, 1872-12-27
SCUTTLIMG A WHALER.

-Four Sailors Arrested fcr Atfe1: ptir3
to Scuttic u Eessc1-4 Captains Al
legged Brutality.
Boston {Dec. 23) Correspondence Of the Nev Fors
Last May the bark Falcon sailed from New
Bedford on q whaling voyage, under command
Of Captain Allen, q resident of New Bedford,
having On board about tventy-fvo 1ncu, several
bafore. ' On the 18th OF last octo6sr, Thile
covered that tho bark yrs filling With
water. and the pumps we're set at work, finally
relieving her SO that she was taken ashore, and
it was found that half dozen auyur holes lad
been bored in her sides, tclow watef-znark chow
ing IN evident attempt to scuttse her. Indeed.
the vessel probably would have gone down had
it not been for the tarred paper which was forced
into the loles, partially stopping tnor1: For
Hill Charles E. Mills, Samuel Bennett end Charles
0. Barlow. we're put in irons taken before
the Consul st Fayal, IN examination had, and
the four, with Frank II. Spinner, Aus1u;t
nosses, were sent to New Bedford on board the
bark Fredonia, which arrived at THAT port ca
Saturday. The prisoners and Witnesses wa:o
put in charge Of Deputy Marshal Cobb and his
assistants, and brought to this city this fore
noon. They appeared before coaaaissiorsr
Hal1ett, Of tho United States Court, cGd we7o
committed to the Charles Street Jail Tor ezaI1:-
nation on Thursday next.
Hill is young colored man OF St. E:lst2tia,
and was a boat steerer. Mills YES J. carpenter
and Barlow from stoneharn. Al iour aro young
and bright looking. They are charged with a.
tempting to ecuttle the ship and there seems
little doubt that somebody On board did it. Theg
not ong y'9 by tho sy svaeneo eea of psS Ell
other, but also BY that Of tho Witnesses Of the
government. Mills, who appears to be an intel
had
recorded ali treatment on tho part Of the Cap
tain, and which gives good idea OF the life on
board some whaling ships. Whether their state
ments are true or not remains to be aoen.
The following arc extracts from Mills
records:
June, 8, 1872.
Captain Allen OF tho bark Falcon, seized ma by thu
face ehoyed me Against the main, scratched my faes
told him did not come hero to be abused He showed
speak back to him he would break my face Called
me a-----. made no answer. I ahipped
carpenter, and used than any foreiuass
hand.
Slowing away OIL Have been sic! below for thrca
days. Came or deck, but was not ab!o to do much.
Tho Captain called mo to get piece Of board Went
up to him and he cursed me, and told to move.
ae seized me by tho collar struck ne several %es
several pieces. He struck several times With his
fist In the face then kicked forward after bore
Ho se1zeA coopcts auxe anu sal0 ne Wo{4 Knock ny
brains out If did not hurry. Called ME everything
but never enid word back to him. I did
not feel able to stand my feet.
SATURDAY, Sept. a, 1S7o
have beon eick about two weeks, but kept on deck
for {ear OF being growled a Could stand it longer
and gave Up standing witch last Thursday Ha7o not
s4 Sc aar ss Gou LII o @ st be
told him did not aud be told mo had played It long
enough said was not plnying it, Ho cursed me
aud told to stand my witch. Went below nnd got
into my bunk until my turn. The Captain came
she~ 'steerage 1oor, Kicked mo three or four
times and dragged deck, and made
stand for four and onehalf hours making shoe pegs
with my knife, in my bare feet. The deck damp,
and got more cold told him sick two three
times and he told IT I said tha5 again he would
break my face He said that all hG wanted was ORG
blow at me to end ny days.
The remainder OF the record, which is up to-
day, is of similar character, and refers only to
abuse By tho Captain and desire on his part to
leave the vessel.