The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-22

a. Dangers OR WEAVING ~
RYPOKrEp CAPTURE Or BRIO INCA, AND MURDER OF
HER Cnw-rHE CAPTURE OF BRI0 WILLIAM
+. PENN, ET0.
The following from thu ye'o Bcdcrd Mcary gives the
particulars Of the reported capture Of the whaling brig
Iugs Of New Bedford and the Of her crew,
brief account Of which appeared yesterday among
tsisg-sphic II also gives some further particulars
conssfnne the brig VIM Penn account Of the seizure
Of which by the natives and the murder Of Capt Hassey
has already appeared in the arEArD
We have received from Hong Kong the following
counts of the cutting oG Of the e. nga OF New Bedford
at Pleasant Island in November last and the OF
her company IT is difheat FAY whether entire
dence should be given TO these reports-which copy
from Hong Kong ourualln there are many reasons 70
fear that the accounts may prove well oupded The fe
lowing IL from the Hon9 hvay Reotstsr -
SHIPPING NEws The. Bsr;ho ornew Gosnoia Captain
Heustis, American whael arrived here on the fth met
she reports he met the Napoleon whaer, off Plea
Island. Of the .arons group board Of which
vessel sailor belonging to the of the brig
of New Bedford Capt Barnes, who stated hxt the natives
OF the above island board the lnga under pre-
tence If trad0g and attacked and murdered the captain
and all the white portion Of the with the exception
Of the narrator They then pundered the vessel anu
attempted to scrt her but not being able to do 80 they
set FIRE 10 her The tire went cut and they likewise failed
III an attempt to the brig shore strong
rent and reeh or the land carried her ont to
During stay OF the BAIT Gosnod the natives brought
OF money ship for the purchase OF tobacco. There
were two hite the island at the time. One Of
them bought the chronometar of the inga from the
yes ana took il on board the Mohawk. Captain swain
and gave II to him send The Since then
Of the arrived in the John Well, OF New Bed
ford and coIroborates the above account.
The statement of the last mentioned we give be-
low. Capt. Lester OF the Hannibal OF New London who
reports the story adds that n. brig Serpent had
learned the particulars OF the occurrence at yelling ton
Islands and that she sailed for the purpose of inqung
into the matter The following is the statement OF Geo
Mayhem relative to the cutting off OF the brig lnga,
which we cory from the Friend Of China newspaper
arrived at Pleasant Island in January 1852 in the
ss usp and s about p Ca
2sh of November 1852 in the forenoon vessel hove in
sight which boarded in canoe, (and crew of natvesl
and she proved to be the lnga. Upon arrival found
the brig crowded with natives who had left the beach BE-
fore out Of the cabin from break
last, getting the rail- and came to me as
he me- and asked me If was any better than
when he left here After few questions to
what was TO be had ashore c be told me he was going
to tack and stand out to fetch settlement the next
board and that he should and cut the adrf
that they were tying asten he then turned FROM me
Shortly after he left me seized and thrown
board by the natives succeeded in getting board my
went on plundering the vessel After taking the light
things that in the vessel the natives who with
time saw the vese she headed to the eastward with
all sail on her. When left the island in the ship John
wells there were Two men living GO on s t
had 10 chance to talk with them. One of them was
white mantle other native of one of the islands
After the cutting off of the brig was in continual dread
Of the natives they often threatened take my life
and determined TO leave the first opportunity. sue.
ceeded in doing the third OF January 1852 in the
John Wells Capt. F. Cross of New Bedlordand that Is
all know In relation to the affair
Capt Heustis also gives the following account of the
seizure of the brig William Penn, and murder Of her cap
tain, which contains some unpublished particulars
The William Penn, which commanded by Capt.
Hussey, Of Nantucket formerly of the Planter
gagged in whaling cruise, after which she 20 to
San Francisco The vessel manned chiefly by Kama.
has, who resolved to capture her and kill the captain.
With this purpose, when off Drummond island, one of
them boatsearer got the top Of the house abaft,
with o cutting spade. The other natives then made
noise for the purpose OF drawing the captain out of the
cabin and on his coming out the man ON the roof cut
his head Off The mutneers then attacked the mate, but
he though badly wounded escaped to the forecastle
The mutineers afterwards left in two boats and landed
Sydenham island The remainder Of the assisted
the mate ard the brig started for San Francisco The
rngleader Of the mutineers afterwards shot by
/ white man the island which they landed, and
the two boats recoveredby the captain Of the Herald
Of Fairhaven.
The Friend Of China also reports the arrival at Hong
Kong Feb. g. of the Bremen whaler Averick Heineken
from Ascension, JAM a. The A. H. when at Wellington
island in the North Pacific heard that Capt Brown for
mery Of the Gen had been there with beat six women
and three four boys and after remaining there three
days, he left for unnh sbted island. While the
/ H. at Ascension the beat came into the weather
harbor but without Capt Brown who the said they
had left Raven island, about sixty miles from Ascen
sion.