Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-18
Mutiny on board Ship Sovereign
of the Seas.

The following are the particulars Of the mn
tiny on board the American clipper ship Sow
ereign of the Seas, TO which brief allusion was
made in the telegraPhic summary Of the for
eign news:
"The American clipper ship Sovereign of
the Seas, Warner, Of New York, from Mel
bourne, had arrived in the Thames. Her log
book shows that serious ARRAY occurred dur
ing the passage from Melbourne, arising from
the INSTRUMENTATION of some of the crew, who
are al. present confined on board in irons. 18th
OF March, the ship on the Equator, Ion. 80,
quarrel took place between two of the steer
age passengers, (of whom there were seventy
SIX on board,) and one Of the crew. The male
lnterfered, and ordered the seaman on deck,
but he refused, and became abusive, when he
was put into irons by direction of the captain
After lapse of fifteen or twenty minutes, all
the crew mustered aft, and demanded of the
captain the Immediate release Of the man Ian
Englishman) or they would take the ship from
him, amid loud murmurlngs and threats. Pre-
vlously, 1t should be mentioned, reports had
reached the captain of a contemplated attack,
TO seize the ship. The captain observing the
determined conduct of the men, at once armed
himself, as also did the officers, and then pro-
ceeded on deck, and ordered the men forward
they refusing, he, with his officers drove them
back at the point Of the bayOnet in the scufle
four men got wounded. Most Of the men had
some weapon in their possession, either Delay
ing pin, crowbar or Knife, and their conduct
was such to create alarm for the safety of
the ship. After being driven forward, they
still refused to return to their duty, and mus
tered in the forecastle. The captain, perceiv-
ing the serious nature Of the case, consulted
with the chief cabin and large number of the
Storage passengers, which resulted in thei:
arming themselves, and aiding the captain in
seizing the ringleaders. Six were picked ou:,
and they had been placed on one side of the
deck, when man named Hall, stepped for
ward from the remainder Of the crew, and
urged them not 10 stand by and see their ship
mates put in irons, but TO stand up for them
The captain, seeing the man making towards
him, cautioned him not to move a step if he
did, he would blow his brains out. He per-
sisted, when the captain in raising the pistol. it
by some means got discharged, and the con-
tents passed through the legs Of the third mate
MIR. Myers, German-wOunding him Sc
verely. Hall, with the rest, was Immediately
seized and dragged below, where they were
securely ironed; they were ten in number.
Iney were placeu between decks, wnere tney
have since been confined.
The American consul has addressed Lord
Palmerston, with view of obtaining the gov
eminent sanction respecting the disposal Of the
prisoners on board, most of them being Eng
lish subjects. 1t it understood that the govern
ment have declined to grant The application
made through the American consul to author
ize an adjudication in the case. In conse-
quence Of which the consul has determined, il
is stated, TO send the eight prisoners who con-
tinue in irons Oh board the ship in the East
India Dock, by the next mail steamer from
Liverpool TO New York, to be tried there on
the charge.