West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-05-06

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sdU ulcm all running dolCn to the qrest
shore.
kets. and for couple Of minutes our
assailGnts had it all their own way. As
we were driven TO shelter the lieutenant
was struck on the head and rendered
senseless, while none OF the others of US
escaped injury. AS soon as the marines
opened fire the mutineers retreated, but
even with muskots leveled mt his breast
Ben johnson stood up and defiantly
said:
You may land your whole crew, but
you cannot take us alivel Well die
fighting before you shall ever lay hands
on one of usl"
When the officer recovered, he was
for going on man hunt ut once, but as
he went off TO the Endeavor to make his
report the rain began to pour down
again, and nothing could be done. The
wind was fair for getting the Hindu out
OF the bay, however, and after dinner
four more sailors were sent us, and we
lifted her anchor and sailed out and
oAOhAANA W kNOl Oh inc CAST
side. Then Captain McComber of the
man-of-war came aboard in person. He
had met the merchant vessel at sea, and
he was OH his way to Adelaide, but had
been obliged to make that port, nnd bad
also been delayed by heavy weather A
full and circumstantial account of the
mutiny had TO be written ont and mt.
tested by every passenger, n survey held
to ascertain damages to ship and cargo,
and the legal proceedings were not fin
ishcd for four and twonty hours.
Everything depended on Captain Nc.
Comber's report to the governments au-
chorltiS8, and you can we'll believe thar
at least Captain Clark and were on
the ragged edge until ho had finished
his business and was pleased TO say that
we had done all that could be expected
under the circumstances. Had the ship's
doctor been living, he would certainly
hs~e been held legally answerable for
the outbreak, but he was gone, and the
best thing to do was to recapture such
prisoners az We're alive and make our
way into port. Before making move
against the mutineers we fixed M
wooden cages or partitions TO hold the
convicts, and it was proposed to give ms
plenty OF marines to guard them on our
passage down the coast. Two men were
detailed from the Endeavor TO act AS
socks OH board the Hindu, and after we
had got washed and scrubbed and mad a
few regular meals il seemed like living
again. Captain McComber was so dila.
tory about moving against the mutineers
that spoke Of it to Captain Clark, who
TUNED on mo with wink and replied ::
Never you mind, Ralph. If it be SC
that they build a raft aud all 20 off TO.
gether and get drowned, we sban't
have no more bother with them, and il
Will be good radiance to bad rubbish"
l went aloft with the glass for the
first time in three days to take a look AZ
them, but they were not raft building.
There was plenty OF timber on the
island, and the sailors among them
could have made stout raft without
trouble, but 20 put 70 sea in such
weather OH anything they could con.
struct meant disaster before they were
clear OF the land saw q few Of them
Longing about the tents as cool and un-
concerned as if their nccltB were not en-.
circled with halters, and greatly won.
dcrcd what would be the outcome of the
affair.
You would have thought that among
80 many men at least one Of them would
have played the sneak on his compan.
ions and come down 20 the shore and
made terms for himself by furnishing
all the information no could Not one
OF them appeared. however. If any one
was 80 minded, he was doubtless de.
tered by the threats Of the others. They
were watching one another, and had
any one attempted 60 slip away he
would have Jared badly.
! think Captain McCombe had an
idea that the men would revolt against
Johnson and bring him TO as tied hand
and foot, thus throwing themselves ON
the mercy Of tho court which would try
them when wo reached port, but moth.
inS 81 the sort came Opass. They were
sullcn and defiant and 60 really seemed
% u they might have some plan in view
b. which they hoped % escape tho hunt
which they could reason out would be-
surely made for them
! told yOu in ono Of tho ou~uiny chan
teTs that Mr. Williams, Maryg father.
was au old man. Ilc was over 60. and.
though halo AID hearty Is the beginning
OF the voyage, and oven uD to The dat0
of Cur hrs. trouble, Elemental and phys.
zeal strain pulled him down very fast.
Ho held himself almost by VIII power
until Tho arrival Of the mln-of- war, and
then thero was o callapso. ON tho sec.
ond day we had the surgeon a. tho I'm
deavor aboard has b. had little cucour.
agement tC offer. just 90 night on the
fourth day, without even bis wife or
daughter realizing how near bis end be
was, he died in bis bed passing away
70 quietly that they still thought be
slept