The Republican journal., 1876-12-07

WEAKNESS drowning the sense OF danger
How long | slept. or what happened il
the time. do not know. When | awoke
the ship was rolling heavily, and there
was a continuous, ominous sound, thud
thud, thud accompanied with the pouring
OF water, which caused me to hurry OF
deck, where a scene of terrible confusion
met my eyes, Tor it was broad daylight. A
mast had gone, the deck was Uttered witt
cordage and broken woodwork. All wa
confusion, authority in abeyance convicts,
sailors, marines, were mixed up together
hnrrying to and fro, Or working at the
pumps. The gale bad abated, was dying
out. in fact. but there was leak whcl
could not be discovered, though, in conse
quence Of the number Of hands to relieve
one another in pumping the water did MOI
gain upon us. Finding | was not wanted
there, ! went below again to attend upor
Phipps, who had been lett / know not how
long, and who was too weak to help him
self much. The fever had lett hun, bnt he
was low and desponding and asked me t.
read the Bible to him, which | did.
After time heard MacNab come down
and went into the saloon, out of which oul
private cabins opened, to speak to him
found him loading his pistols
''Hhe leak has heen found and stopped, !
he sad "but dinna like The looks OF the
convicts; some OF them haze got arms,
fear me
While ha was speaking shouts and shots
Were heard above and he rushed to the
cabin stairs, following him Directly we
reached the deck we saw 4 body of coli
victs coming aft headed by Williams, who
had 4 musket in his hands
''lhe game is up, lieutenant" he cried ;
you had better surrender
hlacNab's answer was pistol shot
Williams staggered, bat recovered him
self. levelled his musket, fired, and Mae
Nab fell dead III my arms. In i moment
| was Knocked down, bound, and thrust
aside to be 4 helpless spectator Of crimes
| could not move a finger to prevent.
Some Of the lUtfians rushed down The cab
in starS and retumed dragging poor
Phipps with them. With brutal tests they
bore him to the lee buiWarks, one took his
shoulders, another his feet and they tossed
him alive into the sea.
All! the sailors Or marines who were
sick, on had been wounded in the strug
gle, were in = like manner thrown over
board the remainder were gathered to-
rctI,er IN y body and WilIiams who had
evidently heen elected chief made thpm
\ snrecE ot1..ring them tbpir lives if tbev
would Join them Heartily. Most of them
Shrank from the horrible death before
them, and acceded. but II corporal OF ma
rinCS stood firm.
"Ynu will all hetolnn and hanced with
in y month y he boldly said and had
sooner drown with honest men than swine
with thieves and u,,rdarers
The words were hardly ont ol his month
when he was shot dead
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,', " rnho llI'1 v"iI ,hnt1
have tot and few at !, time shall have
a skintul But most of us must keen So
ber to MANAGE the ship. SO | have set a
guard over the spirit room. and any man
WHO tries "a force if win have his brains,
blown out. will tell YOU what / propose
to do. if you auree There are some is
lands Near where we arp With thn hestcli
mate tine finest fruit and plentv OF food
without WORKING for il We will make for
nnA nf thnsa Iand ava,ythino ont Of this
rotten old ship and tbnn scuftle her I0u
have made me vour captain. and appoiut
How'd my chief officer lie is a sailor and
know. where these islands are and how
to reach them. so he will sail the ship''
Loud acclama,ions greeted the address
and the assembly adjourned to thp uroU
tubs
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