The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-02-04
The MutineerS at NorfnLk.

The Norfolk Beacon of yesterday gives the
following particulars of The examination before
MIR. VIM. t. Hendren, u. S. Commissioner,
of the six men sent home in the U. S. sIoop-
of-war Falmouth for mutinous conduct on
board the Corsair, of Boston, Capt. Nichols.
The accused were brought into Court by
Deputy Marshal Wing, assisted by officers
Guy and Butt. They are all foreigners and
belong as follows: George Daniels and John
Martin, Scotland; Bernard Grimes, Italy s.
Demming, IA boy,l Prussia; Andrew Irving,
Nova Scotia and Joseph A. Hathaway, Eng
land. The evidence against them was all
documentary, being the dispositions Of the off.
GERS and a portion of the crew Of the ship,
taken before VIM. Duer, U. S. Consul at Val.
paraiso, from which we get the following par
ticulars -
Some days before the ship arrived of that
port threats had been made in the fore-castle,
by aportiOn of these men, that they intended
to Kill the captain and mate, and weapons we're
prepared-one had pistol with which he said
he intended blowing out the captains brains,
and another had knife with which he intend
ed running the mate through. One of these
also stated that he had served the captain and
mate of another ship which be had been in be-
fore, in this way. Other conversation of SINH
lar character had been frequently used. 1t
anchor, they would feign sickness, and when
an attempt was made to force them to duty
they would make the attack. This had been
communicated to the chief mote, by one of the
boys, on the morning of the 18th, which was
the day after they arrived. The mate, Mr..
Peterson, went forward to turn the men to
work, when the above named seven refused to
go to duty. This was reported to the captain
who came on deck and ordered them aft
They all rushed aft and Oh his ordering them
to goto work. they again refused, and walked
forward. From what he had heard and from
the conduct of Grimes, at this time, and on
previous occasions, he considered him the
leader, and ordered the mate to put him in
irons. He resisted aud was backed by several
of the others, who swose that no man should
be ironed or otherwise punished by the cap
tain or any of his offieers.I
Weapons were shown and threats were made,
whereupon the Captain applied to the COM
mander of the U. s. storeship Supply, who
readily sent assistance, and had them all az
rested, and taken on shore TO the Consul, when
they were examined and sent TO prison, and
afterwards put on board the Falmouth. w.
Wallace Davis, ESQ.,. counsel for the accused,
asked for permission 10 examine the case OF
Grimes separately, as he appeared to be the
deepest mplicated-which was granted. He
then had George Daniels, one of the number,
sworn, but the evidence was unimpOrtant.
The other five were then examined, and ali
remanded to Jail for further trial before the U
S. Court for the Eastern District of Virg mia
The other man brought home by the Falmouth
was then examined; he is Portuguese negro
named Francisco Gomez Posaire, alias Lewis
| Bishop. He was formerly seaman on boarG
the ship Phocon, of New Bedford, and wa.
| charged with the murder of Heinrich BIernhart
| ships carpenter, which is alleged TO have beer
done at Apia Upoler, in June last. The evi
| dence in this case was also documentary, be
ing the examination of the witnesses before
jury of inquest, which was certified to by Geo
Pritchard, U. 5. Consul at that port. Hi
counsel, w. w. Davis g. G. l.. Pollard, Esqs
took exceptions both to the testimony and tn
jurisdiction, which was sustained by the Com
missioner, and the prisoner was discharged
As he was foreigner, and unable to speak on
language, and ifpermitted to 60 at large woul
in all probability become pauper, the commits
sioner very properly sent him to Jail, un,
means can be provided by orr Government I
send him back TO his native land.