Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-09
Brutality at Sea.

BULL dogs EMPLOYED To PUNISH SAILORS
On "Wednesday Justice Ciarry of the
Esstern District t.Brookyn, was called upon
to take the deposition of sailor named
Thomas Campbell, residing at No. lS5 Sec
ond ret, who is now lying seriously i'll
from cruel and inhuman treatment Oh boart
the Liverpool packet-ship Ellen Austin,
Capt Garrick, IN her outward Trip iii No
vember last. On one occasion. for a triiilng
or imaginary offense, Campbell was callet
into the a''er cabin, where the captain
Knocked him down " tn a heavy wire rope
the mate at the same time thew shaw
over nis head, helt the man down with his
knees upon his neck and head and prevent.
ing him from crying out by holding the
shawl over his mouth. The captain then
beat him over the back and shoulders. lacer.
astf.ry ris- bo.Iy and .a!-o:nficted two severe
wounds upon . head. Not satisfied with
his own brutality, the captain sci Oh two
large, ferocious dogs,who tore and muti!atet
his legs.
Campbell is a thorough sea man. about &C
years of age, quite intelligent, and of re-
spectacle appearance. He vas one of the
numbe. on board of the Three Bells, ,and as.
sisted in rescuing the soldiers from the
wreck of the San Francisco, for which he
received a medal from the merchants Of N
York. Since his return he has been COM
PEELED TO pawn the medal in order tn pro-
vide the necessaries OF lie for his family.
The following is his deposition before
Justice Cia-ry:
i shipped on board the packet ship Ellen
Austin on the 18th of November last,& we
sailed for Liverpool the same day; the sec.
ond morning out at seven bells all hands
turned out to breakfast; did not hear the
bells or the order to turn out; the officer on
deck came down and pulled me out roughly
and ordered me to the after cabin; | went
into the cabin when the captain asked what
was the matter of me; told him did nvl
know, that l did not hear the watch called
he said he did not believe me. and that if ]
commenced lying in bed this way the other
sa ilors would, and that ne would make an
example OF me; he then knocked me down,
end at the same time the first mate threw a
shawl over my head, placed his hands over
my mouth. to prevent my outcries being
heard by the sailors, and held me down with
his knees on my head and neck. The cap
tain at the same time beat me all over the
body with heavy wire rope, and set the
dogs on TO me; the dogs bit me very BADLY
on the legs Campbell here exhibited his
legs, which had quite number OF wounds
on them not yet healed. After he finished
beu,ing me, he told me to go and show the
sailors what he had done. Ten oriwelve
days allerward | was on the rail pulling in
the top-galleut sails, and, in jumping down,
accidentally struck on one of the boaiswain s
feet; the boatswain knocked me down, and
then entoTed acOmplaint to the captain that
had struck him. | was again called into
the cabin, ind the captain, assisted by the
the boa,swain beat me with the wire rope,
at the same .imr setting on the dogs ns
before. After that | was so badly injured
that couli not go aloft. bur could stand at
the wheel AT Liverpool, left the ship,
and returned home in the ship Emerai Isle,
receiving kind treatment from the captain
and offirers. arrived home on the 9Th OF
February, and that night became delirious
which has continued at intervals ever since
Mea urps will be tskrn tor the arres, OF
the captain, first mate and ntswain.-N
Y Tri5uue