The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-09
Life in an Emigrant Ship.

The ship Charles II. Marshall sailed from
Liverpool on the 9th Of July last and arrived
in New York on the 2ath of August. She
had tonr hundred and titty-SiX passengers
iemi.rants) on board. BY the death of her
captain JAS. l.. Forester came into command.
When they arrived III ScW York legal COM
plaint was made by the passengers for III
treatment. and the officers Of the ship were
arrested. Captain Forester made state
mcnt, of course. for the defence. from which
the reader can form an idea of life on an cmi-
grant ship:
cautioned thr passengers that il they
thought their allowance short to complain to
me OH the spot, and then | would rectlfy
the error. but il they went away and then
came back | would do nothing for them.
The crew would Joke with the passengers as
thew ,,:uc along TO the barrels. / checked
them IL much rs possible. but they would
CONTINUE THEIR GlBEs
when my back was turned; no difference
was mudc between icws aid Christians
there was Il separate galley for the pa>>cll-
r,'IS, nllV ltllI tODhS loI tI'H's Nh' "'thN"
from & \. VI. until p. NJ; it was their duty
to take food from the emigrantS. cook ana
return it: the Jews were not compelled 10
wait to he served lights had to he put out
at ~ L. NJ: in consequence oi sickness
among some of the women allowed llShtS
tn remain al night. until some persons COM
,laincd that others played cards all night,
disturbing their >lumhcrS then | di>con-
a. t.,,, ,i,rlt l,Ntf Il,S,-
urunlv realiowcd them: Il physician was
alnard;and he attended every ease OF sick
rr>. went il, thu hrlween-dcckS several
times rScly day: beard no complaints about
the ,o"d l'ut had (" interfere frequently
every day 10 stop q'larrels amoug the pas
s"u-nl<: only on enc OCCASION did know OF
any RON between the cmigrants and crew J
saw ii man and Iii; wife at the door rf the
torcrastlc making y disturbance while the
men yycrh IT dinner: | went forward to
lucl,irc about il. and TIT t,ai told mo he wa,
- shoemaker. and had done settle tvHrk tpl
one If the crew ilc had gone to dcmandrHy
for his work and WIS
THROWN OFT OF THE FORECASTLE.
| >rokr to tie sailors. and they said the fel-
low WIS begging biscuit, and they drove him
out took no further notice of the matter.
never heard of ropes being tied around
Passengers. OF IA stabbiug case, or Of man
rnu held overheard hy his heels. Before
the c:Intair died Sllrpcd a Passenger in the
face because lie
asked FOR MORE
and when refused to let him have any he
called me II liar aud thief. | have seen the
crew uul Passengers by the coat-tailS and
otherwise torment them. but always stop.
ned such goin%S on ut once. | >awa man one
dav whose coatstai|s Ind been cut Oft. The
passengers laughed ut hiiii, ai'a he ran away
The suIclnllnleraric* swept the 't"een-d decks
every dav. Some of the cmigraniS com
plainett OF having been robbed by their fel
jnw.,rssenstr>. All the emigrants were moi
adults a!,oiit a9H we're. Juveniles had ball
raticns. / weighed every piece OF meat thai
was objected to. cautioned the shoemaker
10 do no work for the crew. There were
notices posted in English TO the effect that
the passengers and sailors should neither
FRATERSIzE NOR FIGHT.
| tried to set il good example, but guess
lost nv temper when struck the Jew who
called me liur and thief. i had pretty good
discipline aboard some OF the 1il,treatrneht
the passengers say they were subjected tc
n,ay have occurred: hut know nothing OF
il. did not superintend the cooking OF IT,
ccivc the doctors report.
Neyer saw the sailors abuse passengers OF
strike them: they would not be likely to dc
So in nv presence. The passengers were
always guarrelling among themselves Tue
Jews and Poles were ESPECIALLY troublesome
| did not receive much assistance 10 pfo
mote discipline from the second mate; DllI
did not discover the fact until towards Tie
end of the voyage; none OF Tue oiiicciS
could speak German. l heard
FREQUENT COMPLAINTS
of insufiicjency of food. l never madc any
;nvr.tiuotiou unless man said his I0Ou nae
haan stolen If ! found it was true wo,lio
oivr him some. If j man was starving iron
imnroyilepce | would let him have enough
to keep him alive. To-. or,
,,x., tn an Israelitc. | should have run OH
of heef TOO soon. Know lots OF Jews Wht
c,, nork. and religion has nothing to 90 VIII
d;stinrtion aboard ship. Never heard OF
woman with child in her arms beng
KNOCKED DOWN BY SAILOR
and the rhild,s head cut; did hear OF mar
,,..,,;n,, his wife with bottle asshe lay ubea
y,,y one man badly cut and confused apoo
III. eyes. but don't know who committed the
assault if heard man had been sefio'lsl,
injured | would send the doctor; shouio ho
60 myself. .,,o,, ,,.os Thora,
Wilson, the third officer. His ef'dehc'
amounted to nothing, for he would not aoi
mil seeing or hearing anything except ina
the passengers were always quarrclllhg ah.
t;rhtiny among themselves. lie propao',
wishes TO return in the ship.
Goldsboro', n. c., shipped during the pas
season $4,000 bales of cotton.
.l tb.+ fh, women of Nan