The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1885-12-12 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TERRIBLEIISTORY OF MUTINY. A Dublin correspondent telegraphs the perileiders of a mutiny, and sometterrible scenes which occurred' some weeks ago on a ship belonging:fto the British mercantile marine, which has beendoing dutyas a Chinese transport in the Chinese 8688. The story is ontained in a long 'letter to a. Dublin gentleman, which arrived -on Tuesday. The writer is chief steward on the 'vessel on which the mutiny' occurred; but as every effort has been made by the authorities in , China to prevent the affair from becoming known, he desires his name and that of the ship not to 'be given. He, however; is a highly respectable man, and the truth of the remarkable story he tells cannot be doubted, The writer states that Ins steamer was chartered by the Chinese for 10,000 d01e.,, to take to Hankoy from Amoy, six hundted miles, 2,500 Black Flag troops, who luta been disbitedecl bora the late war in Touquin. On their march to Amoy they had committed fearful murders and atrocities, ao the Government were very anxious to get efiem f rein Amoy, where they were a terror. At the embarkation about 1,000 were disarmed, but they crowded on board too fast, and the work of disarming had to be abandoned. Many of them were drunk, and carried liquor with them, and were fit for any mischief. The ship was crowded to excess, the bridge, yoop, forecastle, betweendeel,e and lower holds being packed. After getting under way with great difficulty, the Black Flags commenced gambling, having plenty of money about them, and were all night quarrelling, fighting, and murdering each other. Numbers were thrown overboard, alive or dead. Some were stabbed, others were strangled, and not one of the ship's crew dared interfere. The writer himself saw three murdered men pitched overboard during the night.. When morning came dozens of dead bodies were thrown overboard, some of them having been smothered, squeezed to death, or having died from want of water. A party of the Black Flags siezei the water on board and guarded it, refusing any to the crew. A fearful crush followed on the other Black Flags trying to get at the water. The heat was fearful, and many died from thirst. The Black Flags destroyed all the foxl, threw the rice overboard, with the cooking Apparatus, and threatened to kill the cook, They eventually began to drink Rea-water. The sailors, who were fearf ally parched, crawled down to the engine. room and got condensed water and drank it, though it was quite hot. Things beeame still more serious, and the Black Flags threatened to kill the crew, drawing knives across their awn throats to convey to the sailors their meaning. They succeeded in getting hold of the captain by the beard, and held a knife to his throat. Eventually the vessel was put back to Amoy, where a British warship was anchored. T.he commander of the latter prepared to sweep the vessels deeks with his Gatlings, and eventually boarded her. The mutineers were then standing or deck with blitek flogs hoisted on spears. Two Chinese gunboats subsequently arrived and took off the Black Flags, those refusing to leave being thrown overboard and left to get to land as they could. Six of the mutineers were at once beheaded, and one hundred bastinadoed. Five dead mutineers were afterwards found in the lower hold, having been crushed to death.  The Drat y ritgra pa state. on Thurslay that it is prqbable the Princess Louisa and the Marquis of Lora° will revisit Cpsda next year.  The Cairo carraspondent of the Dail says Desultory firing against the Boshey forts, on both sides of the river, continuos " Thursday's Ird,m4 says : —The supreme feet in connection with the Irish elections is now indisputably ours by the deliberate election of Protestant and Presbyterian voters. It is therefore an unparalleled opportunity for the Irish Leadcrs and the Irish people to cultivate 'these seedlings to a National Protestant democracy in the north and by respect for their sueeptibilities confince them that in the bosom of a self -governing nation alon^ Vacy can hope to find security for their industry chivalrous respect for their religion and aboanaing happifiess si the rewari of honest toil.  Z 100,001,000 TS TES Couar OP !CIILNOSSY!— Cos Co. Ssith on *ton Huildinws. Holb da, Lori ad, W. 0., have just publurharl list of heir rto this wraith. Beater, sand • postal orde •nr Is. id., and toiey witi rorwar I 7 outhis vat tiC.ld list,ispd It you god by it that you are siutitled to any WO ,' or Property clam youa IL Cos sad. Os art show;troo boW Your...WU