New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-09
An EXTRAORDINARY MU7INY.
A CONVICT COLONY OF CHILL MAssACRFS FIFTY SOL
pIERs AND TAKES TO THE wOODs-1IMELY AR

A CONVICT COLONY OF CHILL MAssACRFS FIFTY SOL
pIERs AND TAKES TO THE wOODs-rMELY AR
RIvAL OF An AMERICAN MAN-oF-waR.
WASHINGTON Jan. S.-Cobimander Rodgers, COM
mand,ng the United States steamer Adams, writes
to the Secretary of the Navy from Sandy Point"
Straits Of Magellan, as follows:
Ihave the honor TO report that IN accordance With the
Departments ns .rucaone, sailed from MoRmvideo on
the st of November 1877 for Valparaiso Experienced
light and variable winds aud much fogy weather during
The passage Cape Virgin. On the evening Of Novem-
Der passed Cape Virgin and anchored for the night
nj Sarmento Bank, TO await the tide AT about 10
o'clock p. m. steamer was discovered ap-
preaching from the westward, making sig
nails with rockets aud blue iights she passed
within hail and asked for boat to be sent board re-
porting at the same time that revolution had just
occurred at Sandy Point and that she had some refugee
board. Immediately sent an officer on board, who
returned with Captain Wilson, OF the German steamer
Memphis, from Valparaiso for Montevideo He reported
that some distance TO the westward oi sandy Point he
had been boarded by tine English Vice Consul at Sandy
Point, who had informed him that a mutiny Of
the entire garrison had broken ont at sandy
Point, and that the cOnvcts hid been liberated
and all sorts of violence and ourages wcrc
being committed, and warned Captain wilson not to
stop al Sandy Point. He, however dccrminedo 10 So
Upon approaching Sandy Point, the Memphis WIS hoadd
by boat containing the captain Of the post, IN irons
three OF the Observation-Disclosures convicts and fee
other persons. of whom Government Official
Captain Wilson disarmei the soldiers and took all the
occupants board. While hosting tie boat the Nom
phs was fired several timrs FROM c shore by the nu
tinccrs who were III possession all the artillery,
well a. the small of the post She was not struck
however. The Mem his then proceeded with all dis
patch toward MOnteydcO, and ia doing so fell In
with this vessel. Captain Wilson requested me
to people from sandy Point on board that they
might return. I accordingly did ana took also the
boat which belonged to the c"ptpn Of The post Upon
receiving thc persona board placed the three soldiers
and two conyics under guard ana then discovered from
the captain OF the post, that the munccrs IN the boat
lad been sent from shore with him, prisoners 70 briag
dccoy the steamer Memphis into an anchorage, nm
der the penalty Of being shot with tue Jesuit above
saed. II appears at the plan Of the mutlnCcis Was -
TAX, possession OF the Memphis and Oh IA lcr; OF
falling That take the Pacific steam Navigation Com
pany's steamer, then about due from Valparaiso. got
under way with all dispatch FOR Sandy Point hoping To
reach ihs place before dark the lj,h. strong ae.t
crly pl', however prevented my getting fasher tnan
Gregory BAY, where wa, obliged 20 anchor for TIE
night got and iIe morning. of ,f' I'm. and
reached :his place SANDY PonO at 63o y. Ne III the
afternoon the way NJ, the guns were loaded.
we'll tie small arms and all preparations made Tor
any emergency. Upon my arrival here, ! found me
Chilean corvette. MHCclicn already here, hhfin& come
down Sss Water, where she mad been r'Hpoyed
surveying. | went on board ul l'r an cana 'h GOV
crnar the Cul.ny there, and have racr gathered tie
=
rib mutiny on record 81 Tar %, ma .b' Sehru
II appears that at ahout mid iStt 10 'aJ', N"Ncn-
Der H. the people ~ the town were alarmed ~ me
dlschargc of artillery and nrcljlrs. The FIRST murder
committed 10 have been that ~ the c?piaIh ~ me
company Of 40 dciS. numhrFns abo"' ore hundred VIC
Wcrr regular u tcopr. They utiia'- TIE captain
i'm q p".t lorrihlr mann T. ani i'n oIcurd nr'
errors house directly in front OF the barracks.
The Goy'jhor. upon inih"g nus NJ ~ , NC
over recovered after TIM AM made s Escape 10
country. HIS family also r'carcd,'m.,t Ha..d, 10
. I4. hem
'r Il, ~ ,,rn simmer he Burir. Non.
day November = the muinrer soon ." have committed
. most incredible in the WY OF uanlon Killing.
burning ana slcsur 1urssay No, cnbrr ~, tie mn-
.rr deserted tho Lac, and TOOK 90 thc county carry
in. with bc'm a thc nhc fluid auI muci p itltn Iiol
niry-iuu armed men, and were ao ut tNo dsss march
from hoir, on abe way I" santa 'uI a ii' -'t ul
dr.irur tte mutiucors burned ~ ihc public pso "ry
ami "a number ~ stores; fnct thc hest part - tpr
Inwn T. in a-hrt. I'pon ms arris! thc streets were
a. T ~, % O W"., Of Of c Med 9erc .o
dic-s VINO hnd brcn u'ng cach other ndi- 1ini cy
- he ic,i er Sourr~, y er! burned IN me iuidmes.
The hospital wa burned Win ave wound Il g'n IN u.
Since tpc lmr ~ ny aIiiF4 W, i'",''.'' '''hn',
particularly tie women AMI chilIr o., ~ boon coming
Ia from tnc mountain, where thrj ih '"', 9 .',''u
IN lDgdl days ana Sunclrd WY mHfI ~ '"h ~
n,y guarded hy force landed from the Ma clltuc-.
aud Is comparatively quiet, ul"a ny r, arrival,
any assistance he might require. Tor which be
rrmeG yr m"rn g'aa .r am" 81 s .tA''d nr 'T
aHc o. ii' time lie 40 thanked ne for 'lr m,a.1i.s
/ ID
here fol 10" Pfc"ut, ultl Ee gel, secure "ud
ha Sc ;uid him w.! de- The oTt force g.; - III
un.al the U tr N1C'IlaIrs, ana The" urc Num-
h. al persons % looked out Tor. Eeiai"ircmentr arc
expect hoi Nalpria - ~ about tea days, when the
mIfirccr- will DO" pursued
A. to the tho revolt ~ N time. there seems
% .c.Hthir inform .ou. - -rt.r- - have
been sudden d.d entirely unauthorized ~ II reported
aud believed HAT the padre 81 ptits' - a. COLONY ha-
had ricL do 10 iU.;iatng H. ar being enemy 81
TIE Government and hc Of llc prJnr con
fined boa u re It..l'tu.-.
In The destruction 81 p"' cry mere no' tho slightest
regard PAID 10 any natl,ldity. \ WcNr-uuuhdcr
shot t..u clean through tn Lpslsb con Iaic ana
aud Tie Vlc-rDn-iu him, II sued and nr d At
nuInher ut times He however escaped ~ mis- own boat
There American citizens sl,cis u tho Cuted
Htalcs here.
ia" cpa mines have not been worked Tor timc,
mud there is cod 10 be- had here. Fortunately. there
is % small quantity 81 Government coal here, and the
Governor kindly allowed - have hrv TOM viich
lave taken bOlrl IN" general health ~ the officers
and crew good. Nc sI0u'd br h. VAIN. rai-u
BE- lLr l.L OF NnAAmAcr. Notwithstanding or uMMrL-