Year: 1861

the English language well and Is fun Of enthusiasm
for the service be Is derrous Of entering.


In the ARRAY board the Czarina, Just previous 70
the attack on the mae the latter shot at freskofy
The tai gazed his right shoulder doing no other In
jury than inficting slight flesh wound.
Before killing the captain the mate was armed with
small double-barrel pistol, which bad been Prevl,
ousy broken In target exercise rendering one Darrei
useless He was demonstrated win oy ths captain ior
sci when there was apprehension OF dihculty irom
a welldisposed crew, but he insisted and occupied
some Of bis time in target exercise:


He subsequently armed himself with C9n re-
yolyer, navy pattern, and q common wood hetcnet,
nearly new, and well sharpered which be carried IN
bis belt The hatchet used in killing the captain
single blow apparently having been suinciens 10
cleave his skull In twain as the mate was Represented
by all the crew as n very powerful man.
The revolver was used in commanding the men, the
mate continually pointing it at them and, as appears
in the statements having discharged it six times In all
at the crew and the passengers.


The weapon with which the mate was murdered was
q o mmon adze, the hammer of which, about three
inches long and half inch in diameter was buried
in bis skull at a single blow, causing the brain to pro-
trude from the wound


Tbsse weapons together with the handouts used to
conne the the night of the Both Of July, are
now in the possession OF Marshal Keyes. The blood
stains are pinly visible the hachet and adze The
handle OF the latter had been wrefted from the iron





handcnfs, are considerably rusted, but give I'M
misskabe evidence Of the severe uses TO which they
have been put.


DTPoRTMIYT OF THE GREW.


After the horrible scenes detailed above, tie crew
mine in number) were left without a navigator, snd
Immediately started the course Of the English baIk
previously seeu. According to the straightforward
statement OF Shaw and others OF the seamen, the men,
after buryirg the mate ho died Of his Wounds in the
evening took hold with will and did their best TO
navigate The vessel. The utmost harmony prevailed
and although there waf no one TO comaud elthef emp
or crew. not the slightest trouble was experienced


During the three days prior TO falling IN with TIE d.
d. Metcalf, with imperfect knowledge OF navigation
which one seaman possessed they managed 10 GUIDE
the vessel we'll and without the shghtest difficulty ars
ing among themselves.


When within speoking distance Of the bark Harle-
ann the latitude and longitude were inquired and the
sad case OF the CZarina stated. The captain OF The
HARLEQUIN refused 30 leave his ship but sent MS male
in one Of the Czarinas boats 10 learn e parlcnart
having det4ined however, come ot the latter cTe"
unu hia mate should return. According 10 the state
mens of several Of the crew, tie assurances OF the
Czarnas men could not satisfy the mate OF the Harle
qun that hewss in no danger, ana nc was apparently
quite glad TO get back to his own vessel. thus the
Czarina could obtain navigator from the II gush
bark and the latter filled away on her course. Lac
statements OF the crew and the facts OF the case as a
parent TO the officers Of the Harlequin seem TO have
been sufficient TO convince them OF the desperate con-
don Of the Czarina but through fear OF some other
cause 10 aid was rendered other than advice as 10 her
course and the officers of ibis EDgish bark have yet
70 account for their suriy conduct.


Three days afttr the b. u. Mstcfs mate was placed
aLoart the Czariua. The generous American captain,
although necessarily cautious and somewhat fet1nl III
thus taking command Of a crew mostly of foregncrs,
wLo had participated in such horrible Tragedy, did
not shrink from tie duty, and assumed the task OF
navigating the vessel TO tlis port. That he cld TINS
we'll and with the beat feeling, during the passage,
the whole crew are anxious testify; while on their
part they say that among themselves the utmost har-
mouy prevailed, and the utmost willingness to obey
Mr. seritt, who had successfully bIough, them home
released from their perilous condition.


Two of the crew Of the Czarina-Charles Pereiyal,
the steward, and another seaHan-will be examined
this morning, before Commissioner Woodbury., on u
charge n murderinE the mate