The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-23

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;nto trpit,L1 o.L1.P tS,atII 7or all NJ
nsTb aya sr,1t5aJ lie e,or,a az this early
date and epoIi ,,ot,. al We HIM HE inst re-
ward CastIa etand on
stanned ont IN fro,,t If the mon
aStawsrd r, - on ~ 4 tbe baUdcIfs
rhe PaT Un .,le 'i,I, L,oi. in bis
hand bnt 7 waved him asiJe and said.
| Cant strong Won, dare NOT INIT those on
mo ,ntiI I rof,,so 70 oLov n Iaoriti,nata order
| concerning tho care ~ tho shin Ynu have
certain ro,vera nnda, tho laws of the high
sens. but the r5eanest sailor also has certain
rights y
He was livid with nassion and il was
only after a great effdrt that he said.
II will have Won trjced mn and fogged to
death Steward mt on the jro1sm
But the steward dared come no nearer.
The captaiu tben ordered the crew to seize
me. but not n man moved The second
mate was then ordered forward but he had
the sense 10 keen his foot ont of it and he
replied.
off Castle has the law. let's hear it. I've
sailed twenty wears without knowing the
rights of a sailor. and want no trouble in
the courts
| saw captain and first mate look at each
other, and | prepared myself for n rush
They were determined TO do for me. and MS
the captain handed his pistol TO the steward
| called out:
''Meu. YOU are NV witnesses that have
not refused TO do my duty or obey neces-
sary orders No captain has authority to
trice a man up, and he can be put in irons
only for disObedience of legitimate orders
If they lay hands on me, it is at their
PERIL
They came with a rush. but both were
knocked off their feet inside of ten seconds
The mate was satisfied with thai, but the
captain came at mo araiu. and this time |
gave him all he wanted. Not q man raised
hand or voice, and gave the brute such a
drubbing that he did not get out of his cabin
for five days Then it was to signal an
English man of war. We were boarded by
an officer, | was given in charge as a
mutineer, and four months later was put on
trial in Liverpool | not only received a
full acquittal at the hands of the Jury. but
was complimented on all sides. and captain
and mate were both suspended from duty
for term. The affair raised a great talk,
as may be supposed. and it was a seed which
could have been well planted A few saiIors
did profit by it to assert their manhood for
"a time, but after little things went back
ward and became worse than ever. To-day.
despite the romance of poets and nOyelists
the average salt water sailor is a cringing
coward The law gives him every right,
but her dares not stand up to a single one,
He has less personal iudppendence than n
state prison convict.
Nv second VOYAGE. which had TO he made
under another name. as all CAPTAINS had
been warned against me. was from Liver
pool to San Francisco in the bark Enchant-
ress. Just why captain and mates LET me
alone | never knew. for others who did
their duty AS we'll were orosSIy abused but
| was not even Threatened during the vow
age Before we had been a week ont the
mate broke a mans nose with a beloving
pin. Next day he cut omen n mans Scaln
in a terrible manner. On the third day
the CAPTAIN knocked two mon down hraak
ing several teeth for one of them The
second mate. n dav or two later kicked a
sailor in the side and broke Two of
his ribs. When we arrived at San Fran
cisco | took tbirteen of the men all of
whom had suffered personal violence and
three of whom had TO 90 10 tho hosnitaI
and went before the English consul He
sent for the captain and mates. heard their
statements and dismissed rs with the threot
of sending us to prison if wa made any
further ado. | went to the United States
authorities secured the arrest of the officers
and the CAPTAIN was fined S4OO the first
mate $3.50 and the second $3.50 And vet
on the return voyage-which was with n new
crew-eyerv man was beaten like n dog
and the shin went into IiverpooI with half
the crew unable to pull n rome
made third VOYAGE before the mast he