New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-06


Er M n p GorScn-whss s the charge agsns the
men--tbai the onessss were sonmr.ed On oo@-o IN
Aaer,cep ship within British wa'e,sl
NJ Sapsr;ltendent Csmpbsll-Murder upon the high
ar II. p. Gordcp-withn O League of the English
sksrei
res ante within leagne OF the Eogsh caass.
Oh a. p Gordon after consulting with the Bench
We Of opinion that we are bouni TO discharge the
NJ Ssokes-I have, then, to request that the men
nay be escoted 10 the ship. ask the Magistrates 10
give the aid Of the police 10 take the mea on board
hs sbip
NJ. Damsnt-YOu state yourself to be the agent Of
the American Cove rDment. Are you pot, in fact the
saent Of the captain aud officers Of the shipf
There was no reply 70 the question: and AFTER some
Discussion,
M. Stokes withdrew his last application, and sim
ply objected to the Magistrates jurisdiction.
The prisoners were then discharged; upon which tue
crowd IN the Court sed Of Misses, lungs,
tfcans, Of Hang EN- J. and every other norr'Se
mari Of dsspproba ion. IL was for considerable
zine impossible 10 que the disturbance aud when or,
OR was at lsst restored the crowd rnSaeu our 1uu
iclned meDse crowd assemblies IN the street. WIN
the 10 give the accused mates rough reception
TIE men we're there ore, permitted TO reualn III The
azte-1Oom undtr the protection OF ponce omcsrs IA
few MINUTES Mr. Thompson Ihe Unite States Consul
Al Southampton, Appeared before Inc Dench VIA Ss
which they had been taken under the Magistrates
wSnsbt and that The Justices would render hin AS
sstsnce 70 hold them uIl he had made bis iavestga-
ton Sir II. r. Gordon SAID: If the men cl-In the
protection of the police from this place 70 their ship
we csnpot Jefuse il but they do not wish
90 return 10 the ship, we cannot yet inter-
fere The Bench pase~orders To Mr.. Superin.
teudept Campbell that the men should be convsy ed
under the projection Of the police to Cowes; taas
the witoess must aso return board aud intiwated
10 he latter that they would be protected while the
sbir remsined in British waters If they had any
complaint it mutt be made to the police AT Cowe,.
The Superintendent Of police bad in his possession the
tnsllet end Delaying pin and also steel instrument
called kBuckle- juc'er alleged 10 have been used
IN soIurpg The cooIed seamen. The captain, who Is
net impcse BY the evid nee informed our reporter
thss the mates we'll &c the cre~ had had the yell
low fever tie voyage and that II was to oeatd oy
that dreadful disease that the mates attributed the dls
appearance Of the daI kiss'-so he called them The
captain IL yonng and very in.eltgent-looking man.
The CHEF mate, Lane, has true Amer can physiog'
nsnIy-a thin face, with long gnt-brown beard with
out Shisktrs or must ache. res TIE second usts,
chubby Dot yet 81 years old, and has dar4 complex
ios end hsir. smile passed each of their com
when their attorney had established the nom
ynIkdietion Of The Court.
FRS The Lon4oa Tssass Jan. II.
There must be some hfdel cause acting on the
American people and producing in taem certain saw
aeepess Of temper WI ch increasing year BY year,
L6reatens to become the most marked feature OF
tktr character Their forefahers In the first days of
he Republic do not seem 10 bave Possessed It, had
hatew years ago risen TO the hight which it has now
ahAine6. Ferocious dues ana assassiDaons az home
ard eeeds of itll revolving violence on heples
shoTdnaes al are ever being TeeounIed OF Amerl-
"a no seem TO be taken fair spe ;imeB OF their
country neb AND, however accounted for there seems
uAhnpIily little doubt of the that people .Prang
manly from the stock ourselves are becoming
siDeulsTly addicted TO violence and cruelty.
komOre horrible story has evec beea told even of
The Amt rcsn mercantile marine. tiaR tlat which we
yrAh,hed yesterday. Too Americans the m4.es of
sac bark Ahna an American vessel, we're brought BE-
ts the magistrates Of the Ise OF Wight On the charge
:. causing the deaths Of six coored by series
be most stroci0us ciuslnes. We Giay say AZ once
Is asserted that yellow fever had prevailed on
psaId the ship, aud that possibly The death OF
than of the dae to this disease. But, if
the evidence IL TO be believed, the deaths Of Al least
tao Of them dlreeti; due 70 the acts OF the
fased The fret part OF the statement made by 1hn
TLoass OF the surviving colorea men, relates 70
the murder o. James Armstrong. Lane the chief
mate, gave an order TO this unhappy creature. lie
DID not attend To quickly as the mate wished and
Lspt, taking mAsl, stf nck him with 1t over tue
eye The man jun ed up, fell the man deck
" with bic bead orNard, ADD then leaned over the
" chain. i vent TO his assistance put my band on
his bead, and pulled II ck and saw thar nls left
"eye was ruupiDg out" Armstrong was then sen
bali iptensible "6o~n on the martDgae un1er the
bowFprt 10 clean the earring" tie was washed of
tne tow ed along In the water by the BAR
ring " bich bis arm cOiied round. As Abraham
Rock sbotser colored seaman vas about 10 haul bin
H. lhe chief mate SAID, DOn asu thai niger Gu
sle earring, ard lee him go y About two inmates
after, Armstrong let 20 his bold, aud was lost. An
osLer MAJ John Turtle, dragged DO Hn by Hires,
esa boots. Turtle died. sDd the wiiUeFs sWears that
be found the bore OF his forehead broken 10 tho csn
her. A Youth named Johnson and man named
FTsnk, also CRED alter being lltrcatsd IN The mosJ
fri2bu manner by the mstes and, though the deaths
hy have been imne dstey the result Of the beat
iEg sEd the choking, Yet, sapposing the negroes 20
have been in y weakly safe from fever there be
hssle doubt that snch usage have tended pro-
6aes fatal consequences In sil, six cOlOed per.
kheS, arc their deaths were all charged 70 the macs
by the suTv wing seanen.
as the OfieDses committed on board an Ameri-
vessel and on the high seas the American MnIster
IN this country sent protest against jurisdiction Of
trt Court, and LotbiDS remained for the magistrates
tn 10 dsrniss the cnarke. This protest Was sccO0pa-
bed sltb request that the msg would detan
tbc otfend until the matter could be inquired into
by he American Consol that they might he remit
Zee feif country for trial. utI0er the EXtrad-
ticL taiy. Tue Magistrates. however considered
th1i they could I'D theul CUSTODY until the FOR
nal Ieqnisilion lad been made, and they were dis
charges sDd viii probably take 10 put themselves
our o. III peNer Of any English authority In this tae
magistrates had dscretiOD bm we cannot think
thai they acted wisely or hUnanely ID ssndiag the
WINERIES back board the AmeFcsn versel, into the
power Of their persecatIr, who may At aOy time set
sail FROM Coses aud crafty their vengeance ON the
men " no have en0esvoIed u bring then 70 justice.
Whatever sgresn eBt msy have been entered into BY
She feant H. the yToccedi gF board during the voy-
age are quite sufficient 70 Justify them IN refusing 10
fulfill e. and II is not the duty OF an Engrh beheh Of
ags1aies 70 force to expose themselves to such
treatment camed the deaths CT Armstrong aod
Rsnle.
We know not what view the American authorities
take Of such oGtrsges those We arTe defaled IL
- quite possible that should the two ates be Gent 70
Ne Cniteo States under the Extradnon Treaty they
Mill be acquitted their victims being only "nggsrs
Ban these crimes, for which the american merchant
service has become justly infamous, demand the seroas
attention OF civilized people Deeds OF violence can