The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-11
muTMY At SEA.
Horrible Scenes On Board a French
Ship.
The Paris correspondent Of tho Londsa

The Paris correspondent Of tho Londea
Star says:
A frightfnl tragedy has occurred On
board the F@deris Area, q three-masted
merchant ship, which sailed in June, 1854
from the port of Cette for Vera Cruz, has-
ing on board cargo of vermouth, absinth,
and other spirituous liquors. The COM
mander, Captain Richbourg, appears to
have been q man of remarkably mild na-
ture; his lieutenant, N. Aubert, on the
contrary, was endowed with an active and
energetic temperament. The crew were
chiefly Bretons, recruited in different sea-
ports; one Of them was q Corsican of the.
name Of Orsini. The F@deris Area was
but few days at sea when the men con-
spired against the life of the first ieuten-
ant. One evening, when within sight of
the Cape Verde Island, they agreed to
make row in the forecastle which would
attract N. Anbert to that part of the YES
sci. He naturally went among them to
enforce order, and was received by the
men armed with cutlasses. Wounded in
several places, he yet struggled manfully
against the overwhelming numbers of his
savage assailants, one of whom seized the
broken handle of pump, with which they
almost finished their work. NJ. Aubert
was then pitched overheard, but with won
derful strength, though bleeding and NOR
tally injured, managed to scramble on
deck. He was, however, seized and a
second time pitched overheard.
Captain Richemont, hearing the conflict
that was going on at the far end of the
ship, rushed from his cabin 10 see what he
couldS do. He was instantly attacked.
he quietly asked the crew what he had
done to displease them, and even remind
ed them of his kind and considerate con-
duct towards them. They said he was to
die. He replied that he would ask them
favor, and that was to kill him without
suffering. Whereupon they threw him
overheard. He swan for some distance
after the vessel, which was going at slow
rate, and was heard to say before he sank,
{" Eh bien, bon voyage! You will all cut
your own throats." These murders salts
factorily accomplished, the barrels of spir-
itous liquor were brought on deck, and the
Orgie which ensued ended in the cook
committing suicide by leaplng over the
bulwarks into the sea, to escape the fate
OF Lieut.. Aubert. The carpenter was Civ
en- the command OF the vessel, and paper
signed by the crew, which bound each to
secrecy on pain of death. Itsuddenly oc-
CURED to some of these worthless that a
little cabin boy might betray them. They
desired him to throw bucket over the
side. While the child was leaning over
the bulwark to execute the order he was
thrown overheard. The unfortunate
child swan after the vessel for some
distance and only sank from exhaustion.
For want of wind the ship was becalmed.
A Danish vessel picked up the crew
and landed them at Cape Verd. There a
French man-of-war, the Mouge, took them
on board and brought them to Brest.
where an inquiry was instituted The men
kept to the same stOry-that their shin had
sprung leak, and the captain, first lieu
tenant and cabin-boy, having gone below
while the crew were getting the boats
ready to secure the ships papers, chronom-
eters, &C., were lost, the ship having sud-
denly gone down. The court were satis-
fed with this story and dismissed the men:
bat M. Aubert, himself an officer in the
navy, thought he detected some inconsist-
encies, and induced the police to take up
one Ohicot, whom he traced 10 Nantes.
On his examination before the police mag
lstrate OF that city, his story was found to
differ slightly from that related by him and
his comrades at Brest. However, nothing
tangible could be ascertained, and Chicot
was again dismissed. he lived with his
mother, who remarked his strange depres-
sion, and finally drew from him a detailed
narrative Of the facts, which she at once
sent to the Judge d,Instruction. Six men
are already in custody, writs are out against
two who embarked at Nantes in vessels
bound for distant ports, and as considera-
BILE time must elapse before they can be
the trial cannot come on till the
winter assizes.
HORSE RACE.