New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-29
MCTINY on BOARD THE AMERICAN WHALE
SHIP ALICE FRAZER.
DEATH or The RINGLEADER.

DEATH or The RINGLEADER.
The Honolulu advertiser of Nov. 10 gives an &C.
count of mutiny on board of the American whaeship
Alice Frazer, in the Ochotsk Sea. II contains letter
from Capt. Newell, giving all the particulars. The
mutineers were party of Eve which the captain ship
ped at Valparaiso. 1t they contemplated taking
possession of the vessel but three of the bodest
put in irons. The contest with the ringiesder, Harry
sheppard and his DEATH is thus given by the captain
1.-The three secured, we now proposed TO take
the leader, from whom We had no doubt there would
emanate much trouble. sent the steward to quietly
call him INTO the main cabin with word thst wished
TO see him, directing the mate and fifth mate my only
two energetic oficers) to follow close upon his foot
steps he entered the cabin closing the door after
them while met the man from the opposite side,
when would take him at any hazard. He came
without bis suspicious being excited, when presented
my pistol and told him my object-hrmly telling him
the certain and instant result Of his resistance He
cooly told me-embellished by much low, sneerng
slang, pertaining TO his classic pull away on that
d-n thing, as he had used those tools before, and
didn't fear them, &c. But upon gathering ener
getcay around him he Invested himself of his keenly
sbarpeDed knife, throwing It upon the table in com
pany with his skulcap, and held out his hands for
the manaces, remarking that he used to those
pinythinga.
- But when we had got him into the lower cabin,
where we were about to confne him with the other
three, as il, when coming Unexpectedly into the
presence of three Of his gang, be wished to show HIM
sell the leader ne mao PROMISED them 10 De- ne turned
fercely upon me, "a came down stairs 8t his back,
and exclaimed in a loud, rude tone: 'Now, I'm going
to know what in HI I'm put in irons for sim
ply told him to be quiet he had had the extent of
bis say board my ship Whereupon he made
sudden step toward me If latter kicking custom
he had among his mates with the intention of kicking
me in the stomach he exclaimed at the top Of his
voice, No, III be id if l do; my tongue il my
owp and III use it,
When, seeing his foot drawn back in the very act
OF kicking, under the instinct Of self-defense
Instantly struck him blow across the head with the
fat Of my pistol, had done the last confined
before him, when, to my surprise and the conserna-
simultaneously, making but one report, and. being at
the time Of ignition in contact with the mans head
killed bin instantly by its conclusion 10 his brain
wrenching my arm in painful manner and throwing
the chambers from the pistol TO the floor from the alb.
sence of the revolving god. This happened in the
presence OF my mate, second and ift6 officers and
the three prisoners. The mate directly exclaimed:
l believe you have shot him. said, No, GER
tainly not
The man was instantly raised up, his head placed
upon the Bonded knee Of the mate, 10 examine his
hurt when ordered water to be brought to wash his
wound, ard brought resorativts from the medicine
chest myself 10 reanirats him. under the suggestion
that he was only stunned; but found him dead.
Upon the further examination Of his head and person.
which directly ordered by 40 Of my officers, in the
presence Of the second officer, three prisoners and
myself, We found his wound to consist simply of
slight confusion on the left temple, caused by the
blow of the pistol and blackened by the burning of
the powder in proximity with his head the skull rot
being injured. any wound from the balls whatso-
ever, either upon his head or person"
The CASE or cApTAIs scHEscK.
To the Edo, Of TA< n. y Tr1sse.
SIR; In y0vS PsPss Of ts-dsy, uassr "2Nas