New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-04
MUTINY ON BOARD Az AMERICAN
COOLIE SHIP.

Care of Good Hope papers of May contain an
official account OF an attem ted mutiny am ing the
coolies on the ship Kitty Simpson, from Macao for
Havana. 1t is as follows:
SHIP KITTY SIMPSON Monday, March 5, 1850. !
Lat. s. 40 NJ Ion. 110' AZ f., 5:45 p. m. )
The officers of the chip, with ourselves, the under
signed were in the cabin at supper, when there vas
heard rush on deck, accompanied VIII muoh shout
ing and noise The master was in charge of the deck,
and sen res the barricade and on the forecaste.
The head man had charge of the main hatch, with
orders not TO allow any more coolies on deck thah
were M at said time When we went TO supper,
there were on deck in all, forty cool es, with cooks
eight in nun beT included. As soon as the row began
there we're on deck in all one hundred men, who had
scrambled up in defiance of the head man endeavors
10 keep them below the ladder, fortunately, was
away nj the time, or, doubt, many more would
have succeeded in reaching the deck. The attack
commenced with cooie No. gS (snce dead from the
effect of wounds received rushing alt, watching tne
instant the sentry looking another way and max
ing desperate attempts to wrench the musket away
nom hm. - M,
quickly Joined by about thirty other Cinnamon, who
at empted TO force open the baricade. The Captain
was tie frs one TO arrive at the Of trouble with
nothing else in his hands than a Malac;a cane. lie
made several blows at the co0lie No 49, who still con-
tined to struggle, bat finally overpowered and
made prisoners also coolie No. 209 was captured in
attempting to force through the BARR AIDE. II was a
well planned attack there be no doubt; for upon
the fret rush being made aft, the coolies No. a and
No. So with MANY others who were not recognized,
surrounded the forecase aud endeayored to keep the
watch below confined therein, by closing the doors,
and was with much difficulty they made their exit
therefrOm; and in doing many Of them received
blows with pieces of wood. MOt of them, however,
managed to get aft. The seaman on the fOrecastle
was attacked by four or five; being armed, he M
ficted many wounds, bat was wounded In the thigh
himself.
A seaman manned Pratt, in eudeavoring to escape
from the deck, was severely beaten with handspkes
pieces Of fIewoOd, &c Ii very fortunate That TIVE
Of the alof AT the time and that we were
provided with chests in each top otherwise, we
would have had, doubt, hard struggle, aud great
odds against u.s. The alOt did not know what 10
make of the noise until the man in the maintop saw the
struggling att and several coolies rash out from the
ok-house with rebrand5 and pots OF Ccading water
The seaman in the maintop named BennetD taking up
a rifle aimed at coOle No. 234, who he plainly saw
beave two eanhen.ware pots of scadlng water att aud
shot him through the shoulder. lie leaPed down
the main hatch and fell lifelsss. There WAS
also shot fired from the forstop, but 1t did no
damage As coon as the shOs came from al1ft
they at began to retreat in great coniuslon leap
ing one over the other down the main hatch. After
we got them all down below they commenced 20 pull
down the main hatch barricade below, and to arm
themselves herewith.
After few shots We're fired down among them they
rctreated aft and the head man No went down aud
sluDg TIE dead cOOle No. 23. After all was over
found three of them the bows, hanging 10 rope,
namely, No. II, No. l52, and No. 30. Great credit Is
due the FOR the GOODNESS and courage they ex
hibited and the prompt and attentive manner III which
they obeyed the orders issued by the Captain and
officers. For had it been otherwise much blood must
have been shed and many innocent lives lost. As soon
on deck he prisoners III custody brought up and
TO each he following punishment was awarded: No.
% ringlesder 100 lashcs No. Il, attempt TO block
house door, 100 ashes; No l52, baricade, 10 ashes
No 30 Ri gleadcr 100 lashes No. 2O9 rngleader, 100
lashts. The above prisoners were then occurred in
irons on the house on deck and guard placed over
them. OF the crew, there is slightly stabbed, one
much bruised and beaten with chief officers carpenter,
and one seaman slightly scaded
IResd1 a, March d, 18C0.-In lat. 81 % N, Ion.
1l0o ~ +. h. a. M, turned all hands up, cleared
away main matches. When the head nan, with my
self and Interpreter, went below passed up all the
lumber the coolies had accumulated below, no doubt to
be used weapons opportunity presented, aud then
passed the coolies up one ut tune, part oil the crew
being ready 10 receive them and lash then hands and
feet and part placed sentres the hatch and at
different ssatops throughout the ship After we had
them all deck the Captain proceeded TO investigate
the matter, and the crew proceeded to pick out those
they recognized; we also unprecedented Others
on the evidence Of other Cinnamon, rs being
implicated in the affair." The following are the
numbers and the punishment each one received;
No 49, 100 lashes l62, 20 lashes 3D. SO ashesi ~
30 lashes; 299, % lasbes IG9, 30 lashes; 2l3, 70
ashes: 254 30 sshes; 2o 90 iashes 1885, % iaShe'i
After each one had been brought to the grating and
foeged we proceeded t. clean up the between decks
and search the holds, when we found much water aud
a quantity OF vegetables had been destr yed by them
duiing the night. We then sent them all below. A,
coon as we rad everything arranged, the prisoners
were confined in irons abaf the barrcads The prisoner
No 100 also received 20 lashes this day
We still keep the prisoners i'll irons on prison food
and under strict guard and since the row, up to
the present date we have had no further troute with
them or the other coolies below. We take every pre-
caution in care Of another outbreak, when, perhaps,
they might have their paDs matured, and succeed in
their attempts more successfully.
A. A. SOUZAL, Interpreter.
- Signature OF the Chinese Doctor