, 1875-05-22

MUTfkY AT SEA.
| The story of the Jefferson Borden.
| correspondent Of tho Central kc,rs boarded
tho Jefferson bo:t1ca near tho Moro OIL Mar 6,
and supplied to tho London 1i,nc. ihe following
account Of The ovants already summarized In
our cablo ncws:
The Jefferson Borden, = thre..sns,:e,, actoon-
ct, commanded By Cant. Wi:!Isfu Patterson. tcf.
New 0tIcsns. and aftervara ln,:tn. fur England
| with cargo Of oi!-caEo c1sy III Tho n,nIlt,i OF
! March. Tho Captains wife. Iii. tsu:heE. Cury-
don 7. Patterson ~ iirst n,ato, aud Lin cont,t.,
Charles II. Patterson. q, tccoEl mate,
more on bnnrh. Previous to the ship lcav.
| Ing Now Orleans thGre WAS q call for moro
hands. and tho port price Of 500 a man WAS Of
fcrcd. Three men, ali l.a.Iins from sailors
lodg'ng-house kopt BY nlau rnmed Buckley,
volunteered for service, aud witt! this compile
| mcnt to the remaining number OF her old crow
that shortly after Iii. ship left Uoston, In consc.
9uenco Of misconduct on tho part Of n man
MilEas, he MAS obliged 10 put him in ironn for
tortJ.cisht honrs. An entry In the Official ing
Of March he affixed 1B nGna.uro in slse prsse,.cc
| Of two 1itneasos to an apology for hia cou-
| duct, and = promiss Of amendment. This in-
edcut is mentioned Bimply With view Of
sho ship had not given porfec: satisfaction
before tho tnut,ny. 1T tho aame tialo It must bo
statcd, In fnrueaA bo.h to tho men ami tho Off
Gers, that Nil Of any IL fcc!ing seemed to laayo
tiny. The ehtp's crew whoa It left Boston waR
raads up thus: Capt, TattetAor, tte tno na:cn
ratteraou, Tho boy tlenry 3lahe:tls 1acob
Lumber; sNcae. WHO senorallY acted - helms
! eAip'a cooE AMI tho three wounded men. tho
fofioring particulars respecting whom may not
10 out Of plnce here: George Miller is a 1:u.-
sian Finn, ased 81 tho Enslish taior, Glow.
l A1ttjnph3u1 hi ttt;t1 man
accused OF completely in tho mutiny, Will
fara Smith, 10 an American, aged .J All
shFte men hare becn sailors some considerable
time Tbs tirBs mate. cor5don ratterool. was
Hingle, aged 10, while tho second uln:o, Charles
Tatterson, was also unmarried, and ll4 ago
waa &c.
| orT2EEAx or THE MUT1sr.
According to the narrative Of tho Captain and
ths cook, tbs rnutiny, rhich may he BAD to hayu
ragged On board tnsty-six hours. began a. mid
nleht on Tuesday, the 2osli ult. AZ that tims
ths nhp MAS somewhere nbou: latitude % tleg.
200 mites from England. Il would seem TINT
both tue usates wcra dead boioTo Capt. Patterson
Was awakened from his sleep. Tho SECOND ma:o,
the American saitos uron Ito head with
capstan bar, and 1t ia alleged ho iolted over into
the sea A, however, the bulwatks sre very
high at tho spot on deck whore 1t was stated tim.
story. The FIRST rnate, It Is a1egad, was Awak-
cnsd by this American sailor informing him from
outsile Lis cabin door that il Was eight bells,
and time for his watch on deck. The officer on
leaving his cabin "a tatd to have boen hccostol
by Mills. rho carried In his hand hinge Iron
bolt. Tho unfortunate mai MAS fc:lcd to tho
deck with . blow upon the baek Of tho head,
and hl: body fell almost on. tho Tires
Tho Swedish saslor, who was u thu
wheel It tho time, st.tes thas ho heard
a Ct, Of ''oh, oh!" and these words, though
not then supposed 10 naye fallen from tho nrst
I if&1n1 t,1t1 9v vf,nS
other porson. The Suode did not $50 what was
gong on mora toward tho eent1e oi tho uppor
deck from tho position lie occupied. Tho body
uess s'a ssI ~
tue ship lnto tho water. II wss little after l
o'c1ork when Capt. Patterson was awakened by
alicr knocking It the cabn-doos. and shouting
to him to como up to tho forecaxtle, a. 4 mai
h.d broken Ills tx sl,ors. Tho captain came out
Of his cabin and observed tlns Miller waa holding
one hand behind him. Tho Captain AaEeh,
who Is 1t that Ia llur!7" Aslic. answered.
then said: "whsre ' are % The u. u1.ses3" Ii this
point Mrs. Patterson called out from the cabin.
''Don't GO, Will" aud accordingly ha ssmed
hsrnacit with revolver. Miller tllch called the
steward out Of his bed and attempted to got him
TO come A"ay to tho foEccahtle. hc ateward
then put hts head into tho Cartafn's cabin and
enid: " What is tho n,attcr'" 10 which tue
Captain rop'lel. ~ don't knor;. tue mates arc
not here" 4 lltta tiruo aftcr th!s IA Miller and
the othor two men had sopo back to tho tors
castle, tho a.ewar! wen. forward as far M the
deck-hotsae, whore AL tho able seamcn slept. lls
was no answer; but Milter again laid. Como
up to ths fosecaEtlc aud SEQ them" Dut tho
steward refused. aayinE ~ empl1aticailv "a. Ao
gould, II an not going; don't fool ms" and At
ouce went back to tho C1rtlin, and told Him
theto was 10 sign Of his chsef officers.
THE ATTACK on THE CAPTAIN.
Tho men withiu 4 fow minutes presented them-
solves in tho front Of tho cabin, aud discovering
*L.nX A-srn- n.kk Az
called upoa them to anbaatt to his authority. II
appears that the men almost Immediately began
to shoncr bottles and bolts, pieces Of grlndssouo
and cast-iren. in tho direction Of lie oaicors'
hin rosotseE. and tho mon withdrew for
shelter Into tho dcck-Louse. Tho Losee
contalns SIX hunks Or bozths, aul IL not moro
than 10 feas square. 1t IL situated iu tho contso
the officers quarters, on \ 1svcl with tho deck
house: hut above theso quarters, and pnt oi tbs
range qf tho space Of deek, WHICH IL IN trout Of
the Captains cabin MAS tha helul. As tue helm
tho Swcdn tenAiuol uumotcs:cl daring thu
! whole timc tho disturbance was going Oil IN tho
! ship. Tho hoy Msllnlcudo raa not 81 fortunate,
for previous TO tho a.tacka upon tho watcl, he
haa been gasged ~ h!a berth; Not aolo to
, dropped Into tho lover lIoid OF the iorecattle.
! llete la remained for rome tlno. cnacaso1ing.
aud at last successfully to work the handkerchief
on. Heating tho no'se on deck, Malhieule
I
larkuess Of tho night ctort III tatutY down to the
stern. aud hid himself Away IN tho Captaius part
of tho ttiip. Hero lie resnslne3 until late the
uo1t day, and, Until ho emerged from his hiding
place, tho Captain had bcen Of the opinion tlta.
; ho. too, had lost his life a tho hands Of tho
uutiunors. Tho lal himself ia OF the oriuio,.
that tue inel1 suspected hsm Of watching thst,
aud listoulug to what they said, and that they
would hare murdered him had tAay no: kroN II
hia, to 10 skilled IN tho usc Of tho wheel, and
SO they determined 70 keep him conS-nieatif
slowed away until they ncelsd lis services.
! ile heard lAs meu spoak of tho lap
tain's wealth In = way which confirms tho
belief a'at thels object was .Lo plat,aes @ ot ss
mtn thc1nsel.cs HAr their ouly object VAS re-
tcnga fos hxr.h treatment, but shey will hare to
) sups.aptia.e this and - far ss the evidence Of
tho bwcdc, tho bo5. aud tho cook leara upon this
matter, they have very difficult task bsfoto
them. Az soon ~ the tlIr0s tAilora had retired
within thoir dsck-house tbs Captain did 10. Ars
agalu, hut went into the cabin and held conAul-
&atlou with the stewards ~ to Mhat should be