Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-10-01
MistelIaneous
MUTINY ON BOARD THE DREAD
NAUGHT.

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p63 passengers. The Captain observed, on mus
tering his crew when leaving port, that il. consist
cd OF the very basest materials ; far worse, indee,
than he had met with during many years. expert
snce. He deemed it necessary to caution his IF
cers to be very prudent in the management @
such dangerous elements to treat them kindly
Dot to extract prompt and implicit obeGienc CO
During the passage down the Channel, it was ey
tdeot that the crew resolved to be insubordinate
~ shown by the way 10 which they worked shi
and replied to the orders issued by the officers.
Now, it is well known by every sailor that he i
always expected to answer his officer when ad
dressed, with a civil, AYE, aye, Sir" or by repeat
ing the order. This the man at the wheel neglec
ted to do when ordered to 'lug" by the Captain
but this omission the Captain forgave when in
formed BY the man that he had never before sailed
in an American ship, where strict discipline i,
more insisted upon than in English vessels. On
the came day the Captain received an insolent
answer from a man at the main brace; but in thi:
case, also, the Captain used no violence, as thu
man readily submitted to his reprooi.
1t seemed now to be high time to put a check tC
such proceedings, and accordingly the Captain
told the men that as they did not do their drty, he
would not allow them watch and watch" AL
readers may not know that a ships crew is divid.
ed into parties, one of which is allowed to 90 be.
low. while the other remains at duty on deck ex.
cept in cases of emergency, when the presence Of
all is required on deck.
The men then went forward and got their din,
ner, after which, oil hands we're ordered on deck
to stack ship they came aft in a body, and to q
man refused to do duty, and then all went forward
again. The captain having armed himself with a
brace OF revolvers, went forward with bis third
mate, the only one he could implicitly rely upon,
and found the whole,crew collected round the fore
castle II should here say that, knowing the vii
famous character of his men, be had previously
caused the points of their knives to be broken off,
lie observed that every man had had his knife re-
pointed, aud with a knife in one hand and a mar
~lin-spike in the other, seemed resolved to offer an
obstinate resistance. The captain confronted
shem, and asked what was the matter ?" They
brandished their weapons aud sold, "We want
our watch and watch" The captain replied, "You
will not get it." They rejoined, "Well, wha, are
you going to do about it ?" at the same time bar
ing their breasts and daring him, with loud i'm
precautions, to fire upon them.
Captain. No, men, l intend to make you re-
turn to your duty, but l do not mean to shoot you,
because | regard you all as towards. If was
afraid of you, l would kill ten of you with these
pistols ; but take notice. if one of you dares to
advance but ons step toward me, that instant he
dies.
Crew. We are no towards, you bloody old
psalmsinger.
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Captain. To prove you, dare one of you 90
down alone with me between decks2 Here thir.
ty Of you banded together dare in sult me. q sin
gle man but. since you have not the courage to
60 alone with me below. if any of you, here on
deck, will lay aside his knife, I will also put
aside my pistol, and forgetting that l am q gen
tleman, will fight you on the spot with your own
wea pons, the fist.
Not one, however, had the courage to face him
alone and finding that nothing could be done
with them at that time, he went aft and ordered
that their food should be denied them until fur
Their orders, and posted a notice in the passen.
gors' quarters, forbidding any one Of them to sup
ply food to the crew. The ship was now worked
by the officers, boys, and such of the passengers
as would volunteer.
After a few hours the captain again went for
ward and addressed the crew. They still demand
ed their "watch and watch" He insisted that
they should not have it, and was willing to
swear that they should not have it,"
Crew. oh you know an oath is nothing. We
can get you as many as you want in New York
fer a quarter, and we tell you what, captain, we
came aboard the bloody old Dreadnaught to DO
as we please, and we mean to do so, too.
Captain. Now men, have l not treated you like
men ! Have my officers abused you? Have you
not had your hot coffee, q good hot breakfast, your
sixty pounds of meat, your potatoes. &C., daily,
and twice a week your sixty-four pounds of pud-
ding, with three quarts of molasses (?
Eyes, captain, (says one cid grumbler), but the
'aters are all sprouted, and l can't get my share of
at ALL"
Captain. Can l help the taters sproutin'? you
If this is oil you have to complain Of,
here will be no palliation for your conduct, and
Justice will give each of you your righteous des-
srt.
lie then went aft and made an exact copy of
they had said, and read it to them. They
acknowledged its correctness, and several Of the
passengers signed the paper as witnesses.
Captain. Now, boys. l have determined, as /
said before, that you shall have no more food in
this ship until you return to duty and l can give
you for this each five years in theState Prison aud
a fine Of one thousand dollars. This paper, the
ruth of which you acknowledge, is sufficient to
procure such punishment. Now, l call upon any
II you to return to duty and to come to me and
will promise to protect all such and if any
nan attempts to prevent such persons, / will pos
lively blow out bs brains.
Crew. No! Captain we have all put cur foot in
!, and we will hold together and have it out.
Captain. You will be hungry ~ and by, and
ill think differently.
Crew. No captain, if there is provisions in the
hip we will take them.
Captain. Men, l have hired you to work, I have
aid you have fed you well and treated you
indy you have refused duty you rise in open
natiny, and l have stopped your food, Now, if 0