New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-07

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ship Robert Kelly which left Liverpool the 10Th of
January with cargo of COAL bound to this port. The
vessel sailed on the 18TH but put back on the 18th, biv
ing been in collision with the ship Troy of Rock Derry
ss previously reported The X. X. was built by
We,terye Kelly of this city in 1850, is ,3 tuns
register, rates A /, and owned by Messrs. Boyd &
Hencken. She is valued at $4,000, and one fourth
insured.
sUFFTRISGs Os BOARD AN ENGLISH SHIP.
The clipper-ship Great Tasmania arrived at Liver
pool from Calcutta on Thursdsy, March Is. She had
on board nearly thousand soldiers from India. The
scene OH the vessel Il said have been terrible by
reason of the physical condition of the men, between
sixty and seventy Of whose companions had died on
the passage. More than 800 were suffering from
scurvy or dysenery, and of these about 14O were in
such state that had the arrival Of the ship been de.
lay ed much longer their death was inevitable. The
liverpool Albion says:
/" Many Of them lay upon the deck, and sers, for
tunate enough TO have been provided with hammocks
were without any OF Ter covering than their wearing
apparel Their appearance was pitfu, and in some
instances sickenng. Men who a fe months ago were
bale and hearty literally reduced 70 skeletons by
loug continued dysentery, their bones and sinews
being only covered by skin, and their faces paid aud
emaciated more like those of corpses than Of living
beings. On the evening of the ships arrival about
hunoIed Of the sufferers taken 70 the Workhouse
in sprpg carts. message had been previously sent
to NJ Carr, the Governor of the Workhouse, request
ing him TO send something down 20 the invalids.
Sixty rups were returned, but they we're insufficient,
and the quence was that about forty men were
laid out in the carts half nude. OGe died on the
way. He bad ON pair of drawers and flannel sin
get both saturated with wet. &c. il was said he had
lain weeks exposed to the weather, and he died.
Hs appearance was horrible, Ike that Of a man who
had been starved 10 deah. Three more deaths occur
red before the following night. The names OF the
deceased men are William Coleman, Thomas Beachey
James Pyett, and Phillips. At the dead.house
Princes Dock the bodies of three othei men re-
moved from the ship. The names Of these are Thomas
Holt, John Murphy, and William Matthews.
elf the account given by the is eorrect-ana by
parties evidently to siiordng formation, II as
been, III some measure, coniimeed-there Is seriols
responsibility resting somewhere. IL appears that
hese soldiers are portion of hose Who refusing 10
be transferred from the service Of the East India Com.
pany 10 that of her Majesty, without receiving the
usual bounty gwen 70 new recruits, were discharged
and ordered 10 he sent home The men say that, un-
der the circumstances but little consideration was
given TO then comfort contract was entered into
TO brii them home at e. each, the Government un-
dertakng to provide tue stores. lot OF old stores
lying AZ Fort William Calcutta, cons ered unfit for
use there, were thought good enough for the dis
charged soldiers, aud these were placed on board.
There lie doubt but at that time good provisions
we're dear in Calcutta, and the comm lnder s,etcs
that the first bread sent on board was co
bad that, hs own responsibility, he returned II
on shore. Better bread was sent but this. IN short
time bad the other. Living upon this stun,
with beef and tea bad, the men so1n became sick:
some OF scurvy, others Of dysentery. When the ship
arrived at st. Helena, the captain applied 20 the Gov
erDor, and small quantity OF provisions and water
was sent on beard. Three days atterwird the stores
we're found scarce and the men placed on short
allowance. The question was asked why Sufficient
stores had not been obtained NJ S. Helena. some SAID
there was miitake as 10 the quantity On board, but
the men say the price waa too high. The limeJulee
was 60 bad that the doctor condemned il units for
use; but even after this il used. The sicklist
soon num bered thee hundred, ell requiring aent on
from the hands OF one con and an assistant SICK
ness wac much increased by the want Of proper
ing -Four ont Of every ten men had to lie upon bare
boards and glad TO get even coat TO cover
themselves
An official investigation was at once commenced,
sing into The cause Of this mortality. The following
extracts from the testimony show pretty clearly the
state of affairs Oh board the vessel;
Mr. LawfoId, Solicitor 10 the Indian Office, read
letter from the Governor General of india in which
Lord Canning said that in consequence Of the great
number Of troops leaving India for Europe and CANA,
IT was deemed necessary TO supply the troops with
pickleo meats rice and das, instead Of fresl provie
ions. number Of documents re ID showing hat
the biscuit supplied by Mes'rs Hlrton a. Go. OF Cal
cutta were OF such a bad kind TIA, they nan to be
cracked with hammer, and eeped before they cond
be eaten. An immense quantity, however, 32,VvV
pounds was 20 bad tbs. hsdo be thfJwn ov,rbo ird
Conner John Worth, Of the Bengal Horse Artillery,
was the first witness examined. He sad he came
home board the Great Idsmuhla lie War w ROlu
health when he left port, and was app ined corporal
to dsys after lie GO hammock % going ON board,
but 10 bed clothes natever were supplied 70 the men,
Many of the men had no bammocks ~ ali, and we're
obliged 10 leep On TIE decks mes, Tables and FORMS
or wher they could The beef was very bad, and
when boiled sunk 80 horribly that il had 10 be
thrown overheard. Tue men had nothing substituted
instead OF the beef The lime juice was weak and not
fl 10 Drink. The biscuits were hard usty, moldy,
and msggotty until they reached 81. Helena. The
water was black and sometimes rusty The suet
'stuDk' He was promised fee passage TO England,
but was Obliged TO pull ropes, baasi the ship pump
water scrub the sides Of the aud III fact act the
part of sailor during the greater part OF the voyage
Although the men on board dsbanded roops, yet
be, together with other men, we're Obliged TO mount
guard and do duty. He was obliged t. take his ham
mock ia bad weather, and when II got Net be had no
means of drying IT, that he was Obliged 10 tleep IN
il az il was--wet and dirty.
Thomas Frar els Fernando, + X. Z. ) retired
surgeon in the Madras service, gave fearful picture
of The STATE of things on board the Great Tasmania
durug the voyage. The Ventilation oil tie snip was
yer, defective and the provisions OF the most
wrIched fort. He had never before seen sush DIS
tretsinQ state of things lie attributed the dc iths OF
the poor fellows TO nothing but the bad ventilation OF
the ship and the wretched food lie had bad only ten
blankets served out TO him for hospital use by the
Madras Government, quantity utterly insufficient.
All the statements which have already appeared were
fully bcrue out By DR.. Fernandez, and the wonder is
that 4 single soul on board even survived.
AT Subsequent meeting!o the jury, several wit
pesses including medical gentlemen were called,
and testified to the wretched food supplied TO the men
on board and stated that such unwholesome diet was
the principal cause of the deaths Of many men on
the voyage home, and after the arrival in Liverpool.
SHIPS CREW POISONED.
singular Of poisoning occurred recently ID the
Isle of Man. brig arrived there from Buenos Ayres
with cargo of bones, and going up to the ship yard
got across of banks and she had no support