Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-09
MuTINY ON T1E aR1MIEg.
Victoria Colonist.

A representative Ut the Colonsst inter
viewed Captain Jones, of the Hermine,
yesterday, and the captain narrated the
following thrilling facts connected with
the nutiny on board his ship while on
the voyage 70 Victoria. We give the ac-
count alrnost in Captain Jones' own
voraa:
"After having Liverpool my brother,
told me that be thought there would be
like the lc )k of the crew. l did not
take mueh nosics at the time other than
to keep my eyes opsu until the actions
of my men convinced me that some
thing vas wrong, and upon exaRina-
tion some days after | found that the
cargo had besu broached. i ordered
my mate TO fastea down the hatches,
which be did; bot 10 no avail, for the
men cravled down the hold through
skylight at night and committed their
depredations in . much more daring
manner. One day as . squAli vas COM
ing up
oRDKRKD ALL HANDs ON DECK,
But to my astonishmept all except the
mates and apprentices remained below.
I vent into the ferecsstle and found the
men drunk. Not content with stealing
the provisions. they had broken through
the tank and secured several cases of
liquer, with which they held q grand
debench. All this took place in the
South Atlantic. and finding that il
would be almost impossible for me to
round Cape Horn With nv crew in open
mutiny, for yeu know that sudden
sqaall would probably have proved fatal
without assistance 10 manage my ship.
detsFmined 10 bear up to the Falkland
Islands. Unfortunately the men. whom
afterwards learned had determined to
throw my apprentices overheard some
stormy night az We we're rounding the
Cape, in order 10 keep their plans from
being reveslea) discovered my object,
and determined to
TAKE THE SKIP AT ONCE.
/ was informed by q man in the fore
castle OF their plans, and on going for
yard heard the rine-leader, Q very dan
aerous man named Clerk, TELL one Of the
other men that the mate and nyaslf had
revolvsrs, and IL they could get them
the taking Of the ship would be an easy
matter. That night was intensely dark,
end fearing Q surprise put the revolv-
Or In the front pocket Of my trousers in
order TO have il handy. About 10 O'Clock
the mutineers came aft in body and
ran up to the poop on which | vas
standing. The rinR-leader, strong.
powerful man, seized me and felt for
the revolver In the back pocket of ny
trousers. Hot finding it there be order.
cd some men 10 seize the mate who vas
unarmed. and / eladed Clerks grasp
and sprang for the cabin stairs. He im-
mediately followed me, when drawing
my pistol fred, the ball penetrating
the body q few inches below the heart.
expected to see him fall down; but in
stead Of that he turned and walked for
ward never utteriue word. The other
men followed him and the mutiny was
virtually ss an end. This man Clerk
vas The most extraordinary man ever
met. and the only man ever feared.
He had all the
orHKs MEN UNpKR HIS CONTROL,
And seemed TO make them do what he
pleased. He died the next day. On
his deathbed he told the men be was
Free Mason, and had book full Of
hieroelyphics, which he asked them to
throw overheard, With q set Of burg
iok suOso Wos0a o0 Roouoooohs 08o os5
ether effects. These orders the men
carried out. Inevsr vent forward IN
til after the man died. We arrived at
the Islands a few days afterwards,
where vas
TRIED AND ACQUITTED.
At the coronef's inquest the jury
brought in verdict Of guilty of man
slaughter; bat in the Supreme Court l
vas honorsbly acquitted. Two Of the
sailors were found guilty Of being
ringleaders in the musiny, and sen-
tenced to long terms Of imprisonment"
Captain Jones, who received our re-
porter very cordially, is q bright, active
man, With kindly expression of coun
tenance. From the statements Of mem
bers Of his crew he was driven into Q
tiahs corner before be used his rsvol-
veF, and when be found the only way to
save himself and family he shot the
worst man among the Grow.