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Frora il, London paiIy New.
On the 22d of April, lo4o, the ship
Lady Montague, Captain Wells. left Southampton Wa
ter bound for Ad, With Goals for the Psnlnsuar and
Oriettal Steam Packet Company The chief mate was
Smith, and amongst thu crew were i've appren-
iices Of TIE ships owner, lads who had been recently
bound ara mOsi OF ,hsm going on their nrst voyage
Their nan were aD,bridge Millard Lee, Paul, aud
Oscroft Marsbrtse the youngest apprentice his
parents keep small snOp At Northam, just outside
Southampton and are very Industrious and worthy
people. Willard ana Paul are related TO some OF the
nrs rsdesmen in Southampton. Lees father kept the
Temperance Hotel In that town. Oscroft came from
Brighton. The parents and friends of these boys were
given distinctly 10 understand that the Lady Montague
WAS 10 be away from England eighteen molths only
The Of the ship thirysix in number.
ntidered that che went out shOrthanded There was
70 Decor on board Captain Wells VIII N he Left South
ampton afflicted with some complaint, of which he
died in Elk weeks after ne his voyage, while tbs
chip OF Trinidad on the Spanish Main Toe chief
ate smith then took charge Of the vessel The Lady
Montague touched At Mauriuus Soon after this Capt
Snith became hsb,ua' drunkSrd aud iltreated and
neglected the apprentices After discharging cargo at
Aeon the thlp went 10 Bombay, and took In cotton,
IND proceeded TO Nhsmpos the coast OF China, and
then traced with rice and sugar between WhamPoa,
Annoy, ShsIghae and IL ong hong and Continued ira
org thus Long Alter the period had elapsed for her to
home The parents Of the apprentices received
letters from the latter but could reply to them,
because the captain always refused % tell the boys -
Wbst port te next bound. The owners declared
that CePt Smith was keeping the ship out without their
NhieIudrg on the coast Of Chin the Lady Montague
touched AZ Gun sngmoon email Chinese village Do
tween Hong Kong AID Whampoa where opium 10 stored
sId landed. here Capt Smith engaged VITA psnsrd,
named Muir, 10 tai Oh board $50 Chinese emiyrants.
1hcSe enigrant, believed they going to the gold
ogenes ~ California, but they we're secretly Destined
By The supercargO for CaaO 10 be employed In loading
cuEDo shiys al the Peruvian Islands. All these poor
Chinese signed Ldenures by which their labor was Sc
Cuied IN tour YEAR by patty or other Tor four
dollaIs month per man. and three months pay In ad'
Iha; they had Issgod D. go u California was
evident, because thofe who spoke English distinctly
stated 30 the yoyEce ara was proved also trO n
tie honor ara alright they mariiested when they
lesrrt 1T CaiaO hr Shat t1ey were destined. lhe
crew i the / ,dy Montague when she left Cumstng-
slated OF the FIVE apprentice boys from S0utn'
hmytoI. 9th chiefly lascsrs and Msnilla meu-
-Four OF ihc Iaicsrs Rad their wives on board The
mates we're Engiish, aud there wAs midsnipmAn on
tosri MT BfAl'er, who rad belonged 10 the ship ever
sluce ,hr he been OK The vessel bad been terribly
infected with rats ,irce she touched Alden and no
t,ocb appears have bee taken % get I'D OF them
The crew sDd Chrese eirigrsnts amounted % rearly
.tOvescrs TIE trnisTA.is were thickly slowed a<ay
ThsIe vas TO csTao carried between c-cks AS tae
captain o. ~, .cy Mrntssue received go, or II
az for III. ccuvrvsnre Of tue eu grants Callso,
sd 10 receive N n IN TIE day ths EMIT ada
cane ~ bosrd uLi The vessel returned 10 ng hong'
ui.rr.i make taz vOyags as long ss posi-
hlr. He accutoirgy took souttery course On IrA'-
irg Ct'us. aud proceeded round southern AusrAIA
Thee Gays ar leaving Cursing moon, sessickr-ss
hioAe out HmuDs the rrrigrAnts aud soon s'ter~srd
some fetal raSisdy. by which before the s5i2 reached
'hs Peruvian co,sr. nearly go Oi the euSrAnts ana
crew p-f.s'eG. Inc voyage u CzIso occupied iOGr
rCDtr- sud before the Lacy Montague returned %
EoIs h0ig Twelve months had ELAPSED Duiing 'os
vuytgs tom China u Peru The Lady Montague touched
at a. bet Town, ED sightad N-v zealand Among
the 90 sfn died du 'os tbs, voyage we're TIE doctor
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