New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-27
MARINE AFFAIRS.
ALLEGED CRUELrIEs ON BOARD THE SHIP
MlDDIESEN

ALLEGED CRCELTIES ON BOARD THE SHIP
MlDDLESEX.
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SIR: The IL cloteo letters relating 10 the Alleged
Ctueties on board the MiddeseI during recent voy-
see 10 ,b. port were written in reply to card from
Captain Psrne .ee, which appeared in TIE Tunes Of
a. 18th u,mo As they have been refused n,er.ior in
The Times, take the Liberty of presenting the to
you. In doing ~ desire to ssy that we have ne
connection whatever with the Rev. Mr. Rss, nor did
We know or ybpg of the authorship the letter in TIL.
Ttmes sigr.d " Justice" VIII oh drew out the card Of
Capt Pamelee till after The present letters writ
TEN nor had We any intercourse with each other till
we met by accident in the Office Of The TIMES.
To a. Editor Of The N y. Tima
SIR: Hsvirg been passenger on board the Mid.
Gs,s, daring her February voyage to ;hi. port csm per
mission .y few words on 10. alleged crueliss com
.d ga rs Such cruelty e ss%.a being s,
p. thumb, TO the tc1s an! n9:S and II edition licked
thI.s.a With pn .,s su1 DI' ,I
sv four Ct them covered bo and wound.
s SSI M IL. cheer: ss w .ss not 10 ns t @s
POOL instead Of EewYorh-Csp p withanding hs r.
%R.s. s See s S. ease q Ii. kod.s IN
The e. Capt hi. eous h:v: s.sn proved
lad Attorney NcKeon been permitted to proceed with
r. sos8s
paper Of the 18th Of October nom rrmeee ana
urpoticed - uspy Of them destitute Of the sEhts
d.ry hvs reason to know he bad over thiy hand. on
leaving Lvsrpoo and to their ability that was 81; business
And would SIX va. the system the Officer. c.a
lated to hss their .su or sen 10 Il the sI.r
and succeede1 admirably too G a. have already stated ou,
By u"e that they had to be carried to the HO'D'.
Ssn: on; na.ppeG :. the Bottom and By the I'D Of
chain melting with the esp,,.n !, v" made secure
.:sA =. e petite, the .sga ,. here
pump. he, perfectly DRY and With reference to The
ssvf % of S.. 1T
their would undeI refuse to work Tor
Who received some comI which ma wso.
back the Captain in the shape Of profit on drink me to
loving and 50 cent: per MI ' ss:
% s1s s. tn not sss. o he
R S.sa anG III own I:
him out for he only landed seout $50 .. Castle osIds Ls
and rather know how be MANAGED the other go
G5;y 9n sssd he
which proved be so BY hest Of witnesses still In the
refin.d Up to the present from eestus my mind not
visbps 10y anything until ser the trial. nor would have
Irsm'in, Mr. Eait9 Sv &c N,cuor.s WALSH
Passenger board the hiddls'sI during her February
0efobe, q. 1857.
SIR: have waited patiently to the present m ,ment
In hopes that Justice some other %1s'
h; Which, I: .np.ssd IN % oeoSsf
ing your nprcasu bu. since none hs, a. yet attempted
Wiling that any one such matters should Judge
e. in this Having bssp passenger on the said .hp
Pe.se s under :qu.y 5ai
III. II life R.vs never heard Of
thing to equ. the brutality COMMITTED board That
that perpeated b. the officers on those poor
and the: too 1ds the s.s , s
grants under my protection, every one of whom can l my
pS Sn On T us
CO upicstion Of Ju.ce and twenty much q the
''0 0:t ss.I: s. is,7. remain &c" A''A'
The following is another letter on the same subjsct
addressed to the Rev. Mr.. Res, who was also pas
Iereer and the author Of the letter in The Times
signed Justice"
RIy. JAMES RRA-Dear Sir. In The Times OF
Of the Mdde.eI answer to Of the 18th Of the '.s
month wh.h have no. seem and - wa. one OF the
question BEG will in my name, contradict his men
S~y That he he'd smell crew while he had 80 40
rot more beside TIRE. ce; That consider large Gre"
scsss he IL :ss S.d over while
he had only over 500 including 6rss and second cabin
he only which Ae Kept half leg of mutton few
pound. q pSri and ew ,h, any Of b. mon
were I'll treated from an malicious spirit. A
witness declare that they most inhumsny frosted
d. tns the pssse For instance have seen man beaten
With after being feled TO the ground his head rsp
Died upon BY the and many other things Of simN kind
FU That many Of the slowed themselves swsy and
ssfused work man named Marshall never .towed away
po refused to ork nevertheless he brusy beaten under
the captains command before the Of oil the pas
seDeerS -.
could contradict many Of bis sstemcnts but dont
wish to trouble you with too long letter. only Wish and beg
Il you to giant ny favor by coosdcns bic letter .opn q
poibe would have written ysu long before now. but
didn't End your address until yesterday.
Nv opinion g. that the laws Of America ought 70 give on
Capt Ppeee example to oil the captains VIE treat tho
DooY sailors 90 iody In sea ..-u
am Dear Sir. yours truly, OSCAR WHITE
81 would write mysef the Editor Of fhe Tf~s bat
write sufficient Ensish trouble 10 do It for me-
Estc- York Nov. !, 1857.