The New York herald., 1871-07-19
MUFIEY on THE HIGH SEAS.
The Crow Of ths Amorican aaip La.hl,y RIsA
Revolt and Take Charge OF t5s Vessel
Lrres. o. ths Mutinesrs By a rilo
Of Marines from tho United
States Steamer L lancaster.

RIO d. JANzIRo Brazil. June 10, 1871.
take advantage OF the sailing OF the Lamport
Holt steamer La Place for New YORK Tomorrow TO
send you the followlng:On the morning OF the 11rh
Inst. the American ship Lathley Rich. OF Boston,
AMI OF which Thomas Mitchell Il master, from Car.
did and bound for Rio, with coal, came into this
port. she made signals Immediately informing Of
Inc presence on beard OF u mutinous crew and ask
ns ior assistance but the wind was light, and the
| sishai nass not being easily distinguished, they
caused no Immediate attention and hence the
assistance which might sooner have arrived
! IRON the American man-of-war Lancaster, Ad-
hrM LaAinaa' was delayed, and the con.
ditlon OF AFFAIRS was not known on board
tne Lancaster until the harbor police
boat which had visited the Lathley Rich cams
! aloEgaide with a request from Captain Mitchell
| that assistance might be sent hlm to secure the
men. ile OF marines, under command O. Captain
Huntington, Of the United States Marine Corps was
sent immediately on board the Latey Rich, and ths
mutneers were arrested and taken on board the
Lancaster. On the following day, on application Of
Captain Mitchell, through the American Vice Con-
sui, +. NJ. Cordero, the men were taken ashore in
charge Of the city police, and connacd IN the city
prison, where they now are. 4.
HARD CROWD.
They were eight III number, and moro hardened.
Misunderstanding set OF men 1t mas rarely been my
aot w Soos a SCEutny VI tucir COunteuance6 only
led 10 surprise that, having gone 40 far, they had
not pushed the matter TO It's extre nity, assumed
command OF the SHIP and gone Oh an inde pendcnt
cruise, for undolptedly they were cq,la, TO sucn .
desperate game; nnd as tie two leaders OF the mu-
liny had been mates OF vessels they could without
doubt have navigated ncr. IL appears that the
men were shipped Mt Cardiff, and finmedl.
ately upon the sailing Of tue Lalhley Rich
number OF them gave evidence OF deiermi nation
10 40 as they pleased whether tho captain liked l.
NOT, ana they Tor various causes shrxci their duty
I When about ten days out rom Cardiff these men.
with others, III oil numbering cixht buntly re-.
fused 10 DO any more woTR on board nat vessel, and
when asked for reasons gave tina silly excuse thae
they were not In the haOit Of beng turned out" 80
early In the m0rning and tney wou.dl't stand It.
WHAT PREVENTED BLO0DsAEO.
me captains VIE was on Doasi MS snlp with
taxing course With the muCinous seamen which
would probably have resulted IN the shedding Of
Mrs. Mitchell-niay have been The reason why theso
mea resorted TO no violence on tnelr own part;
though tho apparent reason for Their conduct was
simply determination 10 grattIy dO2ged sullen,
mutin0us disposition. They threatened 20 take The
lie OF the first mate, Mr.. J. W. Todd, not only when
on, on board beard snip ., but alter they, they , were IN
was moro mutinous than their conduct and
there seems no good reason why toy rcirained from
executing their tlreats The captain Is or the opn
ion tnat there was combination on the part OF all
the crew, but he gave only the eight ABOVE alluded
to into custody, rs Nc thinks the remainder were In.
nuenced by taese. Beside the captain, two mates
AMI the steward there were elyntes1 men on board.
Since the confinement OF the men In Jail the second
mAte Joseph Taylor, asked to leave the SHIP ana
the ship IlaIia, Captain Whittemore IN this same
capacity that he had held on the Latnlev Kicn The
Italia sailed thus morning Tor Valparaiso. Captain
Mlcheil has discovered slnce no discharged the
secoad mate. Taylor, that he was IN the combinar
ton with the mutnous crew. The men now con-
fined IN JAN here are English and irish and bear the
Butler John Darling john McAay, John Donnelly,
T1oinas Cresewell. James Morning.