Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-02-12
uutiny on hoard the American ship, =. l. Ho-


| Monday morning shortly after ten O'Clock the
| report of firearms WIS heard to proceed from on
! bonrd the American ship J. l.. Bogart and soon
II flag Of distress was h"-ted. Captain Conway;
who was on shore at the time, hnsiened to the
American Con-nl's office, and immediately pro.
ccedcd on board. The Consul instantly commn.
ncated with Mr.. Cloagh, the in door superin.
tcndent Of police. and he shortly afterwards de--
patched detective officers Scott and Eaton with
two others of that department and they taking
ten other officers. proceeded 10 board the ship.
On approaching the side they perceived "A regular
battle going on the deck; and even the buwarks
of the ship bore traces of the contest being dab
BLEED with blood On going aboard the deck, round
the forecasile presented horrible appearance.
and WAS covered with pools of gore the men shock.
ing proofs of savage treatment. and the first mate
had his head nearly cloven, and lay on tho deck.
One of the crew was in front of him, also on the
floor of tho ship. having been wounded in the thigh
by pistol fired mt him, as he states by the Sec
ond lnate. The officers Immediately stayed the
tumult, and then proceeded to make arrests
The captain and officers charged the crew with
mutny and the latter accused tho officers Of
brutaIly i'll treating thom. Sixteen OF tho crew
were placed in custody for mutiny und injury
to the officers and tho secondmato was arres.
ted for shooting at and wounding james Chris
tie, able seaman board. Christie re-
ceved the wound in the upper part of the
taken to the Brkenhead landing place, whittier
the other fifteen charged were carried. together
with the second mate. and he was thence CON
veyed to the Brkenhead office. The bullet yet
rcmains in tho wound Tho first mate, whose
name is {, o. Ihorber, was carried to the North
'ern Hospital where he now lies. He has re-
ccved very bad wound on The head and stab
bed wound in the shoulder. They are not sup
posed to be such to place his life in danger
however. The whole of the crew in custody are
more or less in ured some of them very severe.
ly. Officer Scott took from the person of tho
first mate pistol, and on being carried to the
hospital, ''brass knuckes' found in his
pocket We understand that inquiries made on
bonrd lead To the conclusion that the officers,
from the moment the ship cleared, commenced
i'll treating the men, and that this ill.treatment
reached such acme on yesterday morning, that
the men struck work, and refused their ordinary
duty. The officers Immediately resorted to
arms, shots were fired. and Christie fell wound
ed. The men then seized whatever was at hand
and attacked the officers, wounding the first mate
rs we have stated above. One alleged cause of
the muriny, Us stated by the crew, is that they
shipped for New York, under articles TO that eff
feet, and AS they were nearly all black colored
men, on learning that the vessel was bound for
Mobile they refused 10 go, that being II slave
State where they would all be retained in slavery.
lhc men who in custody all blacks, and
the ship has certainly cleared for Mobile.
On Tuesday, the Goth, the affair was invest
gated before full bench of magistrates at Birk
rnhcad. The prisoners were charged by Capt.
Jas Conway with mutny. Peter Campbell, tho
second mate charged with shooting james
Christie.
Mr.. Campbell. solicitor, defended the prison.
ors, and "some philanthropc gentlemen of Liy
crpool' employed "A second lawyer, Mr.. SNOWFALL.
To assist in tho defence
The magistrates refused tho charge of mutiny,
rs beyond their jurisdiction, but were ready to
hear any charge of assault.
No direct evidence being ready as to assault
the prisoners were discharged, with the excep
tjon IF Joseph Williams, Jeremiah Jones aud
Lott Hyatt, who had arms in their hands when
unprecedented.
The adjourned until the 22d.
The first mate lies in dangerous condition in
the hospital, aud the second mate is in custody.
The crew assert that they were shipped for
British hark called the Robin Hood, for Antigua,
and refused To work when they found themselves
ON board the Bagnrt.