The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-25
PIRACY on B0AVD THE sraGaMyp.

Daring Attempt tn Murder the Officers or
the Vesssl-Murdero OF the Second Omcer,
the Son OF the Captain-Deposftfon of
the Captain to the State Department.
Timely Aid from n British War Vessel
The Crew In Irons, &C., SC.
From documents received at the State Department at
Washington, from the American Consul At Batavia we
take the following facts, the particulars of the piracy or
board the Boston clipper ship staghcand, Anger
The following Is copy Of the captains deposition
sail of twenty days brought us TO Angler where VIC
got in fresh fruit provisions &c On the evening SIS,
March all ready sail All hancs appeared con
tented and cheerful As there wind 1 ordered
the men TO get good pshts rest, intending to start In
the morning. At about hall past seven p NJ very tired
al exhausted from the effects Of Illness, with which
J had been suffering for some time, lad down.
bad not been in bed more than thirty minutes
when the irtt officer running into my sta.roon
bleeding, and asked FIR pistol, saying "the men were
tempted to ~, up but could no, without ass stance AZ
stepped deck the second officer my son) approached
me- he had received mortal wound as he approached
he fell called the steward, and witks laid
him in rs comfortable poe ition as then look
ed around not knowing whether the muineers hal pos
session or the ship rot soon found situation
Of great danger. Ny first officer very seriously
wounded, my second mortay, the third was suffering
from the effects Of fall he had received days pre-
vious which broke his collar bone, had before 81
sailors, armed with b,lay ing pins knives and anything
they could get cur;tg and raviDg IKE SO many MAD
walked To within ten PAGES OF them and orderc,
them TO be silcit hey the boisterous and
abusive. The leader (and the man that afterwards
learned stabbed the ucers stepped cat aud the others
~ the samc tme began 10 close aroand me. evelei
my pistol and told them the that took ano;her STEP
would be shot ! then ordered them forward Not man
moyed: all was quiet then ordered crew 10 man The
boai and pull of British sigate that hal dropped
cher abcc, mile and half Of to procure medical aid
Not would 20 then told them the second offer
wounded and feared mortaly, aud called Sr vo!un
teers 10 CO. Not could get. again ordered al,
saf-Boys let all % forward Of the mauflast lie
started aud they all followed had six The
carpenter and stew ard that had remained true. orered
our of Them to take the boat On their return they brought
two phys ciaBs, and were accompanied by armet
crew cent by the commander Of H. ship itori Hay)
t. take charge of the snip They put the In irons.
The doctors ordered the secoud ocer no placed tho
hospital at Batavia ana Ciiered take him there. Lord
also sent for me lie declared the leaders mutneors
aud mrrdcrers aud said they should be dealt with He
offered TO tow my ship to Batavia. may say there
nothing that kuduess could suggest that not onsr
An there American man OF war ia these waters
was entirely dependent on strangers was compel ed tn
decline Gil bis eers except TO take my son 70 Batavia
bad already teegraphed the American Consul
him to come to Angler and was Ia hopes could get OF
without the detention that would be necessary hat
saying must come with the ship 70 Batavia with
Dutch frieafe sent tow down. Ny mon we're still
9th second officer brcaibed his last and xas com
PEELED 70 follow the remains OF my only grave
Mr.. Howard, fret officer OF the Staghound test Jed
That the evening Of the 3lst OF March, abec. egh
O'Clock, he was called out 70 relieve the waicn; as b,
came on deck ne noticed one Of tie men ,aksOg TO Mr.
Hussey, and as he he wness) approached the MAJ
strike him. he ran and called "Do you strike q,
ohcerV AS the defouent approached Mr.. IT. turned al
depoben did not then know ne had been stabbed 81 tha
moment depoBeht received thrust With the same knife
Immediately started for pistol Inc other portion
depobeDts testimony confirms the captain statement
The sailors all sgree their testimony that they wer
not badly treated that the prov were good sxc
The crcx have consented to return duty, and ba,
sde clear confession. They say the whole plan
concoced only hour before pot into exec ios
that they were Threatened with as~ih IL they refused
JOIN with the others.
This 10 said 70 have been the third matiny that he
secured In these waters within the last eighteen mth
Az this case Is before government, IL 10 moe
earnestly hoped that measures Will be taken hrug ID
mutineers TO justice. and that government. will have
force stationed In those Sufficient to protect N
lives and Interests or her citizens