The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-04

s....a NUMBER 81.
Ought to have refused to tend his
wound? Was it my duty to beard and
upbraid him? do not know; life is
sweet, and wished and tried to- pre-
serve it, excusing my pusillanimity at
the time by the thought that my testi-
mony, if I survived, might bring the
whole body of raseals to Justice p Atii
quite understood the tenure upon
which my life was held. in spite of VIII
liams's plausible speeches. There were
many sick and several wounded, both
by the storm and in the fight when the
vessel was seized, and they needed my
services. When they thought they could
do without me should be silenced for,
ever, together with every other proba-
BILE witness against them. I. Meanwhile
the ship was kept on her course towards
the Friendly Islands, under Lloyd's
management, and on the third day
land was sighted. "a.
That evening sailor who had joined
the mutineers on compulsion and had
been hurt, came to me and said: a4asgg
81 beg pardon, sir, but would you
dress my wound on deck where every
one can see us. !" W 9'is. st7si5 8esit
l. saw he had reason and consented.i
"I've something to, say, sir, and don't.
want to be seen talking to you in a prii-.
vate way, for fear of making them sus-'
picious. Il Bill Hicks was at the mast-i
head on the lookout last watch, and he.
saw something he did not report, and
that's British frigate, round the head
land of that there island. Don't start,
sir. There's only US Of the old crew
knows it; and we've had b0at ready
to lower for some days. It's. that Opfass
on the port side, next the mizzen-mast. :
We mean to lower that quickly at night
fall, and let it tow behind; and then
later such as can will get into it, cast
off, and row for the frigate. If you like, !
sir, you had better lie down in the boat
and be lowered with it. Say you want
quiet read or sleep or something, If.
you're seen. There's risk, OF, course,
but not big one Lloyd's half-drupk
now, and will be quite after a. bit, and
SO will most of the others, for now they
have got to the islands they think, it's
all right. There's only that Williams. y
81 can manage him. said |, and we
parted. sss
Williams's wound was painful and his
pulse feverish; so he gladly swallowed
a soporific which would keep him quiet
for some hours.
At the proper time got into the boat
Indicated, the only men who could fpOs-'
sibly see me being those at the wheel,
i who were both old members of the crew..
and were prepared, when they knew
that Lloyd was quite overpowered by
drink, to alter the course of the ship
and steer for the headland where. the
i frigate had been seen. All went easier
than had even been anticipated RI When
I had been slowed away half an hour
the boat was lowered, and in q very lit
tie while three men stole into it, cut the
rope by which we were towing, and
when the ship had forged far enough
ahead to prevent the phosphores
of the oar-dips attracting attention, be-
lgan to row in the direction Of the head
land.
I In two hours time we turned it, and
lsaw the lights of the frigate, against the
sides of which in an another hour the
boat grated. s.s..s.. as,e
"What goes thereP'' challenged a
Isentfy. FL sa1~
i 1Medical officer escaped from con-
vict ship which has mutinied." s3i
4 Twill not dwell on the JOY with which
! stood upon the deck or on the hearth
ness Of my reception when | had made
my report. ss .4sG .4a44
4 The frigate weighed, and stood out TO
! sea at once, and in the early morning
came up with the convict ship, Boarded,
and took her without resistance. essao
! My evidence sufficed to clear the sea-
men and marines who had been forced
into pretended compliance with the
projects of the mutineers, a. also, some
months afterwards, to secure the execu-
|, ton Of all those who had taken prom
! inent part in the murder of my poor
friends, MacNab and Phipps, seventeen
Of whom suffered the extreme. penalty
of the law at Sydney Le,cis HoMgh 4 !, ,s,s (!
Cassell's. > s'sssoi'l .i.aa '.'.a -
~ a MALADY known as the fpotoaad
mouth disease is affecting cattle and
sheep IN England, more especially the
stock imported for slaughtering. Ebe
method Of checking it's rAvages adopted
? by the Government officials Is the entire
slaughter of every tainted herA or dock
upon their arrival In port. In one'in-
! stance only three sheep in = cargo "a
500 had the disease, yet al were XIV,
y ed. The effect OF this win be either to