Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
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ANoTHER OUTRAGE.-lhe Belfast Age pub
fishes a letter from correspondent in Cie"r
gia, giving the revolving particu iars
ulars of a gross outrage committed upon %
ships crew near Jeffersonton, 10 that State.
We give the following extracts
"The brig B. G. Chaloner Of East Mach
las. Ne, was chartered in New York to come
% Statilla Mills, on the Statilla river 10 load
with lumber. Capt A. Y. Kinney wps mas
ter, who had with him his wife, Mr.. Pdtter-
son the mate, and a crew of four men.
Mr.. Patterson was well acquainted with
the river. having once been wrecked TAP
White Oak Greek At that time, while
stripping the vessel, ne lived with a wealthy
PLANTER. who became much attached to him
NJ sooner had has planter triend-Mr. Nor
ri1sy-learned I at he was again on the river,
than he sent a negro to conduct him to his
house Mr. M7rrissy learning the Captain
had his wife with him, sent pressing in
vitation by Mr.. Patterson, for the Captain to
come and bring his wife with him, to take
Christmas din er with his family.
On Sunday morning, Dec. 25th. the Cap
tam with his wife and mate, took the crew
in the boat, and started for Mr.. Moirisey's 5
plantation, having - g about ID miles by
water to his place of landing, from which, to
the plantation, was five miles. After landing,
he sent his men to a Mr. Peters house, (he
being ACC ouaintei with Mr.. P to tarry IN
til his return. The crew had been in the
house but short time. before SIX armed men
came there by the name OF David Brown
and his two sons. BurrIil Brown, and Nathan
Brown, with their brother-in-law, Thonos
Harrison, and two .others whose names |
don't recollect, and told them they must g
10 iail The sailors believing their innocence
would appear the more apparent 1t they yield
ed, concluded 70 obey their orders. surprising
they were authoritative they were then ia
ken into the W ods, tied to tree. and ne
gro made to give three Of them fifty lashes a
piece. The reserved one was all man OF
the height of six feet three inches, whom
they called "thc captain of the crowd. Up
on his back they dealt one hundred lashes-
After he was taken down. they asked him II
he would run as ( st as the others had they
having been compelled to run as last as re-
leased
As he did not at once start, one OF the
gang raised his gun, saying ." you,
YOU won : run, will you p and fired. the bal!
passing near his head and lodging in tree.
With what strength remained, the suffering
man then started. hastened by the protsne
threats of his meanacing tormentOrs. by the
kindness of Burrill Browns wife, the men
were shown the way down, and boat was
provided to take them on board the vessel.
On Monday morning as Capt. Kinney, his
wife and Mr. Patterson were coming down
toward the landing, they were met by the
men who took the sailors aboard, and told
what had happened, and advised to
90 back to Mr. Morrissy' and leave the wo-
man, then go round the other way, and send
a sheriff for the boat. This advice was acted
upon.
They had not gone more than half mile,
before they were overtaken by a mau On
horseback, who pointed a double barrelled
gun at the captains head and told him to
stop. Presently old Brown and his gang
came along armed with pistols and guns. and
ordered the captain and mate to take off their
coats, which they refused u do. Guns we're
at once cooked and leveled at their heads, and
compliance demanded by threatening to blow
out their brains.
After they had divested themselves of their
outer garments a negro wss ordered to give
them ffty ldshes apiece The captain s wife
piteously interceded IN behalf Of her husband
and com panion, but they eoarsely told her to
stop her damned crying OF they would give
her the same number of lashes they were now
giving her husband. Alter the negro had
completed his task, old Brown, WHO Was
unable TO walk without a cane came hobbling
along and commanded the slave TO give them
bui more for tai y.
The six inquisitors then marched the sui
,erers before their guns to the boat. AM then
showed it of. leaving them to row fifteen
miles against the tide to their vessel.
A few days after the tr .nsaction, the mate
showed me his hack. which was bruised and
cut from his neck TO his knees, as was also
the case with the Others who were hngged.
The only reason given for committing this
outrage, was hat the captain and his men
were damned Northerners -