Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-02-26
From the Liverpool Times.
Mutiny on board an American Ship at
Liverpool.

Soon after 10 o'clock this morning the
from the American ship John L. Bogart,
now lying in the river, and cleared for sea:
and afterwards a flag ofdistress was hoist
ed. The commander of the John l.. Bo.
CART, Capt. Conway, who was on shore at
the time, fastened TO the American con-
sul's office in order to procure assistance,
and Immediately afterwards proceeded OR
board. The consul at once communicated
with Mr.. Clough, the indoor superinten-
dent Of police, and the latter forthwith
despatched detective officers Scott and
Eaton, with two others of that depart
ment, AID they. taking 10 other officers,
proceeded to board the ship. On ap-
preaching the side they perceived regu
lar battle going on upon the deck, and
even the bulwarks of the ship bear traces
of being largely dabbled with blood On
going on board, the deck around the fore
castle presented horrible appearance, and
was covered with pools of gore; The mon
showed shocking proofs of savage treat
ment, and the first mate had his head near
ly c!oven, and lay. on the deck. One of
the crew was in front Of him, also on the
floor of the ship. having been wounded in
the thigh by pistol fired at him, as he
states. by the second mate. The officers
Immediately stayed the tumult, and then
proceeded to make prisoners.
The captain and officers charged the
crew with mutiny. and the latter accused
the officers Of brutally ill-treatiug them.
Sixteen of the crew were placed in custo-
dy for mutiny and injury to fhe officers;
and the second mate was arrested for
shooting at and wounding James Christie,
an able seaman on board. Christie re-
ceivd the wound in the upper part of the
leg, and The ball lodged In the thigh. He
was taken to The Birkeuhead landing place,
whittier the other 5 were carried, togeth
er with the second mate, and thence con-
veyed to the Birkenhead office. The bull
let still remains in Christie's wound The
first mate, whose name is G. Thorber, was
carried to the Northern Hospital. where he
now lies. He received very bad wound
on the head, and wound in the shoulder.
The whole of the crew in lstody are
more or less injured--some of them verv
severely. One of the police officers took
from the first mate pistol. and on being
carried into the hospital. brass knuckles
were found in his pocket Inquiries made
on board lead to the conclusion that the
officers, from the moment the ship was
cleared. commenced ill-treating The men,
and that this ill-treatment reached such a
point on'Sunday morning, that the men
struck work. and refused to perform their
ordinary duty. The officers resorted TO
arms; some shots were fired. and Christie
fell wounded. The men then seized what
ever was at hand, and attacked the officers,
wounding the first male: as stated above.
The occurrence has created much sensa-
tion in Liverpool.
One cause of the mutiny. as stated by
the crew, is that they shipped for New
York, under articles to that effect. and as
they were nearly all black or colored men,
on learning that the vessel was bound for
Mobile. theyr efused to go, that being a
slave State, where they would all be re-
tained in custody.
All the men who are in custody are
blacks. and the ship has clealel for Mo-
bile.