New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17

studies in which Ammen was dull and Ammen
had memory for some things that Grant could
not crarple with" To this Amuen jocoecly re-
marked. wei that may De intended a com
pl.ment 90 ne. and il IS possible that 10 was IN
tended as a compliment o. Grant TT have you
explain IL 10 ne IL llttl,. clearer some day"
There was one Incident IN Admiral Anmen's
III" that he rarely ~ 'utioaed and when {,
was referred 20 q look Of sadness would steal
over his face. but f. proved Admiral Brcese
said Of him. that "he vas true officer. every
inch ~ him. and lis act no doubt saved many
lives u innocent people" Ammcn was A. that
time commander. and IN HAY. 1864. ne was
ordered 20 take charge - draft ~ go men
to be sent from New-York % Panama for the
Pacific Squadron on the steamship ocean
Queen. in command ~ Captain Tlnklcpaugh.
\ mutiny occurred and Commander Ammen was
compelled 70 shoot down two - the men before
il could De qucll4d Upon his return to the
United states Dc was tried hy court-martial.
but not uu.l he had peremptorily demanded
f. and was acquitted. The following IS the sub
stance - hls description - the trouble. written
by himself 20 q friend:
1T was IN the afternoon OF May IT,. 1861 that
two hundred ana twenty men wer" sent on
board ~ the ocean queen from the Navy Yard
under my charge. assisted hy Boatswain
Thomas O.. Bel. IT," men were supposed to be
sailors. hut many We're only supposed - be
lecause soldiers could not be made cut Of them.
They wcr" in all sorts 4 clothing. The greater
number loo Navy. others I'm Army uniforms. and
several IN those ~ the Confederate soldiers.
They had been transferred from the Army re-
crIiting rendezvous under general order. owing
to the imposslbnty Of enllsting seamen. the
high bountics then pa!d FOR Army recruits had
enticcd many soamen 10 enlist as soldiers
parts - State quotas. About midnight on the
first night out the officer IN charge ~ the ship
sent FOR me stating that several u the men
wanted to see me. / resnonded and the spokes-
man - tho party said They were very uncom-
Portable. that there was 10 room between
decks. and that they had to lie on deck. as
surcd them that ms soon got in pleasant
latitude they would find things more comfort
able. and that In the mean time would see
what could De- done They finally said that
whiskey would make f. all right | told them
that was out ~ the question. and that it would
make II all wrong. They then went hack with
out any manifestation ~ disappointment or
anger but suspected them.
THE MuTiNY BREAKS OUT
at the trial aftcrward # came out that on
the first night out and before had been sum-
moned. a canvass had been made among these
men 10 ascertain who could run the engines
and who had other qualifications to run the
vessel. As one of tho men was missing after
this canvass was made. 1t was suspected that
ne had made bold to demur against any
spiracy and had been thrown overheard by the
ringleaders. The following morning l
moned the men and asked az to their breakfast
and they expressed satisfaction; but finding
,Ia fba boJ civ etab ieg I
quested Captain Tinklepaugh to see to It, which
lie promised to do. During the afternoon the
men became boistcrous. and threw their tin
pots and pans. their mess equipment overheard.
ana also abused and beat the walters. The cap
tain btcame very much concerned. since he had
one thousand and forty other passengers on
board. and threatened to put into Hampton
Roads and land the troublesome men. pre-
vailed upon him not to do so. because the delay
would be serious.
"On the following morning I was about to
inspect the food II my men. which was my Gus
tom. when one II the ringleaders named Russell
approached me IN the most disrespectful man
ner. Soon after breakfast | discovered Russell
and another leader. by name OF Kelly, in con-
versation with Boatswain Bell. and they de-
clared that they had eaten nothing since they
came on board and declared also that II their
dinner was not to their liking they would 90
into the first cabin and help themselves. and
that they would break open The place where the
whiskey was kept. l interrupted and said
hoped their dinner would be satisfactory. for l
had spoken TO the captain on the subject. add
ing that should ,hey attempt 10 carry out their
threats they would be shot. They replied con-
temptuously that they were quite accustomed to
helng under IRE and that they felt no alarm.
then turned to the more quietly disposed men
and told them # there should be violence on
hoard | hoped all the well-disposed ones would
absent themselves from the immediate scene; |
that none would be present unless they wished