Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-20
WEDNESDAY, JANU AIRY 20, 189'

zled men and frightened women just
what had occurred and what we proposed
to do.
There were only seven men of US III
the cabin-the captain, both mates,
Haskell, Williams, Saunders and Smith.
Mr.. Williams was an old man and
counted for nothing. Both cooks, the
steward and the bo'sum Joined with the
mutineers. Not single man among the
sailors came aft to cast his lot with US,
though we had looked upon some OF
them as steady, honest fellows
You may think there was great e1-
citement among the women and children
when they came to know the worst, but
I can tell you that they were very quiet
over it. Helpless people are always that
way in the face of great peril. They
were white faced and trembling, but
there were no wailing and wringing OF
hands. The cabin lamps were lighted,
and the women and children sat about
on the chairs and lockers, while the men
made final preparations for defense and
spoke in hushed voices.
The exception was in TIE case Of the
two single women. They had certainly
been very foolish to strike up romantic
attachment with such villains, but it
was plain that they had never contem.
plated q mutiny and the horrors that
might follow. When they realized what
had occurred and witnessed our grim
preparations for defense, they became
conscience stricken and hysterical. Miss
Foster admitted that her sympathies
had been worked on until she had come
to regard Bon johnson as martyr and
had filched the bottle Of oroton oil from
the dispensary ut his request. She did
not know the use he meant to make of
it, however. Miss White confessed that
she thought the doctor had been unjust
ly treated, and she had encouraged him
to stand on his dignity and at the same
time had fallen in love with the villain
York and become carried away with his
tales Of romance. Now that revolt and
mutiny had come they realized the evil
they had done and the position Of all Of
us.
The mutineers gave us about half an
hour in which to prepare for them.
During this interval they got their
breakfasts, passed about bottles Of rum,
which must have been smuggled aboard
at the Cape, and sailors and convicts
fraternized in way to prove that they
were not strangers to each other. Rob-
erts we could plainly see from the port
holes in the front Of the cabin. He had
been knocked down and bound hand and
foot, and his protests and entreaties
were laughed to scorn. The half hour
was nearly mp before the doctor was
hoisted into view from below. AS he
was the direct cause of the mutiny and
had been overly kind to the convicts, he !
might have looked for decent treatment
at least. To our surprise his hands were
bound behind his back, most Of his
clothing torn of, and the blood on his
face and neck proved that he had been
brutally used.
The first move aft was made by York
and Ben Johnson, one representing the
sailors and guards and the other the
convicts. They could not have known
how we'll prepared we were in the
cabin, but York displayed flag Of
truce as the pair broke away from the
crowd around the fo'mast. When they
had come up to within ten feet Of the
cabin entrance, they halted, and the
sailor hailed Us with:
"Hello, in the cabin! Captain Clark,
have few words to say to youP'
"You internal pair of sooundrels! But
I'm mind to shoot you down in your
traoks'' shouted the captain in reply.
go easy, captainl' called York,
while Ben Johnson laughed his con-
tempt for the threat. "You know what
has happened for ard, of course. We are
in possession of the bark. AS we are not
a crowd of lambs, we thought you might
prefer to take the boats and go voyaging
on your own account.
"That is, the most Of you," added
the convict leader. "I've got an old
score to settle with Tompkins and Mary
Williams, and they needn't pack up to
go along"
"Yes, know you have got possession
of the craft" said Captain Clark as he
ohoked back his anger, "but if there is
any taking to the boats, you'll be the
one to gol If at the end Of 10 miu-
utes the convicts are not under lock
and key and the sailors down on their
knees and praying for my forgiveness,
We'll open fire on you and sweep the
decks of every living man."
"That's big talk, captain" sneered
York, while the convict shrugged his
shoulders and laughed loud and long.
They seemed to feel that it was the
captains ultimatum, however, and turn
ed and walked forward. Five minutes
later the doctor and Roberts were sent
aft to talk to US. They had their hands
tied behind their backs, and to prevent
them from making dash into the cabin
each had rope attached to him and the
free end held by two mutineers. Rob-
erts was only a countryman Of limited
education, while you will be ready to
believe that the doctor was man in
whom no one med look for the heroic.
There was surprise in store for us rs
they came aft. The doctor had been
made spokesman. Brief as the time had
been, be fully realized the situation and
knew that he alone was to blame for it.
Captain Clark" he said as the pair
halted within speaking distance, "the
sailors have mutinied, and the convicts
have been turned loose. have been
told to say to you that if you will con-
sent to 60 away in the boats the two Of