New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-27

isrk k,visg .. Ire sans tine, aid dcins hsr bss "a
keep Up 9Th ID. ship Cspt. Coreys, Dot hkiog as
appearance Of things 5oSge3 bic ss'ei'e, Aht hally
los, sight CT the crsit the evening oil ne xta.
few bours l..sr the Ar2aS some I'd uslss froc
P.psrg. The 2s'h bTohs eioemily, very dnk, AL
sharp gusts Of WIND. At p The cap,sn ordered u.
mate 10 set topgalsnisas 4 The seaiosr .noad elsv
and Icy eosn sgar 90 the poop. He rest ~
OF short duration. Ten rruiee lster hs w
aroused by noise, sncd oos a. vakss. Z
sn broadly in an instant. The pose, erssh a d
something givug way, followed by sbou,, stA.ls4
tie us,e slso he SIS standing by The break OF ~
poop. There VS. 10 dono. - 70 the Cause.-The go
y,e,, Rad broken lcose. Qock as thought the cspaa
esrtd to the deck AID bToosot BIS arms reyoavw
az ,xo p.,ol--irom the CABIN The mate a. ,nstasly
aroused The gusrc, a. the cane hne nshng zoe 'ea:y
forward but received no rp'y. lie renasned oy tie
guard unske,s ao' the guard turned oui befos
which the csp;sin's revolver spoke IRON TIE poop.
The csp'ain Il SCENE, on rsscoing zee oeck eooh as
discern tbs the cony'cis we're mskbg thsI way A.
Thew had sGvarced ss far the stern OF toe long bot
vben be fred into the n. Still they csDe 90, tanul-
tuous rush, yelling ike te1ds and hesving before
them blocks hsbe spikes, bolystobes, hesoos carp
stuff grrders-sry thins IN fac, they could hy aaax
or. Cspt Coreys wss severely struck oy some :
these mi, ses % we're also 81 Of the guard. wao
he'd by this time joined the captain ,he cres L>can
ard Sos, arcs being altogether sithou, Arms, hases
made their way into the r'ssingl 90 tee pop, ins
sausri party b al no tboosht, aosevef OF song o.
The decisive but jumping 20 the quHt,rdeck, CON.
mspced han. ,o-bspd 6ent 9TH the scouoireis. bta
the cap sin ard guard fred into them ~ last a. they
could load, using ALEC Their entssses ana osyoeee
kesp them al bay. They bss oespe's'e men 10 deal
with. No soon.r was muskst 6red than ,ush va
made upon il before could Ne reloaded but IN no To-
ssnce cid they succeed in wrenchog u from the srp
that held il for HE or death. Doe osyode, vs. Then
oIly spoil Dureg tue whole time they kept up q
shower of the missiles described above ana IL only
wonderful ,ha, more mischief ~ss not done BY them.
Inch by inch. bo~ever, the captain aod his party
gained ground advancing purpceely With esnson Iess
from behitd the water cshs a rush might be maize
upon them, and their arus-their ssivsfon-oe seaed
And here have 70 record 40 lost snoe OF courage
rare heroic. Some ten minutes or 80 After the out
break amid 90 uprosr II of he'll let 10 &C. aylscx
from m. tho were thirstpg for blood, toe captains
wife took her part in the Fray by osing and cortn.
ur 10 reload Der husbands pistols and passing ITEM
up from the cuddy skybgbt. As each bach Wa
gained It was seized by the guard snd fastened down.
After sn hours hsrd fighting, the coDvicts vers
driven on 10 the topgasnt hrecss'le, when they we're
charged With the bsyoDet, and several run throash
driven over the bo~s Two or three we're seen 20 lsy
hold OF the foretop-g aapt sfudjog sail, wbch wA
lying on the force ,ste, and jamp over board Nth i.
Tley we're shot from the poop aud qusterdeck a. vel
ss the darkness psrmtted toeir beioe made out.
"The deck pow being clear, lights were brought
many attempts bad been made 10 get lights during the
fight, but ss soon appeared i sr knocked over
BY the couvicts and the whole work wss done in a.
most solid darkness. The sights sbieh the hghts 70
vesled were Of the houicest. Here msn With Q
another rdJled With the bsyoret, there one-yes, yH
living With four bullets through him. The aspect Of
the place vas tbs. Of .lsrghisr house. Eight dead
bodies we're found on the frecte, and three on Ne
main deck, including the Eg'opesn sentry and Fora.
guese cook. 1t was nov apparent why the sentry nsa
not answered the hail Of the mstehe poor felos wH
found 10 have been stabbed 10 the heart Taere seems
uIortupsely to be no doubt that be bad leu his post
below and come deck, where he is supposed 70
have fallen asleep, being stabbed without awakening
g. oi -hic m q
Had he been at biz post, or even awake on DECK am
might 10 all possibility have been given suii ciently
early to have prevented the convcs gaining the deck
at al. -,
up with the convcts. The carpenter and An Arab
pssserger Jumped overheard The former fell into n
blight of the lee fore sheet got into the fore CHAINS and
made bis way aft. Tue Arab "" never seen again.
"At day break man was found banging on to the
rudder. rope being let dosn he was hsuled up, and
| was four to have been shot through the leg On
search being made below, five more bodies were found
of men who, receiving nigh, had gone beow TO
die. II was found that the convicts bad escaped by
cutting through with knife of which they had
how gained possession, bar of prison door forward
then partly cutting through the inside pa tition bar on
the port eide which eDabsd them 10 burt the door ia
altogether They then shouted to the rest In other
cells TO follow them which, with the exception OF H.
whom the guard were enabled to keep down, they
did.
"At 6 O'Clock the convcts we're mustered when il
who came on deck Tne remaining 80 with the ex-
cepton of sounded rsaed TO three dozen each.
At hapaet be sentries gave the alarm that Of
the coSvcts bad slipped their leg irons. The guard
called and secured them. On Ovsrhauling tho
remsiDder, it found that maoy Of the irons
too large, and they we're accordingly reduced. vel
come eight must Bombay have been 10 the Arsrat
"Tbe captain speaks in high terms Of the European
eerRespts and guard and Of the Marine Battalion aso
their hayildar especially singing himself ont by his
vslor.
"Wbst shall We say ofths csptsin himself What
would have been the Tesul, If he hsd been man OF
les courage and pluck than be showed himself 10 be
The vessel would have been taken, every soul on
board murdered, and these desperadoes hsve found
their way 10 the China Seas agau TO the destruction
of-who can say boz much life apd property II is
90 very exceptional q csse, tbst we doubt not the
Chamber of Con merce will take some notice Of i.
Capt COneys has earned for himself life renowp, AMI
should be deslt si.h in q way becoming this great
commercial port and a chamber Of commercial men,