Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-02-11

p'N1oh hSpt MIN bcck, ana Uftli
"a watch was changed, neither he or Walla
~ spoke word, save such as related to ms
.e &c agement of the ship. At eight o'clo,
- Roland came on deck for the first wate
u The ship was upon the starboard tao
: close hauled upon the wind, and just al
; to stand on her course. Fy
;, As Capt Wallack gave up the deck, i
requested the mate, if the wind shou
haul round to the eastward any, to ca
HIM Roland replied kindly that be woul,
: but beneath the half curling smile tn.
rested eEsl. upon his features, the captain tho
he could detect 4 lurking spirit of evi
lie let not Il shadow Of his doubt mantle.
itseIt upon his countenance, but with
4 oiand frankness lie wished his mate
pleasant watch, and went below.
p" Fao'kner,' said the captain, as h
, cast a turtise glance at the head of th
ladder, d" let not 4 word escaYe YOU. un,es
1t be Of common place affairs. until w,
turn INTO our bcrths; but keep your wcathe;
/ eye open and folluw nv movements
fauikner did not start at this reo.es,
t'r the sane thought, seemed to b. passi,.
in his own mind.
Lets Lets see,Y sad tie captain in tone
ioaa elieas sha 70 he he. .rd on deck &c mus
ran "vesnfy sekoning' before I turn. IN
NlF- NJ F4aIgar, just hand me that Chart, il
you I .iease." -..
As Wallacl spoke, he reached over into
his berth and took out his pistols, which
he proceeded carefully to load. taking care
the while that his back was turned towards
the companion way. Faulkner followed
ms example, AMI ere long the candles were
eAtinGulshcd, and the two men retired but
not to sleep.
" "faulkner,' whispered the captain, we
are N snug fix, for / have reason to be-
iie'e there is mutiny on board Gwynn
and Russell haye both been poisoned
T" SO l believe returned Faulkner, in
the same low tone, g and if Fm not mis-.
taken, there'll be poison in our coffee. Gun
tomorrow morning. HHn
"Yes. l saw Roland di"CfS,"ih give the e. cook a
small paper tonight, and they held quite
an animated conversation about it. I
knew from their manner that there was
mischief IN their minds
Then in Gods name, what will We
do - uttered the captain Their plan
must all be formed, and l suppose they
have made arrangements for the disposal
Of those in the forecastle who do not Join
them. Would to Heaven | knew how
many of them there are"
" You have passage between the decks
to the forecastlc bulkheads," suggested
Faulkner B..
Yes"
Perhaps you mi ght gain some infor-
nation by listcning.'
"No. If Roland leads the plot-and
know he does-he would not dare to carry
on his conversation upon there, for they
would hear him"
CLARK - whispered Faulkner, as a
voice at the wheel met his ear.
He bent his head out from the bunk,
and caught the following words, which he
knew to be from the lips of Roland:
"They are both asleep before this time,
Hal. You look cut for the decl, a few
while l see the boys in the fore
castle"
"He's going to tho forecastle," whisper
cd Faulkner. Now is your time to fol-
low him."
"No-you had better 60, Faulkner, for
it may be that some one will come down
to see me, and in that case our movements
would be discovered There's mutiny, and
no mistake. You know where the passage
runs between the boxes just abaft the
mainmast it takes short turn to starboard
and follows along the chock, down to the
tanks. Slip out from your berth, and go
over to where the supcrcargo used to bunk,
and move that panel, Ii moves easier than
mine does
Faulkner lost no time in obeying the
captains directions. There were two Sc
cret COMMUNICATIONS to the hold of the
ship through the cabin bu!khead, and
through one Of these the second mate soon
made lis way. Nearly half an hour
elapsed ere he returned, and during that
time the captains mind was tortured by
various fearful emotions. Until the death
Of Russell, he had not held suspicion OF
direct mutiny, and his former fears with
regard to Roland had nearly been quietcd,
but now the suspicion had been been sud
den, and it was strong even to the very
certainty. A thousand little instances
came back to his mind, which singly hac
appeared as nothing, but which now helpec
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