Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-27
ALEXANDRIA VA. SATURDAY. MAY 27, 1876.

their feet ana threw them overheard, all fast
to the same anchor. there being still little
| life iD the captain and the second mate. The
chief mate aud steward were quite dead. They
took full charge of the ship immediately, wash
ed the blood off the decks, went aft and dress
ed themselves in the deceased's clothes and di-
vidcd the firearms belonging to the ship among
them. G. Peno, G. Pastorie and Baumbo get
| ting pot Of paint painted cut the ships
oame both fore and aft, and also the boats,
saying "Caswells no more. On inquiry they
told US the ship was going to Valparaiso:
The carpenter was ordered Into the galley to
cook for all hands On the Wednesday we
sighted another vessel, and immediately tack
| cd ship to get out of her way. We proceeded
| 10 this manner, the FIVE Of them living 10 the
indulgence that the ship could afford. About
7 days afterwards they told US we were bound
| for the River Plate, and all would 90 ashore
there except Nicholas, who said he was going
| to take the ship to England and get medal
| for it, as he had done nothing. On arriving at
| Cape Horne there was another dispute between
the Greeks and the Maltese, the Greeks want
ing to kill us there. sink the ship and 80 ashore
| as shipwrecked sailors, but were again prevent
ed by the two Maltese, who wanted to got to
Buenos Ayres. We at first understood that
they were all going ashore at the River Plate,
but on arriving there } and q. Pastorle launch
ed the lifeboat, fairly loaded with their share
Of the plundcr and took their departure, tell
ing us before they went that the rest said they
they did not kuow whether it was true or not,
but We we're to look out for ourselves. On that
day we were steering n. n. t., close to the
land. After the TWO Maltese went Peno order
ed the carpenter to cut up sternsal booms to
make mast, gaff and boom for the oDgboat,
they being employed in making sails
Ia the course ola few days we found our
selves past Cape Santa Maria, and that the
| Greeks were not going ashore. At twelve
o'clock, it being Penos watch on deck Fer
guson relieved Carrick at the wheel, vino went
| forward and Was watched by the Greeks as he
| went; at half-past two in the mornlng, Dunno
| beiog at the wheel, Ferguson at the break OF
| the poop, the carpenter on the weather side,
Peno came over 10 him and took out his knife,
telling him to look oui; the carpenter told Fer
guson to look out for himself and get armed;
then went forward and called Carrick and the
other apprentice; all getting armed went alt
and joined in the affray; succeeded iu killing
Peuo; then the carpenter, Carrlck and Dunno
went below, and after a severe struggle had
taken place succeeded 10 getting the better OF
the other TWO, taking their knives and rcvUI-
vers from them Then We put Baumbo, who
was only slightly wounded, in irons Peno
and Nicholas suffered death. At daylight,
seeing there was no use 10 trying to save them,
they being quite dead, we lashcd them 10 their
hammocks and committed them 10 the deep.
Seeing that Baumbo was cut about the head
and shoulders, We took his irons OH and dressed
his wounds to the best of our ability Ou his
getting better we again placed him 10 irons,
everything possible having been done ior TIM
FIe has now confessed to US all their intentions
aud plans. They we're going to take the ship
to Gr ece, kill all of US, 80 ashore and dispose
of everything belonging to the ship to Greek
merchant, then sink the ship aud make their
escape. Peno wanted to kill the apprentices
first Nicholas and be wanted to kill the men
6rst-Carrick aud the carpeater IN PARTICULAR
as they were most afraid OF them. lie almost
daily told the apprentices Ferguson and Nc.
Donald, that they would soon be all the same
as Captain Best Baumbo also told US that If
the captain had put Peno in irons, as ne
threatened, he would have stabbed him that
night, and all hands on board would have been
killed.
From the 4.h of January till the day that we
came to the River Plate they made James Gar
rick come down into the cabin and work the
shin, as he was the only one on board W no un.
dcrstood navigation. But as soou as the two
Maltese went on shore they thought they could
manage themselves and dispensed with his ser
vices entirely, only calling him aft to keep
cbronometer tine and to help them when they
| found they could not manage themselves.
| Their object in this was not to let US know
where the ship was going. The cl arts wele
concealed. We also meutloa that on the pas
sage round to Buenos Ayres, to Valparaiso,
Joseph Pastorie on one occasion told John
| Dune that if the captain even laid hand on
one of them. there would be blood Il wing
about the decks like water. When Baumbo
got better he was forward enough to ask Tor his
chest, saying he wanted to take out the clothes
that were n it, not belonging to him but to the
captain; but we decidedly refused him, and he
is now still 10 irons. We also intend to keep
him in confinement. | am now trying to take
the ship home to her port Of destination to the
best of my abilities.
The prisoners were committed by the magis.
| lrates.
The London Central News Of May 5says:
''rhe two Italians of the bark Casweli's crew,
who left that vessel in small boat when OF
the coast OF Brazil, are stated to be IN custody
in Buenos Ayres, where they landed. '-NeU
| York Herald.