The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-07-18
TPPIyG A NUTINY.

..boot Iay in the Mississippi, at
/. Ipo,tar's lotiIla, and | was act
ia Gl engineer. Our captain was
8 ...a,oaieer an excellent sailor and
: Y. n NJ a., and ii he had a fault it was
i,,sr indulgence to his crew. Said
y w. a molly collection, made up
, .otireIv Of rivermen-fat boat
stsmea, landing porters and
rmen Of all kinds-and too
Them we're Of a disposition to
aptsge Of kindness. They had
DtiOn Of duty, save that which
d upon them, and they had
/ shipped with the i'm preston
would have but little work and
Niger.
re on the eve of stirring events.
adcOme to US that we were to
) batteries OF Vicksburg; and we
here Was warm work in store for
innd Gulf. One morning, upon
hthe freroom, found that two
sOkep, who should have been on
Ee absent; and, upon making
u. beard that they had refused to
lnop work. IcaIled them to me,
Esad what they meant. One OF
-al iltfavored fellow, who had
Fd at New 0rleans-answered me
Bis time was out, and that he want
sihchrge. | informed him that,
hng 70 the rules of war, he must
'Hls to do his duty until his dis
received. He laughed at me
Adhe would like to see me make
EgE after his time was out.
astVed that quite a number Of the
ad followed my stokers to the door
ehffoOm; and, from the glances
we're exchanged, | was satisfied
d detection was not confined tC
4 sartment.
Esht the captain and told him what
nspirpd.
liaoE til know it," be said, nerv
Nearly half the crew have re
10 Do further duty, and demand t.
OF and Set on shore. They have
u spoken with me, but l expec
every moment"
us We were conversing, the Office
9scE came into the cabin and in
= Tue captain that a number of tn,
~ assembled in the gangway au'
ASd 70 see him. He rose, buckle'
sword and went out. In the stal
anyway We're about forty of tn
sIaued by a stout, burly, dar
y SIioW named Basard. He wa
4 ~, !, ana Olackleg. AS the capital
~ 1eE TINS man stepped forward
~ le had been chosen to spea
IT,. : companions. He wanted it III
mat there was no particuls
.. \ ILLS business but that the tern
81 4ellt ottorty-two OF the men ha
E,sl ~ ana q they desired to be paid O
ss, Sg'al1 spoke to them at first We,
l. t5s NY ", he explained to them VIII;
s. ns, - , o! OF war, He told them TIN
,Ds S expiration Of a given time cou
ss,nSa .'e an enlisted man from b
sed ' a., ANY open opposition to co
j a'Sa.a0tlty before they were reg
u nus: would be mutiny; al
deae mum, y :, could not be quelled Il
Id, T u Tie service would be de
Ia. WEN Ilea ne appealed to their o,
b i1,t " ~ they break out and sne;
be ,ba sn "u opportunity was offer
isS Tsn treated his appeal with SEQ
nnSnn p. and swore that thew Won
that , Gaty, And it was plain to
3 Vera Sae!m meant what they sa
sieva5 y desperate characters ord e.,
asrd n 1 ou 1nere Was not power enou
thew overcome them. Ash he
!, nd GO Constituted nearly hall nt
WITH ri be depended u rnT Ot tn ri !.
u ~, y The captain told tbam
ean The anu na,. see the commodore
sahrTsrJI atter to him; and the q
"a returu st" :" that they wo
"a. to duty, let come '" W
ne tie ie Captains sap boat was ready
STATION Of nan a.ly MIN, as the
% DOVE w. found the co oaa Oesn N
ha BIN. 70 o.. dinner, and he Invite invite,
asa The and aa While the meal Iva We
q llistseade Captain told his st st
risa esl cs. he said ,' Witb ! an an
% ~ soo 1t, IFiTilu e eom there IRE y y
q dis things In out for E'ln yo sss II |
~ ssfaaiio ion me me-. commodore turned
), y had p sste other ssa subjects,
- ooa@ ol1ed to our vessel sioAeu
.e e,; At : o nJ'ssE was va no
s,sss' ' ZINES His sy f + lie ,nens
crew to be nu uSs mGv e. y