Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-19

A TERRinrr STORY Terribly ToLD.-Tho San
Francisco Hyah the lst inst. contains the fol-
lowing tho sub cct being one which is now croa-
ting much newspaper comment:
Yesterday ono Of those bood-curdlng specta-
clcs which seem to the eyeballs with blast
ing horror, was disclosed to our astounded vision
in tho Office Of the United States Marshal. We
will detail the facts VIC learned them mt the
time: On Wednesday Inst the bark Sirah Park,
Pcndeton, Master, arrived in this port from Car
diff with n thousand tons Of coal Yesterday Cap
tain Pendleton brought in shore. and placed un-
der the charge Of the United States Marshal, two
sailors named John Thompson and William John.
son. charged with larceny on the high seas, in
stealing some buiscut. The mate, Mr.. Atkins,
soon after made his appearance. and confirmed the
stories Of the two sailors. But before relating
their statements, we will give some description of
their personal appearance. Iaggard want, and
unuttcrnblc misery, looked from eyes that had al
most lost all "speculation." Their bony frames
seemed ready to rattle in their loose and faccid
skins. Hunger and gaunt starvation stared from
every lineament. The wrists of one wretched
victim had been excorated by the l0ng-wOrn man.
acles, while his hands were pufed and swollen by
the tightness of The irons. Tho back OF the other
man--if the covering shivering, half demented
cruelLeing, could be called man was scanned with
stripes, that had wepthck gouts of blood at every
lash. The closely studded welts were nearly
black with crustcd gore. and. still more horrible
to relate had been stepped in safest brine.
But why dwell upon such narrowing dotailsf
1t was stated that another man, driven to entire
distraction and loss of mind by cruel treatment
Mt the hands Of Captain Pendleton, was still on
board the bark. and that yet another had baen
so bndly whipped during the voyage, that suffer-
ing nnture succumbed under the infiction and
his body had been given to the waves. The poor
wretches did not deny that they had taken tho
biscuit, but stated that they were either compel
led to do so or die Of starvation. These men are
Norwcgians' the Captain with shame we ac-
knowledge it, is an American, and tho bark an
American vessel Hammered with beavers and
Delaying pins, lalscd with heavy pieces ofrigging,
their heands smearcd with niercurial ointment
until they swelled frightfully; their backs acerat
ed, and their reason stupifed; every engine of
torture that helsh invention could devise
brought to bear against the miserable wrctches;
yet this captain, this being whose person gives
the world assurance Of n monster, accused his
surviving victims of larceny in taking biscuit To
prolong their wrctched existence. The American
name has suffered such wiIhering disgrace at the
hands of Captain Pendleton; he has reflected such
infamy upon American ship masters, and plunged
himself into su n damhing depths of crime, that
hereafter his name will be the synonym OF all that
is monstrous cruel and wicked. Matrous will
frighten children with its mention; 1t will b
whispered among men with losthing and scoFns
ravening wolves will howl it to the ahrghted winds
and jsokals snuff it with aickening sense Of out,
done fsrocity, ~