Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-07-21

and requesting the mate to take the
command of the ship. and place the cap
tain in confinemcnt. We sent this to Mr.
Jackson bv one Of the boys and in a
quarter Of an hour the mate came forward
Men said he, do you know what you
are about? You are in open mutiny-
and YOU know what the penalty for that
is. For Gods sake let us have no more
this. Captain lis captain, and
his will is law. We must all submit to
it. We're | to do my duty strictly, |
should show this pointing to the round
robin, to the captain; but ! don't want
to make matters worse. Let It's get to
port and then complain as you please.
Bnt for your own sakcs-and for my
sakc-don't mutiny.'
We all respected the mate. and his
words made a great impression. We
consulted together, and the prudence of
the majority oyercamc the fierce impulse
of boldcr spirits It was. however. tacit-
" understood that ifmattcrs grew much
worse. we would risk the dreadful penal
ty Of mutiny by Selling the captain for
we now considered lie was undoubtedly
insane. although the mate acted rightly
enough in holding aloof at present, as
the captain had not yet eyinced himself
incapable Of managing the ship.
Whether any whisper had leaked out
in the cabin. through the steward or of
ficcrs, I cannot tell. but the captain I'M
doubtedly suspected what had passed.
At noon the next day he came on deck.
with doublc-barreicd gun in his hands
and deliberately loaded with ball III our
presence. When he had done this, he
called all hands aft, and in language that
sufficiently Indicated from its wild in
cohcrcncy, that he was undoubtedly in
sane, he addressed the crew winding up
with the words:
You think to get the upper hand e
me. do YOU? lou VIII mut'ny-you will
take the ship away from me! I'll make
an cXample-l'il show YOU whom you
have to deal with! Mr. Jackson, let
those two men be seized up this minute,
for I'll make spread eagles Of 'cm sure as
Hive
AS he spoke he pointed to two of the
nearest men-onc an American. and the
other an Englishman. The poor fellow,
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beasts. and selzInS his gun, he shouted
Lay down this moment, both ofyc, or
III shoot YEP
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