The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22
Continued from Last Week.
CHAPTER xI.
To the West indies.

4 The day after Richard Parker Wis
1 tied lie Ariadne the fleet had been put
{ under the control Of the seamen's Del
! esates, WHO were inen of standing in
/ the ships, aud of personal popularity.
i Their first act was To declare that the
nept should not leave port until the
] mems demands were satisfied.
/ Tie government had armed the forts
| at Shrpfucss, had sent troops and guns
10 tIaSesrud and Tilbury. and had de-
ci9fel war upon the rebeliiOus lieet.
| AT lire head Of fhe Delegates, Rich
ard Parker, with an officers knowl-
edge became kind of bogus admiral.
who In interviews With the real MI
mirtls aud the representatives of the
admiralty bonrd, talked like one who.
having power, meant TO use 1t ruth
4 lcsslY. The government had yielded TO
4 The Spilhead mutneers. giving pardon
4 to MI except the ringleaders. and
grHntIng demnnds for increased wages
ana better sooa, with n promise 10 con
4 slider the question of prizenoney but
4 The More mutneers refused To accept
that ngroament, and enlarged the
4 Spithead demands.
4 The Delegates demanded II depuia-
A tlon from the admiralty. Parker de
a claring lrai no accommodation could
j oecuri without the appearance of the
q lords OF tie admiralty ut the More.
Il Then followed threatening arrange
4 meutS. and the Delegates decided to
4 blockade the Thnmes and the Med
I way.
| II fWas At this time that Dyek Cal.
| houn--who. hy consent Of Richard
PARKER. had taken control Of tie
Ariadnc-took action which was to nj
ter the course of his own life and that
OF many others
Since the beginning Of the mutiny
hei had aqtetl with decision, judgment
md strength lie had agreed to the
Arladne Joining the inuHnous ships,
and lie had skllfully constructed petit
tlons to the admiralty. the house of
commqns and, the King. His habit of
thought, his knowledge of life. made,
him a power. He believed that the
main demands Of the sealnen were
Just, and he made a useful organlza-
ton to enforce them 1t was only
When he saw tho mutineers. would moi
accept the terms granted to the Spit
head rebels that new spirit intiuI
eDced him, &C.
r. He had determined to get control Of
the Aradne. His gift as n speaker
bad conquered his fellow sailors, and
the fact that he was an eX-conyct
gave them confidence That he was no
friend of the government. !
One of the first things he did, after
securing his own pre-emincnce on the
ship, was to get the captain and Off
GERS safely ashore. This he did with
skin. aud the crew of the ship even
cheered them rs they left.
t None of the regular officers of the
Arladne were left upon lRr, except
Greenock, the master of the ship,
whose RINK was below that of lieuten-
ant, and whose duties were many and
varied under the order of the captain.
Greenoek chose to stay. though Dyck
sald he could 20 If he wished. Green
oek's reply was that 1t was his duty to,
stay. If the ship was going to remain
at seq. for no one elGe could perform
his duties or do his work.
Then, by. vote, Dyck became ciptan.
of the ship. He would not haze nc
cepted the doubtful honor had he not
had long purposes In view. With,
Ferens, Michael Clones. and two
Others whom Ferens could trust, a,
plan was arranged which Dyck. ex-
planned to his fellow seamen on the
Aliadne.
"We've come to the parting of the
ways. brothers," he said. We've all
become liable TO death for mutinY. The
pardon offered by the king has been
refused, and fresh demands are made.
There, | think. real wrong has been
conmltted by our people The Arhdne
Is well supplied with food and water.
II Is the only ship with sutiicpncy.
And why? Because at the beginning
time; also we got permission from
Jlichard Parker to fiji our holds from
TWO stopped merchants ships. Well,
the rest Of the fleet know what our
food aud drink titmpnt Is. They know
how safe We are. aud today orders
have come TO yield our provisions to
the rest of the fleet That Is, we, who
have taken time by the forelock, must,
yield up our good gettlngs TO bad re-
Celvers. ] am not prepared to do II.
1.-THE fleet could not sni now II 1t
wished but one ship can sail and It Is
ours. The feet hasn't the food TO sail.
On Richard Parkcr's ship, the Sand
vtch, there Is food only for week.
The others are almost MS bad. We are
in danger Of being attacked. Sir Eras-
mus Cover, Of the Neptune, has a fleet
oe warships, gunboats, and amateur
armed vessels getting ready to attack p,
MS ! he North sea fleet has come to
llrhp us, but that doesn't save us. I'll
say thiS-We are loyal men in this
fleet, Otherwise our ships would have
io'red the enemy in the waters of