The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-02
YELLOW FEVER AT NORFOLK AND Cos
PORT

The Norfolk papers of yesterday state that for
the twsnty.fnur hours ending on Tuesday at p M,
there were six new csses ard no deaths. The dis
ease was still confined to Barry's Row, where 1t
originated
10 Gosport for the twenty four hoars ending
Tuesday evening, there were ak new cases and
five deaths. The committee have erected a hos
pial for the SICK about one mile west of the town,
where the STICK will be kept, and to which place
contributions from citizens for the sufferers will be
| sent The medical ficersI of the U. s. Hospital
| have contributed S25 their relief. The Presi-
| dent and Secretary of the Navy have grained the
| use of ono OF the wings of the Naval Hospital for
| the sick OF PoFtsm"nh and G snort.
MUTINY AND MURDER on ARD BRITIsH SHIP.
| Her Msjes Isl brig OF 22I tons belonging to
| Nc. John R.ckenshn of Whitley, aud sailed from
| Salopica Mediterranean port, about the begin
ming of May. With cargo of Indian corn consien ned
| to Messrs. Bsr,hali & Co., London, and bound to
Queen stown, for orders. Including the captain,
| WIN. Wright of Whitby, and the mate, Samuel
| Cole tina crew amounted in all to about nis'e -
| Among the crew was man named James Veaie
| seaman native of his country, who had conduct
ed himself very badly on the voyage. and against
whom the captain had several entries made Ia the
| log book On the 28lh OF June while the vessel
in lat A deg. north. long IA deg 46 min. west
the captain came deck about - O'Clock at night
aud found tina this man Veale was not as he should
have been, on deck-it being his watch. On search-
Ing for him. he found him lying asleep in the gal
ley and got bucket of water and threw 1t over
him. Vasle awoke In rage and started up.
The captain walked toward the cabin and Veale
| round At the other side of tbs mast, drew out
large csse.knife and stabbed him in several psces-
The man ct the wheel, Gsoree Bald, q native of
Ffeshire, observing the trsneacon called out an
other man, Take ths wheel till | go and call the
mate" VeeIe hearing these words ran down the
companion and got into the state room OF the mate
and stabbed him three several times exeIaimipg
"fhere, therei" The mate struggled family with
m, but had only strength to exricate himself from
his berth, and crawl up the c.mpsniou when he fell
upon the deck. While the murderer WAS engaged
in he attack upon the mate Bald. an old man. went
down the companion and into the state room of the
eptsip to look for firearms While the we're there
they shut the state-foom door sad only barely in
time, for Vesls, after completing his terrible work
In the cabin OF the mate, rushed and drove his
knife through the panel of the door they had shut,
Ia effort to break in. Fooled in his design here
hs went again upon deck, and it is supposed while
passing he threw overheard the bodies of the mate
and captain, as they were seen again. He then
went forward to7 the forecsstle. where two men
were sleeping and stabbed them both savagely kill
ing one Of them, the cook, Samuel Weeks, and in
h:cting upon the other, George Bald, the man who
was taken to the hospital no less than six wounds
Veale then attempted to scuttle the vessel an d
Bald shot him He then retreated into the forecas
tie and Bald hoisted signals OF distress, which
brought vessel to their aid They than went to
the forecsstle to kill Veals and found that he had
cut his own throat and was dead He had several
times " lille in the fnrscsstle begged Bald to shoot
him. Queenstown Eng Loud S,