The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-08

set over double reefed topsails, while We
are now carrying everything, we shall. shoe:
ahead fast. By midnight 1 calculate to Lc
further south than she can be to make o
run to the westward, and lie in wait for hcr.
We know her course, and by careful reckon
ing cannot fail to strike it,
And What then ."
Il can tell you better when the time
comes. Stand by me, and I'll be care
full"
The breeze held good and fair, and with
studding sails below and aloft we spanked
on until midnight, Mt which time knew
we must be much further south than the
" Dorset" Then L changed the course tc
west-south-west, and at three o'clock, after
careful computation, / believed l was
where | should be.
As soon as this had been decided / gave
orders for heaving to, and taking in sail.
l sent down the lofty yards, sent the top
gallant masts on deck, and housed the top
masts.
While this was being done the passengers
had been bringing the arms on deck, and
making them ready, and / had more than
enough for n cutlass and q brace of pistols
for each man.
l had Just got the pumps rugged when the
lookout aloft reported n sail. i hnstened
forward, and | could distinctly discern the
sharp lines of the top hamper of a heavy
ship against the sky. l put myself in her
way, run up signal-lantems, and set men
at work ut my pumps.
When she had come near enough she put
down her helm, and laid her course to run
under our stern.
ship ahoy !" came from the Dorset"
for l had distinguished her fgure.head,
and / knew her.
Fearing that the villains might recognize
my voice, l instructed Lee to answer for
me:
"Aye! aye, Send us q boat; we've sprung
a leak, and are sinking"
Who arc yer"
The 'Amphitritc,' of Liverpool"
= What are yc got aboard? ?"
-" Furniture and provisions, and n hun.
dred thousand pounds in gold !"
The "Dorset" hove to, and lowered :;
boat, which was very soon alongside full
Of men and villaipous men they looked TO
De a. they cnme over the side.
Ye haven't settled much in the water"
smarked one Of their number.
We've kept the pumps going til &c
7nu't pump any more" | said.
Wen, where's yer gold? Let's have thot
6rs;."
This way" / said, moving toward NJ.
cabin door. 4..
When abreast the after pump I gave the
signal agreed upon for the men to STOP
Nf"aAAlAAtE = tAAAA IA " III AAAOAC L EaNL
another signal agreed upon. l shouted
DOwn, every man !"
The man of the mutineeTs nearest mo fell
by my hand, and others fell as quickly.
Ohly fifteen men had come off in the boat.
md as they were taken completely by sur.
prise they were captured and ironed before
they conld fully understand what was the
matter.
Ship nhoy, l shouted. through my
trumpet. initiating as nearly as possible
lie voice Of the mnn who had fallen under
NY hand.
IIallo. came in reply.
Send another boat. We can't bring
'3At. Hurry! The old things sinking!"
Another boat soon came alongside with
,oH men in it. As they came over the rail
toy were taken from behind, and sccr rcd
without b~loodshcd.
My course was now simple. We had five.
n~ud-twcnty of the villains safely under on
charge, and having seen them 70 securely
bound that they could not move, | called
twcnty-four of my mon into the two boats
alongside, leaving only skin charge of tho
ship. We pullcd for the 50 Dorset" and as
wc came to under her gangvay we saw n
few men looking over the rail but VIC had
taken tho precaution to put on the Scotch
,aps of the c%onvicts, and they did not sus.
.rrrt. Beckett was the first upOn her deck.
and | followed.
Got the gold ?" asked a burly fellow,
.L.om | recognized at once rs tho boat.
,ylin of the ship, and one of the precious
villains Of whom Lee had spoken.
Il is in the boats" answered Beckett.
Rig q whip, and Wen soon have it
board"
file fellow turned ut once to see to the
,,gging of the whip. | saw that my men
uud NIL come over the side, and l gave the
~l"nRl. We had no particular need to he
,ucful of life now, for two of the prisoners
"a board my ship had confessed the crime
81 which those had been guilty who held
the a. Dorset in charge. The chief Of
The mutincers | cut down with my own
hand. Besides him there were only sixteen
to deal with. -Four others were killed
outright, while | lost not Il man. They
were overcome and secured, and then |
made my way to the starboard quarter
gallery, where | found and embraced Cap
tain Harry Buinstead.
In the hole We found fifteen Of the crew
in irons. BuInstead explained to me in n
few words what had happened. Only six
days before the boatswain, who had shown
much INSTRUMENTATION during h voyage,
headed nineteen Of the crew. who had
joined him, and having set the ~convicts
free, they made an easy victory over the
Others. The first and second mates they
had killcd. and the boatswein had been in
favor of putting all his prisoners to death
but the majority of the mutineers, ms well
as most of The c%onvicts, refused to have it
done. So it had been arranged that the
captain and his fifteen true men should be
set on shore upon the first out-of-the-way
island that came in their way.
After duC elaboration 1t was arranged
that Humstoad should proceed to Sydney
with his fifteen faithful men, he feeling
assured that he could confine the convicts
so that they would be safe. / helped him
iron and secure his prisoners. and then !
took the mutineers of his crew aboard my
own ship. There were fifteen Of them. five
having been killed during the conflict.
That morning the Dorset stood away
Tor Australia, while | put my head ono,
more upon my course. We arrived safei,
IN Calcutta, where | delivered up M,
prisoners. Before | was ready TO set sal
for the return voyage, Captain Bumstea !
joined me, and very shortly thereafter W
saw the mutinccrs suffer the extreme pcr
atty of the laws which they had outraged.