Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-04-10
MASSACRE OF THE CREWS OF TWO
ENGLISH SHIPS

Advices have been received at Lloyd's,
communicating the details Of two most fright
ful events at seattle massacre of the COM
manders and portions of the crews OF the
British ships Victory of London and Herald of
Leth.
The Victory, on the 9Th of December
sailed from Cumsingmoon with upwards OF
three hundred Coolies on board for Callao,
and general cargo. On the afternoon OF The
10th, between three and four o'clock, the
Coolies made rush into the cabin, aud with |
little difficulty possessed themselves oil the
ships arms. The slaughter commenced
Henry Wat, was killed and thrown overheard. |
MIR. Mullcis, the master; the secoud-mate,
James Manso, aud the cook Ed. Bailey, were
each murdered in succession. Mr.. Flagg |
was kept to steer the vessel. They then en-
deavored TO beat up the coast 10 Cochih Chit
ma, but that being difficult, they bore away
! for Pulo [ Ubi where the ship was ultimately
| brought to an anchor. Finding a convenient
place on coast where they had brought up,
they went ashore, carrying off with them a
considerable amount of the cargo.
| The Herald, under the command OF Mr..
Lawson, left Shanghai for Leith in the
course of last October, and in addition TO
the master and his wife, Mrs. Lawson, there
were on board Two European mates, stew
ard carpenter, cook, Portuguese seaman,
twelve Manila men, and Manila boy
Some four or five days after the Herald had
left Shanghai the Manila men appeared TO
have planned scheme for the purpose of
destroying the whole of the Europeans on
board. They murdered Mr. Lawson, the
carpenter, and all the officers, except the
chief mate.
The williams then attached heavy weights
TO the legs of the bodies, and taking them
on deck threw them overheard. The poor
mate had not breathed his last when brough,
on deck, and he was heard to say, "Good
Good ~ One of the Manila men, a gunner
then took the command, and appointed two
/ of his companions as first and second Off
GERS. In the course of five or six days the
, wretches recommended the slaughter The
, steward, the cook, and the Portuguese were
=, tiedup and told that there last hour had arri-
we'd.
The steward, it would seem, made an APP
peal to them for mercy, when the fellow
who acted as chief mate split open his head
, with hachet, and, TO render his death
Vt more certain, run long knife through hi:
body The portuguese and the cook, who
u was native Of the coast, contrived 10 move
= the wretches TO spare them, aud they wert
y eventually released, but enjoiued 10 keel
y the greatest secrecy. On that day it wa
determined TO leave and scutte the ship
:. The boats were got ready, and Mrs. Lawson
. hearing of their contemplated abandonment
-, appealed TO the Manila man who had III
" command, 10 take her ashore, and not leav
her behind
!, The william needed not all her entreaties
. however, and stated that his companion
would not permit him to do so. She the
impored them to allow her a spar to clin
10, but this was denied. Indeed, so deter
> mined were The villains that she shoul
y have no chance of saving herself, that be
- fore they deserted the ship they secured tn
unfortunate lady in one of the cabins, wher
d" she would have no chance of escaping
About 10 o'clock at night, they, with tn
p Portuguese, cooh, and The Manila boy, qui
W ted the vessel in one of the large boats, an
80 shortly after she was seen TO founder Ea
nc ly on the following morning the boat reacl
I" ed Java the murderers landed al Sjiankau
H. but the authorities hearing of the horrb
IL occurrence, no time was lost in arestr
IT, them, and being secured, they were sent
Batavia to await the operation Of the law.