The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-02-16

all had their bracelets on we sent the
lot on board the receiving ship, to
await the gunbOat we had sent for
across the country from Shanghai
Part Of q crew We gOtfrOm the Fox
and part from the brig Anita When
they came aboard we cleared the deck
You must he ye used that brake lively,
Judging by the specimens Of your
handiwOrk tnat were lying about
loose. On the Op-gaPnt-fOrc'st just
abaft the cathead, lay a lasear with
his skull ershed in, and by his side
chap with his left arm shattered and
three ribs broken; just forward Of the
galley were two more dead men, one
with his neck and collar, bone broken;
the other with a CHASTITY cut in the
side Of his head; five more had broken
bones, and nearly all required the ser
vices of DR.. G-n, of the American
Mission House, for many Of them had
had cut each other in the melee. All
Nee shot the seaeunnie through the
brain. He's Tartar that boy-in
more senses than one. It's blessing
there's no id consul there, or we
couldn't have got away these three
weeks" he concluded.
When we reached Hong Kong, I
was transported to "the house" and
tenderly cared for until quite well and
strong again. Duncan was my con-
SAINT visitor, as he had been appointed
slips husband, and it was through
his influence that, upon my reporting
myself for duty was given command.
At the trial of the crew, sometime
afterward, and in which 1 figured as
the principal witness, one turned
States evidence, and then We learned
tat the mutiny had been planned on
the trip up, the originator being a
Hindoo tindal (boatswain's mate) the
plan was to wait an opportunity when
most of the officers and Captain Dun
can were on shore, to kill those re-
naming on board, drop the vessel
from her mOorings, plunder her, take
the boats, and going down TO the '"Tri-
angles, abandon them, and spread
among the Chinese shipping.
They first deeoyed Mr.. Bowers for
ward and stabbed him; he fell from
the top-gal'nt forc'stle onto the main
deck; before he could recover, they
lifted his body over the rail and drop
ped him overheard. His fall awOke
me, and they tried the same game
again.
They were sent to Singapore. The
Tingleaders were executed, and the
remainder sentenced to the chain
gang for life.
] have told you but one experience
true, the worst ever had-tO give
you some insight into the dangers of
the opium trade. It's a pretty fair
sample, though, of the state Of things
fifteen years ago.
Do you still think the dangers Of
the service exaggerated?
Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation Company.
- In the opium service, the "an-
chOr watchn consisted of one officer, Z
a quarter master or ''sea-cunnie," +" and
six lasears, the sea-eunnie being sta
toned, the one on the starboard side |
of the quarter deck, the other on the |
port side. The men were numbered |
and stationed. No. ne(Sattu), on |
the starboard quarter; No. two (Dua), /
starboard waist; No. three CTega), !
starboard cathead; No. four (Umpat), /
port cathead; No. five (Lema), port |
waist; No. six (Annum), port quarter |
master. Every half hour, when the /
struck the bell, they called 4
their numbers.
7 Bring tea.
II Forward, sir.
stWhere's the gunner.