New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-19

but he concluded that the latter had Deen thIo"n
overheard The men for long time would ho'
admit that they had thrown them overheard ahd'
with the hope that they were still aive, he again
and again demanded Of the men what they mad done
with them. The American, Smith, at length volun-
tcercd to give up the mates If the firing was stopped
The captain replied that as soon as the whereabouts
of the mates were made known, the firing should
cease. Search was made in every conceivable part
Of the ship but it was not until after the men had
yielded to Capt Pattersons authority that they adj
mitted the fatal truth, and Miller who was suffering
mnch from the effects of his wounds and from thirst
frankly confessed that they had been thrown over
board. They had, in fact been murdered before the
captain was called from his berth by the false alarm
about the man with the broken leg.
II was the second mates watch upon deck at the
time of the outbreak, and the method Of disposing
Of him seems to have been that he was struck on the
head with capstan bar, he falling insensible from
the blow. His body afterward found its way into
the sea- but whether it rolled over into the sea- as
some of the men state, or whether all assisted 10
throw it over is more likely, does not clearly APP
pear. The American sailor next went to the hrst
mates cabin and told him it was eight bells and time
for his watch on deck On leaving his cabin the I'M
fortunate man was accosted by Miller, who felled
him to the deck by blow upon the back of
quickly disposed of in the same way was that of
the other officer, by casting it into the sea. The man
Jacob Lumber, who was at the wheel, says he heard
cries Of Oh Oh from the direction Of the officers
quarters but did not at the time suppose they came
from the mate His position would prevent him
from seeing anything that was going on unless it
took place amdships, as the helm is stationed upon
the top of the officers quarters. raised quarter
deck. There can be little doubt that the same mOds
Op1andi was planned for the murder of the captain,
as the position and of Miller at the time of the
false alarm about the man with the broken leg would
indicate an intention to belabor him on emerging
from the door. The boy appeared next day from the
captains quarters and states that previous to the
attack on the watch he was gagged in his berth
large handkerchief was tied tightly round his mouth,
and his hands well secured with rope, by which
they were tied behind him. He was thus dragged
from his berth and dropped into the lower hold of the
forecastle. He managed, in course Of time, to ex.
trcate himself from his bonds and he seems 10 have
climbed up through the hatchway, and in the
darkness Of the night to have crept aft and secured
himself from discovery in the officers quarters. The
boy who is native of Calais and whose parents re-
side there at the present time, states that the men
suspected him Of watching them and anticipated
that he would, if not put out of the way, be very
likely to thwart their plans. They would no doubt
have murdered him had they not known him to be
skilled in the of the wheel, SO, as they surmised
they conveniently slowed him away until such time
as his services would be required to assist them in
getting the ship to land.
The men having surrendered they were brought
upon deck and secured in irons on the Odd Of April
Ii was then found that with the exception of Clew,
who was seriously wounded, they were not so badly
hurt as to be totally incapable of work, so much
disabled as, without restraint, to place them beyond
the reach of further fear. The following day even
Miller and Smith took turn at the pumps. Their
wounds were dressed and though carefully watched
for the remainder of the voyage, they were well
attended. 1t discovered that Miller had received
five bullet wounds in leg, one in his side, and
one bruise on one shoulder The Engshman Clew,
as before mentioned, is in the worst condition.
He has two wounds under the left rib and he is not
expected to recover. Smith, the American seaman,
had been shot through the right wrist, and bullets
had seriously grazed his left shoulder and two
fingers of his left hand.
Though the mutiny was Thus to all appearances
efectually queed, the position of the captain and
those who had remained faithful to him by no
means without cause for anxiety They were at
least thousand miles from land, and with large
vessel to manage only a crew of poor hands to rely
upon-the captain, two men, and a boy. For seven
weary days and nights this small crew managed to
keep the vessel in its course. but with what diff
Guilty may be we'll imagined Mrs. Patterson, with n
heroic courage and devotion, made herself OF
great use, frequently relieving her husband of
his watch, and so allowing him to take the
rest he so greatly needed On the 2Sth
Norwegian bark bound for London, was hailed, from
which one man was spared. On Thursday, the 9th
of May, the vessel entered the Thames, having, at
the Nore-the entrance to the river-taken on three
extra hands and pilot, as well as a medical man
sent by the consgnees of the ship. The latter, Mr.
j. c. Russell of Gravesend gave his attention to Mrs.
Patterson and the sufferers. Messages were sent on
board from Mr.. Num-, the United States Consul in
London and, arriving at the docks Capt. Patter-
son was heartily greeted by number of American
captains, whose vessels were in port.
Various suppostions are offered as to the motives
of the men in pcrpetratng this terrible deed. The
motive they themselves attribute is harsh usage OH
the part of the captain but that idea is at dis
PEELED by knowledge Of the captains general de-
meanor Moreover according to the ST atcmcnt Of the
lad it would appear that their object was plumber.
They frequently asked the boy to lis observation
of the captains cabin, and what lie saw there
whether there was any money or greeh6acks. The
wounded men taken on shore on their arrival
at London and conveyed in the custody of the police
to the London Hospital.