Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-25
TERRIBLY TALE or THE SEA-
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A pnhlIn correspondent has tsss-
sraphed to tie -. Jsnssr f'assffe tac
particulars Of 8 mssiny ard sonse ssrr'-
ble scrzes sozse week. ago On q ship BE-
lorgiur To tbe British EscreAnfits ma
r;pe. whish has been eotax duty as
Chinese transport in tise ,hinese seas
Ths soory n contained N tong letter
&c a Dublin gcntlsmzn vsish hsk l0S
arrived. Ihc wrneT is rhisi steward On
tbevessel or wh'ch isr mnliDy ooczrrsd,
but g. ever eaort has been msdc oy
tn authorities n China 10 prrvsni tho
affair frona 0eoozninr kuown- hs desires
Ia narle znd tina; of tas SnIp not n oe
given. He. however, = a hlcaiy ~
specthie zazn aBC thc train Of tne re-
nsaIkAblf story b. tslie csnnoS %
doRhteG. Tn. writer states that ms
steamer wa chartered rs thr Chinese
for 9lO.GeO C. tAke o iianko~ irozi
Amoy, GO mi.es 1850 BlxcS-Flxy
troops who haE beea disb4aaed iron
the Tcnaain war. Ca their way 70
Auloy thsy had cosIDltted fcasful
murders and atrocities. and the Gov
ernnsnt was very 1nxIors a. ges thea,
from Annoy. whsrs ttny weres terror.
AT the em0zi katiOn about leo
were disxrmel, on. they crowded oa
board too fast. ard rhc work OF cl--
srraIr- had a. be abandoned. Man'T
OF then were Grunk, sad carried liqHor
with then, AM were n Tor any MS
chief. Tbe ship vas crowded tc eS-
cess, the briSge poop, forecastle, be-
tween decks. AM lower holds beia-
packed. After gcttInr nnder way with
great difficulty. iae bsAos Flag son
msnesd gambling. having plenty oi
rouey about then. ana we're all nl-nt
quarrellI1g, fighting. az numbering
each othef. Number were thrown
overheard alive o. dead. Some were
stabbed. Others wers str1agieG. and no;
one OF thf ShIy creW dared Interters.
The writer himself saE three murdered
usn pitched overheard daring tie
night. When morning eams dozens
CT deso bodies wen thrown over
hoard. seine OF then having Deen
Em0thered. squeezed u death, or having
5ied from want o. water. A party OF
the Black flag seized the water on
board an6 gaaritt L.. refusing any 10
the crew. a fearfal crush followed on
the Other Blzck Flag trying % gss a;
the water. tn hezt wAs fearful. znd
mznv died fnoEi taIrsi the BiacS
Flags DESTROYED A. the iooG, threw the
rice oyerboarL with the cooking
apparatus, sno threatened to kin
the cooks. They eventually began
L. DRINK ses-watsg. Inc sailors.
who were fesrilliy parchsd. crawled
down q the sncInr-rO0D and
gGi condensed water and drank =,
though i was quite hot. Tnrnrs oe-
came siill more ssrIous. ard the Black
Flag lbreAteneo q kill the crew. draw
Iuc knives a-ross then own tlroAfk 10
convey O. the sAliors theIs -lcaaIRg.
They succeeded Ir getting bold OF tine
captain by the beard and held q knifs
q rs throat. Eventually the vcsssl
wa put back T. Ar0y. where british
war-sbiI was anchored The COM
manGeT Of the atJer prepared u
sweeu tie vessel 0eek with m srxt-
lngs, and eventually boarded her. The
mutneers were theu standing on deck
with Their blsek nzg boosted on spears.
The Chinese gUnboats subsequently, az
r'Si 49, - - ths ,BlAek fiAs-'
those refusing "a leave being thrown
overheard znc iefi u ge, to iano a. they
could. SiI o. the mut,neers were az
once beha4dsd sud ltH hAslInad0ec.
Five deAd mntneers were aiterE4rd
found D. the lower ho--. haTIn- ssen
crushed 10 1ezth