, 1870-01-07
PRISON SHIPS IN TIE BAY.
spanish Cruelty md Yankee P1uck


From lie .sesc 1'orr Herald, jan. s,
An active ard successful mutiny has broken out
in the crews Of the Spanish Kunboa,a which. II It
continues and It Is not unlikely To, will be more
their dissipation, ihan any scuon lhe Uatsed
States Government could take.
Three OF the superior officers Of the ereW7 Of
nith particulars Of cruelres and desPo,lc can.
Duct 10 which tne1 Bad been personally euolected,
iun particulars OF which are given oeioF. There
lying at The Quarantine grounds. aud these men
tay se atsssss ae.!on T. 20 gSness. taa! ns thls
eons = as me- il ssinS
that 10 nlnter OF dollars -ould iudnce them
70 PIT .esnscises tn ae po'er OF tsesa snca
spta spanlsh n1s'Ae1: tap.aias s ,uin out to ee.
Tee Captains have no more regard Tor the
eugipeers Ct me oosts. sa,d sne:e men. .sihaa m
been !et signed BY any q The csewa. and. there
FORE, sll Jurisdiction exercised BY these Spanish
Csp'R'ns ia a VAN lahof, which can e1d 10 no
practical result, except tnat of dri7tng al their
A. ~ prcst!ea was made ses's.ds{ TO- Eatea
Chan bers, aEd William Y. Hswes, tor regal r.
dress; bnt The Commissioner told them mat he
ii &c eouliaes Se.xeen tn them and Dssa,sfseT, t6e
builder, and therefore theF must 50 10 Inc STATE
c&urth
assistant s-eineeT on bun, No q Of the sosa,sa
fuIbca1s y.pg out In the Quarantine Rroundt- Il
IS NE 16al. when tne boals are in hsfnor, o-e
Chambers cane on board to re1,ese ,ns on the 81
OF January, nj o'ccck IN the morning ctder.
icok &c 20 On faorc, bat The Cartats foth.a It.
e1 pa.rt TO rhe Ca ptatr, thrn2Rs the Interpreter
that ny chtet erGt eer had requested ne 10 be at
pelsrs1ct'e ehcp 3. halt past O'Clock 10 .,Sn pa
FEE Fee ,tfeGsa a al rtraTs'e!, he dspe,, nc rsrs
alonE4,er, bringing Ercris'ota 70 The leet, acd
ask.d prnnslon 10 60 on board thl: sng After
A1;er cot aboard the Fletcher the Captain Of
the gr1boat ieresde tue le,ttce 80 OF the F1efch-
e1s oct:ng line frcn h1 boat; ": Cha Gnan nasrs
| Tie Captain Immediately he'd Chambers 81 the
threw tue Captain on his oscK. The captain or
| dered his men TO eelze Chambers and pat MN IN
" ~, msp Il sezea 1l% s9s be aa
81 ron ard seized COPPER nanme. aad dared
The tntte Spanish nary to follow n,n. The
| cane alorgt!de and demanded sha, |
stould SO On board me vessel,
r vsSa e, SssRss ID o
ald t,gra:leo Csptaiu ReJro:us to come aboard. I
aptatr that re had no nRnr 10 detatn ne, "a haa
cot ktcEed 1Ly articles, AEd Wa8 Sheresore rot u1-
der the saari;n ja1i.aie;ton. The Captain Of me
q + y1stela ia Cato;lca, to see what ar1Augenents
| could be uatr f1r ny release. Captain Reynolds
tten xeLr ard supplied the rest O: tic teet with
Provisions. Epen Capt. Rel Eo.ds leaving lhe cs2-
1atn ordered lne nnas1nra 70 seize ne, AMI, With
tdvpyet IN hand, ordertd the men to DO their
cnty. l vas then seized hT ten men, aud
thrust doEn into the enaine.Eooan, nnd3 q Ben.
tty WA placed orer me- The Captain after safd,
returrto WIN rern1ssion foE me to 60 !on those;
Tut VEL then even re11ted permission 70 60 and
more seuu1ss were Placed oser nc. ca7tain Rty,
pclds went hack 10 the fsEe:e and bruuSnt 80 nt
orccrE. ard af1er corsdefabie tsit, W1s allo wet
10 Ieate, Ard !. win my aauAtnnt engineer
{Chant cry, lett IN diegusk -... .
| Si.. llswes mates similar statement He says
that he was chief engineer Of tne No. 80 suGbo.t
| a10 taat they discharged An engineer Of bis With
out giving him auJ notice, and certainly wtthou
the tcRloeet giving any cause or proyocarior
whatever. That engineer hsd been on hoard tht
tcAt thirteen daJr, anu af1er getting The oost II
order and ready for sea be was dismissed. Have!
tsye that he Rol so tnolouehly dlsRu.ted thai nt
left Yesterday morning. the 4!h, a7d does nos In
terd 10 return, and that &c knew othees Nnt
Hon.d cer1Anly leave last night