The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-10

| tAs dfvislso Of the plunder Land was made about
ths feurth day after turning back and after hang
ing sbsss three days, trying to land. the Coolies
became uneay, and wanted the ship run ashore
The steersmsn, In trying to pass to the westward
side OF the island ran ON reef They then landed
about l50 of the Coolies. The ship slipped Off, and
was anchored in twenty fathoms, but dragged into
about sixty, where she rode. with one hundred
fath0ms chain out.
The next day they landed 100 or $50 more. and
the Coolies wanted a part Of the crew to stay on
shore, promising whom all were landed to allow
them to 60 on board, and take the ship to some
port Two of the men were on Shore and not being
allowed to get into the boat again, the remainder
pushed off, and went on board. They then got out
the long boat and offered put the Coolies shore
that night but they chose to wait till next day The
men then agreed to escape that night in the long
boat The deponent and Smith got in her to bail her
out, leaving in the ship eight men, who passed
in from time to time, various articles necessary for
their voyage. After while, the Coolies apparently
Uncovered their proceedings, as there was great
noise on deck, the Chinese running about with Ian
terms, and as they saw and heard nothing more of
their messmates they concluded they were either
tied or murdered. At daylight, therefore, they
cut loose, drifted clear of the ship, and hosted q
sail. In crossing reef, they stuck for an hour
which caused their boat to leak badly; so they
went ashore on the other side Of the island on
which the Coolies were Here they wore well treated
by the natives who brought them water, vege-
tables, and chickens, and set watch over them at
night The natives were dressed in long gowns,
tneIr nair uOho up In bunch on the top OF their
head, fastened with PIN with star in front
After caulking their boat they launched her,
made sail, and on the eighth day they were picked
up by the Nynph
The Register, in commenting ON the fact Of cut
ting off the tails Of the Coolies and scrubbng them
with brooms, given in tho above testimony. Gays
that ito CbinaDan, although the tail is originally
badge OF servtude, greater injury affrcnt osn
be offered him than the cutting it off. This is known
to every ono in the least degree conversnnt with
Chinese manners. But it is not SO generally known
that the offence which goes in the next strongest
degree to the heart Of Chinaman, is the striking
or menacing him with a broom. All nations have
their preudices, and they deserve to be respected
more or less A respectable Chinaman would far
prefer being hogged by common jailor to taking
the risk Of bad luck which he believes is sure to fol-
low the degradation of being beaten with broom.
II is singular that the captain of the Robert Bovine
should have fallen upon the two punishments Of all
others the most exasperating to the feelings of Chi
nese We hope that ship-masters will be taught
lesson from this, well as from the many other
cases of q similar nature which have lately been
made public"
An eye witness Of the catastrophe, at the close Of
bis account published in the China Mail, says-st
forgot to mention another circumstance-one of the
Coolies came across the medicine chest, or rather
the place aft where the medicines were kept, and
thinking he had fallen in with something very NICE
took of the bottles containing some liquid set
himself down, and emptied it, eating biscuit with
it. About three hours afterwards he turned his
toes up "a