The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-06-17


I shall be first mate, Peterson second, and,
though we berth in the cabin, you shall
have Just rs good food as we do. We Will
now name the watches, and things WILL go
on as if there had been no trouble"
His word was not questioned. There was
no eXultation, no laNlessness, no boast
ing Every man was quiet and thought
full. They had been wronged. They had
rghted that wrong in their own way, ana
were now simply seeking to make safe
escape In twenty minutes after the cap
tain was set afloat you could not have told
that anything out of the routine had hap
pened. The decks were washed down,
breakfast prepared, and when things had
been cleared away Johnson came down
into the cabin and said:
"Mr. Carling, how far are we out from
the Sandwich islands,"
"Not to exceed seventy miles"
every well; will you please give us the
course for the Paumotu islands"
"But l was going to alter the course to
run for South America"
1--WE don't want to 60 there: What l
said was to deceive the captain, for it's
likely he'll soon be picked up. We want
I got out the charts, gave him the
course, and followed him on deck Every
thing was shipshape, the men as respect
full as you-please, and it was hard to real
ize that anything like mutiny and murder
had occurred. 1t seemed as if the very
winds looked upon the revolution with
favor, for the breeze hauled to our best
sailing point and sent US along hour after
hour and day after day until we were far
to the south of the Sandwich Islands.
lam telling you now what I afterward
swore to, that a better crew never trod
deck There was no wrangling, no drink
ing. and not the least indication Of lnsub-
ordination. When we came to overhaul
the ships stores we found four-tifths OF
them as fresh and sound as any sailor
could ask for. The other portion must
have been put in by the captain on some
speculation.
Near the line of the equator we had
light winds and calms for several days,
but finally got slant which carried us to
the south until we got holding breeze,
and one afternoon we sighted the islands
for which we had long been headed The
group comprises fifty or more islands,
with those of the Society, Cook, and
Tabna lying just to the south At this
day most of the islands are inhabited At
that date onlya few of them were, and
there were not above three or four ports
of call, mainly for the convenience OF
whelers in want of vegetables and water.
The bark had planned to visit the Mar
shall, Gilbert, and Phoenix islands, lying
near the equator, and much nearer Hon
olulu The Paumotu islands had been
selected by the mutineers because two OF
them had once been wrecked among them,
and spent year or more in leading a half
civilized life.
Before dark we had made safe anchor
age, and, though the voyage was now
ended, discipline still remained us strict as
ever. That evening Johnson came down
to me and snid:
"Mr. Carling, the voyage is ended You
have done as you agreed, and you must
admit that the men have been weu-be-
haved. Will you 90 with us tomorrow or
stick by the BARK"
II must stand by the craft" =
aJust as you say, sir. This is sheltered
spot, and we will leave you in good shape.
We shall take the long boat, some spare
sails, few stores and other. things, but
nothing to cripple the bark. Good night,
Mr. Carling.H
The next day the long boat was hoisted
out, and the men took some muskets,
few hatchets, kettles to cook in, fishing
tackle, tobacco, pipes, and keg of rice,
and finished off with ship stores enough to
last 'em for couple of weeks. There was
over $4,000 in gold in the cabin, and as
johnson knew it the others must have
known it as we'll, but not man asked for
dollar. It was 8 o'clock in the afternoon
before they were ready to go, and the last
two hours were spent in making every
thing snug. All the light sails were sent
down and put into the sail room, and
the others were carefully slowed.
The second anchor was dropped, and
the captains dingey was hoisted out and
made fast alongside for my use if I wanted
to go ashore. Then every man signed the
paper I had drawn up, and as they went
over the side each one took my hand and
bade me good-dy. never saw one Of
them again.
Six weeks later Massachusetts, whaler
discovered the Midway in her snug berth,
and, as she happened to have the crew of
wrecked vessel aboard, had no trouble
in securing compliment of men to re-
turn the bark to San Francisco. The cap
tain, as was afterward learned, had
drifted two days before he was picked up
by q trading steamer, but he died several
days after his rescue. So far rs know no
steps were ever taken to overhaul the mu-
tincers, as after my statements in the
courts public sympathy was altogether in
their favor.-New York Times.
What an English journal SlansiIy Says.
Efforts are being made to create 4 rcac-
tion against the present rage for the gen
er,l use of steel instead Of iron. Com
menting upon the disastrous results Of the
experiments to test the merits Of some new
krupp guns, several Of which burst and
killed u number of gunners, the Manu-
iacturcrs' Gazette slangily says: These
We're steel affairs, like the hull Of the Ore
gon which proved to be as brittle as pipe