The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-19

ooI,es rad, doubsless, perished, and We At one
sT for MANILA where we arrived o. q. SHAPED sS q
The icss o, this splendid ship canno'
reneral interest, when IL remembere fai TO excite
,ih,y $50 human beings nce 70 az IN al psoos
n was ,mposs,bie for us 70 ave persisted with her.
hese coolies More humane make any Mssmpt 70 save
as brother Mr. JOIN 40 mo-, ess' bSt ns crew
M axr,;ors .irrcs disastrous night, that II was only
tain, his brother "A fe others ,p,t ,b sss.,y o. he
Grew even way secured They would have buried from
un,hp w nout provisions, and would intslhby have
P..'n' IL What could be done with such CROW Ia the
way 4 providing for the al an feeding $50 cooles
moreover what confidence could DE placed In the for
earance Of the latter that they would n rush upoa the
remaining boats swamp them aud thus destroy tue oay
chance by which any OF us could hope 30 be saged Bat
had the serious for distressing the coolies
al this crisis. As have said, left Atcao On saturday
October s. On the following Monday all seemed
settled to their places and the cookies appeared comfort
able and settled to their places &c can affirm that no
intermediate passengers, not English soldiers
Englkh port receive better treatment on board sap
than did those coolies board the Flora Temple Every
clean their food was plentiful aia good; their uxuries
even PLENTIFUL they Objects OF the first
among them was enforced by men chosen from Among
themselves had interest Ia the sabject and TOOK
care 10 inform myself of all that went on.
The Monday after left Macao all seemed quiet and
cheerful outbreak the last thing In the world
anticipated. Ca the next morning (Taesday) three day
after we had left Macao the watch on deck being scatter
ed about the ship aud the guard the port gate of the
barricadewhch had been erected between the coolies
and the crew. who slept aitbeing away from his post,
the coolies who had collected deck IN large numbers,
suddenly fell upon the guard ut the sa'board gate struck
him the head with iron Delay ing pin, Dire his
sword, cut him with It righuuly aud despatched him
with the carpenters hachet they then maie TO
the cabins for the While tas goiag aft tao
coolies forward calling out "Fre," "Fire," to in
duce the watch forward to go below.
Fortunately the captain had come the poop just in
time 10 the rush att He Immediately into his
siateroom, seized hs revolver, and called me up; h
braf. and hal Itun
put the maneers to rou bat not before OF the crew
had been backed TO pieces and killed and several others
wounded The coolies were armed with the cooks axes
chain hooks iron Delaying pins iron bolts knives, hand
spikes marlngspkes everything they old lay their
hands upon. Some Of the more adventurous had pene
ated to the staterooms and but for the sudden panic
produced by the shots is impossible to wha. could
have saved us all must have been lost
strict inquiry brought 70 light deep laid and widely
extended scheme for killing us oil and taking possession
Of the ship, oil those who had agreed join 10 giving
up their contract papers kind Of pledge guarantee
TO the rpgieaders from whom they receive SO
man. We could fine no limit TO the number OF those who
directly or incorrectly were implicated In this plot was
clearly impossible for US TO place confidence in them
again. II necessary for TO be constantly
guard and this it that as the ship first struck
produced such apprehension and terror in the minds Of
the
The boats were no more than sufficient to save the
crew, forty-B!ne In number We were over three hua
dred miles from the nearest land II impossible 10
raft such number Of mt great distance much less
feed them, had been justified in trusting lives
TO their forbe arance Captain johnson Thought and
all felt, that the only chance OF saving Of these
unfortunate coolies, was our falling in with ship which
might, perhaps, be Induced TO 60 TO taeir assistance
For fourteen long days and nights hope was de-
ferred although crossed the most frequented part OF
the China Sea Not sail Of any kind did until
we reached Touran Bay, and then Admiral Page imme
dateIy complied with Captain Johnsons request and ha
namely despatched steamer Of war to the reef. As
have before said, scarcely relic Of the ship remained,
in all probability she went 10 pieces the Saturday
uieht and all board persisted / cannot close this
narrative without bearing my humble testimony the
conduct Of Capt johnson and his gallant brother shall
q " III lives In
their intrepidy and forethoagh These brave
10 Us the instruments Of the benign Providence of
Almighty God. A. p. CHlLDS. f. X G. S, Eng.
On the part Of Captain johnson, his brother and myself
have offer 70 the French Admiral and 10 the officers
OF the Gronde most grateful dgcmens for
the courtesy and kindness received at their hands,