Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-10-01
On the following morniog / was oim

| PrtSssSu VIII lHe lln pOIlancS OF mS mlu-
night vision that resolved Ito act upon
it. | told my officers that | had discov-
cred the source and direction of the mu
tiny, but did not tell them how had
gained the Knowledge. Three of the
men. whom knew could lruSt. were
also called upon TO help me Alter din>
ner stationed tw" of my officers at a ia.
vorable point in the cabin, armed with
canvass bags and cords. Then sent nv
boy ou deck 10 tell Brant that / wished
to see him. He came down and as his foot
touched he cabin apor. bag was, throwu
over his head, aud he was thrown down
and bound and gagged with little trouble
As soon as be was hauled out Of the
way. sent up for Cumming. He came,
and was treated in the same manner,
though we had to administer slight zap
on the head before we could overcome
him. sent for McDermot nexs, and
when he had been secured the rest was
easy enough. Then we armed ourselves
and went ON deck. The crew were call,
ed aft aud | told them Of the plot had
discovered l dill not tell them that |
had thus far only dreanei the particulars,
but professed to have had certain in>
formation. When they tound that the
ring eaders were captured and bound,
those who jpined in the mu 10y begged
for mercy. and offered TO make full con
fes,on and behave themselves afterwards.
| trusted them, and thew revealed to me
the whole plat, as the leaders hal laid it
out. 1t was exactly-~urd Tor word and
deed for deed-as |, had dreamed it,
Three days afterwards we reached Val.
paraisn. and the mutin neers were disposed
of wit out much trouble.
Two y"ars after that was in comm and
OF another ship. and lay at anchor in the
harbor of Ginralter. The AM ricAn cum
sui NJ rangier was a schoolnale OF mine.
and was anxious To Sve him. or course
didn't run in there with my vessel for
that purpose. nor did L like the idea OF
venIurIng in one Of my boats. found
small frlucca which was going there aud
back again, and | made srrangeu enls TO
go in her. She was o start in the mora.
ins. and her captain promised TO send
boa. for me The night was spent by
me in ho'el on shore. and ut d ,y-break
servant called me rom my bed and iu>
formed me that an officer of the guard
wished to see me below. dressed and
went down and was surprised TO find that
he had me under arrest tor murder. A
soldier had been killed on the evening
before by an American. and the perpe,
TRAITOR ot the deed had been see to enter
| that hotel There is no necessity for go-
ing into particulars they ex .mined aud
set me at rberty, With ample apology for
he mistake that had been c0mmitted =.
| 4, 4 4
to be Dagu instead of AN American =
Hrwever, lost my passage in the felucca
and that dt~app 'inted me. On the nexr
dmy learned that the felucca went down
between Gibr4lter and rangier, and all on
board were lost. She was loaded with
bricks. and had been cap>ized in squat.
Alter this [ made several success >lul
voyages. and was finally cast away upon
one Of the Florida reefs saved nv .elf
but lost everything else. male nv
way to Charleston, Sluth Carolina, VIII re
| lay sick Tor three months. Late in the
tall reached New York | WAS weak
and broken down aud almost pennllrSs
! | found lodging at an obscure porter
house. and wniIe my money lasted had
| shelter. | was totally unfit Tor work, and
could not beg On The four'h day my
purse was empty and started uut to tnd. i.
il possible. some means OF getting pass.
age To Boston, where might lind friends
my way along FuItpn street. when | saw
a purse upon The side walk. picked it
up. and when ha gained seciu led
sp"t opened il. Ii Contained five hun
dred and =, ne odd dollars 10 bank notes.
and a small card upon which "Hs printed
a neat advertisement of tho A+tur House.
There was no name upon the purse, nei
ther was here any papers IN it.
For the first time 10 long and event.
tul life was s0rEly tempted to apptupn-
ate to IN own use tia. which wa not IN,
own Fortune had lOrsaken me. An ! #
the aid which was nov offered Was not Ia
ken by me no other po"er would help
me. But the spiIIt OF right finally Tl
umphed and resolved that II | mus
suffer it should be with clear conscience.
remembered that unexpected all had
been rendered to me 10 times past. and
perhaps that aid might not sutfer me 70
perish now
Judged from the card that the owner
Of the purse mi sht be stopping at the As
tor House, and hither my steps were
bent. asked the clerk IT any OF hi:
guests had lost n sum Of mooey recently
He informed the that man Who had IUst
purse containing over five hundred dol
) lars was 1t that very moment 10 the read
ing room wrIrng an advertisement.
went in and the clerk pointed hIm ont t,
r me. He was a young mau- o"er
, hve-and-twenty aud the moment | lu"k
ell upon him was startled. He Ionksd
uC when the clerk stated my business
and asked me i, had found hts purse. :