The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-03

The Horrors OF TIE NEAPoLrT.N DuSGEoNs-The
European Times, has an article in reference to
Mr.. Wait, one of the English prisoners in the
Cagliari affair, who has lately been liberated by a
decree of the King Of Naples, from which We ex-
tract the following:
Mr.. Watt, is now an inmate iu the English Hos
pital at Naples; aud though it is admitted that
owing to the excrtions OF the acting consul. MIR
Bat kelly, an English medical man resident in Ma.
Piles, he Is much improved, yet he appears to be
sadly shattered iU mind; and that, iu fact his ner
yous system and general health are so much de-
ranged that he dcspairs of ever seeing him re-
stored to his wouted state of mind and body
Mr.. Watt describes the court at Salern0 as pre-
senting strange and CHASTITY spectacle The pri.
souers, about 3uD IN number, nearly all Young
men, and would have been in the prime of maUhood
II suffering aud the dungeon bad not fIrcluaiiy
done their work. They were pale aud enacistet
they all had sunken eyes and prominent check
bnnes-they resemhleda crowd ofanimateI corpses
rather than living and breathing human beings
There was presented by them all a uniform ex.
preston OF conntenauCe. as 1t a common sHfct ing
had afbEed on their shrinking faces aud pnched
feature common impression. Some he remarked
10 be without shirts: others were affected with re-
pusive-ooking skin Diseases nd all were so loaded
with pdtcW that he had 10 call tor the assistante of
Mr. Barber TO obViae a visitation from this form
of annoyance.
by the Interference of the consul he WAS nermit
ted To occupy position at "A short hut nerdfu dis
iance from the sad and miserable crowd Yet in
spite "i outward humiliation and the cblitera-
ton of external deCency Mr. Watt thought that he
could discern here and there face that hetokeus
an intelligence above the rest, and sug .ested to his
mind that probably some of the dishgurations be.
fore him had descended to the present Iowy plight
from the gentle aud educated classes.
Mr. watt declares that the sight he beheld in
that court will haunt him to his dying hour let
strange to say, neither dependency despair
was marked on the countenauce of these unfortrt-
Date men. They talked and sometimes smiled
Death to them had ceased 20 he terror They
we're sheep arrived within the precincts of the
shambleS. Many of them, Mr.. Watts tells us will
not wait for the execution of the judicial
disease and death are busy amongst them
MuTtNy AND MURDER ON THE HiGa SEas-A cor.
respondent of the New York Herald. writing from
Sydney, n. s. W, January 10th, gives the follow.
ting account of mutiny and bleody tragedy on
board the whale ship Junior, of New PeIforJ.
Mass
The Junior. of New Bedford, was ,eiegrapbed
this morning of the South Head, in distress Onr
Consul sent her assistance Immediately, and she
was soon brought into port. On Christmas night.
when at sea somewhere off Van Dle,uer's Land
live OF her crew murder ed the captain (Meilen.
the third mate, (John Smith aud two men and
dangerously wounded the first and second mates,
Nelson Provost and Henry r. Lord J and the ste w.
ard: and after remaining in the vessel rntil tho
= tn OF December compelling tho mate to nayi-
gate-leit her with two of her boats, forcing ten
of the crew TO accompany them
The names of two of the ringlcaders are Plum
mer and Carma. One of them. il is said is an old
stager in thHse parts-rrObably an escaped con-
vict-and similar deeds To that committed on
board the Junior have possibly been re-enacted by
them ere this, either on land or sea- They left
the vessel we'll provided with provisions, arms
and ammunition. The police, which is very eff
cient here, have some of their body detailed TO
leave in the morning in search and with all the
sagacity OF the leader there is a reasonable hope
mat the gang viii be discovered and most of them
taken should they have landed. This horrible
murder seems TO have been premeditated affair."
aud when the vessel Ind arrived at the favorable
spot it was carried into execution The boat
steerefs u seems, Rad the watch on deck, aud the
officers theirs below. The leader (Pummer) led
his gang below into the cabin stationed them op-
poste the buuks of the several officers and at a
signal each of them fired mcskets at their sleep
Ing victims.
The explosion of the powder in the muskets ir.
nited the bedding, setting the cabin on fire. The
ere was fortunately estinguished before doing any
material damage, by the mutineers forcing the
crew into the cabin from which they had escaped
after dischargiDg their arms and making Ioud
threats at their victims. Being afraid TO return,
thewoupded mate having got in possession Of the
captains revolver and charged it. The short time
the mutineers had command they kept daily log
book aud what is very strange, they fthe fve)
balance of the crew over their signatures in the
log book Two of them can write and the other
three signatures are marked with a cross.
yIsIr OF RICHMOND KNIGHT TEMpLARs TO Bosros.-
The Richmond Enesmpment Of knight Templars,
Of Richmond Va. will visit Boston about the 10th
Of June next, to be preseat on Sc. Johns day the
9th. About 60 Knights will be present under
the command of Sir Kt. +. ii. Gill. They will be
received and entertained by the De Molay En-
campment OF knight Templars of this city.-Bos,
ton Ledger.
SERIOUSLY BuRsT.--We learn from the Columbus
Sun that Mrs. Daniel, wife Of Mr. j IL. Daniel, OF
Columbus, and daughter of Hon. Alfred Iverson,
was very seriously bat, tits hoped not fatally burnt
on Thursday morning last. at Griffin, Ga Her rdress
took FIRE while STOPPING before the fre 90 tie the
shoes of her Iittle child. Without raising an
alarm she at once went aud pulled off SOME of the
bed covering and enyeloped herself In H. aad then
fell on the Hoor and thus extlnguished the flames,
but not until most of her clothing had been burnt